DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Parish town
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 1,997 100.0             Households 965 100.0
In labor force 1,325 66.3   Less than $10,000 63 6.5
     Civilian labor force 1,321 66.1   $10,000 to $14,999 71 7.4
          Employed 1,202 60.2   $15,000 to $24,999 154 16.0
          Unemployed 119 6.0   $25,000 to $34,999 138 14.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 194 20.1
     Armed Forces 4 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 204 21.1
Not in labor force 672 33.7   $75,000 to $99,999 98 10.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 37 3.8
           Females 16 years and over 988 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 589 59.6   $200,000 or more 6 0.6
     Civilian labor force 585 59.2   Median household income (dollars) 37,802 (X)
          Employed 550 55.7        
             
          Own children under 6 years 208 100.0   With earnings 839 86.9
All parents in family in labor force 121 58.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 43,665 (X)
        With Social Security income 237 24.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,457 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,177 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 57 5.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 979 83.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 127 10.8          (dollars) 5,219 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 8 0.7   With public assistance income 23 2.4
Walked 28 2.4        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,343 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 156 16.2
Worked at home 35 3.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 11,885 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 30.7 (X)        
                  Families 750 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 47 6.3
           16 years and over 1,202 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 52 6.9
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 93 12.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 101 13.5
 occupations 271 22.5   $35,000 to $49,999 172 22.9
Service occupations 165 13.7   $50,000 to $74,999 173 23.1
Sales and office occupations 282 23.5   $75,000 to $99,999 69 9.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 37 4.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 183 15.2   $200,000 or more 6 0.8
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 40,926 (X)
 moving occupations 301 25.0        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,149 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 36,667 (X)
 and mining 12 1.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,509 (X)
Construction 81 6.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 261 21.7     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 26 2.2     below below
Retail trade 153 12.7     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 85 7.1   Subject level level
Information 47 3.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 48 4.0             Families 84 11.2
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 59 14.6
 strative, and waste management services 60 5.0        With related children under 5 years 22 16.5
Educational, health and social services 257 21.4        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 80 6.7               no husband present 28 29.2
Other services (except public administration) 33 2.7   With related children under 18 years 22 34.9
Public administration 59 4.9        With related children under 5 years 9 39.1
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 340 12.7
Private wage and salary workers 857 71.3   18 years and over 194 10.2
Government workers 271 22.5        65 years and over 7 3.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 130 17.1
 business 64 5.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 88 14.9
Unpaid family workers 10 0.8   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 60 18.0
 
Date: May 22, 2003
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.