DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Yalobusha County 009
[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 10,086 100.0     Households 5,282 100.0
In labor force 5,457 54.1   Less than $10,000 951 18.0
     Civilian labor force 5,457 54.1   $10,000 to $14,999 522 9.9
          Employed 5,077 50.3   $15,000 to $24,999 1,046 19.8
          Unemployed 380 3.8   $25,000 to $34,999 818 15.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 833 15.8
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 715 13.5
Not in labor force 4,629 45.9   $75,000 to $99,999 192 3.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 137 2.6
   Females 16 years and over 5,419 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 20 0.4
In labor force 2,585 47.7   $200,000 or more 48 0.9
     Civilian labor force 2,585 47.7   Median household income (dollars) 26,315 (X)
          Employed 2,389 44.1        
             
  Own children under 6 years 959 100.0   With earnings 3,650 69.1
All parents in family in labor force 561 58.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 37,467 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,884 35.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,631 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,956 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 553 10.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,872 78.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,524 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 859 17.3   With public assistance income 152 2.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 23 0.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,610 (X)
Walked 69 1.4   With retirement income 1,132 21.4
Other means 59 1.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 18,944 (X)
Worked at home 74 1.5        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.0 (X)        
          Families 3,650 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 5,077 100.0   Less than $10,000 436 11.9
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 276 7.6
Management, professional, and related occupations 930 18.3   $15,000 to $24,999 680 18.6
Service occupations 610 12.0   $25,000 to $34,999 611 16.7
Sales and office occupations 1,031 20.3    $35,000 to $49,999 689 18.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 73 1.4   $50,000 to $74,999 621 17.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 639 12.6   $75,000 to $99,999 156 4.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,794 35.3   $100,000 to $149,999 132 3.6
        150,000 to $199,999 17 0.5
        $200,000 or more 32 0.9
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 31,801 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 145 2.9   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 14,953 (X)
Construction 459 9.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,719 33.9   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,009 (X)
Wholesale trade 112 2.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,236 (X)
Retail trade 479 9.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 305 6.0                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 39 0.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 217 4.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 190 3.7     Families 710 19.5
Educational, health and social services 876 17.3   With related children under 18 years 519 28.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 143 2.8        With related children under 5 years 265 32.5
Other services (except public administration) 171 3.4        
Public administration 222 4.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 444 47.1
        With related children under 18 years 381 59.5
             With related children under 5 years 205 68.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 2,819 21.8
Private wage and salary workers 3,918 77.2   18 years and over 1,831 19.0
Government workers 828 16.3        65 years and over 431 21.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 323 6.4   Related children under 18 years 985 30.1
Unpaid family workers 8 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 710 29.2
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 594 30.4
             
 
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.