Moss Bluff, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2252425, place: Moss Bluff CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 7,808 (100%)
In labor force: 5,311 (68.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,311 (68.02%)
----Employed: 4,913 (62.92%)
----Unemployed: 398 (5.1%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,497 (31.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,042 (51.77%)
In labor force: 2,351 (30.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,351 (30.11%)
----Employed: 2,176 (27.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 905 (11.59%)
All parents in family in labor force: 447 (5.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,851 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,175 (86.06%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 475 (9.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 17 (0.35%)
Walked: 39 (0.8%)
Other means: 47 (0.97%)
Worked at home: 98 (2.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 24 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,913 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,504 (30.61%)
Service occupations: 563 (11.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,385 (28.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 803 (16.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 650 (13.23%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 139 (2.83%)
Construction: 528 (10.75%)
Manufacturing: 767 (15.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 143 (2.91%)
Retail trade: 520 (10.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 266 (5.41%)
Information: 147 (2.99%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 222 (4.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 386 (7.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 812 (16.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 427 (8.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 290 (5.9%)
Public administration: 266 (5.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,900 (79.38%)
Government workers: 688 (14%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 316 (6.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,713 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 346 (9.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 188 (5.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 449 (12.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 393 (10.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 565 (15.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 785 (21.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 629 (16.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 239 (6.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 71 (1.91%)
$200,000 or more: 48 (1.29%)
Median household income: $47,319

With earnings: 3,193 (86%)
--Mean earnings: $57,442
With Social Security income: 658 (17.72%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,563
With Supplemental Security Income: 136 (3.66%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,991
With public assistance income: 57 (1.54%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,560
With retirement income: 447 (12.04%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,307

Families: 3,049 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 152 (4.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 113 (3.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 322 (10.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 327 (10.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 470 (15.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 723 (23.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 584 (19.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 239 (7.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 71 (2.33%)
$200,000 or more: 48 (1.57%)
Median family income: $54,137

Per capita income: $19,483

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,226
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,327

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 223 (7.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 177 (5.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 68 (2.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 115 (3.77%)
--With related children under 18 years: 115 (3.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (1.02%)
Individuals: 873 (28.63%)
--18 years and over: 567 (18.6%)
----65 years and over: 102 (3.35%)
--Related children under 18 years: 306 (10.04%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 215 (7.05%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 195 (6.4%)

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