The 2009 population and housing census covered in brief the labour status as tabulated below. The main variable of interest for inequality discussed in the text is work for pay by level of education. The other variables, notably family business, family agricultural holdings, intern/volunteer, retired/homemaker, fulltime student, incapacitated and  no work are tabulated and presented in the annex table 28.3 up to ward level.

Table 28: Overall Employment by education Levels in Migori County

In Mombasa County, 28% of the residents with no formal education, 37% of those with a primary level of education and 46% of those with secondary level of education or above are working for pay. Work for pay is highest in Nairobi at 49% for those with secondary level of education or above this is 3 percentage points above the level in Mombasa.

In this report, the Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of consumption expenditure among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Gini index of '0' represents perfect equality, while an index of '1' implies perfect inequality. Mombasa County’s Gini index is 0.365 compared with Turkana County, which has the least inequality nationally (0.283).

Only 9% of residents in Mombasa County use liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and 39% use paraffin. 6% use firewood and 41% use charcoal. The most common cooking fuel among male headed households is paraffin and charcoal at 40% each while the most common cooking fuels for female headed households is charcoal 45%.

Mvita constituency has the highest level of LPG use in Mombasa County at 23%.This is almost eight times Likoni constituency, which has the lowest share at 3%. Mvita constituency is 14 percentage points above the county average. Shimanzi/Ganjoni ward has the highest level of LPG use in Mombasa County at 31%. This is 31 percentage points above Mwakirunge ward, which has the lowest share. Shimanzi/Ganjoni is 22 percentage points above the county average.

 Likoni constituency has the highest level of charcoal use in Mombasa County at 46%.This is 9 percentage points more than Nyali constituency, which has the lowest share at 37%. Likoni constituency is about 5 percentage points above the county average. Majengo ward has the highest level of charcoal use in Mombasa County at 58%.This is 19 times the level in Mwakirunge ward, which has the lowest share at 3%. Majengo ward is 17 percentage points above the county average.

 Changamwe constituency has the highest level of use of paraffin in Mombasa County at 49%. This is twice Mvita constituency, which has the lowest share at 20%. Changamwe constituency is 10 percentage points higher than the county average. Two wards, Chaani and Kipevu, have the highest level of use of paraffin in Mombasa County at 56% each. This is 55 percentage points above Mwakirunge ward, which has the lowest share. Chaani and Kipevu are 17 percentage points above the county average.

A total of 59% of residents in Mombasa County use electricity as their main source of lighting. A further 16% use lanterns, and 23% use tin lamps. Less than 1% use fuel wood. Electricity use is mostly common in female headed households at 62% compared with male headed households at 58%.

 Mvita constituency has the highest level of electricity use at 82%.That is twice Jomvu constituency, which has the lowest level of electricity use. Mvita constituency is 23 percentage points above the county average. Mji wa Kale/Makadara ward has the highest level of electricity use at 97%.This is 95 percentage points above Mwakirunge ward, which has the lowest level of electricity use. Mji wa Kale/Makadara ward is 38 percentage points above the county average.

In Mombasa County, 77% of residents have homes with cement floors, while 14% have earth floors. Less than 1% has wood and 5% have tile floors. Likoni constituency has the highest share of cement floors at 85%.This is 19 percentage points above Jomvu constituency, which has the lowest share of cement floors. Likoni constituency is 8 percentage points above the county average. Changamwe ward has the highest share of cement floors at 95%.This is almost 14 times Mwakirunge ward, which has the lowest share of cement floors. Changamwe ward is 18 percentage points above the county average.

In Mombasa County, 9% of residents have homes with concrete roofs, while 75% have corrugated iron roofs. Grass and makuti roofs constitute 4% of homes and less than 1% has mud/dung roofs.

Mvita constituency has the highest share of concrete roofs at 43%.This is 41 percentage points above Likoni constituency, which has the lowest share of concrete roofs. Mvita constituency is 34 percentage points above the county average. Shimanzi/Ganjoni ward has the highest share of concrete roofs at 61%.This is 61 percentage points above Miritini ward, which has no share of concrete roofs. Shimanzi/Ganjoni ward is 52 percentage points above the county average.

 Likoni constituency has the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 83%.This is almost twice Mvita constituency, which has the lowest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs. Likoni constituency is 8 percentage points above the county average. Likoni ward has the highest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs at 93%.This is five times Shimanzi/Ganjoni ward, which has the lowest share of corrugated iron sheet roofs. Likoni ward is 18 percentage points above the county average.

 Kisauni constituency has the highest share of grass/makuti roofs at 7%.This is 7 percentage points above Mvita constituency, which has the lowest share of grass/makuti roofs. Kisauni constituency is 3 percentage points above the county average. Mwakirunge ward has the highest share of grass/makuti roofs at 65%. This is 65 percentage points above Changamwe ward, which has the lowest share. Mwakirunge ward is 61 percentage points above the county average.

In Mombasa County, 71% of homes have either brick or stone walls. 24% of homes have mud/wood or mud/cement walls. Less than 1% has wood walls. 1% has corrugated iron walls. Less than 1% has grass/thatched walls. 5% have tin or other walls.

Likoni constituency has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 85%. That is almost twice Jomvu constituency, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Likoni constituency is 14 percentage points above the county average. Changamwe ward has the highest share of brick/stone walls at 96%.That is almost 11 times Mwakirunge ward, which has the lowest share of brick/stone walls. Changamwe ward is 25 percentage points above the county average.

 Jomvu constituency has the highest share of mud with wood/cement walls at 44%.That is five times Likoni constituency, which has the lowest share of mud with wood/cement walls. Jomvu constituency is 20 percentage points above the county average. Mwakirunge ward has the highest share of mud with wood/cement walls at 87%.That is 85 percentage points above Shimanzi/Ganjoni ward, which has the lowest share of mud with wood/cement walls. Mwakirunge ward is 63 percentage points above the county average.

Improved sources of water comprise protected  spring, protected well, borehole, piped into dwelling, piped and rain water collection while unimproved sources include pond, dam, lake, stream/river, unprotected spring, unprotected well, jabia, water vendor and others.

 In Mombasa County, 76% of residents use improved sources of water, with the rest relying on unimproved sources. There is no gender differential in use of improved water sources at 76% each.

 Jomvu constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 83%.This is 21 percentage points above Changamwe constituency, which has the lowest share using improved sources of water. Jomvu constituency is 7 percentage points above the county average. Two wards, Changamwe and Mwakirunge, have the highest share of residents using improved sources of water at 95% each. This is twice Kipevu ward, which has the lowest share using improved sources of water. Changamwe and Mwakirunge wards are 19 percentage points above the county average.

82% of residents in Mombasa County use improved sanitation, while the rest use unimproved sanitation. There is no gender differential in use of improved sanitation facilities at 82% in each.

 Mvita constituency has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 91%.That is 15 percentage points above Likoni constituency, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Mvita constituency is 9 percentage points above the county average. Shimanzi/Ganjoni ward has the highest share of residents using improved sanitation at 98%.That is almost four times Mwakirunge ward, which has the lowest share using improved sanitation. Shimanzi/Ganjoni is 16 percentage points above the county average.