DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA016- Holmes County, Issaquena County, Sharkey County, Warren County, and Yazoo 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 80,236 100.0     Households 38,232 100.0
In labor force 44,947 56.0   Less than $10,000 7,560 19.8
     Civilian labor force 44,883 55.9   $10,000 to $14,999 3,971 10.4
          Employed 40,409 50.4   $15,000 to $24,999 6,170 16.1
          Unemployed 4,474 5.6   $25,000 to $34,999 4,891 12.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 10.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 5,626 14.7
     Armed Forces 64 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 5,110 13.4
Not in labor force 35,289 44.0   $75,000 to $99,999 2,703 7.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,460 3.8
   Females 16 years and over 42,350 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 351 0.9
In labor force 22,308 52.7   $200,000 or more 390 1.0
     Civilian labor force 22,299 52.7   Median household income (dollars) 28,067 (X)
          Employed 20,084 47.4        
             
  Own children under 6 years 8,964 100.0   With earnings 28,599 74.8
All parents in family in labor force 5,530 61.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 41,494 (X)
        With Social Security income 10,981 28.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,038 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 39,590 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 3,726 9.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 30,458 76.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,754 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 7,250 18.3   With public assistance income 2,187 5.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 458 1.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,073 (X)
Walked 449 1.1   With retirement income 5,699 14.9
Other means 354 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,014 (X)
Worked at home 621 1.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 23.7 (X)        
          Families 27,452 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 40,409 100.0   Less than $10,000 3,929 14.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,542 9.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 11,396 28.2   $15,000 to $24,999 4,219 15.4
Service occupations 6,701 16.6   $25,000 to $34,999 3,503 12.8
Sales and office occupations 8,961 22.2    $35,000 to $49,999 4,506 16.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 814 2.0   $50,000 to $74,999 4,366 15.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 4,090 10.1   $75,000 to $99,999 2,435 8.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 8,447 20.9   $100,000 to $149,999 1,329 4.8
        150,000 to $199,999 307 1.1
        $200,000 or more 316 1.2
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 33,635 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2,065 5.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 62,249 (X)
Construction 2,834 7.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 6,801 16.8   Male full-time, year-round workers 29,653 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,084 2.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,244 (X)
Retail trade 4,457 11.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,348 5.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 490 1.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,563 3.9   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,244 5.6     Families 6,226 22.7
Educational, health and social services 8,250 20.4   With related children under 18 years 5,138 31.8
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,489 8.6        With related children under 5 years 2,596 39.5
Other services (except public administration) 1,784 4.4        
Public administration 3,000 7.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 4,151 47.1
        With related children under 18 years 3,715 55.4
             With related children under 5 years 1,841 64.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 29,121 27.9
Private wage and salary workers 29,228 72.3   18 years and over 16,828 23.2
Government workers 8,612 21.3        65 years and over 2,857 23.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,503 6.2   Related children under 18 years 12,181 38.8
Unpaid family workers 66 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 8,715 37.4
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,264 36.6
             
 
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.