Vidalia, LA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2278470, place: Vidalia town, Louisiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,466 (100%)
In labor force: 2,088 (60.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,088 (60.24%)
----Employed: 1,920 (55.4%)
----Unemployed: 168 (4.85%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,378 (39.76%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,843 (53.17%)
In labor force: 1,032 (29.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,032 (29.77%)
----Employed: 959 (27.67%)
Own children under 6 years: 348 (10.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 208 (6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,892 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,582 (83.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 223 (11.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (0.37%)
Other means: 37 (1.96%)
Worked at home: 43 (2.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,920 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 472 (24.58%)
Service occupations: 333 (17.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 609 (31.72%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 199 (10.36%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 307 (15.99%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 73 (3.8%)
Construction: 83 (4.32%)
Manufacturing: 253 (13.18%)
Wholesale trade.: 84 (4.38%)
Retail trade: 292 (15.21%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 115 (5.99%)
Information: 31 (1.61%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 124 (6.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 79 (4.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 392 (20.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 168 (8.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 73 (3.8%)
Public administration: 153 (7.97%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,392 (72.5%)
Government workers: 435 (22.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 82 (4.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,812 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 240 (13.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 170 (9.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 366 (20.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 251 (13.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 321 (17.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 314 (17.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 83 (4.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 27 (1.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (1.71%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.5%)
Median household income: $29,500

With earnings: 1,403 (77.43%)
--Mean earnings: $36,381
With Social Security income: 579 (31.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,339
With Supplemental Security Income: 110 (6.07%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,185
With public assistance income: 35 (1.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,244
With retirement income: 323 (17.83%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,009

Families: 1,317 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 151 (11.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 90 (6.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 200 (15.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 183 (13.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 293 (22.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 290 (22.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 76 (5.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (1.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.68%)
Median family income: $36,917

Per capita income: $14,478

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,667
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,455

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 235 (17.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 145 (11.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 71 (5.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 105 (7.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 83 (6.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (3.34%)
Individuals: 879 (66.74%)
--18 years and over: 560 (42.52%)
----65 years and over: 98 (7.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 319 (24.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 220 (16.7%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 128 (9.72%)

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