Lambert, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2839080, place: Lambert town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,354 (100%)
In labor force: 632 (46.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 632 (46.68%)
----Employed: 560 (41.36%)
----Unemployed: 72 (5.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 722 (53.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 773 (57.09%)
In labor force: 351 (25.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 351 (25.92%)
----Employed: 306 (22.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 185 (13.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 103 (7.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 545 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 343 (62.94%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 141 (25.87%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 24 (4.4%)
Walked: 22 (4.04%)
Other means: 15 (2.75%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 560 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 106 (18.93%)
Service occupations: 162 (28.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 78 (13.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (1.25%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 60 (10.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 147 (26.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 35 (6.25%)
Construction: 40 (7.14%)
Manufacturing: 99 (17.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (1.96%)
Retail trade: 39 (6.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (4.11%)
Information: 2 (0.36%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 16 (2.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 17 (3.04%)
Educational, health and social services: 134 (23.93%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 94 (16.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 7 (1.25%)
Public administration: 43 (7.68%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 375 (66.96%)
Government workers: 158 (28.21%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 26 (4.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 666 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 224 (33.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 64 (9.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 142 (21.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 83 (12.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 57 (8.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 57 (8.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (4.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.45%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $18,077

With earnings: 420 (63.06%)
--Mean earnings: $29,460
With Social Security income: 221 (33.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $6,734
With Supplemental Security Income: 140 (21.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,421
With public assistance income: 50 (7.51%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,935
With retirement income: 81 (12.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,118

Families: 469 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 100 (21.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 51 (10.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 119 (25.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 70 (14.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 49 (10.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 46 (9.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (5.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $21,979

Per capita income: $8,509

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $20,750
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 162 (34.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 128 (27.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 68 (14.5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 113 (24.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 95 (20.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 50 (10.66%)
Individuals: 779 (166.1%)
--18 years and over: 429 (91.47%)
----65 years and over: 96 (20.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 346 (73.77%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 246 (52.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 150 (31.98%)

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