Gautier, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2826860, place: Gautier city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,778 (100%)
In labor force: 5,688 (64.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,439 (61.96%)
----Employed: 5,073 (57.79%)
----Unemployed: 366 (4.17%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 249 (2.84%)
Not in labor force: 3,090 (35.2%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,587 (52.26%)
In labor force: 2,526 (28.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,510 (28.59%)
----Employed: 2,275 (25.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,034 (11.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 633 (7.21%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,241 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,162 (79.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 824 (15.72%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 48 (0.92%)
Walked: 55 (1.05%)
Other means: 54 (1.03%)
Worked at home: 98 (1.87%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,073 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,486 (29.29%)
Service occupations: 823 (16.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,205 (23.75%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (0.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 721 (14.21%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 823 (16.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 52 (1.03%)
Construction: 404 (7.96%)
Manufacturing: 1,177 (23.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 86 (1.7%)
Retail trade: 634 (12.5%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 166 (3.27%)
Information: 58 (1.14%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 235 (4.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 329 (6.49%)
Educational, health and social services: 777 (15.32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 732 (14.43%)
Other services (except public administration): 189 (3.73%)
Public administration: 234 (4.61%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,072 (80.27%)
Government workers: 773 (15.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 197 (3.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (0.61%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,364 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 548 (12.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 252 (5.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 421 (9.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 590 (13.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 858 (19.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 981 (22.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 409 (9.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 188 (4.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 84 (1.92%)
$200,000 or more: 33 (0.76%)
Median household income: $41,244

With earnings: 3,660 (83.87%)
--Mean earnings: $45,529
With Social Security income: 1,010 (23.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,075
With Supplemental Security Income: 185 (4.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,526
With public assistance income: 130 (2.98%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,192
With retirement income: 864 (19.8%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,334

Families: 3,310 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 310 (9.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 151 (4.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 239 (7.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 386 (11.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 686 (20.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 836 (25.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 409 (12.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 176 (5.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 84 (2.54%)
$200,000 or more: 33 (1%)
Median family income: $46,835

Per capita income: $17,525

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,474
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,622

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 501 (15.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 424 (12.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 203 (6.13%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 352 (10.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 332 (10.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 160 (4.83%)
Individuals: 2,035 (61.48%)
--18 years and over: 1,079 (32.6%)
----65 years and over: 134 (4.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 927 (28.01%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 595 (17.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 338 (10.21%)

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