DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: West Monroe 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 3,268 100.0             Households 1,571 100.0
In labor force 2,122 64.9   Less than $10,000 75 4.8
     Civilian labor force 2,114 64.7   $10,000 to $14,999 120 7.6
          Employed 1,957 59.9   $15,000 to $24,999 195 12.4
          Unemployed 157 4.8   $25,000 to $34,999 235 15.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 281 17.9
     Armed Forces 8 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 426 27.1
Not in labor force 1,146 35.1   $75,000 to $99,999 177 11.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 37 2.4
           Females 16 years and over 1,599 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 25 1.6
In labor force 911 57.0   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 911 57.0   Median household income (dollars) 42,043 (X)
          Employed 832 52.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 303 100.0   With earnings 1,323 84.2
All parents in family in labor force 179 59.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,457 (X)
        With Social Security income 308 19.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,111 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,857 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 88 5.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,526 82.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 253 13.6          (dollars) 6,573 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 29 1.8
Walked 22 1.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,679 (X)
Other means 9 0.5   With retirement income 363 23.1
Worked at home 47 2.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,082 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 27.9 (X)        
                  Families 1,195 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 54 4.5
           16 years and over 1,957 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 78 6.5
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 135 11.3
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 189 15.8
 occupations 423 21.6   $35,000 to $49,999 175 14.6
Service occupations 274 14.0   $50,000 to $74,999 336 28.1
Sales and office occupations 444 22.7   $75,000 to $99,999 172 14.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 31 2.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 25 2.1
  occupations 292 14.9   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 47,019 (X)
 moving occupations 524 26.8        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,534 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 34,306 (X)
 and mining 7 0.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,489 (X)
Construction 132 6.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 443 22.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 126 6.4     below below
Retail trade 250 12.8     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 143 7.3   Subject level level
Information 48 2.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 83 4.2             Families 115 9.6
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 77 12.1
 strative, and waste management services 109 5.6        With related children under 5 years 22 13.7
Educational, health and social services 245 12.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 120 6.1               no husband present 46 29.1
Other services (except public administration) 171 8.7   With related children under 18 years 29 24.0
Public administration 80 4.1        With related children under 5 years 7 31.8
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 516 11.8
Private wage and salary workers 1,598 81.7   18 years and over 326 10.4
Government workers 201 10.3        65 years and over 35 10.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 184 14.7
 business 146 7.5        Related children 5 to 17 years 155 15.4
Unpaid family workers 12 0.6   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 119 20.8
 
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.