North Tunica, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2852680, place: North Tunica CDP, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 931 (100%)
In labor force: 464 (49.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 458 (49.19%)
----Employed: 397 (42.64%)
----Unemployed: 61 (6.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.3%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.64%)
Not in labor force: 467 (50.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 569 (61.12%)
In labor force: 257 (27.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 257 (27.6%)
----Employed: 240 (25.78%)
Own children under 6 years: 158 (16.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 66 (7.09%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 394 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 255 (64.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 90 (22.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 31 (7.87%)
Walked: 6 (1.52%)
Other means: 6 (1.52%)
Worked at home: 6 (1.52%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 397 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 65 (16.37%)
Service occupations: 126 (31.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 103 (25.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (3.27%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 8 (2.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 82 (20.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 37 (9.32%)
Construction: 6 (1.51%)
Manufacturing: 61 (15.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 8 (2.02%)
Retail trade: 20 (5.04%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 3 (0.76%)
Information: 3 (0.76%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (1.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (2.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 32 (8.06%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 171 (43.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 26 (6.55%)
Public administration: 13 (3.27%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 320 (80.6%)
Government workers: 61 (15.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 16 (4.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 452 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 146 (32.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 81 (17.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 94 (20.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (9.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 42 (9.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 32 (7.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (1.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $14,891

With earnings: 338 (74.78%)
--Mean earnings: $21,557
With Social Security income: 102 (22.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,756
With Supplemental Security Income: 50 (11.06%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,596
With public assistance income: 38 (8.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,052
With retirement income: 42 (9.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,879

Families: 376 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 99 (26.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 72 (19.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 92 (24.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 38 (10.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (9.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 32 (8.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $16,466

Per capita income: $6,972

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $16,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,985

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 171 (45.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 139 (36.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 57 (15.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 131 (34.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 103 (27.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 49 (13.03%)
Individuals: 697 (185.37%)
--18 years and over: 378 (100.53%)
----65 years and over: 37 (9.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 319 (84.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 227 (60.37%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 40 (10.64%)

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