DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Adams County, Attala County, Chickasaw County..................
[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 1,566,826 100.0     Households 764,761 100.0
In labor force 942,280 60.1   Less than $10,000 117,364 15.3
     Civilian labor force 927,110 59.2   $10,000 to $14,999 65,610 8.6
          Employed 861,422 55.0   $15,000 to $24,999 119,308 15.6
          Unemployed 65,688 4.2   $25,000 to $34,999 109,470 14.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 126,569 16.6
     Armed Forces 15,170 1.0   $50,000 to $74,999 124,729 16.3
Not in labor force 624,546 39.9   $75,000 to $99,999 53,025 6.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 31,226 4.1
   Females 16 years and over 824,392 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 7,639 1.0
In labor force 445,482 54.0   $200,000 or more 9,821 1.3
     Civilian labor force 442,681 53.7   Median household income (dollars) 32,263 (X)
          Employed 408,767 49.6        
             
  Own children under 6 years 164,094 100.0   With earnings 594,134 77.7
All parents in family in labor force 101,669 62.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 44,058 (X)
        With Social Security income 211,595 27.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,973 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 858,044 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 53,421 7.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 684,067 79.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,633 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 126,220 14.7   With public assistance income 25,976 3.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 4,457 0.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,981 (X)
Walked 16,735 2.0   With retirement income 123,526 16.2
Other means 8,967 1.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,505 (X)
Worked at home 17,598 2.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 24.9 (X)        
          Families 547,100 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 861,422 100.0   Less than $10,000 54,292 9.9
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 38,664 7.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 244,528 28.4   $15,000 to $24,999 78,255 14.3
Service occupations 130,442 15.1   $25,000 to $34,999 77,946 14.2
Sales and office occupations 217,055 25.2    $35,000 to $49,999 99,736 18.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 9,607 1.1   $50,000 to $74,999 107,101 19.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 97,783 11.4   $75,000 to $99,999 47,560 8.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 162,007 18.8   $100,000 to $149,999 28,322 5.2
        150,000 to $199,999 6,889 1.3
        $200,000 or more 8,335 1.5
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 38,632 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 27,451 3.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 759,578 (X)
Construction 65,870 7.6   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 144,375 16.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 30,597 (X)
Wholesale trade 28,052 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,536 (X)
Retail trade 103,304 12.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 43,107 5.0                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 16,982 2.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 43,857 5.1   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 47,286 5.5     Families 83,156 15.2
Educational, health and social services 179,307 20.8   With related children under 18 years 64,143 21.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 73,687 8.6        With related children under 5 years 29,819 25.3
Other services (except public administration) 41,955 4.9        
Public administration 46,189 5.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 49,121 39.2
        With related children under 18 years 42,832 47.4
             With related children under 5 years 20,001 56.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 376,855 18.9
Private wage and salary workers 646,194 75.0   18 years and over 234,583 16.2
Government workers 156,630 18.2        65 years and over 40,462 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 55,305 6.4   Related children under 18 years 139,760 25.7
Unpaid family workers 3,293 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 99,960 25.0
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 91,982 31.7
             
 
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.