DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA012- Jasper County, Leake County, Neshoba County, Scott County, and Smith 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 84,514 100.0     Households 41,333 100.0
In labor force 47,710 56.5   Less than $10,000 7,717 18.7
     Civilian labor force 47,622 56.3   $10,000 to $14,999 4,032 9.8
          Employed 44,339 52.5   $15,000 to $24,999 7,305 17.7
          Unemployed 3,283 3.9   $25,000 to $34,999 6,025 14.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 6,803 16.5
     Armed Forces 88 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 5,938 14.4
Not in labor force 36,804 43.5   $75,000 to $99,999 1,817 4.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,061 2.6
   Females 16 years and over 44,363 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 225 0.5
In labor force 22,082 49.8   $200,000 or more 410 1.0
     Civilian labor force 22,059 49.7   Median household income (dollars) 27,428 (X)
          Employed 20,304 45.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 9,158 100.0   With earnings 30,619 74.1
All parents in family in labor force 5,706 62.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,306 (X)
        With Social Security income 13,253 32.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,099 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 43,492 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 3,842 9.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 32,954 75.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,490 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 7,920 18.2   With public assistance income 1,598 3.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 213 0.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,207 (X)
Walked 805 1.9   With retirement income 5,772 14.0
Other means 552 1.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,964 (X)
Worked at home 1,048 2.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 27.7 (X)        
          Families 30,745 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 44,339 100.0   Less than $10,000 3,487 11.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,503 8.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 10,075 22.7   $15,000 to $24,999 5,492 17.9
Service occupations 5,839 13.2   $25,000 to $34,999 4,865 15.8
Sales and office occupations 9,384 21.2    $35,000 to $49,999 5,850 19.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,205 2.7   $50,000 to $74,999 5,303 17.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 5,648 12.7   $75,000 to $99,999 1,682 5.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 12,188 27.5   $100,000 to $149,999 970 3.2
        150,000 to $199,999 206 0.7
        $200,000 or more 387 1.3
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 32,659 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3,141 7.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 69,983 (X)
Construction 3,789 8.5   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 11,967 27.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,476 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,224 2.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,844 (X)
Retail trade 4,635 10.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,347 5.3                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 577 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,596 3.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,227 2.8     Families 5,247 17.1
Educational, health and social services 7,718 17.4   With related children under 18 years 3,945 23.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 2,667 6.0        With related children under 5 years 1,744 25.6
Other services (except public administration) 1,606 3.6        
Public administration 1,845 4.2     Families with female householder, no husband present 2,871 42.0
        With related children under 18 years 2,502 50.0
             With related children under 5 years 1,170 55.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 23,157 21.0
Private wage and salary workers 33,726 76.1   18 years and over 14,517 18.3
Government workers 7,215 16.3        65 years and over 3,397 23.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3,186 7.2   Related children under 18 years 8,482 27.6
Unpaid family workers 212 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 6,301 27.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,189 38.0
             
 
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.