La Luz, NM

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3538330, place: La Luz CDP, New Mexico)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,218 (100%)
In labor force: 698 (57.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 671 (55.09%)
----Employed: 621 (50.99%)
----Unemployed: 50 (4.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 27 (2.22%)
Not in labor force: 520 (42.69%)
Females 16 years and over: 630 (51.72%)
In labor force: 311 (25.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 311 (25.53%)
----Employed: 284 (23.32%)
Own children under 6 years: 93 (7.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (3.04%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 630 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 504 (80%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 111 (17.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0.95%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.43%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 621 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 171 (27.54%)
Service occupations: 115 (18.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 145 (23.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 125 (20.13%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 65 (10.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.97%)
Construction: 38 (6.12%)
Manufacturing: 29 (4.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 117 (18.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (5.31%)
Information: 16 (2.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 34 (5.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 26 (4.19%)
Educational, health and social services: 149 (23.99%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 38 (6.12%)
Other services (except public administration): 47 (7.57%)
Public administration: 88 (14.17%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 416 (66.99%)
Government workers: 166 (26.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 39 (6.28%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 636 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 49 (7.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (8.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 166 (26.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 125 (19.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 77 (12.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 115 (18.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (4.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (2.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.79%)
Median household income: $28,625

With earnings: 466 (73.27%)
--Mean earnings: $35,571
With Social Security income: 193 (30.35%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,286
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (1.57%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,560
With public assistance income: 11 (1.73%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,327
With retirement income: 188 (29.56%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,302

Families: 451 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (6.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 42 (9.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 113 (25.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (17.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 58 (12.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 94 (20.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (3.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (3.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.11%)
Median family income: $29,719

Per capita income: $15,258

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,213
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,563

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 49 (10.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (9.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (4.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 37 (8.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (8.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (3.1%)
Individuals: 216 (47.89%)
--18 years and over: 94 (20.84%)
----65 years and over: 23 (5.1%)
--Related children under 18 years: 122 (27.05%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 98 (21.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 26 (5.76%)

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