DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA002- Benton County, Lafayette County, Marshall County, and Tippah 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 81,029 100.0     Households 37,666 100.0
In labor force 46,513 57.4   Less than $10,000 6,989 18.6
     Civilian labor force 46,441 57.3   $10,000 to $14,999 3,542 9.4
          Employed 43,142 53.2   $15,000 to $24,999 6,410 17.0
          Unemployed 3,299 4.1   $25,000 to $34,999 5,140 13.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 6,008 16.0
     Armed Forces 72 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 5,831 15.5
Not in labor force 34,516 42.6   $75,000 to $99,999 1,947 5.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,139 3.0
   Females 16 years and over 41,685 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 296 0.8
In labor force 21,998 52.8   $200,000 or more 364 1.0
     Civilian labor force 21,998 52.8   Median household income (dollars) 28,399 (X)
          Employed 20,289 48.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 7,214 100.0   With earnings 29,428 78.1
All parents in family in labor force 4,377 60.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 40,091 (X)
        With Social Security income 9,650 25.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,411 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 42,128 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 2,846 7.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 33,186 78.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,726 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 6,357 15.1   With public assistance income 1,090 2.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 107 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,773 (X)
Walked 1,128 2.7   With retirement income 5,348 14.2
Other means 465 1.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,504 (X)
Worked at home 885 2.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.0 (X)        
          Families 25,623 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 43,142 100.0   Less than $10,000 2,413 9.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,056 8.0
Management, professional, and related occupations 11,455 26.6   $15,000 to $24,999 4,166 16.3
Service occupations 5,842 13.5   $25,000 to $34,999 3,757 14.7
Sales and office occupations 10,336 24.0    $35,000 to $49,999 4,821 18.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 320 0.7   $50,000 to $74,999 5,019 19.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 4,770 11.1   $75,000 to $99,999 1,750 6.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 10,419 24.2   $100,000 to $149,999 1,056 4.1
        150,000 to $199,999 272 1.1
        $200,000 or more 313 1.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 37,010 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 789 1.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 56,687 (X)
Construction 3,493 8.1   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 9,797 22.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 29,176 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,255 2.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,927 (X)
Retail trade 4,866 11.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,290 5.3                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 726 1.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,487 3.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,281 5.3     Families 3,744 14.6
Educational, health and social services 9,562 22.2   With related children under 18 years 2,619 19.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,887 6.7        With related children under 5 years 1,126 21.9
Other services (except public administration) 1,949 4.5        
Public administration 1,760 4.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,936 36.4
        With related children under 18 years 1,622 43.3
             With related children under 5 years 660 49.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 19,809 20.7
Private wage and salary workers 32,024 74.2   18 years and over 14,390 20.1
Government workers 8,257 19.1        65 years and over 2,525 22.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,719 6.3   Related children under 18 years 5,341 22.5
Unpaid family workers 142 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 3,859 22.2
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 7,553 44.7
             
 
Date: September 17, 2007
 
-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.