General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2878200, place: Waveland city, Mississippi)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,139 (100%)
In labor force: 3,017 (58.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,011 (58.59%)
----Employed: 2,856 (55.58%)
----Unemployed: 155 (3.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 2,122 (41.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,793 (54.35%)
In labor force: 1,530 (29.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,530 (29.77%)
----Employed: 1,462 (28.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 553 (10.76%)
All parents in family in labor force: 351 (6.83%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,793 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,274 (81.42%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 431 (15.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.18%)
Walked: 13 (0.47%)
Other means: 14 (0.5%)
Worked at home: 56 (2.01%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,856 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 735 (25.74%)
Service occupations: 649 (22.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 760 (26.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 359 (12.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 339 (11.87%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 44 (1.54%)
Construction: 224 (7.84%)
Manufacturing: 258 (9.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 48 (1.68%)
Retail trade: 396 (13.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 114 (3.99%)
Information: 25 (0.88%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 108 (3.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 240 (8.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 446 (15.62%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 583 (20.41%)
Other services (except public administration): 141 (4.94%)
Public administration: 229 (8.02%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,227 (77.98%)
Government workers: 452 (15.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 155 (5.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 22 (0.77%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 2,734 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 419 (15.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 216 (7.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 426 (15.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 363 (13.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 552 (20.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 476 (17.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 184 (6.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 70 (2.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (1.02%)
Median household income: $33,304
With earnings: 2,089 (76.41%)
--Mean earnings: $39,441
With Social Security income: 893 (32.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,710
With Supplemental Security Income: 153 (5.6%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,371
With public assistance income: 124 (4.54%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,641
With retirement income: 517 (18.91%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,394
Families: 1,786 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 171 (9.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 67 (3.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 246 (13.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 257 (14.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 423 (23.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 358 (20.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 175 (9.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 61 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (1.57%)
Median family income: $38,438
Per capita income: $16,413
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,762
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,694
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 208 (11.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 130 (7.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 50 (2.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 134 (7.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 100 (5.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (2.07%)
Individuals: 924 (51.74%)
--18 years and over: 643 (36%)
----65 years and over: 115 (6.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 275 (15.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 217 (12.15%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 339 (18.98%)
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