Urania, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2277490, place: Urania town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 532 (100%)
In labor force: 276 (51.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 276 (51.88%)
----Employed: 255 (47.93%)
----Unemployed: 21 (3.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 256 (48.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 279 (52.44%)
In labor force: 120 (22.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 120 (22.56%)
----Employed: 107 (20.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 51 (9.59%)
All parents in family in labor force: 25 (4.7%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 246 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 204 (82.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 38 (15.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 2 (0.81%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 255 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 42 (16.47%)
Service occupations: 39 (15.29%)
Sales and office occupations: 61 (23.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (1.57%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 31 (12.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 78 (30.59%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 38 (14.9%)
Construction: 11 (4.31%)
Manufacturing: 50 (19.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 14 (5.49%)
Retail trade: 20 (7.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 7 (2.75%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 14 (5.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (3.14%)
Educational, health and social services: 43 (16.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 7 (2.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (4.71%)
Public administration: 31 (12.16%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 189 (74.12%)
Government workers: 55 (21.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 11 (4.31%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 266 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 44 (16.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (9.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 61 (22.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 61 (22.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 36 (13.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 36 (13.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (0.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (0.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $25,625

With earnings: 201 (75.56%)
--Mean earnings: $28,669
With Social Security income: 91 (34.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,683
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (5.64%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,613
With public assistance income: 9 (3.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,056
With retirement income: 42 (15.79%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,513

Families: 198 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (8.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (11.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 38 (19.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 52 (26.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (17.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 32 (16.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (1.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (0.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,167

Per capita income: $10,517

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,404
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 37 (18.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 28 (14.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (5.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (5.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (5.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (2.02%)
Individuals: 165 (83.33%)
--18 years and over: 100 (50.51%)
----65 years and over: 23 (11.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 63 (31.82%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 48 (24.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 25 (12.63%)

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