Murfreesboro, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0548290, place: Murfreesboro city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,426 (100%)
In labor force: 803 (56.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 803 (56.31%)
----Employed: 766 (53.72%)
----Unemployed: 37 (2.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 623 (43.69%)
Females 16 years and over: 807 (56.59%)
In labor force: 427 (29.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 427 (29.94%)
----Employed: 404 (28.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 107 (7.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 82 (5.75%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 754 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 559 (74.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 117 (15.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 16 (2.12%)
Walked: 38 (5.04%)
Other means: 7 (0.93%)
Worked at home: 17 (2.25%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 766 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 210 (27.42%)
Service occupations: 123 (16.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 135 (17.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (3.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 78 (10.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 195 (25.46%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 49 (6.4%)
Construction: 49 (6.4%)
Manufacturing: 161 (21.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 3 (0.39%)
Retail trade: 64 (8.36%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 35 (4.57%)
Information: 3 (0.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 34 (4.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 30 (3.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 177 (23.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 55 (7.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 66 (8.62%)
Public administration: 40 (5.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 531 (69.32%)
Government workers: 165 (21.54%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 68 (8.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 738 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 139 (18.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (10.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 130 (17.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 120 (16.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 110 (14.91%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 113 (15.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (3.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.14%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.63%)
Median household income: $26,806

With earnings: 494 (66.94%)
--Mean earnings: $37,652
With Social Security income: 328 (44.44%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,276
With Supplemental Security Income: 50 (6.78%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,728
With public assistance income: 23 (3.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,343
With retirement income: 149 (20.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,335

Families: 471 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 43 (9.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (2.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 102 (21.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (19.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 80 (16.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 96 (20.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (5.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (2.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.21%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (2.55%)
Median family income: $33,456

Per capita income: $17,124

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,300
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,523

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 52 (11.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (6.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (1.91%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 28 (5.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (5.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.06%)
Individuals: 240 (50.96%)
--18 years and over: 184 (39.07%)
----65 years and over: 60 (12.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 56 (11.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 42 (8.92%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 93 (19.75%)

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