Liberty, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2840640, place: Liberty town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 484 (100%)
In labor force: 264 (54.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 264 (54.55%)
----Employed: 222 (45.87%)
----Unemployed: 42 (8.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 15.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 220 (45.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 249 (51.45%)
In labor force: 108 (22.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 108 (22.31%)
----Employed: 90 (18.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 54 (11.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 35 (7.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 215 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 160 (74.42%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 43 (20%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (3.72%)
Walked: 1 (0.47%)
Other means: 2 (0.93%)
Worked at home: 1 (0.47%)
Mean travel time to work: 35.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 222 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 49 (22.07%)
Service occupations: 32 (14.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 56 (25.23%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (1.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 15 (6.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 67 (30.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (5.41%)
Construction: 9 (4.05%)
Manufacturing: 40 (18.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (4.95%)
Retail trade: 43 (19.37%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (5.86%)
Information: 1 (0.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (4.95%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (4.95%)
Educational, health and social services: 35 (15.77%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 15 (6.76%)
Other services (except public administration): 11 (4.95%)
Public administration: 10 (4.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 171 (77.03%)
Government workers: 32 (14.41%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 17 (7.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.9%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 249 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 54 (21.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 37 (14.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (16.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 20 (8.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 41 (16.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (14.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (4.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (3.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $23,882

With earnings: 165 (66.27%)
--Mean earnings: $32,462
With Social Security income: 98 (39.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,735
With Supplemental Security Income: 28 (11.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,764
With public assistance income: 15 (6.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,787
With retirement income: 47 (18.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,155

Families: 159 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (8.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (13.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (16.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 18 (11.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 27 (16.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 33 (20.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (8.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (3.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,179

Per capita income: $13,062

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,944

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 31 (19.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (10.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (4.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (7.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (4.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 128 (80.5%)
--18 years and over: 98 (61.64%)
----65 years and over: 29 (18.24%)
--Related children under 18 years: 30 (18.87%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 23 (14.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 42 (26.42%)

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