Gretna, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2231915, place: Gretna city, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,724 (100%)
In labor force: 7,544 (54.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,515 (54.76%)
----Employed: 6,863 (50.01%)
----Unemployed: 652 (4.75%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.7%
--Armed Forces: 29 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 6,180 (45.03%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,948 (50.63%)
In labor force: 3,399 (24.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,393 (24.72%)
----Employed: 3,069 (22.36%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,336 (9.73%)
All parents in family in labor force: 731 (5.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,636 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,849 (73.07%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,091 (16.44%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 321 (4.84%)
Walked: 159 (2.4%)
Other means: 139 (2.09%)
Worked at home: 77 (1.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,863 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,659 (24.17%)
Service occupations: 1,410 (20.54%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,806 (26.32%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 44 (0.64%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,019 (14.85%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 925 (13.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 215 (3.13%)
Construction: 735 (10.71%)
Manufacturing: 554 (8.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 232 (3.38%)
Retail trade: 936 (13.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 371 (5.41%)
Information: 159 (2.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 441 (6.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 645 (9.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,138 (16.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 733 (10.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 385 (5.61%)
Public administration: 319 (4.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,381 (78.41%)
Government workers: 1,009 (14.7%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 457 (6.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (0.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,989 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,211 (17.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 674 (9.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,264 (18.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,284 (18.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,136 (16.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 813 (11.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 335 (4.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 175 (2.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 54 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 43 (0.62%)
Median household income: $28,065

With earnings: 5,196 (74.35%)
--Mean earnings: $39,737
With Social Security income: 1,853 (26.51%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,744
With Supplemental Security Income: 471 (6.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,669
With public assistance income: 254 (3.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,440
With retirement income: 1,008 (14.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,865

Families: 4,346 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 548 (12.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 379 (8.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 679 (15.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 829 (19.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 769 (17.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 610 (14.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 287 (6.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 148 (3.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 54 (1.24%)
$200,000 or more: 43 (0.99%)
Median family income: $31,881

Per capita income: $15,735

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,259
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,019

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 906 (20.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 703 (16.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 292 (6.72%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 458 (10.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 398 (9.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 145 (3.34%)
Individuals: 4,017 (92.43%)
--18 years and over: 2,574 (59.23%)
----65 years and over: 495 (11.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,408 (32.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 959 (22.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,055 (24.28%)

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