Carthage, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0511830, place: Carthage city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 365 (100%)
In labor force: 171 (46.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 171 (46.85%)
----Employed: 159 (43.56%)
----Unemployed: 12 (3.29%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 194 (53.15%)
Females 16 years and over: 162 (44.38%)
In labor force: 76 (20.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 76 (20.82%)
----Employed: 74 (20.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 20 (5.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 7 (1.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 150 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 71 (47.33%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 55 (36.67%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 21 (14%)
Other means: 2 (1.33%)
Worked at home: 1 (0.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 159 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8 (5.03%)
Service occupations: 17 (10.69%)
Sales and office occupations: 19 (11.95%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (9.43%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2 (1.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 98 (61.64%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (8.18%)
Construction: 7 (4.4%)
Manufacturing: 102 (64.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 5 (3.14%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 0 (0%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4 (2.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 0 (0%)
Educational, health and social services: 24 (15.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2 (1.26%)
Other services (except public administration): 0 (0%)
Public administration: 2 (1.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 143 (89.94%)
Government workers: 13 (8.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3 (1.89%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 147 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 34 (23.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (17.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 15 (10.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 24 (16.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 17 (11.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 22 (14.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (3.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.36%)
Median household income: $23,750

With earnings: 107 (72.79%)
--Mean earnings: $35,935
With Social Security income: 50 (34.01%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,620
With Supplemental Security Income: 21 (14.29%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,486
With public assistance income: 4 (2.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $600
With retirement income: 9 (6.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $2,211

Families: 88 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9 (10.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (13.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 13 (14.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 10 (11.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 15 (17.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 20 (22.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (5.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (2.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (2.27%)
Median family income: $33,750

Per capita income: $11,466

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,188
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,229

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 17 (19.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (14.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (7.95%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (11.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (11.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (7.95%)
Individuals: 99 (112.5%)
--18 years and over: 64 (72.73%)
----65 years and over: 14 (15.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 35 (39.77%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 26 (29.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 28 (31.82%)

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