General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2233245, place: Harvey CDP, Louisiana)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 16,322 (100%)
In labor force: 10,487 (64.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,416 (63.82%)
----Employed: 9,460 (57.96%)
----Unemployed: 956 (5.86%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.2%
--Armed Forces: 71 (0.43%)
Not in labor force: 5,835 (35.75%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,765 (53.7%)
In labor force: 5,108 (31.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,102 (31.26%)
----Employed: 4,581 (28.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,142 (13.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,346 (8.25%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 9,263 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,944 (74.96%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,449 (15.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 425 (4.59%)
Walked: 168 (1.81%)
Other means: 138 (1.49%)
Worked at home: 139 (1.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,460 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,484 (26.26%)
Service occupations: 1,883 (19.9%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,628 (27.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,041 (11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,415 (14.96%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 244 (2.58%)
Construction: 646 (6.83%)
Manufacturing: 1,013 (10.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 440 (4.65%)
Retail trade: 1,077 (11.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 535 (5.66%)
Information: 141 (1.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 413 (4.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 814 (8.6%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,815 (19.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,060 (11.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 639 (6.75%)
Public administration: 623 (6.59%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 7,460 (78.86%)
Government workers: 1,484 (15.69%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 506 (5.35%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (0.11%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 7,876 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,253 (15.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 741 (9.41%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,261 (16.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,136 (14.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,140 (14.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,279 (16.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 599 (7.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 355 (4.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 55 (0.7%)
$200,000 or more: 57 (0.72%)
Median household income: $30,010
With earnings: 6,450 (81.89%)
--Mean earnings: $42,942
With Social Security income: 1,535 (19.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,666
With Supplemental Security Income: 427 (5.42%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,178
With public assistance income: 403 (5.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,971
With retirement income: 1,056 (13.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,143
Families: 5,788 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 855 (14.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 479 (8.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 865 (14.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 738 (12.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 835 (14.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,090 (18.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 498 (8.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 324 (5.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 47 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 57 (0.98%)
Median family income: $34,221
Per capita income: $14,885
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,961
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,650
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,229 (21.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,056 (18.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 580 (10.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 894 (15.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 836 (14.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 443 (7.65%)
Individuals: 5,217 (90.13%)
--18 years and over: 2,771 (47.87%)
----65 years and over: 254 (4.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,425 (41.9%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,667 (28.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 817 (14.12%)
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