DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA010- Lowndes County, Monroe County, and Noxubee 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 84,060 100.0     Households 41,924 100.0
In labor force 49,288 58.6   Less than $10,000 7,645 18.2
     Civilian labor force 48,051 57.2   $10,000 to $14,999 3,780 9.0
          Employed 44,377 52.8   $15,000 to $24,999 5,883 14.0
          Unemployed 3,674 4.4   $25,000 to $34,999 6,357 15.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 7,060 16.8
     Armed Forces 1,237 1.5   $50,000 to $74,999 6,404 15.3
Not in labor force 34,772 41.4   $75,000 to $99,999 2,612 6.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,401 3.3
   Females 16 years and over 45,443 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 408 1.0
In labor force 23,552 51.8   $200,000 or more 374 0.9
     Civilian labor force 23,316 51.3   Median household income (dollars) 30,390 (X)
          Employed 21,036 46.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 9,246 100.0   With earnings 31,962 76.2
All parents in family in labor force 5,364 58.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 41,055 (X)
        With Social Security income 11,918 28.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,607 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 44,604 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 3,252 7.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 35,766 80.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,772 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 6,714 15.1   With public assistance income 1,664 4.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 81 0.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,639 (X)
Walked 884 2.0   With retirement income 6,311 15.1
Other means 386 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,241 (X)
Worked at home 773 1.7        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.9 (X)        
          Families 30,415 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 44,377 100.0   Less than $10,000 3,649 12.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,354 7.7
Management, professional, and related occupations 11,073 25.0   $15,000 to $24,999 4,006 13.2
Service occupations 5,371 12.1   $25,000 to $34,999 4,604 15.1
Sales and office occupations 10,559 23.8    $35,000 to $49,999 5,744 18.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 376 0.8   $50,000 to $74,999 5,649 18.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 5,037 11.4   $75,000 to $99,999 2,428 8.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 11,961 27.0   $100,000 to $149,999 1,278 4.2
        150,000 to $199,999 385 1.3
        $200,000 or more 318 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 36,498 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 994 2.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 42,604 (X)
Construction 3,340 7.5   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 12,855 29.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 30,504 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,206 2.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,226 (X)
Retail trade 5,158 11.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,274 5.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 578 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,718 3.9   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,813 4.1     Families 5,376 17.7
Educational, health and social services 8,329 18.8   With related children under 18 years 4,289 25.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,454 5.5        With related children under 5 years 1,955 29.8
Other services (except public administration) 1,943 4.4        
Public administration 1,715 3.9     Families with female householder, no husband present 3,597 47.2
        With related children under 18 years 3,232 58.1
             With related children under 5 years 1,440 64.5
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 23,229 21.2
Private wage and salary workers 34,729 78.3   18 years and over 13,714 17.6
Government workers 6,669 15.0        65 years and over 2,534 19.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,822 6.4   Related children under 18 years 9,440 30.1
Unpaid family workers 157 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 6,784 29.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 4,797 33.9
             
 
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.