Soso, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2869160, place: Soso town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 280 (100%)
In labor force: 169 (60.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 169 (60.36%)
----Employed: 167 (59.64%)
----Unemployed: 2 (0.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 111 (39.64%)
Females 16 years and over: 148 (52.86%)
In labor force: 77 (27.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 77 (27.5%)
----Employed: 75 (26.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 21 (7.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 18 (6.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 165 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 116 (70.3%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 39 (23.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (1.82%)
Walked: 3 (1.82%)
Other means: 4 (2.42%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 167 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 30 (17.96%)
Service occupations: 58 (34.73%)
Sales and office occupations: 24 (14.37%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.6%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 22 (13.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 32 (19.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (4.79%)
Construction: 5 (2.99%)
Manufacturing: 31 (18.56%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (3.59%)
Retail trade: 6 (3.59%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9 (5.39%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5 (2.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4 (2.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 46 (27.54%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 32 (19.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 8 (4.79%)
Public administration: 7 (4.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 120 (71.86%)
Government workers: 42 (25.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 5 (2.99%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 139 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (17.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (10.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (12.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 27 (19.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 21 (15.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 14 (10.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 16 (11.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (0.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (2.88%)
Median household income: $29,135

With earnings: 105 (75.54%)
--Mean earnings: $44,462
With Social Security income: 55 (39.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,712
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (5.04%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,700
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 24 (17.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,454

Families: 102 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (11.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (7.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 7 (6.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 30 (29.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 16 (15.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 14 (13.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (9.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (0.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (3.92%)
Median family income: $31,346

Per capita income: $15,455

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $19,231
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (15.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (9.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (5.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (5.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (5.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (5.88%)
Individuals: 52 (50.98%)
--18 years and over: 32 (31.37%)
----65 years and over: 13 (12.75%)
--Related children under 18 years: 20 (19.61%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (14.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 7 (6.86%)

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