Sterlington, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2273255, place: Sterlington town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 963 (100%)
In labor force: 606 (62.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 606 (62.93%)
----Employed: 552 (57.32%)
----Unemployed: 54 (5.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 357 (37.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 504 (52.34%)
In labor force: 273 (28.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 273 (28.35%)
----Employed: 242 (25.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 125 (12.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 84 (8.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 546 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 452 (82.78%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 79 (14.47%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 11 (2.01%)
Worked at home: 4 (0.73%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 552 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 159 (28.8%)
Service occupations: 63 (11.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 183 (33.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.36%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 72 (13.04%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 73 (13.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (1.45%)
Construction: 40 (7.25%)
Manufacturing: 71 (12.86%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (2.9%)
Retail trade: 116 (21.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 47 (8.51%)
Information: 13 (2.36%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 37 (6.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 26 (4.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 120 (21.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 14 (2.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 27 (4.89%)
Public administration: 17 (3.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 415 (75.18%)
Government workers: 91 (16.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (8.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 497 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 66 (13.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (7.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 81 (16.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 75 (15.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91 (18.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (18.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (5.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (2.01%)
Median household income: $33,750

With earnings: 388 (78.07%)
--Mean earnings: $44,337
With Social Security income: 165 (33.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,544
With Supplemental Security Income: 23 (4.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,739
With public assistance income: 16 (3.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $694
With retirement income: 101 (20.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,878

Families: 366 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (8.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (4.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 50 (13.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 66 (18.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 65 (17.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 89 (24.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (7.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (4.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.64%)
Median family income: $38,269

Per capita income: $16,707

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,643
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 38 (10.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (9.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (4.37%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 25 (6.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (6.83%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (3.28%)
Individuals: 148 (40.44%)
--18 years and over: 94 (25.68%)
----65 years and over: 19 (5.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 54 (14.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 37 (10.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 36 (9.84%)

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