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New Orleans Louisiana Economic and demographic information
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New Orleans Louisiana Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: New Orleans city
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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INCOME IN 1999 |
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Population 16 years and over |
370,138 |
100.0 |
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Households |
188,365 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
213,819 |
57.8 |
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Less than $10,000 |
39,617 |
21.0 |
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Civilian labor force |
211,942 |
57.3 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
17,991 |
9.6 |
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Employed |
191,739 |
51.8 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
29,760 |
15.8 |
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Unemployed |
20,203 |
5.5 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
25,460 |
13.5 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
9.5 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
26,399 |
14.0 |
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Armed Forces |
1,877 |
0.5 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
23,724 |
12.6 |
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Not in labor force |
156,319 |
42.2 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
10,802 |
5.7 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
7,920 |
4.2 |
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Females 16 years and over |
200,953 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
2,620 |
1.4 |
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In labor force |
109,782 |
54.6 |
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$200,000 or more |
4,072 |
2.2 |
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Civilian labor force |
109,268 |
54.4 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
27,133 |
(X) |
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Employed |
99,078 |
49.3 |
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Own children under 6 years |
35,533 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
142,744 |
75.8 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
22,243 |
62.6 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
43,954 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
46,612 |
24.7 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
9,710 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
188,703 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
14,637 |
7.8 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
113,752 |
60.3 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
6,117 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
30,459 |
16.1 |
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With public assistance income |
10,196 |
5.4 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
25,803 |
13.7 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
1,894 |
(X) |
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Walked |
9,822 |
5.2 |
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With retirement income |
25,149 |
13.4 |
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Other means |
3,839 |
2.0 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
18,201 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
5,028 |
2.7 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
25.7 |
(X) |
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Families |
113,948 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
191,739 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
18,404 |
16.2 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
9,879 |
8.7 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
66,459 |
34.7 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
17,236 |
15.1 |
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Service occupations |
42,335 |
22.1 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
14,715 |
12.9 |
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Sales and office occupations |
49,464 |
25.8 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
17,147 |
15.0 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
356 |
0.2 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
16,904 |
14.8 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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13,121 |
6.8 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
8,148 |
7.2 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
20,004 |
10.4 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
6,168 |
5.4 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
2,020 |
1.8 |
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$200,000 or more |
3,327 |
2.9 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
32,338 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
1,996 |
1.0 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
17,258 |
(X) |
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Construction |
9,478 |
4.9 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
9,925 |
5.2 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
30,862 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
4,885 |
2.5 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
23,768 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
18,864 |
9.8 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
11,237 |
5.9 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
4,596 |
2.4 |
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_______ |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
10,677 |
5.6 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
18,911 |
9.9 |
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Families |
26,988 |
23.7 |
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Educational, health and social services |
49,315 |
25.7 |
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With related children under 18 years |
22,474 |
33.5 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
29,299 |
15.3 |
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With related children under 5 years |
10,180 |
39.4 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
10,190 |
5.3 |
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Public administration |
12,366 |
6.4 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
19,847 |
43.4 |
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With related children under 18 years |
17,581 |
52.4 |
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With related children under 5 years |
7,936 |
61.4 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
130,896 |
27.9 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
141,147 |
73.6 |
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18 years and over |
79,189 |
23.2 |
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Government workers |
39,157 |
20.4 |
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65 years and over |
10,468 |
19.3 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
10,841 |
5.7 |
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Related children under 18 years |
51,155 |
40.3 |
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Unpaid family workers |
594 |
0.3 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
37,305 |
39.5 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
32,907 |
32.6 |
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Date: January 6, 2005 |
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. |
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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. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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