Tallulah, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2274690, place: Tallulah city, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,404 (100%)
In labor force: 3,101 (48.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,101 (48.42%)
----Employed: 2,647 (41.33%)
----Unemployed: 454 (7.09%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,303 (51.58%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,421 (53.42%)
In labor force: 1,771 (27.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,771 (27.65%)
----Employed: 1,509 (23.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 875 (13.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 491 (7.67%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,572 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,708 (66.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 590 (22.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 33 (1.28%)
Walked: 152 (5.91%)
Other means: 39 (1.52%)
Worked at home: 50 (1.94%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,647 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 605 (22.86%)
Service occupations: 773 (29.2%)
Sales and office occupations: 565 (21.34%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 96 (3.63%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 124 (4.68%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 484 (18.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 124 (4.68%)
Construction: 102 (3.85%)
Manufacturing: 274 (10.35%)
Wholesale trade.: 43 (1.62%)
Retail trade: 254 (9.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 140 (5.29%)
Information: 25 (0.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 127 (4.8%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 50 (1.89%)
Educational, health and social services: 789 (29.81%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 298 (11.26%)
Other services (except public administration): 135 (5.1%)
Public administration: 286 (10.8%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,813 (68.49%)
Government workers: 695 (26.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 121 (4.57%)
Unpaid family workers: 18 (0.68%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,031 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 827 (27.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 500 (16.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 616 (20.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 398 (13.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 373 (12.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 184 (6.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 84 (2.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (1.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.26%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.03%)
Median household income: $17,142

With earnings: 2,239 (73.87%)
--Mean earnings: $25,385
With Social Security income: 681 (22.47%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,716
With Supplemental Security Income: 337 (11.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,747
With public assistance income: 160 (5.28%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,283
With retirement income: 312 (10.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,839

Families: 2,099 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 459 (21.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 338 (16.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 474 (22.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 316 (15.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 239 (11.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 160 (7.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 65 (3.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (1.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.38%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $20,100

Per capita income: $8,324

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,346
Female full-time, year-round workers: $14,679

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 749 (35.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 618 (29.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 362 (17.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 559 (26.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 465 (22.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 281 (13.39%)
Individuals: 3,777 (179.94%)
--18 years and over: 1,913 (91.14%)
----65 years and over: 223 (10.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,815 (86.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,257 (59.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 681 (32.44%)

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