Mendenhall, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2846600, place: Mendenhall city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,889 (100%)
In labor force: 919 (48.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 916 (48.49%)
----Employed: 840 (44.47%)
----Unemployed: 76 (4.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.3%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 970 (51.35%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,003 (53.1%)
In labor force: 434 (22.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 434 (22.98%)
----Employed: 390 (20.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 250 (13.23%)
All parents in family in labor force: 152 (8.05%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 818 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 639 (78.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 117 (14.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (1.34%)
Walked: 14 (1.71%)
Other means: 10 (1.22%)
Worked at home: 27 (3.3%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 840 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 267 (31.79%)
Service occupations: 136 (16.19%)
Sales and office occupations: 163 (19.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.48%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 116 (13.81%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 154 (18.33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (1.67%)
Construction: 93 (11.07%)
Manufacturing: 89 (10.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 39 (4.64%)
Retail trade: 128 (15.24%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 35 (4.17%)
Information: 28 (3.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 32 (3.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 57 (6.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 207 (24.64%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 24 (2.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 52 (6.19%)
Public administration: 42 (5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 620 (73.81%)
Government workers: 156 (18.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 55 (6.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (1.07%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 886 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 134 (15.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 116 (13.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 165 (18.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 113 (12.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 142 (16.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 132 (14.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (5.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (2.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.9%)
Median household income: $26,944

With earnings: 617 (69.64%)
--Mean earnings: $39,872
With Social Security income: 347 (39.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,228
With Supplemental Security Income: 54 (6.09%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,330
With public assistance income: 42 (4.74%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,086
With retirement income: 186 (20.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,116

Families: 652 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 80 (12.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 80 (12.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 98 (15.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 83 (12.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 108 (16.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 125 (19.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 43 (6.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (2.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.23%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.23%)
Median family income: $32,656

Per capita income: $14,340

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,335
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,328

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 154 (23.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 121 (18.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 70 (10.74%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 92 (14.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (12.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (6.44%)
Individuals: 623 (95.55%)
--18 years and over: 367 (56.29%)
----65 years and over: 42 (6.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 256 (39.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 171 (26.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 74 (11.35%)

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