Oak Grove, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2256820, place: Oak Grove town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,657 (100%)
In labor force: 741 (44.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 741 (44.72%)
----Employed: 621 (37.48%)
----Unemployed: 120 (7.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 16.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 916 (55.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 951 (57.39%)
In labor force: 328 (19.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 328 (19.79%)
----Employed: 286 (17.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 127 (7.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 81 (4.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 612 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 463 (75.65%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 91 (14.87%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 37 (6.05%)
Other means: 21 (3.43%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 621 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 125 (20.13%)
Service occupations: 114 (18.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 175 (28.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (2.58%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 79 (12.72%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 112 (18.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 38 (6.12%)
Construction: 54 (8.7%)
Manufacturing: 67 (10.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (1.45%)
Retail trade: 92 (14.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (2.58%)
Information: 9 (1.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 30 (4.83%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (1.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 154 (24.8%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 39 (6.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 56 (9.02%)
Public administration: 49 (7.89%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 450 (72.46%)
Government workers: 118 (19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (7.41%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (1.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 775 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 217 (28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 142 (18.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 165 (21.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (8.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 89 (11.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 69 (8.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (0.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.52%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.55%)
Median household income: $16,063

With earnings: 480 (61.94%)
--Mean earnings: $29,555
With Social Security income: 278 (35.87%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,782
With Supplemental Security Income: 67 (8.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,312
With public assistance income: 82 (10.58%)
--Mean public assistance income: $812
With retirement income: 101 (13.03%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,549

Families: 488 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 105 (21.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59 (12.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 118 (24.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (9.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 64 (13.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 69 (14.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (0.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.82%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (2.46%)
Median family income: $20,729

Per capita income: $10,183

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,708
Female full-time, year-round workers: $14,531

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 162 (33.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 132 (27.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 63 (12.91%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 84 (17.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 69 (14.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (7.17%)
Individuals: 744 (152.46%)
--18 years and over: 427 (87.5%)
----65 years and over: 68 (13.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 307 (62.91%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 219 (44.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 147 (30.12%)

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