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Scooba, MS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Scooba is $10,723, which is much lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Scooba median household income is $21,184, which has grown by 12.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Scooba residents spend 29.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.4 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, #325

Scooba, MS	10,723 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Scooba, MS	6,301 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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

Scooba, MS	6,250 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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

Scooba, MS	6,484 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #311

Scooba, MS	21,184 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Scooba, MS	35,836 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #211

Scooba, MS	12.23%
Mississippi	25.96%
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

	Scooba, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	2.71%	$1,214, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.53%	$12,623, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.94%	$1,780, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.67%	$23,230, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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

Scooba, MS	27,132 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Scooba, MS	45,927 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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

	Scooba, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$65,000, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$17,250, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Scooba, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$4,531, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$27,279, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$20,662, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$15,208, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Scooba, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	792, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	350, 44.19%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	209, 59.71%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	209, 59.71%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	150, 71.77%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	59, 28.23%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	141, 40.29%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	442, 55.81%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	166, 37.56%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	166, 37.56%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	140, 84.34%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	26, 15.66%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	276, 62.44%, see rank	45.80%	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

	Scooba, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	290, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	233, 80.34%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	21, 7.24%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	20, 6.90%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 3.45%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 2.07%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Scooba, MS	29.8 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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

	Scooba, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	150, 51.72%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30, 20.00%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4, 2.67%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 12.67%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 11.33%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35, 23.33%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 18.67%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	140, 48.28%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 34.29%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	33, 23.57%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 29.29%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 12.86%, see rank	7.58%	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

	Scooba, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31, 10.69%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	35, 12.07%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	17, 5.86%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 1.03%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	38, 13.10%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6, 2.07%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 0.69%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 0.69%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	111, 38.28%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3, 1.03%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	37, 12.76%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5, 1.72%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Scooba, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	257	37.91%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38	25.85%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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