Mount Olive, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2849520, place: Mount Olive town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 635 (100%)
In labor force: 333 (52.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 333 (52.44%)
----Employed: 289 (45.51%)
----Unemployed: 44 (6.93%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 302 (47.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 358 (56.38%)
In labor force: 166 (26.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 166 (26.14%)
----Employed: 145 (22.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 92 (14.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 70 (11.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 284 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 245 (86.27%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 33 (11.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 2 (0.7%)
Other means: 2 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.7%)
Mean travel time to work: 26 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 289 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 91 (31.49%)
Service occupations: 38 (13.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 51 (17.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (3.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 21 (7.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 79 (27.34%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (5.19%)
Construction: 16 (5.54%)
Manufacturing: 71 (24.57%)
Wholesale trade.: 8 (2.77%)
Retail trade: 23 (7.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (5.54%)
Information: 10 (3.46%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (2.08%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (2.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 85 (29.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5 (1.73%)
Other services (except public administration): 10 (3.46%)
Public administration: 16 (5.54%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 188 (65.05%)
Government workers: 82 (28.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 19 (6.57%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 311 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 75 (24.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 44 (14.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (15.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 41 (13.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (11.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 50 (16.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (2.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.64%)
Median household income: $22,019

With earnings: 231 (74.28%)
--Mean earnings: $31,559
With Social Security income: 102 (32.8%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,577
With Supplemental Security Income: 44 (14.15%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,137
With public assistance income: 15 (4.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,587
With retirement income: 41 (13.18%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,479

Families: 223 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (16.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (15.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 35 (15.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 29 (13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 29 (13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 43 (19.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (4.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.9%)
Median family income: $26,146

Per capita income: $11,008

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,719

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 60 (26.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 48 (21.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (11.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 46 (20.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (19.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (9.42%)
Individuals: 304 (136.32%)
--18 years and over: 167 (74.89%)
----65 years and over: 28 (12.56%)
--Related children under 18 years: 137 (61.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 92 (41.26%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 46 (20.63%)

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