Jennings, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2238355, place: Jennings city, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,215 (100%)
In labor force: 4,285 (52.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,263 (51.89%)
----Employed: 3,800 (46.26%)
----Unemployed: 463 (5.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.9%
--Armed Forces: 22 (0.27%)
Not in labor force: 3,930 (47.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,488 (54.63%)
In labor force: 2,046 (24.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,046 (24.91%)
----Employed: 1,768 (21.52%)
Own children under 6 years: 997 (12.14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 655 (7.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,742 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,883 (77.04%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 666 (17.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.13%)
Walked: 40 (1.07%)
Other means: 50 (1.34%)
Worked at home: 98 (2.62%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,800 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,026 (27%)
Service occupations: 759 (19.97%)
Sales and office occupations: 913 (24.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.24%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 562 (14.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 531 (13.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 293 (7.71%)
Construction: 351 (9.24%)
Manufacturing: 232 (6.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 68 (1.79%)
Retail trade: 514 (13.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 139 (3.66%)
Information: 90 (2.37%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 203 (5.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 196 (5.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 873 (22.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 425 (11.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 262 (6.89%)
Public administration: 154 (4.05%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,914 (76.68%)
Government workers: 580 (15.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 276 (7.26%)
Unpaid family workers: 30 (0.79%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,147 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 919 (22.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 433 (10.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 751 (18.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 499 (12.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 647 (15.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 584 (14.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 194 (4.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 99 (2.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (0.51%)
Median household income: $24,410

With earnings: 2,850 (68.72%)
--Mean earnings: $34,890
With Social Security income: 1,414 (34.1%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,571
With Supplemental Security Income: 393 (9.48%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,521
With public assistance income: 180 (4.34%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,708
With retirement income: 555 (13.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,014

Families: 2,923 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 446 (15.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 216 (7.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 543 (18.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 425 (14.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 497 (17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 494 (16.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 187 (6.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 94 (3.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (0.72%)
Median family income: $30,783

Per capita income: $12,357

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,630
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,010

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 654 (22.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 507 (17.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 295 (10.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 403 (13.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 341 (11.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 220 (7.53%)
Individuals: 2,818 (96.41%)
--18 years and over: 1,704 (58.3%)
----65 years and over: 278 (9.51%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,089 (37.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 725 (24.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 607 (20.77%)

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