Carthage, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2811780, place: Carthage city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,531 (100%)
In labor force: 1,539 (43.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,535 (43.47%)
----Employed: 1,408 (39.88%)
----Unemployed: 127 (3.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.3%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.11%)
Not in labor force: 1,992 (56.41%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,809 (51.23%)
In labor force: 815 (23.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 811 (22.97%)
----Employed: 726 (20.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 371 (10.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 240 (6.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,372 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,063 (77.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 259 (18.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.44%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 24 (1.75%)
Worked at home: 20 (1.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,408 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 391 (27.77%)
Service occupations: 209 (14.84%)
Sales and office occupations: 363 (25.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.64%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 117 (8.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 319 (22.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 66 (4.69%)
Construction: 89 (6.32%)
Manufacturing: 330 (23.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 35 (2.49%)
Retail trade: 159 (11.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 41 (2.91%)
Information: 22 (1.56%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 93 (6.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 46 (3.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 310 (22.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 118 (8.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (1.63%)
Public administration: 76 (5.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,068 (75.85%)
Government workers: 263 (18.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 70 (4.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.5%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,486 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 300 (20.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 132 (8.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 310 (20.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 178 (11.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 245 (16.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (9.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74 (4.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 82 (5.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.47%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.94%)
Median household income: $25,052

With earnings: 1,044 (70.26%)
--Mean earnings: $39,525
With Social Security income: 428 (28.8%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,669
With Supplemental Security Income: 122 (8.21%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,104
With public assistance income: 44 (2.96%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,472
With retirement income: 186 (12.52%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,587

Families: 1,060 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 156 (14.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 93 (8.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 213 (20.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 140 (13.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 165 (15.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 116 (10.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 80 (7.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 76 (7.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.32%)
Median family income: $30,069

Per capita income: $12,986

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,060
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,280

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 228 (21.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 206 (19.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 127 (11.98%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 176 (16.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 169 (15.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 100 (9.43%)
Individuals: 1,032 (97.36%)
--18 years and over: 567 (53.49%)
----65 years and over: 108 (10.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 465 (43.87%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 344 (32.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 213 (20.09%)

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