Forest, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2226350, place: Forest village, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 202 (100%)
In labor force: 127 (62.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 127 (62.87%)
----Employed: 103 (50.99%)
----Unemployed: 24 (11.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 18.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 75 (37.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 95 (47.03%)
In labor force: 51 (25.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 51 (25.25%)
----Employed: 43 (21.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 13 (6.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 7 (3.47%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 103 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 81 (78.64%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 15 (14.56%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (6.8%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 103 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 26 (25.24%)
Service occupations: 11 (10.68%)
Sales and office occupations: 26 (25.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (4.85%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 14 (13.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 21 (20.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (15.53%)
Construction: 2 (1.94%)
Manufacturing: 10 (9.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (4.85%)
Retail trade: 8 (7.77%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9 (8.74%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4 (3.88%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3 (2.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 23 (22.33%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4 (3.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (11.65%)
Public administration: 7 (6.8%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 73 (70.87%)
Government workers: 25 (24.27%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 5 (4.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 92 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2 (2.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (4.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (18.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 23 (25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 24 (26.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 16 (17.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (6.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,000

With earnings: 79 (85.87%)
--Mean earnings: $36,619
With Social Security income: 20 (21.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,670
With Supplemental Security Income: 6 (6.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,500
With public assistance income: 2 (2.17%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 14 (15.22%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,750

Families: 83 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (4.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (20.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 19 (22.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 22 (26.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 16 (19.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (6.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $36,875

Per capita income: $13,191

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,786
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,750

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 5 (6.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (3.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 29 (34.94%)
--18 years and over: 14 (16.87%)
----65 years and over: 2 (2.41%)
--Related children under 18 years: 15 (18.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (18.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3 (3.61%)

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