Fouke, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0524640, place: Fouke town, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 592 (100%)
In labor force: 343 (57.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 343 (57.94%)
----Employed: 318 (53.72%)
----Unemployed: 25 (4.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 249 (42.06%)
Females 16 years and over: 310 (52.36%)
In labor force: 144 (24.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 144 (24.32%)
----Employed: 131 (22.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 101 (17.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 55 (9.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 313 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 266 (84.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 39 (12.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 2 (0.64%)
Worked at home: 6 (1.92%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 318 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 59 (18.55%)
Service occupations: 35 (11.01%)
Sales and office occupations: 92 (28.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (2.83%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 49 (15.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 74 (23.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (4.4%)
Construction: 35 (11.01%)
Manufacturing: 51 (16.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 69 (21.7%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 21 (6.6%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3 (0.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (3.46%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (20.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 20 (6.29%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (5.66%)
Public administration: 12 (3.77%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 255 (80.19%)
Government workers: 52 (16.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 11 (3.46%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 300 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (19.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (10.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 59 (19.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 33 (11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 64 (21.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 44 (14.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (3.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $25,192

With earnings: 222 (74%)
--Mean earnings: $33,040
With Social Security income: 93 (31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,755
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (8.67%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,169
With public assistance income: 8 (2.67%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,463
With retirement income: 21 (7%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,162

Families: 217 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (10.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (10.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 38 (17.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 26 (11.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 62 (28.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 39 (17.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (3.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,089

Per capita income: $11,075

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,937
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,375

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 39 (17.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33 (15.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (9.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 9 (4.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (4.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (4.15%)
Individuals: 143 (65.9%)
--18 years and over: 101 (46.54%)
----65 years and over: 24 (11.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 42 (19.35%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 22 (10.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33 (15.21%)

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