Pascagoula, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2855360, place: Pascagoula city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,834 (100%)
In labor force: 12,165 (61.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,230 (56.62%)
----Employed: 10,182 (51.34%)
----Unemployed: 1,048 (5.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.3%
--Armed Forces: 935 (4.71%)
Not in labor force: 7,669 (38.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,912 (49.97%)
In labor force: 5,223 (26.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,211 (26.27%)
----Employed: 4,632 (23.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,345 (11.82%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,434 (7.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,892 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,571 (78.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,565 (14.37%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 55 (0.5%)
Walked: 177 (1.63%)
Other means: 167 (1.53%)
Worked at home: 357 (3.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,182 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,847 (27.96%)
Service occupations: 1,544 (15.16%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,608 (25.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 41 (0.4%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,505 (14.78%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,637 (16.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 168 (1.65%)
Construction: 833 (8.18%)
Manufacturing: 2,487 (24.43%)
Wholesale trade.: 272 (2.67%)
Retail trade: 1,163 (11.42%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 272 (2.67%)
Information: 107 (1.05%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 452 (4.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 580 (5.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,899 (18.65%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 822 (8.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 562 (5.52%)
Public administration: 565 (5.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,968 (78.26%)
Government workers: 1,654 (16.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 544 (5.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,802 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,619 (16.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 801 (8.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,523 (15.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,302 (13.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,607 (16.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,582 (16.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 746 (7.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 401 (4.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 106 (1.08%)
$200,000 or more: 115 (1.17%)
Median household income: $32,042

With earnings: 7,387 (75.36%)
--Mean earnings: $44,012
With Social Security income: 2,658 (27.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,178
With Supplemental Security Income: 509 (5.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,485
With public assistance income: 441 (4.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,911
With retirement income: 1,540 (15.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,479

Families: 6,734 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 891 (13.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 401 (5.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 897 (13.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 790 (11.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,243 (18.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,330 (19.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 647 (9.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 367 (5.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 82 (1.22%)
$200,000 or more: 86 (1.28%)
Median family income: $39,044

Per capita income: $16,891

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,313
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,594

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,217 (18.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,025 (15.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 602 (8.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 809 (12.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 748 (11.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 460 (6.83%)
Individuals: 5,142 (76.36%)
--18 years and over: 2,953 (43.85%)
----65 years and over: 399 (5.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,175 (32.3%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,368 (20.31%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,058 (15.71%)

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