DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA005- Coahoma County, Panola County, Quitman County, Tate County, and Tunica 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 80,244 100.0     Households 38,506 100.0
In labor force 45,020 56.1   Less than $10,000 7,997 20.8
     Civilian labor force 44,914 56.0   $10,000 to $14,999 3,921 10.2
          Employed 40,776 50.8   $15,000 to $24,999 6,401 16.6
          Unemployed 4,138 5.2   $25,000 to $34,999 5,042 13.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 5,780 15.0
     Armed Forces 106 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 5,483 14.2
Not in labor force 35,224 43.9   $75,000 to $99,999 2,026 5.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,217 3.2
   Females 16 years and over 43,405 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 274 0.7
In labor force 21,689 50.0   $200,000 or more 365 0.9
     Civilian labor force 21,676 49.9   Median household income (dollars) 26,700 (X)
          Employed 19,593 45.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 9,407 100.0   With earnings 28,796 74.8
All parents in family in labor force 5,609 59.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,158 (X)
        With Social Security income 10,882 28.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,303 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 40,115 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 4,219 11.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 29,844 74.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,430 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 7,662 19.1   With public assistance income 1,751 4.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 568 1.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,884 (X)
Walked 847 2.1   With retirement income 5,382 14.0
Other means 546 1.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,334 (X)
Worked at home 648 1.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.8 (X)        
          Families 28,037 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 40,776 100.0   Less than $10,000 3,959 14.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,575 9.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 9,003 22.1   $15,000 to $24,999 4,624 16.5
Service occupations 7,677 18.8   $25,000 to $34,999 3,920 14.0
Sales and office occupations 10,086 24.7    $35,000 to $49,999 4,750 16.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 840 2.1   $50,000 to $74,999 4,810 17.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 4,838 11.9   $75,000 to $99,999 1,789 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 8,332 20.4   $100,000 to $149,999 1,109 4.0
        150,000 to $199,999 215 0.8
        $200,000 or more 286 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 31,659 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2,181 5.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 64,582 (X)
Construction 3,373 8.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 6,822 16.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 28,007 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,330 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 19,436 (X)
Retail trade 4,721 11.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,031 5.0                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 467 1.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,473 3.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,559 3.8     Families 6,209 22.1
Educational, health and social services 7,525 18.5   With related children under 18 years 4,723 28.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 5,571 13.7        With related children under 5 years 2,127 33.9
Other services (except public administration) 1,833 4.5        
Public administration 1,890 4.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 3,933 45.0
        With related children under 18 years 3,292 50.4
             With related children under 5 years 1,548 57.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 28,854 27.0
Private wage and salary workers 31,036 76.1   18 years and over 17,342 23.4
Government workers 6,874 16.9        65 years and over 3,392 27.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,712 6.7   Related children under 18 years 11,256 34.7
Unpaid family workers 154 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 8,043 33.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,798 40.5
             
 
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.