General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2259445, place: Pearl River town, Louisiana)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 1,403 (100%)
In labor force: 749 (53.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 740 (52.74%)
----Employed: 706 (50.32%)
----Unemployed: 34 (2.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.64%)
Not in labor force: 654 (46.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 712 (50.75%)
In labor force: 329 (23.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 329 (23.45%)
----Employed: 316 (22.52%)
Own children under 6 years: 156 (11.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 98 (6.99%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 704 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 500 (71.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 170 (24.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.28%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 9 (1.28%)
Worked at home: 23 (3.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 706 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 145 (20.54%)
Service occupations: 123 (17.42%)
Sales and office occupations: 235 (33.29%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 139 (19.69%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 64 (9.07%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 23 (3.26%)
Construction: 117 (16.57%)
Manufacturing: 56 (7.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (3.12%)
Retail trade: 82 (11.61%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (4.67%)
Information: 19 (2.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 44 (6.23%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 60 (8.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 113 (16.01%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 40 (5.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 55 (7.79%)
Public administration: 42 (5.95%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 537 (76.06%)
Government workers: 118 (16.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 45 (6.37%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.85%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 712 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 119 (16.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 56 (7.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 135 (18.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (10.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 141 (19.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 111 (15.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (6.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.54%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.7%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.12%)
Median household income: $31,296
With earnings: 534 (75%)
--Mean earnings: $38,632
With Social Security income: 229 (32.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,552
With Supplemental Security Income: 65 (9.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,308
With public assistance income: 29 (4.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,638
With retirement income: 131 (18.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,661
Families: 515 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (6.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (6.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 89 (17.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (13.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 125 (24.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (19.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (9.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.97%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.55%)
Median family income: $40,647
Per capita income: $15,542
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,855
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,637
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 62 (12.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 47 (9.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 26 (5.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (4.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 272 (52.82%)
--18 years and over: 182 (35.34%)
----65 years and over: 39 (7.57%)
--Related children under 18 years: 90 (17.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 81 (15.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 74 (14.37%)
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