DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA007- Carroll County, Humphreys County, Leflore County, Sunflower County, and Tallahatchie 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 81,390 100.0     Households 35,745 100.0
In labor force 41,237 50.7   Less than $10,000 8,305 23.2
     Civilian labor force 41,197 50.6   $10,000 to $14,999 4,006 11.2
          Employed 35,950 44.2   $15,000 to $24,999 6,472 18.1
          Unemployed 5,247 6.4   $25,000 to $34,999 4,879 13.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 12.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 4,629 13.0
     Armed Forces 40 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 4,256 11.9
Not in labor force 40,153 49.3   $75,000 to $99,999 1,662 4.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 939 2.6
   Females 16 years and over 41,381 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 225 0.6
In labor force 20,381 49.3   $200,000 or more 372 1.0
     Civilian labor force 20,381 49.3   Median household income (dollars) 23,351 (X)
          Employed 17,863 43.2        
             
  Own children under 6 years 8,118 100.0   With earnings 26,213 73.3
All parents in family in labor force 4,857 59.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 37,300 (X)
        With Social Security income 10,479 29.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,949 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 35,397 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 4,630 13.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 25,981 73.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,039 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 7,095 20.0   With public assistance income 2,092 5.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 506 1.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,559 (X)
Walked 891 2.5   With retirement income 4,680 13.1
Other means 417 1.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,455 (X)
Worked at home 507 1.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.3 (X)        
          Families 25,974 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 35,950 100.0   Less than $10,000 4,399 16.9
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,757 10.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 9,434 26.2   $15,000 to $24,999 4,699 18.1
Service occupations 5,632 15.7   $25,000 to $34,999 3,728 14.4
Sales and office occupations 7,778 21.6    $35,000 to $49,999 3,792 14.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,232 3.4   $50,000 to $74,999 3,723 14.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 3,301 9.2   $75,000 to $99,999 1,504 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 8,573 23.8   $100,000 to $149,999 868 3.3
        150,000 to $199,999 202 0.8
        $200,000 or more 302 1.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 27,896 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3,072 8.5   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 61,337 (X)
Construction 2,122 5.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 7,246 20.2   Male full-time, year-round workers 26,017 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,492 4.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,956 (X)
Retail trade 3,594 10.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,403 3.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 567 1.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,291 3.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,291 3.6     Families 6,755 26.0
Educational, health and social services 7,851 21.8   With related children under 18 years 5,579 35.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,750 4.9        With related children under 5 years 2,634 43.6
Other services (except public administration) 1,653 4.6        
Public administration 2,618 7.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 4,638 48.8
        With related children under 18 years 4,101 56.5
             With related children under 5 years 1,960 66.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 31,615 31.5
Private wage and salary workers 25,893 72.0   18 years and over 18,250 26.4
Government workers 7,605 21.2        65 years and over 3,068 25.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,291 6.4   Related children under 18 years 13,254 42.5
Unpaid family workers 161 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 9,631 41.1
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,594 41.9
             
 
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.