Iuka, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2835300, place: Iuka city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,628 (100%)
In labor force: 1,236 (47.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,236 (47.03%)
----Employed: 1,147 (43.65%)
----Unemployed: 89 (3.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,392 (52.97%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,492 (56.77%)
In labor force: 525 (19.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 525 (19.98%)
----Employed: 471 (17.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 168 (6.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 130 (4.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,137 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 963 (84.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 116 (10.2%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (0.7%)
Walked: 27 (2.37%)
Other means: 14 (1.23%)
Worked at home: 9 (0.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,147 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 279 (24.32%)
Service occupations: 171 (14.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 258 (22.49%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.44%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 148 (12.9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 286 (24.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.7%)
Construction: 77 (6.71%)
Manufacturing: 283 (24.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (0.44%)
Retail trade: 171 (14.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 50 (4.36%)
Information: 55 (4.8%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 62 (5.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 64 (5.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 200 (17.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 76 (6.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 65 (5.67%)
Public administration: 31 (2.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 919 (80.12%)
Government workers: 133 (11.6%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 88 (7.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.61%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,396 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 324 (23.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 147 (10.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 245 (17.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 151 (10.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 212 (15.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 162 (11.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 71 (5.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 30 (2.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (2.22%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (1.65%)
Median household income: $24,082

With earnings: 875 (62.68%)
--Mean earnings: $43,429
With Social Security income: 529 (37.89%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,006
With Supplemental Security Income: 137 (9.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,209
With public assistance income: 46 (3.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,520
With retirement income: 266 (19.05%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,392

Families: 844 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 78 (9.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 67 (7.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 125 (14.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (13.51%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 186 (22.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 135 (16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 65 (7.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 30 (3.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (3.67%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (1.54%)
Median family income: $36,863

Per capita income: $17,261

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,449
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,658

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 135 (16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 101 (11.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 52 (6.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 57 (6.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (6.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (2.25%)
Individuals: 589 (69.79%)
--18 years and over: 433 (51.3%)
----65 years and over: 100 (11.85%)
--Related children under 18 years: 151 (17.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 97 (11.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 197 (23.34%)

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