Ethel, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2823220, place: Ethel town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 335 (100%)
In labor force: 180 (53.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 180 (53.73%)
----Employed: 137 (40.9%)
----Unemployed: 43 (12.84%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 23.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 155 (46.27%)
Females 16 years and over: 170 (50.75%)
In labor force: 84 (25.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 84 (25.07%)
----Employed: 67 (20%)
Own children under 6 years: 42 (12.54%)
All parents in family in labor force: 30 (8.96%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 132 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 92 (69.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 19 (14.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 12 (9.09%)
Other means: 3 (2.27%)
Worked at home: 6 (4.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 137 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 21 (15.33%)
Service occupations: 26 (18.98%)
Sales and office occupations: 15 (10.95%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (8.03%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 15 (10.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 49 (35.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 19 (13.87%)
Construction: 9 (6.57%)
Manufacturing: 42 (30.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 1 (0.73%)
Retail trade: 5 (3.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 3 (2.19%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (1.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3 (2.19%)
Educational, health and social services: 30 (21.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6 (4.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 8 (5.84%)
Public administration: 9 (6.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 95 (69.34%)
Government workers: 32 (23.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 8 (5.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (1.46%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 159 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (18.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (14.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (26.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 40 (25.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 17 (10.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5 (3.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $20,114

With earnings: 111 (69.81%)
--Mean earnings: $20,090
With Social Security income: 52 (32.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,350
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (8.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,479
With public assistance income: 7 (4.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $514
With retirement income: 33 (20.75%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,243

Families: 112 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (14.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (14.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (27.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 27 (24.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 15 (13.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5 (4.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $21,667

Per capita income: $8,240

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,083
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,409

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 34 (30.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (27.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (16.07%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (17.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (17.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (11.61%)
Individuals: 148 (132.14%)
--18 years and over: 83 (74.11%)
----65 years and over: 11 (9.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 65 (58.04%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 46 (41.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 17 (15.18%)

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