General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0509100, place: Brookland town, Arkansas)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 979 (100%)
In labor force: 678 (69.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 678 (69.25%)
----Employed: 652 (66.6%)
----Unemployed: 26 (2.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 301 (30.75%)
Females 16 years and over: 510 (52.09%)
In labor force: 310 (31.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 310 (31.66%)
----Employed: 304 (31.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 163 (16.65%)
All parents in family in labor force: 103 (10.52%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 629 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 519 (82.51%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 75 (11.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 16 (2.54%)
Other means: 5 (0.79%)
Worked at home: 14 (2.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 652 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 117 (17.94%)
Service occupations: 118 (18.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 159 (24.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 93 (14.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 163 (25%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.92%)
Construction: 95 (14.57%)
Manufacturing: 129 (19.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (4.45%)
Retail trade: 94 (14.42%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (6.75%)
Information: 9 (1.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (3.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 35 (5.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 134 (20.55%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 22 (3.37%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (1.84%)
Public administration: 20 (3.07%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 522 (80.06%)
Government workers: 66 (10.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 61 (9.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.46%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 483 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 36 (7.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 62 (12.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 67 (13.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (17.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 117 (24.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 81 (16.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (3.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (3.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.04%)
Median household income: $33,125
With earnings: 396 (81.99%)
--Mean earnings: $41,137
With Social Security income: 128 (26.5%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,783
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (5.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,135
With public assistance income: 10 (2.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,650
With retirement income: 57 (11.8%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,537
Families: 388 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (3.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (9.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 60 (15.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (17.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 98 (25.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 77 (19.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (3.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (4.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.29%)
Median family income: $37,500
Per capita income: $13,744
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,471
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,864
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 27 (6.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (6.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (2.84%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 13 (3.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (3.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.03%)
Individuals: 153 (39.43%)
--18 years and over: 78 (20.1%)
----65 years and over: 25 (6.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 75 (19.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 56 (14.43%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 32 (8.25%)
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