River Ridge, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2265150, place: River Ridge CDP, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,682 (100%)
In labor force: 7,463 (63.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,449 (63.76%)
----Employed: 7,082 (60.62%)
----Unemployed: 367 (3.14%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 4,219 (36.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,202 (53.09%)
In labor force: 3,490 (29.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,484 (29.82%)
----Employed: 3,275 (28.03%)
Own children under 6 years: 982 (8.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 578 (4.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,005 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,875 (83.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 699 (9.98%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 126 (1.8%)
Walked: 74 (1.06%)
Other means: 83 (1.18%)
Worked at home: 148 (2.11%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,082 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,871 (40.54%)
Service occupations: 758 (10.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,154 (30.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 628 (8.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 658 (9.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 93 (1.31%)
Construction: 531 (7.5%)
Manufacturing: 588 (8.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 465 (6.57%)
Retail trade: 756 (10.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 450 (6.35%)
Information: 131 (1.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 494 (6.98%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 827 (11.68%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,560 (22.03%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 549 (7.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 321 (4.53%)
Public administration: 317 (4.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,684 (80.26%)
Government workers: 918 (12.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 472 (6.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,063 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 515 (8.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 331 (5.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 660 (10.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 755 (12.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,006 (16.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,152 (19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 740 (12.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 492 (8.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 164 (2.7%)
$200,000 or more: 248 (4.09%)
Median household income: $46,286

With earnings: 4,903 (80.87%)
--Mean earnings: $65,711
With Social Security income: 1,775 (29.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,179
With Supplemental Security Income: 144 (2.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,522
With public assistance income: 106 (1.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,043
With retirement income: 986 (16.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,631

Families: 4,067 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 169 (4.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 160 (3.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 300 (7.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 401 (9.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 698 (17.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 864 (21.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 647 (15.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 434 (10.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 152 (3.74%)
$200,000 or more: 242 (5.95%)
Median family income: $58,139

Per capita income: $27,088

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,211
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,285

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 273 (6.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 201 (4.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 94 (2.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 128 (3.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 118 (2.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (0.98%)
Individuals: 1,303 (32.04%)
--18 years and over: 865 (21.27%)
----65 years and over: 144 (3.54%)
--Related children under 18 years: 433 (10.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 299 (7.35%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 351 (8.63%)

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