DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA004- Lee County, Pontotoc County, and Union 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 96,719 100.0     Households 49,141 100.0
In labor force 63,125 65.3   Less than $10,000 6,446 13.1
     Civilian labor force 63,034 65.2   $10,000 to $14,999 3,527 7.2
          Employed 59,897 61.9   $15,000 to $24,999 7,420 15.1
          Unemployed 3,137 3.2   $25,000 to $34,999 7,431 15.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 8,688 17.7
     Armed Forces 91 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 9,174 18.7
Not in labor force 33,594 34.7   $75,000 to $99,999 3,653 7.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,668 3.4
   Females 16 years and over 51,098 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 391 0.8
In labor force 29,924 58.6   $200,000 or more 743 1.5
     Civilian labor force 29,920 58.6   Median household income (dollars) 34,635 (X)
          Employed 28,047 54.9        
             
  Own children under 6 years 10,670 100.0   With earnings 39,538 80.5
All parents in family in labor force 7,173 67.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 46,460 (X)
        With Social Security income 12,649 25.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,664 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 58,993 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 2,886 5.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 48,958 83.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,443 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 7,933 13.4   With public assistance income 1,228 2.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 112 0.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,759 (X)
Walked 605 1.0   With retirement income 6,814 13.9
Other means 422 0.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,092 (X)
Worked at home 963 1.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.7 (X)        
          Families 35,800 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 59,897 100.0   Less than $10,000 2,408 6.7
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 1,977 5.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 14,434 24.1   $15,000 to $24,999 4,828 13.5
Service occupations 5,959 9.9   $25,000 to $34,999 5,457 15.2
Sales and office occupations 15,096 25.2    $35,000 to $49,999 7,119 19.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 286 0.5   $50,000 to $74,999 8,157 22.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 4,881 8.1   $75,000 to $99,999 3,322 9.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 19,241 32.1   $100,000 to $149,999 1,501 4.2
        150,000 to $199,999 357 1.0
        $200,000 or more 674 1.9
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 41,782 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 610 1.0   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 50,314 (X)
Construction 3,325 5.6   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 20,597 34.4   Male full-time, year-round workers 30,241 (X)
Wholesale trade 2,063 3.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,888 (X)
Retail trade 7,564 12.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,828 4.7                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 893 1.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 2,901 4.8   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,386 4.0     Families 3,668 10.2
Educational, health and social services 9,839 16.4   With related children under 18 years 2,708 13.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,984 5.0        With related children under 5 years 1,312 17.5
Other services (except public administration) 2,319 3.9        
Public administration 1,588 2.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,854 30.1
        With related children under 18 years 1,665 36.4
             With related children under 5 years 822 48.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 16,788 13.3
Private wage and salary workers 49,926 83.4   18 years and over 10,969 12.0
Government workers 6,241 10.4        65 years and over 2,720 18.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3,562 5.9   Related children under 18 years 5,682 16.6
Unpaid family workers 168 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 3,863 15.5
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,027 29.8
             
 
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.