Meridian, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2846640, place: Meridian city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 30,282 (100%)
In labor force: 16,521 (54.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,254 (53.68%)
----Employed: 14,720 (48.61%)
----Unemployed: 1,534 (5.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.4%
--Armed Forces: 267 (0.88%)
Not in labor force: 13,761 (45.44%)
Females 16 years and over: 17,067 (56.36%)
In labor force: 8,384 (27.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,355 (27.59%)
----Employed: 7,569 (25%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,432 (11.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,150 (7.1%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,603 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,586 (79.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,085 (14.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 101 (0.69%)
Walked: 392 (2.68%)
Other means: 217 (1.49%)
Worked at home: 222 (1.52%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,720 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,541 (30.85%)
Service occupations: 2,834 (19.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,922 (26.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 144 (0.98%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 988 (6.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,291 (15.56%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 214 (1.45%)
Construction: 698 (4.74%)
Manufacturing: 2,054 (13.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 434 (2.95%)
Retail trade: 1,848 (12.55%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 629 (4.27%)
Information: 275 (1.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 632 (4.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 724 (4.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,138 (28.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,305 (8.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 969 (6.58%)
Public administration: 800 (5.43%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,034 (74.96%)
Government workers: 2,991 (20.32%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 645 (4.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 16,062 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,764 (23.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,662 (10.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,586 (16.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,194 (13.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,238 (13.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,140 (13.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 646 (4.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 501 (3.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 97 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 234 (1.46%)
Median household income: $25,085

With earnings: 11,046 (68.77%)
--Mean earnings: $41,117
With Social Security income: 5,334 (33.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,676
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,433 (8.92%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,546
With public assistance income: 661 (4.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,646
With retirement income: 2,679 (16.68%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,450

Families: 10,108 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,793 (17.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 952 (9.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,475 (14.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,405 (13.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,573 (15.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,621 (16.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 584 (5.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 425 (4.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 75 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 205 (2.03%)
Median family income: $31,062

Per capita income: $15,255

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,404
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,702

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,482 (24.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,969 (19.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,012 (10.01%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,801 (17.82%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,551 (15.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 796 (7.87%)
Individuals: 10,936 (108.19%)
--18 years and over: 6,581 (65.11%)
----65 years and over: 1,360 (13.45%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,355 (43.08%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,008 (29.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,542 (25.15%)

Return to Meridian,MS.