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Data & Statistics

COUNTY POPULATION 2010 2000 1990 1980
Black Belt Area Total 196,413 225,830 227,023 236,034
Choctaw County 13,859 15,922 16,018 16,839
HOUSEHOLDS & INCOME Households (2010) Median Income (2010) Per Capita Income (2010)
Black Belt Area Total 73,819 $28,656 $15,826
Choctaw County 5,296 $31,076 $17,214
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT No. Percent
Population 25 years and over 9,793 100
Less than 9th grade 1,323 13.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,508 15.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,844 39.3
Some college, no degree 1,337 13.7
Associate degree 714 7.3
Bachelor's degree 666 6.8
Graduate or professional degree 401 4.1
     
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 71.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 10.9
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS No. Percent
Population 16 years and over 11,261 100
In labor force 5,156 45.8
Civilian labor force 5,156 45.8
Employed 4,478 39.8
Unemployed 678 6.0
Percent of civilian labor force 5,156 (X)
Armed Forces 0 0
Not in labor force 6,105 54.2
     
Females 16 years and over    
In labor force 2,461 41.2
Civilian labor force 2,461 41.2
Employed 2,050 34.3
 
COMMUTING TO WORK No. Percent
Workers 16 years and over 4,307 100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,411 79.2
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 656 15.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 7 0.2
Other Means 59 1.4
Walked 38 0.9
Worked at home 136 3.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.8 (X)
 
OCCUPATION No. Percent
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,478 100
Management, business, science, and arts 1,321 29.5
Service occupations 460 10.3
Sales and office occupations 941 21.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 930 20.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 826 18.4
 
INDUSTRY No. Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 374 8.4
Construction 553 12.3
Manufacturing 692 15.5
Wholesale trade 17 0.4
Retail trade 653 14.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 280 6.3
Information 36 0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 128 2.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 156 3.5
Educational, health care and social assistance 942 21.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 211 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 190 4.2
Public administration 246 5.5
 
Source: US Census 2010
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