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70003 Economics
Zip Code: 70003
State: Louisiana
City Name: Metairie
County: Jefferson
State Zip Codes: Louisiana Zip Codes
State Geography: Louisiana Geography


70003 Overview 70003 Demographic 70003 Economic 70003 Housing 70003 Social
Subject
Number
Percent
     
EMPLOYMENT STATUS    
Population 16 years and over 34,531 100.0
In labor force 22,127 64.1
  Civilian labor force 22,097 64.0
    Employed 21,145 61.2
    Unemployed 952 2.8
      Percent of civilian labor force 4.3 (X)
  Armed Forces 30 0.1
Not in labor force 12,404 35.9
     
Females 16 years and over 18,373 100.0
In labor force 10,563 57.5
  Civilian labor force 10,563 57.5
    Employed 10,075 54.8
     
Own children under 6 years 3,090 100.0
All parents in family in labor force 2,048 66.3
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Workers 16 years and over 20,821 100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 17,095 82.1
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 2,404 11.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 452 2.2
Walked 221 1.1
Other means 169 0.8
Worked at home 480 2.3
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.5 (X)
     
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 21,145 100.0
OCCUPATION    
Management, professional, and related occupations 7,087 33.5
Service occupations 2,890 13.7
Sales and office occupations 7,270 34.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 16 0.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 2,190 10.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,692 8.0
     
INDUSTRY    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 148 0.7
Construction 1,586 7.5
Manufacturing 1,284 6.1
Wholesale trade 1,065 5.0
Retail trade 2,858 13.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,108 5.2
Information 548 2.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 2,019 9.5
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,420 11.4
Educational, health and social services 3,892 18.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,940 9.2
Other services (except public administration) 1,252 5.9
Public administration 1,025 4.8
     
CLASS OF WORKER    
Private wage and salary workers 17,008 80.4
Government workers 2,619 12.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,462 6.9
Unpaid family workers 56 0.3
     
INCOME IN 1999    
Households 16,815 100.0
Less than $10,000 1,228 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1,046 6.2
$15,000 to $24,999 2,160 12.8
$25,000 to $34,999 2,301 13.7
$35,000 to $49,999 2,730 16.2
$50,000 to $74,999 3,793 22.6
$75,000 to $99,999 1,848 11.0
$100,000 to $149,999 1,163 6.9
$150,000 to $199,999 236 1.4
$200,000 or more 310 1.8
Median household income (dollars) 44,082 (X)
     
With earnings 13,668 81.3
  Mean earnings (dollars) 52,067 (X)
With Social Security income 5,093 30.3
  Mean Social Security income (dollars) 11,895 (X)
With Supplemental Security Income 729 4.3
  Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 6,065 (X)
With public assistance income 338 2.0
  Mean public assistance income (dollars) 2,431 (X)
With retirement income 3,232 19.2
  Mean retirement income (dollars) 15,016 (X)
     
Families 12,267 100.0
Less than $10,000 627 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 510 4.2
$15,000 to $24,999 1,160 9.5
$25,000 to $34,999 1,505 12.3
$35,000 to $49,999 2,065 16.8
$50,000 to $74,999 3,252 26.5
$75,000 to $99,999 1,638 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 1,022 8.3
$150,000 to $199,999 205 1.7
$200,000 or more 283 2.3
Median family income (dollars) 51,909 (X)
     
Per capita income (dollars) 21,283 (X)
Median earnings (dollars):    
  Male full-time, year-round workers 36,480 (X)
  Female full-time, year-round workers 26,520 (X)
     
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)    
Families 999 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 8.1
With related children under 18 years 779 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 12.9
  With related children under 5 years 355 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 15.9
     
Families with female householder, no husband present 476 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 21.8
With related children under 18 years 387 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 28.7
  With related children under 5 years 173 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 38.1
     
Individuals 4,473 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 10.4
18 years and over 2,889 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 8.7
  65 years and over 439 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 6.8
Related children under 18 years 1,535 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 15.2
  Related children 5 to 17 years 1,068 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 14.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 1,042 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 17.4


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