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Sylvania, AL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sylvania is $15,827, which is much lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Sylvania median household income is $37,917, which has grown by 32.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sylvania residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #458

Sylvania, AL	15,827 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

Sylvania, AL	23,587 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

Sylvania, AL	30,052 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

Sylvania, AL	18,431 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, #269

Sylvania, AL	37,917 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sylvania, AL	47,147 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #170

Sylvania, AL	32.80%
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

	Sylvania, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.14%	$9,705, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.77%	$16,237, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.77%	$3,306, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.64%	$13,468, 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

Sylvania, AL	43,000 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sylvania, AL	51,039 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

	Sylvania, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$40,288, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Hispanic	$16,250, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Two or More Races	$48,750, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sylvania, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$14,844, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,083, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,583, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$27,368, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sylvania, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,467, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	742, 50.58%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	473, 63.75%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	473, 63.75%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	434, 91.75%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 8.25%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	269, 36.25%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	725, 49.42%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	381, 52.55%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	381, 52.55%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	354, 92.91%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 7.09%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	344, 47.45%, 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

	Sylvania, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	777, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	722, 92.92%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	45, 5.79%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.39%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 0.90%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sylvania, AL	24.2 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

	Sylvania, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	788	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	434, 55.08%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95, 21.89%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	25, 5.76%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 7.60%, 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	93, 21.43%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	148, 34.10%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	354, 44.92%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	76, 21.47%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	112, 31.64%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	104, 29.38%, 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	59, 16.67%, 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

	Sylvania, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	788, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 1.78%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	54, 6.85%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	252, 31.98%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 2.03%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	59, 7.49%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	53, 6.73%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	27, 3.43%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29, 3.68%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	45, 5.71%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	122, 15.48%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36, 4.57%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 3.17%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	56, 7.11%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sylvania, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	456	23.04%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	92	17.69%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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