Basile, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2204580, place: Basile town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,264 (100%)
In labor force: 587 (46.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 586 (46.36%)
----Employed: 548 (43.35%)
----Unemployed: 38 (3.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.5%
--Armed Forces: 1 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 677 (53.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 679 (53.72%)
In labor force: 270 (21.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 270 (21.36%)
----Employed: 247 (19.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 162 (12.82%)
All parents in family in labor force: 85 (6.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 536 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 371 (69.22%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 125 (23.32%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.37%)
Walked: 19 (3.54%)
Other means: 14 (2.61%)
Worked at home: 5 (0.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 548 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 96 (17.52%)
Service occupations: 161 (29.38%)
Sales and office occupations: 106 (19.34%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.55%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 126 (22.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 56 (10.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 61 (11.13%)
Construction: 65 (11.86%)
Manufacturing: 15 (2.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (3.47%)
Retail trade: 38 (6.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (6.02%)
Information: 2 (0.36%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5 (0.91%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 20 (3.65%)
Educational, health and social services: 89 (16.24%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 121 (22.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 17 (3.1%)
Public administration: 63 (11.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 370 (67.52%)
Government workers: 142 (25.91%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 36 (6.57%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 628 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 165 (26.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 88 (14.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 155 (24.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (12.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 59 (9.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 54 (8.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (3.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.32%)
Median household income: $18,922

With earnings: 430 (68.47%)
--Mean earnings: $26,990
With Social Security income: 193 (30.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,969
With Supplemental Security Income: 78 (12.42%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,399
With public assistance income: 22 (3.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,041
With retirement income: 94 (14.97%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,019

Families: 423 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 74 (17.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (11.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 116 (27.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 67 (15.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43 (10.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 46 (10.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (4.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.71%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.47%)
Median family income: $23,008

Per capita income: $10,568

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $21,389
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,603

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 128 (30.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 92 (21.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (8.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 41 (9.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (9.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (3.55%)
Individuals: 500 (118.2%)
--18 years and over: 325 (76.83%)
----65 years and over: 38 (8.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 171 (40.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 123 (29.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 112 (26.48%)

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