Pearl River, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2855930, place: Pearl River CDP, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,070 (100%)
In labor force: 1,223 (59.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,217 (58.79%)
----Employed: 1,086 (52.46%)
----Unemployed: 131 (6.33%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.8%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.29%)
Not in labor force: 847 (40.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,117 (53.96%)
In labor force: 608 (29.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 608 (29.37%)
----Employed: 535 (25.85%)
Own children under 6 years: 241 (11.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 188 (9.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,079 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 738 (68.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 319 (29.56%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 14 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 8 (0.74%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,086 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 224 (20.63%)
Service occupations: 281 (25.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 250 (23.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (2.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 110 (10.13%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 196 (18.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 63 (5.8%)
Construction: 69 (6.35%)
Manufacturing: 129 (11.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 83 (7.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 45 (4.14%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (0.55%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 41 (3.78%)
Educational, health and social services: 328 (30.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 205 (18.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 4 (0.37%)
Public administration: 113 (10.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 602 (55.43%)
Government workers: 449 (41.34%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 27 (2.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.74%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 801 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 175 (21.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 57 (7.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 142 (17.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 141 (17.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 162 (20.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 92 (11.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (2.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,352

With earnings: 643 (80.27%)
--Mean earnings: $31,958
With Social Security income: 140 (17.48%)
--Mean Social Security income: $6,338
With Supplemental Security Income: 71 (8.86%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,640
With public assistance income: 33 (4.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,042
With retirement income: 58 (7.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,963

Families: 661 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 108 (16.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (10.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 126 (19.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 129 (19.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 130 (19.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 67 (10.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (3.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,348

Per capita income: $8,544

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,295
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 178 (26.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 138 (20.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 55 (8.32%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 89 (13.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 74 (11.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (2.57%)
Individuals: 796 (120.42%)
--18 years and over: 481 (72.77%)
----65 years and over: 25 (3.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 304 (45.99%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 233 (35.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 145 (21.94%)

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