Blue Mountain, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2807060, place: Blue Mountain town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 487 (100%)
In labor force: 258 (52.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 258 (52.98%)
----Employed: 241 (49.49%)
----Unemployed: 17 (3.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 229 (47.02%)
Females 16 years and over: 273 (56.06%)
In labor force: 138 (28.34%)
--Civilian labor force: 138 (28.34%)
----Employed: 130 (26.69%)
Own children under 6 years: 57 (11.7%)
All parents in family in labor force: 19 (3.9%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 239 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 184 (76.99%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 29 (12.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 23 (9.62%)
Other means: 3 (1.26%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 241 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 45 (18.67%)
Service occupations: 42 (17.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 52 (21.58%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 26 (10.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 76 (31.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.83%)
Construction: 12 (4.98%)
Manufacturing: 77 (31.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (4.98%)
Retail trade: 29 (12.03%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (6.64%)
Information: 5 (2.07%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (2.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3 (1.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 63 (26.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6 (2.49%)
Other services (except public administration): 5 (2.07%)
Public administration: 5 (2.07%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 202 (83.82%)
Government workers: 30 (12.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 9 (3.73%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 233 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (24.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (9.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 28 (12.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 22 (9.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 47 (20.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 42 (18.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (6.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (0.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,969

With earnings: 152 (65.24%)
--Mean earnings: $41,283
With Social Security income: 82 (35.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,361
With Supplemental Security Income: 35 (15.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,464
With public assistance income: 10 (4.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,010
With retirement income: 35 (15.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,502

Families: 156 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (15.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (3.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 25 (16.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 13 (8.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (21.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 41 (26.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (7.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,833

Per capita income: $12,870

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,661
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,750

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 27 (17.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 22 (14.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (7.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (7.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (7.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.28%)
Individuals: 109 (69.87%)
--18 years and over: 76 (48.72%)
----65 years and over: 23 (14.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 30 (19.23%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 18 (11.54%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 45 (28.85%)

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