Arcadia, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2202655, place: Arcadia town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,304 (100%)
In labor force: 1,034 (44.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,034 (44.88%)
----Employed: 934 (40.54%)
----Unemployed: 100 (4.34%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,270 (55.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,313 (56.99%)
In labor force: 527 (22.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 527 (22.87%)
----Employed: 483 (20.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 234 (10.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 154 (6.68%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 915 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 639 (69.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 232 (25.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (3.06%)
Other means: 8 (0.87%)
Worked at home: 8 (0.87%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 934 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 222 (23.77%)
Service occupations: 172 (18.42%)
Sales and office occupations: 201 (21.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (1.82%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 55 (5.89%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 267 (28.59%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (3.32%)
Construction: 26 (2.78%)
Manufacturing: 261 (27.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 14 (1.5%)
Retail trade: 125 (13.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 36 (3.85%)
Information: 6 (0.64%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 41 (4.39%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (3.43%)
Educational, health and social services: 191 (20.45%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 58 (6.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 50 (5.35%)
Public administration: 63 (6.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 729 (78.05%)
Government workers: 169 (18.09%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 34 (3.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,041 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 263 (25.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 136 (13.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 190 (18.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 131 (12.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 120 (11.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 137 (13.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (2.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (2.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.19%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.19%)
Median household income: $21,661

With earnings: 724 (69.55%)
--Mean earnings: $30,504
With Social Security income: 347 (33.33%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,165
With Supplemental Security Income: 78 (7.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,125
With public assistance income: 59 (5.67%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,928
With retirement income: 205 (19.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,353

Families: 711 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 121 (17.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 85 (11.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 136 (19.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 92 (12.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91 (12.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 130 (18.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (3.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (3.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.28%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.28%)
Median family income: $26,250

Per capita income: $10,962

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,885
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,279

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 193 (27.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 139 (19.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 58 (8.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 138 (19.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 111 (15.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 47 (6.61%)
Individuals: 863 (121.38%)
--18 years and over: 509 (71.59%)
----65 years and over: 89 (12.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 354 (49.79%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 261 (36.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 149 (20.96%)

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