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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Live Oak County is $21,357, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Live Oak County median household income is $44,579, which has grown by 39.06% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Live Oak County residents spend 31.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #157

Live Oak County	21,357 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Live Oak County	26,418 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Live Oak County	31,860 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Live Oak County	21,331 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #131

Live Oak County	44,579 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Live Oak County	57,600 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #131

Live Oak County	39.06%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Live Oak County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.33%	$10,982, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.49%	$17,418, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.32%	$4,258, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.21%	$19,251, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Live Oak County	50,238 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Live Oak County	62,190 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Live Oak County	Texas	U.S.
White	$43,727, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$35,125, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$52,500, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$140,329, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Live Oak County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$62,697, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,151, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,022, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$27,420, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Live Oak County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,645, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	5,403, 56.02%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,253, 41.70%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,253, 41.70%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,071, 91.92%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	182, 8.08%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,150, 58.30%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	4,242, 43.98%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,913, 45.10%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,913, 45.10%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,835, 95.92%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	78, 4.08%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,329, 54.90%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Live Oak County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,829, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,842, 74.22%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	591, 15.43%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.21%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	49, 1.28%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	59, 1.54%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	280, 7.31%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Live Oak County	31.2 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Live Oak County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,906	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	2,071, 53.02%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	450, 21.73%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	246, 11.88%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	235, 11.35%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	76, 3.67%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	283, 13.66%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	604, 29.16%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,835, 46.98%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	620, 33.79%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	469, 25.56%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	649, 35.37%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	92, 5.01%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Live Oak County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,906, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	616, 15.77%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	237, 6.07%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	378, 9.68%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	120, 3.07%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	369, 9.45%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	214, 5.48%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	38, 0.97%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	261, 6.68%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	141, 3.61%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	689, 17.64%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	285, 7.30%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	293, 7.50%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	265, 6.78%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Live Oak County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,555	15.41%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	345	13.00%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.