Wesson, MS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2878640, place: Wesson town, Mississippi)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,341 (100%)
In labor force: 1,034 (77.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,032 (76.96%)
----Employed: 608 (45.34%)
----Unemployed: 424 (31.62%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 41.1%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.15%)
Not in labor force: 307 (22.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 662 (49.37%)
In labor force: 455 (33.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 455 (33.93%)
----Employed: 302 (22.52%)
Own children under 6 years: 95 (7.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 54 (4.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 604 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 426 (70.53%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 168 (27.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (1.16%)
Other means: 3 (0.5%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 608 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 193 (31.74%)
Service occupations: 69 (11.35%)
Sales and office occupations: 91 (14.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (1.97%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 97 (15.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 146 (24.01%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 28 (4.61%)
Construction: 45 (7.4%)
Manufacturing: 91 (14.97%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (2.47%)
Retail trade: 53 (8.72%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (2.14%)
Information: 8 (1.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 31 (5.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (3.62%)
Educational, health and social services: 211 (34.7%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 27 (4.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 26 (4.28%)
Public administration: 38 (6.25%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 466 (76.64%)
Government workers: 125 (20.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 15 (2.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 435 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 54 (12.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (11.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 66 (15.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (13.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (14.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 84 (19.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (9.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (4.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $33,021

With earnings: 357 (82.07%)
--Mean earnings: $41,115
With Social Security income: 99 (22.76%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,859
With Supplemental Security Income: 21 (4.83%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,629
With public assistance income: 10 (2.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,780
With retirement income: 53 (12.18%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,593

Families: 318 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (6.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (5.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (13.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (16.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 50 (15.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 74 (23.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (12.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (6.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $41,731

Per capita income: $11,432

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,375
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,732

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 31 (9.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (8.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (2.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 16 (5.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (5.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.26%)
Individuals: 187 (58.81%)
--18 years and over: 121 (38.05%)
----65 years and over: 15 (4.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 64 (20.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 48 (15.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 79 (24.84%)

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