Tunica, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2874760, place: Tunica town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 913 (100%)
In labor force: 497 (54.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 497 (54.44%)
----Employed: 469 (51.37%)
----Unemployed: 28 (3.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 416 (45.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 515 (56.41%)
In labor force: 235 (25.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 235 (25.74%)
----Employed: 217 (23.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 57 (6.24%)
All parents in family in labor force: 47 (5.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 457 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 389 (85.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 43 (9.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 20 (4.38%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.09%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 469 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 137 (29.21%)
Service occupations: 78 (16.63%)
Sales and office occupations: 165 (35.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (2.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 39 (8.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 39 (8.32%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 41 (8.74%)
Construction: 23 (4.9%)
Manufacturing: 24 (5.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (3.41%)
Retail trade: 64 (13.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 26 (5.54%)
Information: 1 (0.21%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 42 (8.96%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 20 (4.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 51 (10.87%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 98 (20.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (4.48%)
Public administration: 42 (8.96%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 343 (73.13%)
Government workers: 88 (18.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (8.1%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 522 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 140 (26.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (11.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 54 (10.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (9.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 60 (11.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 101 (19.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (6.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (2.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.96%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (2.11%)
Median household income: $26,607

With earnings: 320 (61.3%)
--Mean earnings: $47,758
With Social Security income: 176 (33.72%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,745
With Supplemental Security Income: 48 (9.2%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,706
With public assistance income: 11 (2.11%)
--Mean public assistance income: $591
With retirement income: 75 (14.37%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,531

Families: 246 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (11.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (4.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 24 (9.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 15 (6.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 30 (12.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 87 (35.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (10.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (3.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (2.03%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (3.66%)
Median family income: $54,583

Per capita income: $20,114

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,208
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 42 (17.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (12.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (6.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 28 (11.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (8.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (3.66%)
Individuals: 263 (106.91%)
--18 years and over: 195 (79.27%)
----65 years and over: 47 (19.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 66 (26.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 43 (17.48%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 122 (49.59%)

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