DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA003- Alcorn County, Itawamba County, Prentiss County, and Tishomingo 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 80,170 100.0     Households 40,761 100.0
In labor force 46,518 58.0   Less than $10,000 6,966 17.1
     Civilian labor force 46,468 58.0   $10,000 to $14,999 3,773 9.3
          Employed 43,828 54.7   $15,000 to $24,999 6,833 16.8
          Unemployed 2,640 3.3   $25,000 to $34,999 6,280 15.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 7,123 17.5
     Armed Forces 50 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 5,998 14.7
Not in labor force 33,652 42.0   $75,000 to $99,999 2,111 5.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,134 2.8
   Females 16 years and over 41,946 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 234 0.6
In labor force 20,956 50.0   $200,000 or more 309 0.8
     Civilian labor force 20,956 50.0   Median household income (dollars) 29,203 (X)
          Employed 19,674 46.9        
             
  Own children under 6 years 7,426 100.0   With earnings 29,589 72.6
All parents in family in labor force 4,476 60.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,761 (X)
        With Social Security income 13,745 33.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,621 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 43,094 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 3,130 7.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 35,606 82.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,594 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 5,786 13.4   With public assistance income 1,038 2.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 107 0.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,163 (X)
Walked 589 1.4   With retirement income 6,586 16.2
Other means 273 0.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,446 (X)
Worked at home 733 1.7        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.5 (X)        
          Families 29,218 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 43,828 100.0   Less than $10,000 2,390 8.2
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,083 7.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 9,065 20.7   $15,000 to $24,999 4,691 16.1
Service occupations 5,039 11.5   $25,000 to $34,999 4,951 16.9
Sales and office occupations 9,551 21.8    $35,000 to $49,999 6,076 20.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 443 1.0   $50,000 to $74,999 5,565 19.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 5,344 12.2   $75,000 to $99,999 1,985 6.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 14,386 32.8   $100,000 to $149,999 1,030 3.5
        150,000 to $199,999 199 0.7
        $200,000 or more 248 0.8
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 35,938 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 925 2.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 59,900 (X)
Construction 3,588 8.2   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 15,512 35.4   Male full-time, year-round workers 28,603 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,091 2.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,329 (X)
Retail trade 5,063 11.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,009 4.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 684 1.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,463 3.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,376 3.1     Families 3,507 12.0
Educational, health and social services 6,941 15.8   With related children under 18 years 2,181 15.5
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,169 4.9        With related children under 5 years 929 17.5
Other services (except public administration) 1,744 4.0        
Public administration 1,263 2.9     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,360 31.1
        With related children under 18 years 1,099 40.3
             With related children under 5 years 430 48.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 15,433 15.5
Private wage and salary workers 35,292 80.5   18 years and over 11,097 14.8
Government workers 5,282 12.1        65 years and over 3,040 21.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3,059 7.0   Related children under 18 years 4,200 17.4
Unpaid family workers 195 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 2,972 16.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 4,950 35.9
             
 
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.