Brookhaven, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2808820, place: Brookhaven city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 7,511 (100%)
In labor force: 3,839 (51.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,833 (51.03%)
----Employed: 3,491 (46.48%)
----Unemployed: 342 (4.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 3,672 (48.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,203 (55.96%)
In labor force: 1,844 (24.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,844 (24.55%)
----Employed: 1,646 (21.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 726 (9.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 424 (5.65%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,305 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,698 (81.63%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 391 (11.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 23 (0.7%)
Walked: 53 (1.6%)
Other means: 64 (1.94%)
Worked at home: 76 (2.3%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,491 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,007 (28.85%)
Service occupations: 526 (15.07%)
Sales and office occupations: 720 (20.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 62 (1.78%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 395 (11.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 781 (22.37%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 158 (4.53%)
Construction: 313 (8.97%)
Manufacturing: 390 (11.17%)
Wholesale trade.: 145 (4.15%)
Retail trade: 444 (12.72%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 225 (6.45%)
Information: 44 (1.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 123 (3.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 139 (3.98%)
Educational, health and social services: 867 (24.84%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 261 (7.48%)
Other services (except public administration): 241 (6.9%)
Public administration: 141 (4.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,564 (73.45%)
Government workers: 661 (18.93%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 257 (7.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,791 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 828 (21.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 475 (12.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 610 (16.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 587 (15.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 487 (12.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 409 (10.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 169 (4.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 199 (5.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.18%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (0.53%)
Median household income: $24,632

With earnings: 2,704 (71.33%)
--Mean earnings: $34,867
With Social Security income: 1,225 (32.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,920
With Supplemental Security Income: 295 (7.78%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,720
With public assistance income: 230 (6.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $981
With retirement income: 729 (19.23%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,368

Families: 2,426 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 348 (14.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 265 (10.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 371 (15.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 358 (14.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 395 (16.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 309 (12.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 169 (6.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 191 (7.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.29%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.54%)
Median family income: $30,950

Per capita income: $13,695

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,079
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,047

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 565 (23.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 440 (18.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 259 (10.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 369 (15.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 308 (12.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 168 (6.92%)
Individuals: 2,489 (102.6%)
--18 years and over: 1,609 (66.32%)
----65 years and over: 364 (15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 842 (34.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 547 (22.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 532 (21.93%)

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