Mount Pleasant, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0547900, place: Mount Pleasant town, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 288 (100%)
In labor force: 159 (55.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 159 (55.21%)
----Employed: 146 (50.69%)
----Unemployed: 13 (4.51%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 129 (44.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 155 (53.82%)
In labor force: 81 (28.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 81 (28.13%)
----Employed: 73 (25.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 48 (16.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 22 (7.64%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 142 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 115 (80.99%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 19 (13.38%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 2 (1.41%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 6 (4.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 146 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 31 (21.23%)
Service occupations: 20 (13.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 19 (13.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 19 (13.01%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 57 (39.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (2.05%)
Construction: 12 (8.22%)
Manufacturing: 47 (32.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 11 (7.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (8.9%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2 (1.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 40 (27.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6 (4.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 4 (2.74%)
Public administration: 8 (5.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 98 (67.12%)
Government workers: 38 (26.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 10 (6.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 152 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (26.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (11.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 25 (16.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 24 (15.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 19 (12.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 20 (13.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (3.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,875

With earnings: 104 (68.42%)
--Mean earnings: $34,644
With Social Security income: 49 (32.24%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,388
With Supplemental Security Income: 8 (5.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,800
With public assistance income: 7 (4.61%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,400
With retirement income: 12 (7.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,483

Families: 108 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (12.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (7.41%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 22 (20.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 24 (22.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 15 (13.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 20 (18.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (2.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,286

Per capita income: $11,014

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,115
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 18 (16.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (9.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (8.33%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (5.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (5.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (5.56%)
Individuals: 87 (80.56%)
--18 years and over: 57 (52.78%)
----65 years and over: 24 (22.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 28 (25.93%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 16 (14.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 28 (25.93%)

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