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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Blue Springs is $24,343, which is about the same as the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Blue Springs median household income is $39,583, which has grown by 4.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Blue Springs residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.1 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, #133

Blue Springs, AL	24,343 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Springs, AL	29,375 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

Blue Springs, AL	33,000 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

Blue Springs, AL	28,125 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #239

Blue Springs, AL	39,583 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Blue Springs, AL	49,983 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #396

Blue Springs, AL	4.17%
Alabama	27.47%
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

	Blue Springs, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.07%	$7,357, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	51.22%	$15,448, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-2.44%	$0, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	34.15%	$15,721, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

Blue Springs, AL	62,917 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Blue Springs, AL	68,360 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	Blue Springs, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$38,333, see rank	$49,989	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Blue Springs, AL	Alabama	U.S.
25 to 44	$62,500, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,750, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$37,917, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Blue Springs, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	91, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	48, 52.75%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	35, 72.92%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	35, 72.92%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	32, 91.43%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 8.57%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13, 27.08%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	43, 47.25%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	26, 60.47%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	26, 60.47%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	21, 80.77%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 19.23%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17, 39.53%, see rank	46.46%	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

	Blue Springs, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	53, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	50, 94.34%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3, 5.66%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Blue Springs, AL	22.3 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	Blue Springs, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	32, 60.38%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5, 15.63%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7, 21.88%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4, 12.50%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 18.75%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 15.63%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	21, 39.62%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8, 38.10%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5, 23.81%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4, 19.05%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 19.05%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Blue Springs, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	6, 11.32%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1, 1.89%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10, 18.87%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9, 16.98%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6, 11.32%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6, 11.32%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	3, 5.66%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12, 22.64%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Blue Springs, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5	5.38%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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