DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Itawamba County (part) 007
[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 3,046 100.0     Households 1,545 100.0
In labor force 1,814 59.6   Less than $10,000 217 14.0
     Civilian labor force 1,814 59.6   $10,000 to $14,999 80 5.2
          Employed 1,701 55.8   $15,000 to $24,999 312 20.2
          Unemployed 113 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 276 17.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 236 15.3
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 284 18.4
Not in labor force 1,232 40.4   $75,000 to $99,999 76 4.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 45 2.9
   Females 16 years and over 1,519 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 14 0.9
In labor force 792 52.1   $200,000 or more 5 0.3
     Civilian labor force 792 52.1   Median household income (dollars) 30,967 (X)
          Employed 730 48.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 272 100.0   With earnings 1,198 77.5
All parents in family in labor force 221 81.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,598 (X)
        With Social Security income 469 30.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,189 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 1,680 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 117 7.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,317 78.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 4,483 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 306 18.2   With public assistance income 11 0.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 6 0.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,082 (X)
Walked 3 0.2   With retirement income 243 15.7
Other means 2 0.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 12,278 (X)
Worked at home 46 2.7        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 34.6 (X)        
          Families 1,191 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,701 100.0   Less than $10,000 71 6.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 74 6.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 266 15.6   $15,000 to $24,999 197 16.5
Service occupations 179 10.5   $25,000 to $34,999 248 20.8
Sales and office occupations 326 19.2    $35,000 to $49,999 204 17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 18 1.1   $50,000 to $74,999 271 22.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 281 16.5   $75,000 to $99,999 62 5.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 631 37.1   $100,000 to $149,999 45 3.8
        150,000 to $199,999 14 1.2
        $200,000 or more 5 0.4
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 35,430 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 50 2.9   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 14,350 (X)
Construction 216 12.7   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 672 39.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 26,135 (X)
Wholesale trade 52 3.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,237 (X)
Retail trade 114 6.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 61 3.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 17 1.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 48 2.8   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 27 1.6     Families 130 10.9
Educational, health and social services 261 15.3   With related children under 18 years 91 14.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 75 4.4        With related children under 5 years 42 20.2
Other services (except public administration) 89 5.2        
Public administration 19 1.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 46 32.4
        With related children under 18 years 46 51.7
             With related children under 5 years 28 70.0
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 567 14.1
Private wage and salary workers 1,391 81.8   18 years and over 376 12.8
Government workers 220 12.9        65 years and over 95 18.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 90 5.3   Related children under 18 years 178 16.7
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 123 15.0
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 168 36.7
             
 
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.