Marks, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2845240, place: Marks city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,149 (100%)
In labor force: 590 (51.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 590 (51.35%)
----Employed: 560 (48.74%)
----Unemployed: 30 (2.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 559 (48.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 645 (56.14%)
In labor force: 299 (26.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 299 (26.02%)
----Employed: 282 (24.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 101 (8.79%)
All parents in family in labor force: 60 (5.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 550 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 420 (76.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 89 (16.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.73%)
Walked: 26 (4.73%)
Other means: 2 (0.36%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.64%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 560 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 129 (23.04%)
Service occupations: 109 (19.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 148 (26.43%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (2.32%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 43 (7.68%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 118 (21.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (4.64%)
Construction: 30 (5.36%)
Manufacturing: 104 (18.57%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (3.93%)
Retail trade: 55 (9.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 15 (2.68%)
Information: 2 (0.36%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 22 (3.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 17 (3.04%)
Educational, health and social services: 118 (21.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 84 (15%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (5%)
Public administration: 37 (6.61%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 433 (77.32%)
Government workers: 94 (16.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (5.71%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 576 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 139 (24.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 79 (13.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (17.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (13.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 75 (13.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 72 (12.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (4.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.17%)
Median household income: $20,521

With earnings: 384 (66.67%)
--Mean earnings: $31,942
With Social Security income: 198 (34.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,462
With Supplemental Security Income: 80 (13.89%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,491
With public assistance income: 36 (6.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,879
With retirement income: 94 (16.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,794

Families: 383 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 68 (17.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (12.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 62 (16.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (15.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 59 (15.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (16.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (5.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.26%)
Median family income: $27,153

Per capita income: $11,104

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,100
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,985

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 100 (26.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 79 (20.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (7.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 69 (18.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 63 (16.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (5.74%)
Individuals: 448 (116.97%)
--18 years and over: 272 (71.02%)
----65 years and over: 73 (19.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 176 (45.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 128 (33.42%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 81 (21.15%)

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