General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2857160, place: Picayune city, Mississippi)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 7,923 (100%)
In labor force: 4,422 (55.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,395 (55.47%)
----Employed: 4,029 (50.85%)
----Unemployed: 366 (4.62%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.3%
--Armed Forces: 27 (0.34%)
Not in labor force: 3,501 (44.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,460 (56.29%)
In labor force: 2,094 (26.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,087 (26.34%)
----Employed: 1,892 (23.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 740 (9.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 466 (5.88%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,997 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,188 (79.76%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 591 (14.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 28 (0.7%)
Walked: 76 (1.9%)
Other means: 39 (0.98%)
Worked at home: 75 (1.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,029 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,141 (28.32%)
Service occupations: 665 (16.51%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,035 (25.69%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 530 (13.15%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 652 (16.18%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 103 (2.56%)
Construction: 336 (8.34%)
Manufacturing: 534 (13.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 139 (3.45%)
Retail trade: 459 (11.39%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 143 (3.55%)
Information: 79 (1.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 152 (3.77%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 309 (7.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 954 (23.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 336 (8.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 241 (5.98%)
Public administration: 244 (6.06%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,938 (72.92%)
Government workers: 781 (19.38%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 281 (6.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 29 (0.72%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,029 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 750 (18.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 313 (7.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 762 (18.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 611 (15.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 541 (13.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 647 (16.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 165 (4.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 144 (3.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 52 (1.29%)
$200,000 or more: 44 (1.09%)
Median household income: $26,958
With earnings: 2,926 (72.62%)
--Mean earnings: $41,335
With Social Security income: 1,285 (31.89%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,072
With Supplemental Security Income: 365 (9.06%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,182
With public assistance income: 147 (3.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,183
With retirement income: 774 (19.21%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,113
Families: 2,833 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 363 (12.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 204 (7.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 456 (16.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 461 (16.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 429 (15.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 576 (20.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 142 (5.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 129 (4.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 36 (1.27%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (1.31%)
Median family income: $33,260
Per capita income: $15,798
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,437
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,035
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 535 (18.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 388 (13.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 117 (4.13%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 328 (11.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 255 (9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 88 (3.11%)
Individuals: 2,123 (74.94%)
--18 years and over: 1,373 (48.46%)
----65 years and over: 255 (9%)
--Related children under 18 years: 750 (26.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 588 (20.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 453 (15.99%)
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