Gloster, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2827820, place: Gloster town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 806 (100%)
In labor force: 364 (45.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 364 (45.16%)
----Employed: 343 (42.56%)
----Unemployed: 21 (2.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 442 (54.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 475 (58.93%)
In labor force: 176 (21.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 176 (21.84%)
----Employed: 161 (19.98%)
Own children under 6 years: 103 (12.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 52 (6.45%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 341 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 246 (72.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 74 (21.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (2.05%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 14 (4.11%)
Mean travel time to work: 30 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 343 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 82 (23.91%)
Service occupations: 66 (19.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 66 (19.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (3.21%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 17 (4.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 101 (29.45%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (7.58%)
Construction: 15 (4.37%)
Manufacturing: 78 (22.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (3.21%)
Retail trade: 41 (11.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (5.83%)
Information: 3 (0.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (3.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9 (2.62%)
Educational, health and social services: 61 (17.78%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 22 (6.41%)
Other services (except public administration): 29 (8.45%)
Public administration: 15 (4.37%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 262 (76.38%)
Government workers: 55 (16.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 24 (7%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.58%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 429 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 137 (31.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (11.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 62 (14.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 55 (12.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 64 (14.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 42 (9.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (2.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.23%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $19,922

With earnings: 270 (62.94%)
--Mean earnings: $28,776
With Social Security income: 153 (35.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,331
With Supplemental Security Income: 67 (15.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,014
With public assistance income: 32 (7.46%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,221
With retirement income: 74 (17.25%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,653

Families: 300 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 88 (29.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (9.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (12.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 48 (16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (13.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (2.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.33%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $23,750

Per capita income: $10,536

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,833
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,222

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 105 (35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 94 (31.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (14.67%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 79 (26.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 74 (24.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (12%)
Individuals: 444 (148%)
--18 years and over: 230 (76.67%)
----65 years and over: 35 (11.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 211 (70.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 161 (53.67%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 66 (22%)

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