Mena, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0545170, place: Mena city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,444 (100%)
In labor force: 2,323 (52.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,319 (52.18%)
----Employed: 2,204 (49.59%)
----Unemployed: 115 (2.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 2,121 (47.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,479 (55.78%)
In labor force: 1,095 (24.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,095 (24.64%)
----Employed: 1,051 (23.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 467 (10.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 213 (4.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,192 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,831 (83.53%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 218 (9.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 10 (0.46%)
Walked: 95 (4.33%)
Other means: 17 (0.78%)
Worked at home: 21 (0.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,204 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 572 (25.95%)
Service occupations: 311 (14.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 594 (26.95%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 20 (0.91%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 223 (10.12%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 484 (21.96%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 45 (2.04%)
Construction: 130 (5.9%)
Manufacturing: 400 (18.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 33 (1.5%)
Retail trade: 325 (14.75%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 202 (9.17%)
Information: 28 (1.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 86 (3.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 60 (2.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 545 (24.73%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 129 (5.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 137 (6.22%)
Public administration: 84 (3.81%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,727 (78.36%)
Government workers: 304 (13.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 154 (6.99%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.86%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,405 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 383 (15.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 388 (16.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 561 (23.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 316 (13.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 317 (13.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 279 (11.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 93 (3.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 32 (1.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 36 (1.5%)
Median household income: $22,671

With earnings: 1,568 (65.2%)
--Mean earnings: $37,451
With Social Security income: 1,044 (43.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,788
With Supplemental Security Income: 198 (8.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,060
With public assistance income: 57 (2.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,642
With retirement income: 484 (20.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,460

Families: 1,521 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 102 (6.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 159 (10.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 345 (22.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 244 (16.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 280 (18.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 245 (16.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 78 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 32 (2.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 36 (2.37%)
Median family income: $30,164

Per capita income: $14,710

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,665
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,472

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 184 (12.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 113 (7.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (4.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 34 (2.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (1.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.46%)
Individuals: 941 (61.87%)
--18 years and over: 663 (43.59%)
----65 years and over: 189 (12.43%)
--Related children under 18 years: 278 (18.28%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 171 (11.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 307 (20.18%)

Return to Mena,AR.