Coushatta, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2218055, place: Coushatta town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,646 (100%)
In labor force: 683 (41.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 683 (41.49%)
----Employed: 533 (32.38%)
----Unemployed: 150 (9.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 22%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 963 (58.51%)
Females 16 years and over: 944 (57.35%)
In labor force: 367 (22.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 367 (22.3%)
----Employed: 277 (16.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 226 (13.73%)
All parents in family in labor force: 151 (9.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 524 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 371 (70.8%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 107 (20.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (1.34%)
Other means: 30 (5.73%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 533 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 117 (21.95%)
Service occupations: 124 (23.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 80 (15.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (2.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 49 (9.19%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 152 (28.52%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (4.5%)
Construction: 39 (7.32%)
Manufacturing: 101 (18.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (2.25%)
Retail trade: 46 (8.63%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 26 (4.88%)
Information: 2 (0.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 29 (5.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 14 (2.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 136 (25.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 40 (7.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 37 (6.94%)
Public administration: 27 (5.07%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 381 (71.48%)
Government workers: 113 (21.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (6.19%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (1.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 748 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 256 (34.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 111 (14.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 143 (19.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (10.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (6.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 61 (8.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (2.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (2.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.47%)
Median household income: $15,500

With earnings: 463 (61.9%)
--Mean earnings: $32,516
With Social Security income: 256 (34.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,308
With Supplemental Security Income: 78 (10.43%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,708
With public assistance income: 45 (6.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,905
With retirement income: 127 (16.98%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,613

Families: 504 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 152 (30.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59 (11.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 105 (20.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 56 (11.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (7.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 52 (10.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 18 (3.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (1.39%)
Median family income: $18,958

Per capita income: $10,228

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,938
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,833

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 225 (44.64%)
--With related children under 18 years: 188 (37.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 105 (20.83%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 161 (31.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 154 (30.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 87 (17.26%)
Individuals: 1,025 (203.37%)
--18 years and over: 560 (111.11%)
----65 years and over: 51 (10.12%)
--Related children under 18 years: 460 (91.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 320 (63.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 147 (29.17%)

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