Lafayette, Mississippi county Economy Profile

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 Lafayette, Mississippi United States
StateMississippi
CountyLafayette
Total population38,744 281,421,906
Male19,048138,053,563
Female19,696143,368,343
Median age (years)26.935.3
Total households14,373105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)28,51741,994

Lafayette, Mississippi county Economy

59.64% of people are in the labor force of Lafayette, Mississippi. The total population of Lafayette, Mississippi is 38,744 people. Per capita income in Lafayette, Mississippi is equal to sixteen thousand, four hundred and six dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Lafayette, Mississippi, receive $30,964, female full-time, year-round workers in Lafayette, Mississippi, are paid twenty-one thousand, two hundred and seven dollars. There are four hundred and twenty families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.89% of workers in Lafayette, Mississippi. Sixty-five point zero six percent comprise private wage and salary workers in Lafayette, Mississippi. There are sixty-nine Unpaid family workers in Lafayette, Mississippi. Nine hundred and fifty-three people are involved in public administration. 32.89% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Lafayette, Mississippi. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Lafayette, Mississippi is as follows: 2.51%.

 Lafayette, Mississippi %, Lafayette, Mississippi United States
Population 16 years and over31,921  217,168,077
In labor force19,038 59.64%63.92%
- Civilian labor force18,981 59.46%63.39%
- - Employed17,731 55.55%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,250 3.92%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.6  5.8
- Armed Forces57 0.18%0.53%
Not in labor force12,883 40.36%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over16,342 51.2%51.66%
In labor force9,071 28.42%29.72%
- Civilian labor force9,071 28.42%29.65%
- - Employed8,363 26.2%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,417 7.57%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,604  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over17,269  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone13,513 78.25%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,336 13.53%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)9 0.05%4.73%
Walked794 4.6%2.93%
Other means178 1.03%1.19%
Worked at home439 2.54%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.0 0.11%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over17,731  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations6,546 36.92%33.65%
Service occupations2,741 15.46%14.86%
Sales and office occupations4,692 26.46%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations75 0.42%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,394 7.86%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,283 12.88%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining208 1.17%1.87%
Construction1,135 6.4%6.78%
Manufacturing2,158 12.17%14.1%
Wholesale trade237 1.34%3.6%
Retail trade1,999 11.27%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities445 2.51%5.2%
Information482 2.72%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing769 4.34%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,284 7.24%9.3%
Educational, health and social services5,832 32.89%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,441 8.13%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)788 4.44%4.87%
Public administration953 5.37%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers11,535 65.06%78.47%
Government workers5,082 28.66%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,045 5.89%6.63%
Unpaid family workers69 0.39%0.31%
 Lafayette, Mississippi %, Lafayette, Mississippi United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households14,390  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,760 19.18%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,327 9.22%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,455 17.06%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,776 12.34%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,925 13.38%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,275 15.81%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999989 6.87%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999546 3.79%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999129 0.9%2.2%
$200,000 or more208 1.45%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)28,517  41,994
With earnings11,878 37.21%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,447  56,604
With Social Security income2,894 9.07%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,695  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income602 1.89%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,126  6,320
With public assistance income212 0.66%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,968  3,032
With retirement income1,957 6.13%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,380  17,376
 
Families8,391  72,261,780
Less than $10,000512 6.1%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999565 6.73%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,202 14.32%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,111 13.24%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,478 17.61%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,868 22.26%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999865 10.31%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999514 6.13%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999105 1.25%2.75%
$200,000 or more171 2.04%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)42,910  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,406  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,964  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,207  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families853  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years587 68.82%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years249 29.19%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present420  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years365 86.9%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years155 36.9%42.27%
 
Individuals7,254  33,899,812
18 years and over6,060 83.54%65.35%
- 65 years and over675 9.31%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,160 15.99%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years858 11.83%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over4,624 63.74%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.