Elton, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2223620, place: Elton town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 908 (100%)
In labor force: 403 (44.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 403 (44.38%)
----Employed: 364 (40.09%)
----Unemployed: 39 (4.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 505 (55.62%)
Females 16 years and over: 489 (53.85%)
In labor force: 185 (20.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 185 (20.37%)
----Employed: 169 (18.61%)
Own children under 6 years: 114 (12.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 38 (4.19%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 359 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 277 (77.16%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 63 (17.55%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.39%)
Other means: 10 (2.79%)
Worked at home: 4 (1.11%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 364 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 67 (18.41%)
Service occupations: 123 (33.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 62 (17.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (1.92%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 51 (14.01%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 54 (14.84%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (6.59%)
Construction: 46 (12.64%)
Manufacturing: 25 (6.87%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (3.02%)
Retail trade: 32 (8.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (3.02%)
Information: 3 (0.82%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (1.65%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 15 (4.12%)
Educational, health and social services: 69 (18.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 86 (23.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 13 (3.57%)
Public administration: 23 (6.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 265 (72.8%)
Government workers: 77 (21.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 22 (6.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 463 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 103 (22.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 62 (13.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 88 (19.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (16.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (13.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 36 (7.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (6.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.22%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,384

With earnings: 292 (63.07%)
--Mean earnings: $29,881
With Social Security income: 162 (34.99%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,484
With Supplemental Security Income: 39 (8.42%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,334
With public assistance income: 15 (3.24%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,687
With retirement income: 91 (19.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,707

Families: 331 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 55 (16.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (6.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (21.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (19.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 54 (16.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 38 (11.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (6.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $28,359

Per capita income: $10,713

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,417

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 88 (26.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 60 (18.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (9.37%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 31 (9.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (8.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (5.44%)
Individuals: 394 (119.03%)
--18 years and over: 234 (70.69%)
----65 years and over: 43 (12.99%)
--Related children under 18 years: 160 (48.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 110 (33.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 55 (16.62%)

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