DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA019- Forrest County and Lamar 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 86,154 100.0     Households 41,583 100.0
In labor force 54,258 63.0   Less than $10,000 6,379 15.3
     Civilian labor force 53,641 62.3   $10,000 to $14,999 3,826 9.2
          Employed 50,099 58.2   $15,000 to $24,999 6,949 16.7
          Unemployed 3,542 4.1   $25,000 to $34,999 5,912 14.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 6,598 15.9
     Armed Forces 617 0.7   $50,000 to $74,999 6,463 15.5
Not in labor force 31,896 37.0   $75,000 to $99,999 2,647 6.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,766 4.2
   Females 16 years and over 45,954 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 391 0.9
In labor force 25,836 56.2   $200,000 or more 652 1.6
     Civilian labor force 25,759 56.1   Median household income (dollars) 30,894 (X)
          Employed 23,777 51.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 8,512 100.0   With earnings 33,282 80.0
All parents in family in labor force 5,010 58.9        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 42,668 (X)
        With Social Security income 10,145 24.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,478 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 49,526 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 2,325 5.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 40,372 81.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,665 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 5,994 12.1   With public assistance income 1,346 3.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 186 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,932 (X)
Walked 1,334 2.7   With retirement income 5,820 14.0
Other means 522 1.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,953 (X)
Worked at home 1,118 2.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.9 (X)        
          Families 28,200 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 50,099 100.0   Less than $10,000 2,571 9.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,016 7.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 15,582 31.1   $15,000 to $24,999 3,941 14.0
Service occupations 8,161 16.3   $25,000 to $34,999 4,061 14.4
Sales and office occupations 14,097 28.1    $35,000 to $49,999 5,197 18.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 328 0.7   $50,000 to $74,999 5,543 19.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 4,960 9.9   $75,000 to $99,999 2,354 8.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,971 13.9   $100,000 to $149,999 1,624 5.8
        150,000 to $199,999 350 1.2
        $200,000 or more 543 1.9
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 38,793 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1,329 2.7   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 34,009 (X)
Construction 3,310 6.6   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 5,271 10.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 30,159 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,860 3.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,116 (X)
Retail trade 6,849 13.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,386 4.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 1,008 2.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 2,732 5.5   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,877 5.7     Families 4,035 14.3
Educational, health and social services 13,135 26.2   With related children under 18 years 3,052 19.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4,605 9.2        With related children under 5 years 1,599 25.9
Other services (except public administration) 2,733 5.5        
Public administration 2,004 4.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 2,258 36.8
        With related children under 18 years 1,961 44.9
             With related children under 5 years 986 57.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 20,239 19.1
Private wage and salary workers 37,391 74.6   18 years and over 13,545 17.4
Government workers 9,064 18.1        65 years and over 1,583 14.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 3,441 6.9   Related children under 18 years 6,590 23.5
Unpaid family workers 203 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 4,467 21.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 6,765 35.8
             
 
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.