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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Perryton is $22,062, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Perryton median household income is $50,758, which has grown by 35.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Perryton residents spend 16.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower 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, #717

Perryton, TX	22,062 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

Perryton, TX	28,545 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

Perryton, TX	41,940 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

Perryton, TX	16,167 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, #563

Perryton, TX	50,758 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Perryton, TX	61,009 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #663

Perryton, TX	35.85%
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

	Perryton, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.94%	$8,892, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.05%	$15,972, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.18%	$1,031, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	7.43%	$11,625, 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

Perryton, TX	60,984 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Perryton, TX	69,529 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

	Perryton, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$50,128, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$50,625, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$44,083, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$79,542, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$65,217, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,477, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Perryton, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$31,250, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,700, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,466, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$27,353, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Perryton, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,556, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	3,327, 50.75%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,787, 83.77%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,787, 83.77%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,617, 93.90%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	170, 6.10%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	540, 16.23%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	3,229, 49.25%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,824, 56.49%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,824, 56.49%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,692, 92.76%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	132, 7.24%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,405, 43.51%, 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

	Perryton, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,209, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,224, 76.60%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	827, 19.65%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	101, 2.40%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 0.24%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	47, 1.12%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Perryton, TX	16.4 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

	Perryton, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,309	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	2,617, 60.73%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	412, 15.74%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	157, 6.00%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	327, 12.50%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	32, 1.22%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	779, 29.77%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	682, 26.06%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,692, 39.27%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	353, 20.86%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	576, 34.04%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	615, 36.35%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 2.72%, 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	102, 6.03%, 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

	Perryton, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,309, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,323, 30.70%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	264, 6.13%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	232, 5.38%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	125, 2.90%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	362, 8.40%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	233, 5.41%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	150, 3.48%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	132, 3.06%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	266, 6.17%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	554, 12.86%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	353, 8.19%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	145, 3.37%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	170, 3.95%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Perryton, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,491	16.09%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	365	14.66%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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