Chauvin, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2214520, place: Chauvin CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,294 (100%)
In labor force: 1,026 (44.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,026 (44.73%)
----Employed: 982 (42.81%)
----Unemployed: 44 (1.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,268 (55.27%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,134 (49.43%)
In labor force: 384 (16.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 384 (16.74%)
----Employed: 365 (15.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 233 (10.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 53 (2.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 962 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 644 (66.94%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 200 (20.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.94%)
Walked: 56 (5.82%)
Other means: 44 (4.57%)
Worked at home: 9 (0.94%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 982 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 163 (16.6%)
Service occupations: 205 (20.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 169 (17.21%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 46 (4.68%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 111 (11.3%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 288 (29.33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 110 (11.2%)
Construction: 60 (6.11%)
Manufacturing: 150 (15.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 40 (4.07%)
Retail trade: 147 (14.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 91 (9.27%)
Information: 12 (1.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 27 (2.75%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (3.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 170 (17.31%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 77 (7.84%)
Other services (except public administration): 31 (3.16%)
Public administration: 36 (3.67%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 773 (78.72%)
Government workers: 164 (16.7%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 45 (4.58%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,035 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 163 (15.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 132 (12.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 200 (19.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 187 (18.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 172 (16.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 131 (12.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (2.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (1.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.97%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $25,922

With earnings: 730 (70.53%)
--Mean earnings: $33,941
With Social Security income: 401 (38.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,070
With Supplemental Security Income: 99 (9.57%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,174
With public assistance income: 39 (3.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,664
With retirement income: 70 (6.76%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,112

Families: 826 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 93 (11.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 93 (11.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 147 (17.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 166 (20.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 155 (18.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 137 (16.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 17 (2.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (0.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.21%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $28,897

Per capita income: $10,492

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,168
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,495

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 141 (17.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 77 (9.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (2.78%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 45 (5.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (2.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 612 (74.09%)
--18 years and over: 416 (50.36%)
----65 years and over: 115 (13.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 196 (23.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 163 (19.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 94 (11.38%)

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