Greenville, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2829180, place: Greenville city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 30,083 (100%)
In labor force: 17,186 (57.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,169 (57.07%)
----Employed: 14,847 (49.35%)
----Unemployed: 2,322 (7.72%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.5%
--Armed Forces: 17 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 12,897 (42.87%)
Females 16 years and over: 16,904 (56.19%)
In labor force: 9,181 (30.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,181 (30.52%)
----Employed: 7,699 (25.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,733 (12.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,427 (8.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,641 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,927 (74.63%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,900 (19.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 189 (1.29%)
Walked: 249 (1.7%)
Other means: 233 (1.59%)
Worked at home: 143 (0.98%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,847 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,163 (28.04%)
Service occupations: 2,284 (15.38%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,902 (26.28%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 187 (1.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,096 (7.38%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,215 (21.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 447 (3.01%)
Construction: 526 (3.54%)
Manufacturing: 2,959 (19.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 578 (3.89%)
Retail trade: 1,750 (11.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 743 (5%)
Information: 271 (1.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 646 (4.35%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 572 (3.85%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,289 (22.15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,448 (9.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 728 (4.9%)
Public administration: 890 (5.99%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,520 (77.59%)
Government workers: 2,734 (18.41%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 580 (3.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,746 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,425 (23.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,490 (10.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,233 (15.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,801 (12.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,276 (15.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,919 (13.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 770 (5.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 447 (3.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 149 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 236 (1.6%)
Median household income: $25,928

With earnings: 11,018 (74.72%)
--Mean earnings: $40,790
With Social Security income: 4,094 (27.76%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,135
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,511 (10.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,247
With public assistance income: 760 (5.15%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,523
With retirement income: 1,990 (13.5%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,810

Families: 10,417 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,002 (19.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 733 (7.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,642 (15.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,305 (12.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,713 (16.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,606 (15.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 678 (6.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 428 (4.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 132 (1.27%)
$200,000 or more: 178 (1.71%)
Median family income: $30,788

Per capita income: $13,992

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,801
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,707

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,672 (25.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,101 (20.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,059 (10.17%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,958 (18.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,659 (15.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 818 (7.85%)
Individuals: 12,121 (116.36%)
--18 years and over: 7,219 (69.3%)
----65 years and over: 1,039 (9.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,887 (46.91%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,456 (33.18%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,392 (22.96%)

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