DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Pearl River County (part) 045
[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 7,876 100.0     Households 3,733 100.0
In labor force 4,388 55.7   Less than $10,000 496 13.3
     Civilian labor force 4,371 55.5   $10,000 to $14,999 361 9.7
          Employed 4,080 51.8   $15,000 to $24,999 662 17.7
          Unemployed 291 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 588 15.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.7 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 615 16.5
     Armed Forces 17 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 655 17.5
Not in labor force 3,488 44.3   $75,000 to $99,999 196 5.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 107 2.9
   Females 16 years and over 4,145 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 33 0.9
In labor force 2,035 49.1   $200,000 or more 20 0.5
     Civilian labor force 2,035 49.1   Median household income (dollars) 30,739 (X)
          Employed 1,912 46.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 746 100.0   With earnings 2,836 76.0
All parents in family in labor force 388 52.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,704 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,115 29.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,782 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 3,968 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 272 7.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,097 78.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,649 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 550 13.9   With public assistance income 96 2.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 19 0.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,059 (X)
Walked 85 2.1   With retirement income 665 17.8
Other means 98 2.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,506 (X)
Worked at home 119 3.0        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 38.5 (X)        
          Families 2,872 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,080 100.0   Less than $10,000 266 9.3
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 226 7.9
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,205 29.5   $15,000 to $24,999 492 17.1
Service occupations 599 14.7   $25,000 to $34,999 469 16.3
Sales and office occupations 862 21.1    $35,000 to $49,999 528 18.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 37 0.9   $50,000 to $74,999 567 19.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 611 15.0   $75,000 to $99,999 179 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 766 18.8   $100,000 to $149,999 97 3.4
        150,000 to $199,999 28 1.0
        $200,000 or more 20 0.7
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 34,543 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 250 6.1   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 14,225 (X)
Construction 397 9.7   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 532 13.0   Male full-time, year-round workers 28,438 (X)
Wholesale trade 54 1.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,977 (X)
Retail trade 445 10.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 360 8.8                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 46 1.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 118 2.9   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 246 6.0     Families 416 14.5
Educational, health and social services 919 22.5   With related children under 18 years 281 19.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 240 5.9        With related children under 5 years 85 18.0
Other services (except public administration) 248 6.1        
Public administration 225 5.5     Families with female householder, no husband present 151 37.7
        With related children under 18 years 140 52.6
             With related children under 5 years 41 63.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,708 17.5
Private wage and salary workers 2,895 71.0   18 years and over 1,065 15.0
Government workers 786 19.3        65 years and over 156 13.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 369 9.0   Related children under 18 years 634 24.1
Unpaid family workers 30 0.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 509 25.2
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 356 33.6
             
 
Date: April 5, 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.