Gueydan, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2232055, place: Gueydan town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,230 (100%)
In labor force: 567 (46.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 567 (46.1%)
----Employed: 530 (43.09%)
----Unemployed: 37 (3.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 663 (53.9%)
Females 16 years and over: 694 (56.42%)
In labor force: 260 (21.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 260 (21.14%)
----Employed: 242 (19.67%)
Own children under 6 years: 107 (8.7%)
All parents in family in labor force: 49 (3.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 508 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 406 (79.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 53 (10.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.79%)
Walked: 14 (2.76%)
Other means: 22 (4.33%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.77%)
Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 530 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 98 (18.49%)
Service occupations: 97 (18.3%)
Sales and office occupations: 113 (21.32%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (1.89%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 101 (19.06%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 111 (20.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 108 (20.38%)
Construction: 35 (6.6%)
Manufacturing: 30 (5.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (4.72%)
Retail trade: 69 (13.02%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (4.34%)
Information: 8 (1.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 20 (3.77%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (4.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 105 (19.81%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 24 (4.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 30 (5.66%)
Public administration: 28 (5.28%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 409 (77.17%)
Government workers: 83 (15.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 36 (6.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 637 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 135 (21.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 72 (11.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 133 (20.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 82 (12.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 97 (15.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 64 (10.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (3.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (1.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (2.04%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.63%)
Median household income: $22,165

With earnings: 441 (69.23%)
--Mean earnings: $35,191
With Social Security income: 229 (35.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,030
With Supplemental Security Income: 57 (8.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,759
With public assistance income: 20 (3.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,660
With retirement income: 77 (12.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,951

Families: 409 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 46 (11.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (8.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 84 (20.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (14.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (19.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 59 (14.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (3.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.71%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.98%)
Median family income: $32,039

Per capita income: $13,738

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,682
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 66 (16.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 48 (11.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (2.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (8.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (8.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.47%)
Individuals: 317 (77.51%)
--18 years and over: 211 (51.59%)
----65 years and over: 63 (15.4%)
--Related children under 18 years: 104 (25.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 89 (21.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 103 (25.18%)

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