Merrydale, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2249940, place: Merrydale CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 7,247 (100%)
In labor force: 4,268 (58.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,262 (58.81%)
----Employed: 3,856 (53.21%)
----Unemployed: 406 (5.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.5%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 2,979 (41.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,048 (55.86%)
In labor force: 2,314 (31.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,308 (31.85%)
----Employed: 2,124 (29.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 898 (12.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 550 (7.59%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,735 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,857 (76.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 718 (19.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 74 (1.98%)
Walked: 6 (0.16%)
Other means: 67 (1.79%)
Worked at home: 13 (0.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,856 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 831 (21.55%)
Service occupations: 949 (24.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,056 (27.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 379 (9.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 631 (16.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 22 (0.57%)
Construction: 235 (6.09%)
Manufacturing: 339 (8.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 142 (3.68%)
Retail trade: 434 (11.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 263 (6.82%)
Information: 65 (1.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 158 (4.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 282 (7.31%)
Educational, health and social services: 971 (25.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 343 (8.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 238 (6.17%)
Public administration: 364 (9.44%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,695 (69.89%)
Government workers: 985 (25.54%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 165 (4.28%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,297 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 621 (18.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 345 (10.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 493 (14.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 576 (17.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 543 (16.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 442 (13.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 197 (5.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 73 (2.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.21%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,544

With earnings: 2,727 (82.71%)
--Mean earnings: $33,669
With Social Security income: 583 (17.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,474
With Supplemental Security Income: 300 (9.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,885
With public assistance income: 196 (5.94%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,414
With retirement income: 405 (12.28%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,043

Families: 2,723 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 445 (16.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 276 (10.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 406 (14.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 453 (16.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 483 (17.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 396 (14.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 184 (6.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 73 (2.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.26%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,289

Per capita income: $10,664

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,745
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,518

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 779 (28.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 662 (24.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 320 (11.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 541 (19.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 499 (18.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 250 (9.18%)
Individuals: 3,265 (119.9%)
--18 years and over: 1,730 (63.53%)
----65 years and over: 174 (6.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,531 (56.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,112 (40.84%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 292 (10.72%)

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