New Roads, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2255105, place: New Roads city, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,723 (100%)
In labor force: 1,895 (50.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,895 (50.9%)
----Employed: 1,617 (43.43%)
----Unemployed: 278 (7.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,828 (49.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,116 (56.84%)
In labor force: 929 (24.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 929 (24.95%)
----Employed: 776 (20.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 351 (9.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 224 (6.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,617 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,291 (79.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 237 (14.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 47 (2.91%)
Other means: 22 (1.36%)
Worked at home: 20 (1.24%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,617 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 522 (32.28%)
Service occupations: 296 (18.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 416 (25.73%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (1.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 110 (6.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 256 (15.83%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 54 (3.34%)
Construction: 66 (4.08%)
Manufacturing: 219 (13.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 21 (1.3%)
Retail trade: 252 (15.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 93 (5.75%)
Information: 18 (1.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 70 (4.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 101 (6.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 380 (23.5%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 166 (10.27%)
Other services (except public administration): 78 (4.82%)
Public administration: 99 (6.12%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,238 (76.56%)
Government workers: 264 (16.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 102 (6.31%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.8%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,825 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 459 (25.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 182 (9.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 278 (15.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 218 (11.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 248 (13.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 229 (12.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 82 (4.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 100 (5.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.71%)
Median household income: $24,583

With earnings: 1,226 (67.18%)
--Mean earnings: $38,989
With Social Security income: 573 (31.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,683
With Supplemental Security Income: 220 (12.05%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,858
With public assistance income: 66 (3.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,674
With retirement income: 321 (17.59%)
--Mean retirement income: $31,880

Families: 1,204 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 195 (16.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 95 (7.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 192 (15.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 150 (12.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 185 (15.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 194 (16.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 64 (5.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 100 (8.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (1.33%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (1.08%)
Median family income: $31,250

Per capita income: $14,840

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,679
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,547

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 284 (23.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 238 (19.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 109 (9.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 202 (16.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 179 (14.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 81 (6.73%)
Individuals: 1,424 (118.27%)
--18 years and over: 875 (72.67%)
----65 years and over: 168 (13.95%)
--Related children under 18 years: 549 (45.6%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 415 (34.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 325 (26.99%)

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