Vicksburg, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2876720, place: Vicksburg city, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,720 (100%)
In labor force: 11,811 (59.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,806 (59.87%)
----Employed: 10,783 (54.68%)
----Unemployed: 1,023 (5.19%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.7%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 7,909 (40.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,091 (56.24%)
In labor force: 6,199 (31.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,199 (31.44%)
----Employed: 5,650 (28.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,221 (11.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,559 (7.91%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,537 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,271 (78.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,756 (16.67%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 197 (1.87%)
Walked: 110 (1.04%)
Other means: 49 (0.47%)
Worked at home: 154 (1.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,783 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,138 (29.1%)
Service occupations: 2,228 (20.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,428 (22.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 115 (1.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 871 (8.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,003 (18.58%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 205 (1.9%)
Construction: 702 (6.51%)
Manufacturing: 1,622 (15.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 197 (1.83%)
Retail trade: 1,238 (11.48%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 525 (4.87%)
Information: 123 (1.14%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 429 (3.98%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 651 (6.04%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,287 (21.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,653 (15.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 308 (2.86%)
Public administration: 843 (7.82%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,009 (74.27%)
Government workers: 2,254 (20.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 491 (4.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 29 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,316 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,694 (16.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,122 (10.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,776 (17.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,442 (13.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,505 (14.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,481 (14.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 690 (6.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 385 (3.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 82 (0.79%)
$200,000 or more: 139 (1.35%)
Median household income: $28,466

With earnings: 7,870 (76.29%)
--Mean earnings: $40,915
With Social Security income: 2,989 (28.97%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,012
With Supplemental Security Income: 739 (7.16%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,414
With public assistance income: 525 (5.09%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,431
With retirement income: 1,649 (15.98%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,858

Families: 6,676 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 773 (11.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 669 (10.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,025 (15.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 932 (13.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,039 (15.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,161 (17.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 582 (8.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 325 (4.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 69 (1.03%)
$200,000 or more: 101 (1.51%)
Median family income: $34,380

Per capita income: $16,174

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,420
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,728

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,288 (19.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,111 (16.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 544 (8.15%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 993 (14.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 900 (13.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 454 (6.8%)
Individuals: 5,893 (88.27%)
--18 years and over: 3,356 (50.27%)
----65 years and over: 605 (9.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,502 (37.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,798 (26.93%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,302 (19.5%)

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