Lucedale, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2842440, place: Lucedale city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,995 (100%)
In labor force: 893 (44.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 893 (44.76%)
----Employed: 759 (38.05%)
----Unemployed: 134 (6.72%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 15%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,102 (55.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,059 (53.08%)
In labor force: 394 (19.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 394 (19.75%)
----Employed: 312 (15.64%)
Own children under 6 years: 178 (8.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 124 (6.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 732 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 549 (75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 143 (19.54%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 31 (4.23%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 759 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 150 (19.76%)
Service occupations: 141 (18.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 155 (20.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 114 (15.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 199 (26.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (3.29%)
Construction: 79 (10.41%)
Manufacturing: 156 (20.55%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (3.69%)
Retail trade: 122 (16.07%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (3.03%)
Information: 9 (1.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 18 (2.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 18 (2.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 127 (16.73%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 66 (8.7%)
Other services (except public administration): 40 (5.27%)
Public administration: 48 (6.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 597 (78.66%)
Government workers: 116 (15.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (6.06%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 972 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 237 (24.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 125 (12.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 147 (15.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 153 (15.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 107 (11.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 109 (11.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 62 (6.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (2.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.41%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $22,604

With earnings: 629 (64.71%)
--Mean earnings: $33,570
With Social Security income: 356 (36.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,051
With Supplemental Security Income: 86 (8.85%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,738
With public assistance income: 33 (3.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,276
With retirement income: 138 (14.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,115

Families: 653 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 116 (17.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 73 (11.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 97 (14.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 97 (14.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 96 (14.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 80 (12.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 62 (9.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (4.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.61%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,338

Per capita income: $12,151

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,386
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,312

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 156 (23.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 122 (18.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 55 (8.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 80 (12.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 75 (11.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (7.81%)
Individuals: 610 (93.42%)
--18 years and over: 353 (54.06%)
----65 years and over: 82 (12.56%)
--Related children under 18 years: 257 (39.36%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 177 (27.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 115 (17.61%)

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