Gunnison, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2829900, place: Gunnison town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 429 (100%)
In labor force: 216 (50.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 216 (50.35%)
----Employed: 172 (40.09%)
----Unemployed: 44 (10.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 20.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 213 (49.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 229 (53.38%)
In labor force: 117 (27.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 117 (27.27%)
----Employed: 95 (22.14%)
Own children under 6 years: 55 (12.82%)
All parents in family in labor force: 35 (8.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 162 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 78 (48.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 71 (43.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 9 (5.56%)
Worked at home: 4 (2.47%)
Mean travel time to work: 35.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 172 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 32 (18.6%)
Service occupations: 44 (25.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 15 (8.72%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (5.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 14 (8.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 57 (33.14%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (8.72%)
Construction: 1 (0.58%)
Manufacturing: 50 (29.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (3.49%)
Retail trade: 10 (5.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 12 (6.98%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (1.16%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 0 (0%)
Educational, health and social services: 45 (26.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5 (2.91%)
Other services (except public administration): 3 (1.74%)
Public administration: 23 (13.37%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 118 (68.6%)
Government workers: 46 (26.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 5 (2.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (1.74%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 188 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (29.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (7.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (19.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 14 (7.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 36 (19.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 23 (12.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (1.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.06%)
Median household income: $19,432

With earnings: 136 (72.34%)
--Mean earnings: $30,088
With Social Security income: 64 (34.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,168
With Supplemental Security Income: 37 (19.68%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,990
With public assistance income: 22 (11.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,445
With retirement income: 13 (6.91%)
--Mean retirement income: $3,069

Families: 135 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 35 (25.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (5.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (21.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 15 (11.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 25 (18.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 16 (11.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (2.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (2.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.48%)
Median family income: $21,875

Per capita income: $8,395

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,679
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 53 (39.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 50 (37.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (16.3%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 38 (28.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (25.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (12.59%)
Individuals: 299 (221.48%)
--18 years and over: 162 (120%)
----65 years and over: 26 (19.26%)
--Related children under 18 years: 137 (101.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 98 (72.59%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 26 (19.26%)

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