Houston, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2933238, place: Houston city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,655 (100%)
In labor force: 799 (48.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 797 (48.16%)
----Employed: 741 (44.77%)
----Unemployed: 56 (3.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 856 (51.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 949 (57.34%)
In labor force: 388 (23.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 388 (23.44%)
----Employed: 353 (21.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 135 (8.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 66 (3.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 733 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 575 (78.44%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 61 (8.32%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 26 (3.55%)
Walked: 25 (3.41%)
Other means: 13 (1.77%)
Worked at home: 33 (4.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 741 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 238 (32.12%)
Service occupations: 122 (16.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 187 (25.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.08%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 72 (9.72%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 114 (15.38%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (1.75%)
Construction: 54 (7.29%)
Manufacturing: 103 (13.9%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (3.1%)
Retail trade: 90 (12.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 30 (4.05%)
Information: 15 (2.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 45 (6.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 27 (3.64%)
Educational, health and social services: 214 (28.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 40 (5.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 27 (3.64%)
Public administration: 60 (8.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 491 (66.26%)
Government workers: 160 (21.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 82 (11.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (1.08%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 897 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 212 (23.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 124 (13.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 167 (18.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 124 (13.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 108 (12.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 105 (11.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (2.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (2.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.45%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.67%)
Median household income: $20,886

With earnings: 551 (61.43%)
--Mean earnings: $34,675
With Social Security income: 382 (42.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,257
With Supplemental Security Income: 65 (7.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,892
With public assistance income: 56 (6.24%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,410
With retirement income: 198 (22.07%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,841

Families: 543 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 83 (15.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 53 (9.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 95 (17.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (15.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (16.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 92 (16.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (3.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (3.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.74%)
Median family income: $28,798

Per capita income: $14,977

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,371
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 112 (20.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 85 (15.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (5.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 48 (8.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (7.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (2.76%)
Individuals: 503 (92.63%)
--18 years and over: 360 (66.3%)
----65 years and over: 88 (16.21%)
--Related children under 18 years: 140 (25.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 103 (18.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 192 (35.36%)

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