DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Louisiana
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 3,394,546 100.0     Households 1,657,107 100.0
In labor force 2,016,114 59.4   Less than $10,000 258,086 15.6
     Civilian labor force 1,997,995 58.9   $10,000 to $14,999 141,930 8.6
          Employed 1,851,777 54.6   $15,000 to $24,999 248,488 15.0
          Unemployed 146,218 4.3   $25,000 to $34,999 223,409 13.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 260,622 15.7
     Armed Forces 18,119 0.5   $50,000 to $74,999 274,550 16.6
Not in labor force 1,378,432 40.6   $75,000 to $99,999 126,752 7.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 80,237 4.8
   Females 16 years and over 1,782,645 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 19,502 1.2
In labor force 948,816 53.2   $200,000 or more 23,531 1.4
     Civilian labor force 945,838 53.1   Median household income (dollars) 32,977 (X)
          Employed 873,516 49.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 353,949 100.0   With earnings 1,294,222 78.1
All parents in family in labor force 209,119 59.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,923 (X)
        With Social Security income 418,017 25.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,041 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 1,831,057 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 101,442 6.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,430,142 78.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,879 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 249,640 13.6   With public assistance income 54,646 3.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 43,277 2.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,985 (X)
Walked 40,184 2.2   With retirement income 244,481 14.8
Other means 28,485 1.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,063 (X)
Worked at home 39,329 2.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.7 (X)        
          Families 1,163,191 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,851,777 100.0   Less than $10,000 121,494 10.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 79,774 6.9
Management, professional, and related occupations 553,552 29.9   $15,000 to $24,999 157,778 13.6
Service occupations 309,227 16.7   $25,000 to $34,999 154,133 13.3
Sales and office occupations 495,475 26.8    $35,000 to $49,999 199,318 17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 15,070 0.8   $50,000 to $74,999 229,926 19.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 216,742 11.7   $75,000 to $99,999 111,397 9.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 261,711 14.1   $100,000 to $149,999 71,623 6.2
        150,000 to $199,999 17,203 1.5
        $200,000 or more 20,545 1.8
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 39,732 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 78,167 4.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 941,194 (X)
Construction 145,850 7.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 187,499 10.1   Male full-time, year-round workers 33,597 (X)
Wholesale trade 65,247 3.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 22,071 (X)
Retail trade 220,343 11.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 98,798 5.3                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 36,418 2.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 105,353 5.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 140,587 7.6     Families 183,448 15.8
Educational, health and social services 402,078 21.7   With related children under 18 years 143,172 22.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 168,593 9.1        With related children under 5 years 66,805 26.7
Other services (except public administration) 96,207 5.2        
Public administration 106,637 5.8     Families with female householder, no husband present 109,526 40.6
        With related children under 18 years 95,891 49.4
             With related children under 5 years 44,883 60.7
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 851,113 19.6
Private wage and salary workers 1,411,149 76.2   18 years and over 531,443 17.0
Government workers 322,771 17.4        65 years and over 81,693 16.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 112,275 6.1   Related children under 18 years 313,922 26.3
Unpaid family workers 5,582 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 223,312 25.3
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 212,479 32.0
             
 
Date: September 6, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.