Belmont, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2805100, place: Belmont town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,517 (100%)
In labor force: 925 (60.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 925 (60.98%)
----Employed: 888 (58.54%)
----Unemployed: 37 (2.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 592 (39.02%)
Females 16 years and over: 809 (53.33%)
In labor force: 414 (27.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 414 (27.29%)
----Employed: 394 (25.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 157 (10.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 111 (7.32%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 870 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 649 (74.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 175 (20.11%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.57%)
Walked: 18 (2.07%)
Other means: 16 (1.84%)
Worked at home: 7 (0.8%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 888 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 165 (18.58%)
Service occupations: 84 (9.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 233 (26.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (1.91%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 87 (9.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 302 (34.01%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (2.25%)
Construction: 47 (5.29%)
Manufacturing: 363 (40.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 35 (3.94%)
Retail trade: 108 (12.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 19 (2.14%)
Information: 15 (1.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (2.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (2.82%)
Educational, health and social services: 123 (13.85%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 56 (6.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (2.59%)
Public administration: 28 (3.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 747 (84.12%)
Government workers: 96 (10.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 42 (4.73%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 803 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 157 (19.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 62 (7.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 131 (16.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 109 (13.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 154 (19.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 128 (15.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (2.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (3.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.87%)
Median household income: $29,702

With earnings: 593 (73.85%)
--Mean earnings: $37,440
With Social Security income: 273 (34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,415
With Supplemental Security Income: 42 (5.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,429
With public assistance income: 23 (2.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,322
With retirement income: 124 (15.44%)
--Mean retirement income: $36,461

Families: 551 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (8.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (6.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 91 (16.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (13.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (24.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 111 (20.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (3.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (4.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.73%)
Median family income: $37,639

Per capita income: $16,122

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,404
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,192

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 60 (10.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (7.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (3.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 39 (7.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (6.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (2.54%)
Individuals: 284 (51.54%)
--18 years and over: 205 (37.21%)
----65 years and over: 47 (8.53%)
--Related children under 18 years: 79 (14.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 45 (8.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 117 (21.23%)

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