Montegut, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2251550, place: Montegut CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,180 (100%)
In labor force: 628 (53.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 628 (53.22%)
----Employed: 598 (50.68%)
----Unemployed: 30 (2.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 552 (46.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 603 (51.1%)
In labor force: 238 (20.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 238 (20.17%)
----Employed: 218 (18.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 126 (10.68%)
All parents in family in labor force: 60 (5.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 587 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 422 (71.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 117 (19.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 17 (2.9%)
Other means: 28 (4.77%)
Worked at home: 3 (0.51%)
Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 598 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 103 (17.22%)
Service occupations: 37 (6.19%)
Sales and office occupations: 184 (30.77%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 31 (5.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 65 (10.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 178 (29.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 118 (19.73%)
Construction: 39 (6.52%)
Manufacturing: 77 (12.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 44 (7.36%)
Retail trade: 95 (15.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 76 (12.71%)
Information: 6 (1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (2.17%)
Educational, health and social services: 72 (12.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (3.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 16 (2.68%)
Public administration: 17 (2.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 507 (84.78%)
Government workers: 74 (12.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 17 (2.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 549 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 87 (15.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (6.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 83 (15.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 98 (17.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 108 (19.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 122 (22.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $32,107

With earnings: 446 (81.24%)
--Mean earnings: $34,324
With Social Security income: 122 (22.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,517
With Supplemental Security Income: 70 (12.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,816
With public assistance income: 12 (2.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $375
With retirement income: 69 (12.57%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,619

Families: 409 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (9.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (5.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 69 (16.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 82 (20.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 89 (21.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (2.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,603

Per capita income: $10,836

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,083
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,813

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 67 (16.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 51 (12.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (6.85%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 31 (7.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (6.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (4.65%)
Individuals: 384 (93.89%)
--18 years and over: 228 (55.75%)
----65 years and over: 17 (4.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 156 (38.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 114 (27.87%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 98 (23.96%)

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