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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mexico is $15,177, which is much lower than the state average of $27,332 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Mexico median household income is $21,066, which has shrunk by 20.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.05% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mexico residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 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, #129

Mexico, ME	15,177 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mexico, ME	16,429 USD
Maine	27,957 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

Mexico, ME	17,216 USD
Maine	32,893 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

Mexico, ME	15,563 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #128

Mexico, ME	21,066 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mexico, ME	31,977 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #105

Mexico, ME		-20.24%
Maine		31.05%
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

	Mexico, ME		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.69%	$4,237, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	51.59%	$14,212, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.81%	$3,564, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.59%	$10,974, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	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

Mexico, ME	36,411 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mexico, ME	39,043 USD
Maine	76,851 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

	Mexico, ME	Maine	U.S.
White	$21,287, see rank	$49,258	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mexico, ME	Maine	U.S.
25 to 44	$17,132, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,315, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$17,401, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mexico, ME	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,330, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	722, 54.29%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	419, 58.03%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	419, 58.03%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	327, 78.04%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	92, 21.96%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	303, 41.97%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	608, 45.71%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	239, 39.31%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	239, 39.31%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	220, 92.05%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 7.95%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	369, 60.69%, see rank	39.67%	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

	Mexico, ME	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	547, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	462, 84.46%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	40, 7.31%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	5, 0.91%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	40, 7.31%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mexico, ME	20.0 minutes
Maine	23.1 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

	Mexico, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	547	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	327, 59.78%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	55, 16.82%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	103, 31.50%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	56, 17.13%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 7.95%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 7.65%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47, 14.37%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	220, 40.22%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18, 8.18%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	127, 57.73%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60, 27.27%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 6.82%, see rank	4.57%	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

	Mexico, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	547, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	32, 5.85%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	29, 5.30%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	42, 7.68%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6, 1.10%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	111, 20.29%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15, 2.74%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	7, 1.28%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 0.91%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	51, 9.32%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	74, 13.53%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	110, 20.11%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 1.46%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	57, 10.42%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mexico, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	666	41.44%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	121	33.52%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

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