Mcgehee, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0542770, place: McGehee city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,482 (100%)
In labor force: 1,709 (49.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,709 (49.08%)
----Employed: 1,551 (44.54%)
----Unemployed: 158 (4.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,773 (50.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,992 (57.21%)
In labor force: 842 (24.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 842 (24.18%)
----Employed: 743 (21.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 398 (11.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 219 (6.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,523 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,182 (77.61%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 227 (14.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 35 (2.3%)
Other means: 22 (1.44%)
Worked at home: 57 (3.74%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,551 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 410 (26.43%)
Service occupations: 245 (15.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 402 (25.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 44 (2.84%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 123 (7.93%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 327 (21.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 184 (11.86%)
Construction: 80 (5.16%)
Manufacturing: 251 (16.18%)
Wholesale trade.: 73 (4.71%)
Retail trade: 148 (9.54%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 96 (6.19%)
Information: 18 (1.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 88 (5.67%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 60 (3.87%)
Educational, health and social services: 278 (17.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 93 (6%)
Other services (except public administration): 80 (5.16%)
Public administration: 102 (6.58%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,051 (67.76%)
Government workers: 319 (20.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 163 (10.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 18 (1.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,871 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 451 (24.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 232 (12.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 348 (18.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 215 (11.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 166 (8.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 258 (13.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 99 (5.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 63 (3.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 32 (1.71%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.37%)
Median household income: $21,909

With earnings: 1,279 (68.36%)
--Mean earnings: $37,503
With Social Security income: 591 (31.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,874
With Supplemental Security Income: 193 (10.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,183
With public assistance income: 110 (5.88%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,578
With retirement income: 217 (11.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,221

Families: 1,316 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 233 (17.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 173 (13.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 248 (18.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 139 (10.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (10.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 209 (15.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 80 (6.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 63 (4.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 32 (2.43%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.3%)
Median family income: $25,270

Per capita income: $14,191

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,429
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,464

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 351 (26.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 260 (19.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 140 (10.64%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 234 (17.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 195 (14.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 109 (8.28%)
Individuals: 1,365 (103.72%)
--18 years and over: 830 (63.07%)
----65 years and over: 173 (13.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 535 (40.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 379 (28.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 256 (19.45%)

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