Sorrento, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2271225, place: Sorrento town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 913 (100%)
In labor force: 554 (60.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 552 (60.46%)
----Employed: 523 (57.28%)
----Unemployed: 29 (3.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.3%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.22%)
Not in labor force: 359 (39.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 471 (51.59%)
In labor force: 230 (25.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 230 (25.19%)
----Employed: 220 (24.1%)
Own children under 6 years: 116 (12.71%)
All parents in family in labor force: 51 (5.59%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 518 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 408 (78.76%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 72 (13.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1 (0.19%)
Walked: 10 (1.93%)
Other means: 14 (2.7%)
Worked at home: 13 (2.51%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 523 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 98 (18.74%)
Service occupations: 70 (13.38%)
Sales and office occupations: 150 (28.68%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 95 (18.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 110 (21.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.76%)
Construction: 87 (16.63%)
Manufacturing: 85 (16.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (2.1%)
Retail trade: 94 (17.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 50 (9.56%)
Information: 2 (0.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (4.97%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (6.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (12.24%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 20 (3.82%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (4.02%)
Public administration: 23 (4.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 422 (80.69%)
Government workers: 56 (10.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 42 (8.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 467 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 64 (13.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (12.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 63 (13.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 47 (10.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 88 (18.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 101 (21.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.43%)
Median household income: $35,234

With earnings: 359 (76.87%)
--Mean earnings: $42,682
With Social Security income: 104 (22.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,982
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (5.78%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,204
With public assistance income: 13 (2.78%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,469
With retirement income: 70 (14.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,515

Families: 325 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (7.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (9.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (16.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 33 (10.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 65 (20%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 82 (25.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (6.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (4.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.62%)
Median family income: $40,208

Per capita income: $14,803

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,662
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 46 (14.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (7.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (3.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (4.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (3.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.54%)
Individuals: 198 (60.92%)
--18 years and over: 143 (44%)
----65 years and over: 32 (9.85%)
--Related children under 18 years: 55 (16.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 41 (12.62%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 50 (15.38%)

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