General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2241400, place: Lake Providence town, Louisiana)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 3,433 (100%)
In labor force: 1,661 (48.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,661 (48.38%)
----Employed: 1,408 (41.01%)
----Unemployed: 253 (7.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 15.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,772 (51.62%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,868 (54.41%)
In labor force: 940 (27.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 940 (27.38%)
----Employed: 764 (22.25%)
Own children under 6 years: 502 (14.62%)
All parents in family in labor force: 275 (8.01%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 1,394 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 993 (71.23%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 307 (22.02%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 21 (1.51%)
Walked: 46 (3.3%)
Other means: 20 (1.43%)
Worked at home: 7 (0.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,408 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 428 (30.4%)
Service occupations: 344 (24.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 273 (19.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 70 (4.97%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 81 (5.75%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 212 (15.06%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 154 (10.94%)
Construction: 80 (5.68%)
Manufacturing: 98 (6.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 60 (4.26%)
Retail trade: 69 (4.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 71 (5.04%)
Information: 38 (2.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 56 (3.98%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 62 (4.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 394 (27.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 44 (3.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 72 (5.11%)
Public administration: 210 (14.91%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 859 (61.01%)
Government workers: 511 (36.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (2.7%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 1,621 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 543 (33.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 200 (12.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 284 (17.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 238 (14.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 168 (10.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 114 (7.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (2.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (1.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (1.42%)
Median household income: $16,896
With earnings: 1,136 (70.08%)
--Mean earnings: $27,959
With Social Security income: 465 (28.69%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,314
With Supplemental Security Income: 235 (14.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,070
With public assistance income: 164 (10.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,590
With retirement income: 198 (12.21%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,888
Families: 1,133 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 332 (29.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 123 (10.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 199 (17.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 160 (14.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 145 (12.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 100 (8.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (1.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (2.03%)
Median family income: $20,139
Per capita income: $8,447
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $19,900
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,135
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 478 (42.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 439 (38.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 196 (17.3%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 356 (31.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 328 (28.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 142 (12.53%)
Individuals: 2,344 (206.88%)
--18 years and over: 1,146 (101.15%)
----65 years and over: 185 (16.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,196 (105.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 908 (80.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 319 (28.16%)
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