Lecompte, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2242800, place: Lecompte town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,028 (100%)
In labor force: 517 (50.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 515 (50.1%)
----Employed: 450 (43.77%)
----Unemployed: 65 (6.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.6%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.19%)
Not in labor force: 511 (49.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 590 (57.39%)
In labor force: 265 (25.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 265 (25.78%)
----Employed: 238 (23.15%)
Own children under 6 years: 111 (10.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 59 (5.74%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 448 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 300 (66.96%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 87 (19.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.45%)
Walked: 33 (7.37%)
Other means: 11 (2.46%)
Worked at home: 15 (3.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 450 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 127 (28.22%)
Service occupations: 144 (32%)
Sales and office occupations: 98 (21.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.67%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 32 (7.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 46 (10.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (3.11%)
Construction: 17 (3.78%)
Manufacturing: 10 (2.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (3.33%)
Retail trade: 72 (16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 25 (5.56%)
Information: 6 (1.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (1.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 20 (4.44%)
Educational, health and social services: 163 (36.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 43 (9.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (6.22%)
Public administration: 30 (6.67%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 285 (63.33%)
Government workers: 137 (30.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 24 (5.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.89%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 521 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 141 (27.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 89 (17.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 86 (16.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 52 (9.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 85 (16.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 46 (8.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (2.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.38%)
Median household income: $18,708

With earnings: 366 (70.25%)
--Mean earnings: $27,510
With Social Security income: 179 (34.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,601
With Supplemental Security Income: 60 (11.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,682
With public assistance income: 19 (3.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,042
With retirement income: 114 (21.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,730

Families: 337 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 64 (18.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 53 (15.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 59 (17.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 43 (12.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 66 (19.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 30 (8.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (3.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (2.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.59%)
Median family income: $23,897

Per capita income: $10,210

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,361
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 111 (32.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 82 (24.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (9.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 72 (21.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 54 (16.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (6.23%)
Individuals: 482 (143.03%)
--18 years and over: 316 (93.77%)
----65 years and over: 72 (21.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 164 (48.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 125 (37.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 88 (26.11%)

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