Hattiesburg, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2831020, place: Hattiesburg city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 36,135 (100%)
In labor force: 21,960 (60.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,797 (60.32%)
----Employed: 19,701 (54.52%)
----Unemployed: 2,096 (5.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.6%
--Armed Forces: 163 (0.45%)
Not in labor force: 14,175 (39.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 19,791 (54.77%)
In labor force: 11,161 (30.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,145 (30.84%)
----Employed: 9,938 (27.5%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,996 (8.29%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,967 (5.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 19,401 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 15,267 (78.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,431 (12.53%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 68 (0.35%)
Walked: 1,017 (5.24%)
Other means: 254 (1.31%)
Worked at home: 364 (1.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,701 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,290 (31.93%)
Service occupations: 3,925 (19.92%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,565 (28.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 71 (0.36%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,228 (6.23%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,622 (13.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 201 (1.02%)
Construction: 706 (3.58%)
Manufacturing: 2,030 (10.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 547 (2.78%)
Retail trade: 2,968 (15.07%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 411 (2.09%)
Information: 525 (2.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,027 (5.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,319 (6.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,793 (29.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,562 (13%)
Other services (except public administration): 967 (4.91%)
Public administration: 645 (3.27%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 14,868 (75.47%)
Government workers: 3,843 (19.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 889 (4.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 101 (0.51%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 17,199 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,740 (21.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,100 (12.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,915 (16.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,514 (14.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,468 (14.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,817 (10.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 660 (3.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 605 (3.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 92 (0.53%)
$200,000 or more: 288 (1.67%)
Median household income: $24,409

With earnings: 13,461 (78.27%)
--Mean earnings: $35,519
With Social Security income: 4,128 (24%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,202
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,193 (6.94%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,852
With public assistance income: 739 (4.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,777
With retirement income: 2,156 (12.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,205

Families: 9,560 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,359 (14.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,023 (10.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,350 (14.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,387 (14.51%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,709 (17.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,346 (14.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 555 (5.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 527 (5.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 66 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 238 (2.49%)
Median family income: $32,380

Per capita income: $15,102

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,680
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,333

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,051 (21.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,556 (16.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 881 (9.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,333 (13.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,114 (11.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 609 (6.37%)
Individuals: 11,264 (117.82%)
--18 years and over: 7,850 (82.11%)
----65 years and over: 785 (8.21%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,370 (35.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,247 (23.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4,477 (46.83%)

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