Ama, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2201780, place: Ama CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,034 (100%)
In labor force: 576 (55.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 574 (55.51%)
----Employed: 548 (53%)
----Unemployed: 26 (2.51%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.19%)
Not in labor force: 458 (44.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 535 (51.74%)
In labor force: 259 (25.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 259 (25.05%)
----Employed: 239 (23.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 42 (4.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 27 (2.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 539 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 444 (82.37%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 74 (13.73%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (1.48%)
Walked: 11 (2.04%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 548 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 164 (29.93%)
Service occupations: 51 (9.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 116 (21.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (1.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 108 (19.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 102 (18.61%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (2.74%)
Construction: 52 (9.49%)
Manufacturing: 165 (30.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 74 (13.5%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 21 (3.83%)
Information: 25 (4.56%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (1.82%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 24 (4.38%)
Educational, health and social services: 111 (20.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 20 (3.65%)
Other services (except public administration): 0 (0%)
Public administration: 31 (5.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 453 (82.66%)
Government workers: 91 (16.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 4 (0.73%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 473 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (6.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (3.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 67 (14.16%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (16.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (19.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 89 (18.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66 (13.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (3.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.69%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.27%)
Median household income: $41,691

With earnings: 361 (76.32%)
--Mean earnings: $57,238
With Social Security income: 132 (27.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,221
With Supplemental Security Income: 34 (7.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,633
With public assistance income: 6 (1.27%)
--Mean public assistance income: $867
With retirement income: 76 (16.07%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,979

Families: 347 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (4.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (1.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (6.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 53 (15.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (22.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 89 (25.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 53 (15.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (5.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (2.31%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.73%)
Median family income: $50,156

Per capita income: $19,399

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,875
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,667

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 26 (7.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (1.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 107 (30.84%)
--18 years and over: 107 (30.84%)
----65 years and over: 19 (5.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33 (9.51%)

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