Byhalia, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2810060, place: Byhalia town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 545 (100%)
In labor force: 314 (57.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 314 (57.61%)
----Employed: 280 (51.38%)
----Unemployed: 34 (6.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 231 (42.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 307 (56.33%)
In labor force: 139 (25.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 139 (25.5%)
----Employed: 123 (22.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 49 (8.99%)
All parents in family in labor force: 27 (4.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 274 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 200 (72.99%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 47 (17.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.82%)
Other means: 14 (5.11%)
Worked at home: 8 (2.92%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 280 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 64 (22.86%)
Service occupations: 37 (13.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 90 (32.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 34 (12.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 53 (18.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.71%)
Construction: 21 (7.5%)
Manufacturing: 59 (21.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (1.79%)
Retail trade: 48 (17.14%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 14 (5%)
Information: 7 (2.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 18 (6.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 26 (9.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 33 (11.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 11 (3.93%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (7.5%)
Public administration: 15 (5.36%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 213 (76.07%)
Government workers: 36 (12.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 31 (11.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 282 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 77 (27.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (4.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 39 (13.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 34 (12.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 47 (16.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (14.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (4.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (5.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.71%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,618

With earnings: 206 (73.05%)
--Mean earnings: $39,944
With Social Security income: 90 (31.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,513
With Supplemental Security Income: 43 (15.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,464
With public assistance income: 17 (6.03%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,035
With retirement income: 41 (14.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,498

Families: 192 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (19.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (7.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (15.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 15 (7.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (17.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 34 (17.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (5.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (8.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (1.04%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,313

Per capita income: $15,156

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,375
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,219

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 48 (25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (12.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (4.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 31 (16.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (9.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (2.6%)
Individuals: 179 (93.23%)
--18 years and over: 135 (70.31%)
----65 years and over: 40 (20.83%)
--Related children under 18 years: 44 (22.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 32 (16.67%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 47 (24.48%)

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