Lake Arthur, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2241050, place: Lake Arthur town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,311 (100%)
In labor force: 1,185 (51.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,185 (51.28%)
----Employed: 1,064 (46.04%)
----Unemployed: 121 (5.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,126 (48.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,238 (53.57%)
In labor force: 547 (23.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 547 (23.67%)
----Employed: 494 (21.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 259 (11.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 148 (6.4%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,041 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 857 (82.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 135 (12.97%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.29%)
Walked: 32 (3.07%)
Other means: 4 (0.38%)
Worked at home: 10 (0.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 41.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,064 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 194 (18.23%)
Service occupations: 215 (20.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 232 (21.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (1.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 198 (18.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 213 (20.02%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 212 (19.92%)
Construction: 66 (6.2%)
Manufacturing: 64 (6.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (1.88%)
Retail trade: 152 (14.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 56 (5.26%)
Information: 22 (2.07%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 59 (5.55%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (2.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 171 (16.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 128 (12.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (4.32%)
Public administration: 40 (3.76%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 815 (76.6%)
Government workers: 176 (16.54%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 73 (6.86%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,196 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 212 (17.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 193 (16.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 195 (16.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 170 (14.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 171 (14.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 162 (13.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 80 (6.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (1.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,898

With earnings: 815 (68.14%)
--Mean earnings: $33,269
With Social Security income: 398 (33.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,982
With Supplemental Security Income: 138 (11.54%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,128
With public assistance income: 31 (2.59%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,195
With retirement income: 177 (14.8%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,772

Families: 820 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 89 (10.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 112 (13.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 100 (12.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 131 (15.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 155 (18.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (17.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 76 (9.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (1.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,800

Per capita income: $12,663

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,294
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,219

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 137 (16.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 82 (10%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (5.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 72 (8.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 65 (7.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (4.51%)
Individuals: 557 (67.93%)
--18 years and over: 398 (48.54%)
----65 years and over: 61 (7.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 159 (19.39%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 113 (13.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 156 (19.02%)

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