DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA011- Clarke County, Kemper County, Lauderdale County, and Newton 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 98,344 100.0     Households 49,100 100.0
In labor force 56,187 57.1   Less than $10,000 9,104 18.5
     Civilian labor force 54,742 55.7   $10,000 to $14,999 4,576 9.3
          Employed 50,551 51.4   $15,000 to $24,999 7,890 16.1
          Unemployed 4,191 4.3   $25,000 to $34,999 6,925 14.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 7,800 15.9
     Armed Forces 1,445 1.5   $50,000 to $74,999 7,555 15.4
Not in labor force 42,157 42.9   $75,000 to $99,999 2,840 5.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,614 3.3
   Females 16 years and over 52,565 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 320 0.7
In labor force 26,621 50.6   $200,000 or more 476 1.0
     Civilian labor force 26,373 50.2   Median household income (dollars) 29,264 (X)
          Employed 24,164 46.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 10,466 100.0   With earnings 35,807 72.9
All parents in family in labor force 6,394 61.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 42,083 (X)
        With Social Security income 15,220 31.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,687 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 50,722 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 3,928 8.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 40,651 80.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,398 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 7,246 14.3   With public assistance income 1,655 3.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 225 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,913 (X)
Walked 1,187 2.3   With retirement income 8,063 16.4
Other means 514 1.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,696 (X)
Worked at home 899 1.8        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 24.0 (X)        
          Families 34,553 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 50,551 100.0   Less than $10,000 4,196 12.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,759 8.0
Management, professional, and related occupations 13,645 27.0   $15,000 to $24,999 5,085 14.7
Service occupations 7,398 14.6   $25,000 to $34,999 4,896 14.2
Sales and office occupations 12,328 24.4    $35,000 to $49,999 6,321 18.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 757 1.5   $50,000 to $74,999 6,457 18.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 5,361 10.6   $75,000 to $99,999 2,676 7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 11,062 21.9   $100,000 to $149,999 1,466 4.2
        150,000 to $199,999 277 0.8
        $200,000 or more 420 1.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 35,869 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1,923 3.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 56,307 (X)
Construction 3,167 6.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 9,916 19.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 29,488 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,680 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,575 (X)
Retail trade 6,175 12.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,716 5.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 790 1.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 2,199 4.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,016 4.0     Families 6,068 17.6
Educational, health and social services 11,626 23.0   With related children under 18 years 4,584 25.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,141 6.2        With related children under 5 years 2,178 30.8
Other services (except public administration) 2,671 5.3        
Public administration 2,531 5.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 3,725 43.7
        With related children under 18 years 3,128 52.5
             With related children under 5 years 1,513 63.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 26,447 21.4
Private wage and salary workers 38,202 75.6   18 years and over 16,496 18.3
Government workers 9,080 18.0        65 years and over 3,576 20.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3,065 6.1   Related children under 18 years 9,853 29.4
Unpaid family workers 204 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 6,964 28.5
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 6,136 34.0
             
 
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.