DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA017- Claiborne County, Copiah County, Covington County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, and Simpson 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 119,586 100.0     Households 57,181 100.0
In labor force 64,591 54.0   Less than $10,000 11,271 19.7
     Civilian labor force 64,258 53.7   $10,000 to $14,999 6,236 10.9
          Employed 58,261 48.7   $15,000 to $24,999 9,952 17.4
          Unemployed 5,997 5.0   $25,000 to $34,999 8,367 14.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 8,440 14.8
     Armed Forces 333 0.3   $50,000 to $74,999 7,540 13.2
Not in labor force 54,995 46.0   $75,000 to $99,999 3,099 5.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,594 2.8
   Females 16 years and over 63,152 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 290 0.5
In labor force 30,483 48.3   $200,000 or more 392 0.7
     Civilian labor force 30,395 48.1   Median household income (dollars) 26,004 (X)
          Employed 27,165 43.0        
             
  Own children under 6 years 12,208 100.0   With earnings 41,484 72.5
All parents in family in labor force 6,892 56.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 37,602 (X)
        With Social Security income 18,023 31.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,489 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 56,907 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 5,050 8.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 43,444 76.3        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,490 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 10,287 18.1   With public assistance income 2,616 4.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 342 0.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,630 (X)
Walked 1,044 1.8   With retirement income 9,326 16.3
Other means 669 1.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,457 (X)
Worked at home 1,121 2.0        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 31.8 (X)        
          Families 41,987 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 58,261 100.0   Less than $10,000 5,511 13.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 3,928 9.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 13,853 23.8   $15,000 to $24,999 7,124 17.0
Service occupations 8,249 14.2   $25,000 to $34,999 6,489 15.5
Sales and office occupations 13,299 22.8    $35,000 to $49,999 7,177 17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,293 2.2   $50,000 to $74,999 6,750 16.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 8,018 13.8   $75,000 to $99,999 2,942 7.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 13,549 23.3   $100,000 to $149,999 1,485 3.5
        150,000 to $199,999 276 0.7
        $200,000 or more 305 0.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 31,681 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3,688 6.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 101,615 (X)
Construction 5,271 9.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 9,979 17.1   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,687 (X)
Wholesale trade 2,371 4.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 19,076 (X)
Retail trade 6,811 11.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3,462 5.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 856 1.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,998 3.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,263 3.9     Families 8,411 20.0
Educational, health and social services 12,602 21.6   With related children under 18 years 6,275 27.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,114 5.3        With related children under 5 years 2,827 31.6
Other services (except public administration) 3,115 5.3        
Public administration 2,731 4.7     Families with female householder, no husband present 4,580 45.2
        With related children under 18 years 3,824 53.8
             With related children under 5 years 1,744 63.7
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 36,501 23.9
Private wage and salary workers 42,917 73.7   18 years and over 23,192 21.1
Government workers 10,945 18.8        65 years and over 4,146 21.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 4,084 7.0   Related children under 18 years 13,110 30.9
Unpaid family workers 315 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 9,549 30.2
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 7,311 37.7
             
 
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.