DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA008- Attala County, Choctaw County, Calhoun County, Grenada County, Montgomery County, Webster County, and Yalobusha 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 79,242 100.0     Households 39,945 100.0
In labor force 43,595 55.0   Less than $10,000 7,346 18.4
     Civilian labor force 43,477 54.9   $10,000 to $14,999 4,347 10.9
          Employed 40,393 51.0   $15,000 to $24,999 7,213 18.1
          Unemployed 3,084 3.9   $25,000 to $34,999 6,025 15.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 6,497 16.3
     Armed Forces 118 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 5,282 13.2
Not in labor force 35,647 45.0   $75,000 to $99,999 1,615 4.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,102 2.8
   Females 16 years and over 42,502 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 219 0.5
In labor force 20,501 48.2   $200,000 or more 299 0.7
     Civilian labor force 20,495 48.2   Median household income (dollars) 26,563 (X)
          Employed 18,785 44.2        
             
  Own children under 6 years 7,582 100.0   With earnings 28,437 71.2
All parents in family in labor force 4,930 65.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 37,626 (X)
        With Social Security income 13,908 34.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,445 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 39,751 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 4,067 10.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 30,969 77.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,405 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 7,069 17.8   With public assistance income 1,422 3.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 244 0.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,653 (X)
Walked 472 1.2   With retirement income 6,576 16.5
Other means 404 1.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,887 (X)
Worked at home 593 1.5        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 25.2 (X)        
          Families 28,612 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 40,393 100.0   Less than $10,000 3,235 11.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,548 8.9
Management, professional, and related occupations 9,057 22.4   $15,000 to $24,999 4,949 17.3
Service occupations 4,939 12.2   $25,000 to $34,999 4,698 16.4
Sales and office occupations 8,905 22.0    $35,000 to $49,999 5,598 19.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 875 2.2   $50,000 to $74,999 4,791 16.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 4,356 10.8   $75,000 to $99,999 1,386 4.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 12,261 30.4   $100,000 to $149,999 985 3.4
        150,000 to $199,999 210 0.7
        $200,000 or more 212 0.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 32,503 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1,930 4.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 99,250 (X)
Construction 3,066 7.6   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 11,919 29.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,187 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,198 3.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 19,289 (X)
Retail trade 4,586 11.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,087 5.2                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 378 0.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,469 3.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,312 3.2     Families 5,095 17.8
Educational, health and social services 7,392 18.3   With related children under 18 years 3,783 25.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,787 4.4        With related children under 5 years 1,553 27.1
Other services (except public administration) 1,601 4.0        
Public administration 1,668 4.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 2,930 44.3
        With related children under 18 years 2,525 53.7
             With related children under 5 years 1,000 57.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 21,652 21.3
Private wage and salary workers 31,085 77.0   18 years and over 13,861 18.6
Government workers 6,318 15.6        65 years and over 3,511 22.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,802 6.9   Related children under 18 years 7,594 28.5
Unpaid family workers 188 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 5,671 28.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,169 36.5
             
 
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.