Chidester, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0513750, place: Chidester city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 251 (100%)
In labor force: 109 (43.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 109 (43.43%)
----Employed: 95 (37.85%)
----Unemployed: 14 (5.58%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 142 (56.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 144 (57.37%)
In labor force: 59 (23.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 59 (23.51%)
----Employed: 51 (20.32%)
Own children under 6 years: 24 (9.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 13 (5.18%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 92 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 72 (78.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 11 (11.96%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 2 (2.17%)
Worked at home: 7 (7.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 95 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 11 (11.58%)
Service occupations: 20 (21.05%)
Sales and office occupations: 10 (10.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (6.32%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 5 (5.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 43 (45.26%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (5.26%)
Construction: 0 (0%)
Manufacturing: 44 (46.32%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 9 (9.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 4 (4.21%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3 (3.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 24 (25.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 0 (0%)
Other services (except public administration): 3 (3.16%)
Public administration: 3 (3.16%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 73 (76.84%)
Government workers: 18 (18.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 4 (4.21%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 139 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 28 (20.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (14.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 40 (28.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 10 (7.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 15 (10.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 20 (14.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (2.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.72%)
Median household income: $21,397

With earnings: 84 (60.43%)
--Mean earnings: $27,117
With Social Security income: 70 (50.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,275
With Supplemental Security Income: 12 (8.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,533
With public assistance income: 2 (1.44%)
--Mean public assistance income: $950
With retirement income: 26 (18.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,000

Families: 78 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7 (8.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (17.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (17.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 10 (12.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12 (15.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 17 (21.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (3.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (1.28%)
Median family income: $29,000

Per capita income: $13,425

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,656
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 17 (21.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (17.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (7.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (7.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (7.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (2.56%)
Individuals: 84 (107.69%)
--18 years and over: 56 (71.79%)
----65 years and over: 16 (20.51%)
--Related children under 18 years: 28 (35.9%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 20 (25.64%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 20 (25.64%)

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