Port Barre, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2261825, place: Port Barre town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,696 (100%)
In labor force: 803 (47.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 794 (46.82%)
----Employed: 734 (43.28%)
----Unemployed: 60 (3.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.6%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.53%)
Not in labor force: 893 (52.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 911 (53.71%)
In labor force: 367 (21.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 367 (21.64%)
----Employed: 320 (18.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 181 (10.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 60 (3.54%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 735 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 569 (77.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 96 (13.06%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 45 (6.12%)
Other means: 13 (1.77%)
Worked at home: 12 (1.63%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 734 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 172 (23.43%)
Service occupations: 124 (16.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 147 (20.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (1.77%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 137 (18.66%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 141 (19.21%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 74 (10.08%)
Construction: 69 (9.4%)
Manufacturing: 56 (7.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (3%)
Retail trade: 100 (13.62%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 58 (7.9%)
Information: 15 (2.04%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 22 (3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 27 (3.68%)
Educational, health and social services: 174 (23.71%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 42 (5.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 14 (1.91%)
Public administration: 61 (8.31%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 587 (79.97%)
Government workers: 120 (16.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 27 (3.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 877 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 221 (25.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 116 (13.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 115 (13.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 136 (15.51%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 145 (16.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 87 (9.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (3.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (2.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.57%)
Median household income: $23,945

With earnings: 570 (64.99%)
--Mean earnings: $36,414
With Social Security income: 283 (32.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,403
With Supplemental Security Income: 114 (13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,309
With public assistance income: 43 (4.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,213
With retirement income: 129 (14.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,865

Families: 615 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 83 (13.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (11.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 96 (15.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 102 (16.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 121 (19.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 87 (14.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (5.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (3.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.81%)
Median family income: $29,279

Per capita income: $11,028

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,761
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 133 (21.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 97 (15.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (6.5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 84 (13.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 67 (10.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (5.85%)
Individuals: 648 (105.37%)
--18 years and over: 398 (64.72%)
----65 years and over: 91 (14.8%)
--Related children under 18 years: 250 (40.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 174 (28.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 165 (26.83%)

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