General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2211020, place: Buras-Triumph CDP, Louisiana)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 2,459 (100%)
In labor force: 1,219 (49.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,219 (49.57%)
----Employed: 1,095 (44.53%)
----Unemployed: 124 (5.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,240 (50.43%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,153 (46.89%)
In labor force: 465 (18.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 465 (18.91%)
----Employed: 402 (16.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 322 (13.09%)
All parents in family in labor force: 71 (2.89%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 1,062 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 786 (74.01%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 184 (17.33%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.56%)
Walked: 18 (1.69%)
Other means: 46 (4.33%)
Worked at home: 22 (2.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,095 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 163 (14.89%)
Service occupations: 149 (13.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 219 (20%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 103 (9.41%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 171 (15.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 290 (26.48%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 264 (24.11%)
Construction: 115 (10.5%)
Manufacturing: 73 (6.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 33 (3.01%)
Retail trade: 120 (10.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 131 (11.96%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (0.91%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (2.83%)
Educational, health and social services: 86 (7.85%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 97 (8.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 49 (4.47%)
Public administration: 86 (7.85%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 791 (72.24%)
Government workers: 200 (18.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 98 (8.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.55%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 1,157 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 191 (16.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 99 (8.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 185 (15.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 133 (11.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 234 (20.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 169 (14.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 94 (8.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (1.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (1.56%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (0.95%)
Median household income: $33,059
With earnings: 924 (79.86%)
--Mean earnings: $40,786
With Social Security income: 248 (21.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,067
With Supplemental Security Income: 94 (8.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,420
With public assistance income: 15 (1.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,633
With retirement income: 110 (9.51%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,745
Families: 872 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 114 (13.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (6.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 120 (13.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 78 (8.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 212 (24.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 153 (17.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 94 (10.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (2.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (2.06%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.69%)
Median family income: $41,216
Per capita income: $13,426
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,980
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,917
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 158 (18.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 107 (12.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 55 (6.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 37 (4.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (3.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (1.38%)
Individuals: 700 (80.28%)
--18 years and over: 458 (52.52%)
----65 years and over: 43 (4.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 242 (27.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 167 (19.15%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 151 (17.32%)
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