Meraux, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2249800, place: Meraux CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 7,799 (100%)
In labor force: 5,103 (65.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,073 (65.05%)
----Employed: 4,903 (62.87%)
----Unemployed: 170 (2.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 30 (0.38%)
Not in labor force: 2,696 (34.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,203 (53.89%)
In labor force: 2,534 (32.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,511 (32.2%)
----Employed: 2,433 (31.2%)
Own children under 6 years: 756 (9.69%)
All parents in family in labor force: 575 (7.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,786 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,738 (78.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 826 (17.26%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 59 (1.23%)
Walked: 61 (1.27%)
Other means: 47 (0.98%)
Worked at home: 55 (1.15%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,903 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,391 (28.37%)
Service occupations: 534 (10.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,584 (32.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 58 (1.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 681 (13.89%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 655 (13.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 123 (2.51%)
Construction: 375 (7.65%)
Manufacturing: 581 (11.85%)
Wholesale trade.: 215 (4.39%)
Retail trade: 650 (13.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 278 (5.67%)
Information: 58 (1.18%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 418 (8.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 359 (7.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 968 (19.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 382 (7.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 206 (4.2%)
Public administration: 290 (5.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,901 (79.56%)
Government workers: 699 (14.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 303 (6.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,780 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 409 (10.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 288 (7.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 345 (9.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 439 (11.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 595 (15.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 988 (26.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 410 (10.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 279 (7.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.21%)
$200,000 or more: 19 (0.5%)
Median household income: $45,732

With earnings: 3,106 (82.17%)
--Mean earnings: $51,399
With Social Security income: 875 (23.15%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,904
With Supplemental Security Income: 248 (6.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,503
With public assistance income: 129 (3.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,681
With retirement income: 619 (16.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,306

Families: 2,803 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 134 (4.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 87 (3.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 249 (8.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 321 (11.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 467 (16.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 870 (31.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 386 (13.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 262 (9.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.29%)
$200,000 or more: 19 (0.68%)
Median family income: $52,408

Per capita income: $17,951

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,727
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,004

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 180 (6.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 135 (4.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 54 (1.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 111 (3.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 86 (3.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 54 (1.93%)
Individuals: 926 (33.04%)
--18 years and over: 700 (24.97%)
----65 years and over: 107 (3.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 213 (7.6%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 154 (5.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 374 (13.34%)

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