DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Leake County 018
[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 15,904 100.0     Households 7,624 100.0
In labor force 8,353 52.5   Less than $10,000 1,528 20.0
     Civilian labor force 8,342 52.5   $10,000 to $14,999 675 8.9
          Employed 7,750 48.7   $15,000 to $24,999 1,364 17.9
          Unemployed 592 3.7   $25,000 to $34,999 1,090 14.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 1,336 17.5
     Armed Forces 11 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 964 12.6
Not in labor force 7,551 47.5   $75,000 to $99,999 352 4.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 240 3.1
   Females 16 years and over 8,186 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 20 0.3
In labor force 3,963 48.4   $200,000 or more 55 0.7
     Civilian labor force 3,957 48.3   Median household income (dollars) 27,055 (X)
          Employed 3,632 44.4        
             
  Own children under 6 years 1,674 100.0   With earnings 5,510 72.3
All parents in family in labor force 1,009 60.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,857 (X)
        With Social Security income 2,459 32.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,464 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 7,568 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 747 9.8
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,570 73.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,614 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,598 21.1   With public assistance income 277 3.6
Public transportation (including taxicab) 73 1.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,979 (X)
Walked 73 1.0   With retirement income 954 12.5
Other means 95 1.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,254 (X)
Worked at home 159 2.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 32.6 (X)        
          Families 5,621 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,750 100.0   Less than $10,000 731 13.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 403 7.2
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,947 25.1   $15,000 to $24,999 1,032 18.4
Service occupations 1,012 13.1   $25,000 to $34,999 924 16.4
Sales and office occupations 1,675 21.6    $35,000 to $49,999 1,075 19.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 190 2.5   $50,000 to $74,999 831 14.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 992 12.8   $75,000 to $99,999 328 5.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,934 25.0   $100,000 to $149,999 222 3.9
        150,000 to $199,999 20 0.4
        $200,000 or more 55 1.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 32,147 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 739 9.5   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 13,365 (X)
Construction 642 8.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,822 23.5   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,367 (X)
Wholesale trade 207 2.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,307 (X)
Retail trade 863 11.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 484 6.2                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 69 0.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 406 5.2   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 196 2.5     Families 1,020 18.1
Educational, health and social services 1,413 18.2   With related children under 18 years 790 25.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 401 5.2        With related children under 5 years 367 29.9
Other services (except public administration) 229 3.0        
Public administration 279 3.6     Families with female householder, no husband present 559 43.7
        With related children under 18 years 491 51.8
             With related children under 5 years 267 65.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 4,685 23.3
Private wage and salary workers 6,028 77.8   18 years and over 2,881 19.9
Government workers 1,201 15.5        65 years and over 684 23.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 496 6.4   Related children under 18 years 1,784 31.9
Unpaid family workers 25 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 1,321 32.1
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 989 39.4
             
 
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.