Kaplan, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2239055, place: Kaplan city, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,992 (100%)
In labor force: 1,969 (49.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,947 (48.77%)
----Employed: 1,708 (42.79%)
----Unemployed: 239 (5.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.3%
--Armed Forces: 22 (0.55%)
Not in labor force: 2,023 (50.68%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,204 (55.21%)
In labor force: 814 (20.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 814 (20.39%)
----Employed: 733 (18.36%)
Own children under 6 years: 413 (10.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 235 (5.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,710 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,181 (69.06%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 280 (16.37%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.53%)
Walked: 113 (6.61%)
Other means: 82 (4.8%)
Worked at home: 45 (2.63%)
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,708 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 478 (27.99%)
Service occupations: 274 (16.04%)
Sales and office occupations: 406 (23.77%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 28 (1.64%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 179 (10.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 343 (20.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 217 (12.7%)
Construction: 96 (5.62%)
Manufacturing: 101 (5.91%)
Wholesale trade.: 43 (2.52%)
Retail trade: 178 (10.42%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 121 (7.08%)
Information: 57 (3.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 179 (10.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 129 (7.55%)
Educational, health and social services: 435 (25.47%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 49 (2.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 33 (1.93%)
Public administration: 70 (4.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,235 (72.31%)
Government workers: 303 (17.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 170 (9.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,054 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 547 (26.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 191 (9.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 360 (17.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 239 (11.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 338 (16.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 228 (11.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 85 (4.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 54 (2.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (0.58%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $22,535

With earnings: 1,384 (67.38%)
--Mean earnings: $33,654
With Social Security income: 778 (37.88%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,441
With Supplemental Security Income: 183 (8.91%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,728
With public assistance income: 97 (4.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,423
With retirement income: 317 (15.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,516

Families: 1,310 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 193 (14.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 128 (9.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 217 (16.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 210 (16.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 282 (21.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 159 (12.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 63 (4.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 46 (3.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (0.92%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,236

Per capita income: $12,340

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,387
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,198

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 327 (24.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 238 (18.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 104 (7.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 100 (7.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (6.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (1.98%)
Individuals: 1,682 (128.4%)
--18 years and over: 1,063 (81.15%)
----65 years and over: 317 (24.2%)
--Related children under 18 years: 619 (47.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 453 (34.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 451 (34.43%)

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