DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: PUMA021- George County, Hancock County, Pearl River County, and Stone 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 94,884 100.0     Households 46,494 100.0
In labor force 54,126 57.0   Less than $10,000 6,492 14.0
     Civilian labor force 53,803 56.7   $10,000 to $14,999 4,004 8.6
          Employed 49,827 52.5   $15,000 to $24,999 7,146 15.4
          Unemployed 3,976 4.2   $25,000 to $34,999 6,732 14.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 8,417 18.1
     Armed Forces 323 0.3   $50,000 to $74,999 8,004 17.2
Not in labor force 40,758 43.0   $75,000 to $99,999 3,182 6.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,616 3.5
   Females 16 years and over 48,814 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 444 1.0
In labor force 23,896 49.0   $200,000 or more 457 1.0
     Civilian labor force 23,832 48.8   Median household income (dollars) 33,055 (X)
          Employed 21,846 44.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 9,740 100.0   With earnings 35,161 75.6
All parents in family in labor force 5,528 56.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 42,141 (X)
        With Social Security income 14,263 30.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,703 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 48,940 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 3,219 6.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 37,777 77.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,801 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 8,062 16.5   With public assistance income 1,545 3.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 161 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,795 (X)
Walked 724 1.5   With retirement income 9,006 19.4
Other means 859 1.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,487 (X)
Worked at home 1,357 2.8        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 34.7 (X)        
          Families 34,588 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 49,827 100.0   Less than $10,000 3,206 9.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 2,207 6.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 13,211 26.5   $15,000 to $24,999 5,111 14.8
Service occupations 7,881 15.8   $25,000 to $34,999 5,143 14.9
Sales and office occupations 11,824 23.7    $35,000 to $49,999 6,860 19.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 659 1.3   $50,000 to $74,999 6,989 20.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 8,061 16.2   $75,000 to $99,999 2,855 8.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 8,191 16.4   $100,000 to $149,999 1,419 4.1
        150,000 to $199,999 408 1.2
        $200,000 or more 390 1.1
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 38,186 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2,197 4.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 61,938 (X)
Construction 5,660 11.4   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 6,594 13.2   Male full-time, year-round workers 31,055 (X)
Wholesale trade 1,290 2.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,526 (X)
Retail trade 6,066 12.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,754 5.5                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 765 1.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 2,108 4.2   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 3,170 6.4     Families 4,679 13.5
Educational, health and social services 8,987 18.0   With related children under 18 years 3,414 19.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 4,944 9.9        With related children under 5 years 1,562 23.4
Other services (except public administration) 2,487 5.0        
Public administration 2,805 5.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 2,005 38.1
        With related children under 18 years 1,733 47.9
             With related children under 5 years 773 61.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 20,348 16.7
Private wage and salary workers 37,074 74.4   18 years and over 13,027 14.6
Government workers 8,325 16.7        65 years and over 1,951 12.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 4,090 8.2   Related children under 18 years 7,148 22.0
Unpaid family workers 338 0.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 5,030 20.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5,053 31.5
             
 
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.