Forest Hill, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2226420, place: Forest Hill village, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 378 (100%)
In labor force: 236 (62.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 236 (62.43%)
----Employed: 223 (58.99%)
----Unemployed: 13 (3.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 142 (37.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 176 (46.56%)
In labor force: 86 (22.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 86 (22.75%)
----Employed: 82 (21.69%)
Own children under 6 years: 26 (6.88%)
All parents in family in labor force: 18 (4.76%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 223 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 168 (75.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 35 (15.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (2.24%)
Other means: 2 (0.9%)
Worked at home: 13 (5.83%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 223 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 56 (25.11%)
Service occupations: 44 (19.73%)
Sales and office occupations: 42 (18.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (10.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (14.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 25 (11.21%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (17.94%)
Construction: 21 (9.42%)
Manufacturing: 18 (8.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (6.73%)
Retail trade: 31 (13.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (7.17%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4 (1.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (4.48%)
Educational, health and social services: 26 (11.66%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (8.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 6 (2.69%)
Public administration: 17 (7.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 165 (73.99%)
Government workers: 39 (17.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 17 (7.62%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.9%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 168 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (11.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (11.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 22 (13.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 19 (11.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (20.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 31 (18.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (7.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (5.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $36,667

With earnings: 128 (76.19%)
--Mean earnings: $45,499
With Social Security income: 43 (25.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,849
With Supplemental Security Income: 4 (2.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,750
With public assistance income: 9 (5.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,589
With retirement income: 34 (20.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,299

Families: 131 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (3.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (10.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (12.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 13 (9.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 31 (23.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 29 (22.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (9.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (6.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (1.53%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,292

Per capita income: $15,859

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,875

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 17 (12.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (7.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (3.82%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (3.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2 (1.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 73 (55.73%)
--18 years and over: 62 (47.33%)
----65 years and over: 6 (4.58%)
--Related children under 18 years: 11 (8.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 6 (4.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 15 (11.45%)

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