Gray, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2231180, place: Gray CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,488 (100%)
In labor force: 2,013 (57.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,004 (57.45%)
----Employed: 1,862 (53.38%)
----Unemployed: 142 (4.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.26%)
Not in labor force: 1,475 (42.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,833 (52.55%)
In labor force: 928 (26.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 928 (26.61%)
----Employed: 862 (24.71%)
Own children under 6 years: 590 (16.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 259 (7.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,802 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,408 (78.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 255 (14.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (0.61%)
Walked: 29 (1.61%)
Other means: 76 (4.22%)
Worked at home: 23 (1.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,862 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 466 (25.03%)
Service occupations: 295 (15.84%)
Sales and office occupations: 426 (22.88%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 271 (14.55%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 404 (21.7%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 166 (8.92%)
Construction: 158 (8.49%)
Manufacturing: 160 (8.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 85 (4.56%)
Retail trade: 252 (13.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 158 (8.49%)
Information: 13 (0.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 61 (3.28%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 85 (4.56%)
Educational, health and social services: 384 (20.62%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 189 (10.15%)
Other services (except public administration): 111 (5.96%)
Public administration: 40 (2.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,563 (83.94%)
Government workers: 221 (11.87%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 73 (3.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,703 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 311 (18.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 141 (8.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 277 (16.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 248 (14.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 250 (14.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 246 (14.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 147 (8.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 83 (4.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,517

With earnings: 1,400 (82.21%)
--Mean earnings: $39,006
With Social Security income: 386 (22.67%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,936
With Supplemental Security Income: 105 (6.17%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,823
With public assistance income: 78 (4.58%)
--Mean public assistance income: $841
With retirement income: 146 (8.57%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,312

Families: 1,247 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 197 (15.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 82 (6.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 164 (13.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 168 (13.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 201 (16.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 222 (17.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 138 (11.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 75 (6.01%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,727

Per capita income: $12,676

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,827
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,792

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 267 (21.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 229 (18.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 114 (9.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 136 (10.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 136 (10.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 89 (7.14%)
Individuals: 1,171 (93.91%)
--18 years and over: 605 (48.52%)
----65 years and over: 44 (3.53%)
--Related children under 18 years: 566 (45.39%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 397 (31.84%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 188 (15.08%)

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