Bastrop, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2204685, place: Bastrop city, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 9,765 (100%)
In labor force: 4,984 (51.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,984 (51.04%)
----Employed: 4,229 (43.31%)
----Unemployed: 755 (7.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 15.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,781 (48.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,558 (56.92%)
In labor force: 2,649 (27.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,649 (27.13%)
----Employed: 2,245 (22.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,101 (11.27%)
All parents in family in labor force: 755 (7.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,141 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,952 (71.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 930 (22.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 73 (1.76%)
Walked: 78 (1.88%)
Other means: 60 (1.45%)
Worked at home: 48 (1.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 23 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,229 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 807 (19.08%)
Service occupations: 987 (23.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 949 (22.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 72 (1.7%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 403 (9.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,011 (23.91%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 152 (3.59%)
Construction: 224 (5.3%)
Manufacturing: 917 (21.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 60 (1.42%)
Retail trade: 531 (12.56%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 206 (4.87%)
Information: 37 (0.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 156 (3.69%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 160 (3.78%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,063 (25.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 192 (4.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 273 (6.46%)
Public administration: 258 (6.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,303 (78.1%)
Government workers: 702 (16.6%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 217 (5.13%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,760 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,299 (27.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 650 (13.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 784 (16.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 613 (12.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 584 (12.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 557 (11.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 115 (2.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 122 (2.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.21%)
$200,000 or more: 26 (0.55%)
Median household income: $20,418

With earnings: 3,272 (68.74%)
--Mean earnings: $31,053
With Social Security income: 1,586 (33.32%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,431
With Supplemental Security Income: 509 (10.69%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,449
With public assistance income: 327 (6.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,962
With retirement income: 685 (14.39%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,648

Families: 3,322 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 634 (19.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 447 (13.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 516 (15.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 514 (15.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 459 (13.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 505 (15.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 106 (3.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 115 (3.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 26 (0.78%)
Median family income: $26,250

Per capita income: $10,769

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,477
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,813

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 984 (29.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 801 (24.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 394 (11.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 697 (20.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 585 (17.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 317 (9.54%)
Individuals: 4,482 (134.92%)
--18 years and over: 2,692 (81.04%)
----65 years and over: 571 (17.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,748 (52.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,213 (36.51%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 864 (26.01%)

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