General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2807780, place: Booneville city, Mississippi)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 6,909 (100%)
In labor force: 3,915 (56.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,915 (56.67%)
----Employed: 3,574 (51.73%)
----Unemployed: 341 (4.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,994 (43.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,762 (54.45%)
In labor force: 1,958 (28.34%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,958 (28.34%)
----Employed: 1,820 (26.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 578 (8.37%)
All parents in family in labor force: 428 (6.19%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,529 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,038 (86.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 416 (11.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 40 (1.13%)
Other means: 1 (0.03%)
Worked at home: 34 (0.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,574 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 986 (27.59%)
Service occupations: 484 (13.54%)
Sales and office occupations: 814 (22.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 27 (0.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 296 (8.28%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 967 (27.06%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 39 (1.09%)
Construction: 206 (5.76%)
Manufacturing: 1,083 (30.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 47 (1.32%)
Retail trade: 410 (11.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 169 (4.73%)
Information: 57 (1.59%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 108 (3.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 111 (3.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 788 (22.05%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 293 (8.2%)
Other services (except public administration): 127 (3.55%)
Public administration: 136 (3.81%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,804 (78.46%)
Government workers: 540 (15.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 225 (6.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.14%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,315 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 558 (16.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 314 (9.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 647 (19.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 420 (12.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 582 (17.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 461 (13.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 146 (4.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 141 (4.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (0.84%)
Median household income: $28,361
With earnings: 2,339 (70.56%)
--Mean earnings: $42,913
With Social Security income: 1,213 (36.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,692
With Supplemental Security Income: 261 (7.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,097
With public assistance income: 91 (2.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $795
With retirement income: 492 (14.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,543
Families: 2,214 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 173 (7.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 152 (6.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 342 (15.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 324 (14.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 473 (21.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 429 (19.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 143 (6.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 132 (5.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (1.26%)
Median family income: $38,918
Per capita income: $15,128
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,667
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,821
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 249 (11.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 150 (6.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 74 (3.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 159 (7.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 120 (5.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 61 (2.76%)
Individuals: 1,179 (53.25%)
--18 years and over: 863 (38.98%)
----65 years and over: 234 (10.57%)
--Related children under 18 years: 304 (13.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 208 (9.39%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 471 (21.27%)
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