Benton, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2206925, place: Benton town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,541 (100%)
In labor force: 871 (56.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 864 (56.07%)
----Employed: 799 (51.85%)
----Unemployed: 65 (4.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.45%)
Not in labor force: 670 (43.48%)
Females 16 years and over: 817 (53.02%)
In labor force: 444 (28.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 442 (28.68%)
----Employed: 400 (25.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 147 (9.54%)
All parents in family in labor force: 93 (6.04%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 791 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 656 (82.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 101 (12.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 19 (2.4%)
Other means: 9 (1.14%)
Worked at home: 6 (0.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 799 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 164 (20.53%)
Service occupations: 178 (22.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 191 (23.9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.63%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 107 (13.39%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 154 (19.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33 (4.13%)
Construction: 76 (9.51%)
Manufacturing: 77 (9.64%)
Wholesale trade.: 14 (1.75%)
Retail trade: 80 (10.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (5.26%)
Information: 20 (2.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 53 (6.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 42 (5.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 151 (18.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 102 (12.77%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (5.76%)
Public administration: 63 (7.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 595 (74.47%)
Government workers: 171 (21.4%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (4.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 747 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 135 (18.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 88 (11.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 142 (19.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 88 (11.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 130 (17.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 108 (14.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (4.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (2.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.27%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.27%)
Median household income: $25,708

With earnings: 556 (74.43%)
--Mean earnings: $35,885
With Social Security income: 193 (25.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,851
With Supplemental Security Income: 67 (8.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,550
With public assistance income: 36 (4.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,534
With retirement income: 130 (17.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,709

Families: 515 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 64 (12.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (11.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 87 (16.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (12.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 108 (20.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 84 (16.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (6.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (3.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.39%)
Median family income: $31,953

Per capita income: $12,289

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,423
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,472

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 103 (20%)
--With related children under 18 years: 88 (17.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (7.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 76 (14.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 68 (13.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (6.41%)
Individuals: 466 (90.49%)
--18 years and over: 263 (51.07%)
----65 years and over: 60 (11.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 196 (38.06%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 143 (27.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 108 (20.97%)

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