Jonesboro, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2238670, place: Jonesboro town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,078 (100%)
In labor force: 1,446 (46.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,446 (46.98%)
----Employed: 1,322 (42.95%)
----Unemployed: 124 (4.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,632 (53.02%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,727 (56.11%)
In labor force: 740 (24.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 740 (24.04%)
----Employed: 690 (22.42%)
Own children under 6 years: 222 (7.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 158 (5.13%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,263 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,011 (80.05%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 207 (16.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0.63%)
Other means: 23 (1.82%)
Worked at home: 14 (1.11%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,322 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 297 (22.47%)
Service occupations: 254 (19.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 360 (27.23%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 20 (1.51%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 78 (5.9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 313 (23.68%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (3.03%)
Construction: 50 (3.78%)
Manufacturing: 269 (20.35%)
Wholesale trade.: 21 (1.59%)
Retail trade: 221 (16.72%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 63 (4.77%)
Information: 11 (0.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 72 (5.45%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 92 (6.96%)
Educational, health and social services: 326 (24.66%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 37 (2.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 57 (4.31%)
Public administration: 63 (4.77%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,007 (76.17%)
Government workers: 263 (19.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 52 (3.93%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,623 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 470 (28.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 247 (15.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 202 (12.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 195 (12.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 225 (13.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 218 (13.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 46 (2.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.31%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (0.68%)
Median household income: $19,734

With earnings: 1,005 (61.92%)
--Mean earnings: $34,050
With Social Security income: 640 (39.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,041
With Supplemental Security Income: 150 (9.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,185
With public assistance income: 73 (4.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $563
With retirement income: 357 (22%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,998

Families: 1,021 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 213 (20.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 133 (13.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 90 (8.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 177 (17.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 164 (16.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 187 (18.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (4.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.49%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.59%)
Median family income: $28,048

Per capita income: $12,869

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,071
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,143

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 293 (28.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 204 (19.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 70 (6.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 191 (18.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 144 (14.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (3.53%)
Individuals: 1,194 (116.94%)
--18 years and over: 765 (74.93%)
----65 years and over: 116 (11.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 404 (39.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 312 (30.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 241 (23.6%)

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