Houston, DE

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1036760, place: Houston town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 312 (100%)
In labor force: 193 (61.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 189 (60.58%)
----Employed: 182 (58.33%)
----Unemployed: 7 (2.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 4 (1.28%)
Not in labor force: 119 (38.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 163 (52.24%)
In labor force: 95 (30.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 95 (30.45%)
----Employed: 93 (29.81%)
Own children under 6 years: 45 (14.42%)
All parents in family in labor force: 21 (6.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 186 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 159 (85.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 19 (10.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 4 (2.15%)
Other means: 2 (1.08%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.08%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 182 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 39 (21.43%)
Service occupations: 14 (7.69%)
Sales and office occupations: 56 (30.77%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 36 (19.78%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 37 (20.33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 34 (18.68%)
Manufacturing: 33 (18.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 4 (2.2%)
Retail trade: 16 (8.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 8 (4.4%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 14 (7.69%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (5.49%)
Educational, health and social services: 42 (23.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 9 (4.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 5 (2.75%)
Public administration: 7 (3.85%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 155 (85.16%)
Government workers: 17 (9.34%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 10 (5.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 152 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 11 (7.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3 (1.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 24 (15.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 17 (11.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 40 (26.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 45 (29.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (2.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (5.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $39,545

With earnings: 120 (78.95%)
--Mean earnings: $40,859
With Social Security income: 45 (29.61%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,086
With Supplemental Security Income: 2 (1.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,000
With public assistance income: 4 (2.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,800
With retirement income: 54 (35.53%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,648

Families: 118 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (3.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (11.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 15 (12.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 33 (27.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (33.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (3.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (6.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $46,563

Per capita income: $15,919

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,643
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,208

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2 (1.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1 (0.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.85%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 25 (21.19%)
--18 years and over: 16 (13.56%)
----65 years and over: 9 (7.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5 (4.24%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2 (1.69%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 15 (12.71%)

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