Bassfield, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2803580, place: Bassfield town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 237 (100%)
In labor force: 115 (48.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 115 (48.52%)
----Employed: 106 (44.73%)
----Unemployed: 9 (3.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 122 (51.48%)
Females 16 years and over: 138 (58.23%)
In labor force: 48 (20.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 48 (20.25%)
----Employed: 45 (18.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 27 (11.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 25 (10.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 104 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 74 (71.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 24 (23.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (1.92%)
Walked: 3 (2.88%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 1 (0.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 106 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 31 (29.25%)
Service occupations: 14 (13.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 21 (19.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (6.6%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 10 (9.43%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 23 (21.7%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (8.49%)
Construction: 9 (8.49%)
Manufacturing: 16 (15.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 1 (0.94%)
Retail trade: 13 (12.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 3 (2.83%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4 (3.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 39 (36.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 0 (0%)
Other services (except public administration): 3 (2.83%)
Public administration: 9 (8.49%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 68 (64.15%)
Government workers: 30 (28.3%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 5 (4.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (2.83%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 114 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (16.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (22.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 24 (21.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 14 (12.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 10 (8.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 9 (7.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (4.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (3.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (2.63%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $18,500

With earnings: 76 (66.67%)
--Mean earnings: $29,949
With Social Security income: 50 (43.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,869
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (11.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,831
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 30 (26.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,017

Families: 66 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (12.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (13.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (21.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 11 (16.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 6 (9.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 9 (13.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (7.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (6.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $27,500

Per capita income: $13,283

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $17,292
Female full-time, year-round workers: $14,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15 (22.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (9.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (6.06%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (16.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (9.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (6.06%)
Individuals: 64 (96.97%)
--18 years and over: 51 (77.27%)
----65 years and over: 24 (36.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 13 (19.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (13.64%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 11 (16.67%)

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