DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA006- Bolivar County and Washington 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 75,749 100.0     Households 35,939 100.0
In labor force 42,472 56.1   Less than $10,000 8,134 22.6
     Civilian labor force 42,443 56.0   $10,000 to $14,999 3,846 10.7
          Employed 36,852 48.7   $15,000 to $24,999 5,998 16.7
          Unemployed 5,591 7.4   $25,000 to $34,999 4,611 12.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 13.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 5,218 14.5
     Armed Forces 29 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 4,488 12.5
Not in labor force 33,277 43.9   $75,000 to $99,999 1,899 5.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,025 2.9
   Females 16 years and over 41,705 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 316 0.9
In labor force 21,910 52.5   $200,000 or more 404 1.1
     Civilian labor force 21,906 52.5   Median household income (dollars) 24,872 (X)
          Employed 18,700 44.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 8,529 100.0   With earnings 26,777 74.5
All parents in family in labor force 5,253 61.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,118 (X)
        With Social Security income 9,949 27.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,855 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 36,199 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 4,206 11.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 27,131 74.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,939 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 6,915 19.1   With public assistance income 2,020 5.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 346 1.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,762 (X)
Walked 818 2.3   With retirement income 4,722 13.1
Other means 542 1.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,052 (X)
Worked at home 447 1.2        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 18.1 (X)        
          Families 25,809 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 36,852 100.0   Less than $10,000 4,477 17.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,386 9.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 10,577 28.7   $15,000 to $24,999 4,388 17.0
Service occupations 5,583 15.1   $25,000 to $34,999 3,407 13.2
Sales and office occupations 8,746 23.7    $35,000 to $49,999 4,117 16.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 919 2.5   $50,000 to $74,999 3,788 14.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 3,351 9.1   $75,000 to $99,999 1,706 6.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 7,676 20.8   $100,000 to $149,999 940 3.6
        150,000 to $199,999 275 1.1
        $200,000 or more 325 1.3
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 29,175 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2,303 6.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 25,518 (X)
Construction 1,803 4.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 6,932 18.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 28,022 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,224 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,439 (X)
Retail trade 4,208 11.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,678 4.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 513 1.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,369 3.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,597 4.3     Families 6,715 26.0
Educational, health and social services 8,481 23.0   With related children under 18 years 5,409 34.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,803 7.6        With related children under 5 years 2,534 40.5
Other services (except public administration) 1,662 4.5        
Public administration 2,279 6.2     Families with female householder, no husband present 4,677 49.3
        With related children under 18 years 4,056 55.5
             With related children under 5 years 1,867 61.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 30,994 30.8
Private wage and salary workers 26,751 72.6   18 years and over 18,262 26.4
Government workers 7,888 21.4        65 years and over 2,884 25.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,059 5.6   Related children under 18 years 12,680 40.5
Unpaid family workers 154 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 9,188 39.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,961 42.0
             
 
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.