Coldwater, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2814900, place: Coldwater town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,183 (100%)
In labor force: 713 (60.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 713 (60.27%)
----Employed: 646 (54.61%)
----Unemployed: 67 (5.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 470 (39.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 675 (57.06%)
In labor force: 384 (32.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 384 (32.46%)
----Employed: 350 (29.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 164 (13.86%)
All parents in family in labor force: 107 (9.04%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 639 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 469 (73.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 119 (18.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (1.1%)
Walked: 23 (3.6%)
Other means: 18 (2.82%)
Worked at home: 3 (0.47%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 646 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 127 (19.66%)
Service occupations: 117 (18.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 146 (22.6%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 71 (10.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 185 (28.64%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (2.01%)
Construction: 36 (5.57%)
Manufacturing: 157 (24.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (3.1%)
Retail trade: 73 (11.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 61 (9.44%)
Information: 5 (0.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (2.01%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 19 (2.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 124 (19.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 50 (7.74%)
Other services (except public administration): 62 (9.6%)
Public administration: 13 (2.01%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 489 (75.7%)
Government workers: 110 (17.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 41 (6.35%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.93%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 602 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 110 (18.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (11.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 111 (18.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (12.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 93 (15.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 97 (16.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (5.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (1.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.33%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,058

With earnings: 460 (76.41%)
--Mean earnings: $34,260
With Social Security income: 189 (31.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,140
With Supplemental Security Income: 57 (9.47%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,539
With public assistance income: 23 (3.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,191
With retirement income: 88 (14.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,540

Families: 426 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (11.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 52 (12.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 71 (16.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (12.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 73 (17.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 86 (20.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (7.28%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (2.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.47%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $31,364

Per capita income: $12,330

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,472
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,444

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 90 (21.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 68 (15.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (3.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 73 (17.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (13.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (2.82%)
Individuals: 389 (91.31%)
--18 years and over: 250 (58.69%)
----65 years and over: 51 (11.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 139 (32.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 114 (26.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 82 (19.25%)

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