DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA020- Adams County, Amite County, Franklin County, Marion County, Pike County, Walthall County, and Wilkinson 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 111,537 100.0     Households 55,556 100.0
In labor force 58,775 52.7   Less than $10,000 11,816 21.3
     Civilian labor force 58,694 52.6   $10,000 to $14,999 6,303 11.3
          Employed 53,456 47.9   $15,000 to $24,999 10,147 18.3
          Unemployed 5,238 4.7   $25,000 to $34,999 7,904 14.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 8.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 7,812 14.1
     Armed Forces 81 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 6,681 12.0
Not in labor force 52,762 47.3   $75,000 to $99,999 2,599 4.7
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,225 2.2
   Females 16 years and over 59,575 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 399 0.7
In labor force 28,107 47.2   $200,000 or more 670 1.2
     Civilian labor force 28,100 47.2   Median household income (dollars) 24,279 (X)
          Employed 25,472 42.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 10,785 100.0   With earnings 38,978 70.2
All parents in family in labor force 6,620 61.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,035 (X)
        With Social Security income 18,074 32.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,831 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 52,193 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 5,778 10.4
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 41,154 78.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,644 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 8,015 15.4   With public assistance income 2,404 4.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 354 0.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,018 (X)
Walked 749 1.4   With retirement income 8,850 15.9
Other means 776 1.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,702 (X)
Worked at home 1,145 2.2        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 29.1 (X)        
          Families 40,005 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 53,456 100.0   Less than $10,000 5,913 14.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 3,937 9.8
Management, professional, and related occupations 13,024 24.4   $15,000 to $24,999 7,243 18.1
Service occupations 8,289 15.5   $25,000 to $34,999 6,157 15.4
Sales and office occupations 12,638 23.6    $35,000 to $49,999 6,538 16.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 921 1.7   $50,000 to $74,999 5,791 14.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 6,685 12.5   $75,000 to $99,999 2,387 6.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 11,899 22.3   $100,000 to $149,999 1,099 2.7
        150,000 to $199,999 395 1.0
        $200,000 or more 545 1.4
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 29,329 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3,742 7.0   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 93,241 (X)
Construction 4,068 7.6   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 8,858 16.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,769 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,711 3.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 17,933 (X)
Retail trade 7,240 13.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3,054 5.7                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 709 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,956 3.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,984 3.7     Families 8,904 22.3
Educational, health and social services 10,992 20.6   With related children under 18 years 6,703 31.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,280 6.1        With related children under 5 years 2,834 34.9
Other services (except public administration) 2,985 5.6        
Public administration 2,877 5.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 5,182 49.5
        With related children under 18 years 4,459 59.6
             With related children under 5 years 1,884 67.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 37,186 26.1
Private wage and salary workers 39,560 74.0   18 years and over 22,920 22.2
Government workers 9,537 17.8        65 years and over 4,337 21.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 4,089 7.6   Related children under 18 years 14,167 36.3
Unpaid family workers 270 0.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 10,458 35.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 7,002 37.0
             
 
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.