Sarepta, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2268125, place: Sarepta town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 718 (100%)
In labor force: 408 (56.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 405 (56.41%)
----Employed: 378 (52.65%)
----Unemployed: 27 (3.76%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.42%)
Not in labor force: 310 (43.18%)
Females 16 years and over: 372 (51.81%)
In labor force: 170 (23.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 170 (23.68%)
----Employed: 153 (21.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 83 (11.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 40 (5.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 377 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 331 (87.8%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 35 (9.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (1.06%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 7 (1.86%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 378 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 85 (22.49%)
Service occupations: 59 (15.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 72 (19.05%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 47 (12.43%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 113 (29.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (7.14%)
Construction: 31 (8.2%)
Manufacturing: 109 (28.84%)
Wholesale trade.: 4 (1.06%)
Retail trade: 22 (5.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 30 (7.94%)
Information: 11 (2.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 15 (3.97%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 12 (3.17%)
Educational, health and social services: 71 (18.78%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 14 (3.7%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (5.29%)
Public administration: 12 (3.17%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 297 (78.57%)
Government workers: 65 (17.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 16 (4.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 355 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (9.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 40 (11.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 56 (15.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (16.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 72 (20.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 79 (22.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (1.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (3.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $32,917

With earnings: 253 (71.27%)
--Mean earnings: $42,098
With Social Security income: 113 (31.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,454
With Supplemental Security Income: 8 (2.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,775
With public assistance income: 2 (0.56%)
--Mean public assistance income: $500
With retirement income: 75 (21.13%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,784

Families: 263 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (3.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (4.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (15.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (17.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 62 (23.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 76 (28.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (1.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (4.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $39,083

Per capita income: $14,945

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,776
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15 (5.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (3.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (2.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (1.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.38%)
Individuals: 91 (34.6%)
--18 years and over: 72 (27.38%)
----65 years and over: 21 (7.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 19 (7.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 12 (4.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 30 (11.41%)

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