Shelby, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2867040, place: Shelby city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,985 (100%)
In labor force: 919 (46.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 919 (46.3%)
----Employed: 784 (39.5%)
----Unemployed: 135 (6.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,066 (53.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,138 (57.33%)
In labor force: 518 (26.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 518 (26.1%)
----Employed: 436 (21.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 277 (13.95%)
All parents in family in labor force: 134 (6.75%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 751 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 424 (56.46%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 254 (33.82%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (1.07%)
Walked: 38 (5.06%)
Other means: 11 (1.46%)
Worked at home: 16 (2.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 784 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 188 (23.98%)
Service occupations: 250 (31.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 114 (14.54%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 29 (3.7%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 45 (5.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 158 (20.15%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 61 (7.78%)
Construction: 21 (2.68%)
Manufacturing: 128 (16.33%)
Wholesale trade.: 4 (0.51%)
Retail trade: 77 (9.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 12 (1.53%)
Information: 11 (1.4%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 9 (1.15%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (2.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 232 (29.59%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 80 (10.2%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (1.91%)
Public administration: 112 (14.29%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 478 (60.97%)
Government workers: 252 (32.14%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 45 (5.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (1.15%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 932 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 291 (31.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 135 (14.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 172 (18.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 110 (11.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91 (9.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 80 (8.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (2.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (0.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (1.72%)
Median household income: $17,798

With earnings: 638 (68.45%)
--Mean earnings: $40,170
With Social Security income: 273 (29.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,431
With Supplemental Security Income: 129 (13.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,269
With public assistance income: 90 (9.66%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,306
With retirement income: 146 (15.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,339

Families: 675 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 165 (24.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (16.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 132 (19.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 75 (11.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 73 (10.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 76 (11.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (3.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (1.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.63%)
Median family income: $20,368

Per capita income: $10,567

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,554

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 269 (39.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 230 (34.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 96 (14.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 193 (28.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 169 (25.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 68 (10.07%)
Individuals: 1,242 (184%)
--18 years and over: 640 (94.81%)
----65 years and over: 64 (9.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 591 (87.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 435 (64.44%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 167 (24.74%)

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