Portales, NM

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3559260, place: Portales city, New Mexico)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,385 (100%)
In labor force: 5,038 (60.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,890 (58.32%)
----Employed: 4,375 (52.18%)
----Unemployed: 515 (6.14%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.5%
--Armed Forces: 148 (1.77%)
Not in labor force: 3,347 (39.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,448 (53.05%)
In labor force: 2,379 (28.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,362 (28.17%)
----Employed: 2,105 (25.1%)
Own children under 6 years: 945 (11.27%)
All parents in family in labor force: 522 (6.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,454 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,428 (76.96%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 630 (14.14%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.2%)
Walked: 200 (4.49%)
Other means: 98 (2.2%)
Worked at home: 89 (2%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,375 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,468 (33.55%)
Service occupations: 687 (15.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,108 (25.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 141 (3.22%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 412 (9.42%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 559 (12.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 173 (3.95%)
Construction: 217 (4.96%)
Manufacturing: 257 (5.87%)
Wholesale trade.: 46 (1.05%)
Retail trade: 632 (14.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 160 (3.66%)
Information: 212 (4.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 173 (3.95%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 127 (2.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,504 (34.38%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 313 (7.15%)
Other services (except public administration): 204 (4.66%)
Public administration: 357 (8.16%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,688 (61.44%)
Government workers: 1,417 (32.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 259 (5.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.25%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,123 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 897 (21.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 515 (12.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 661 (16.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 600 (14.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 680 (16.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 508 (12.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 111 (2.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 110 (2.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (0.56%)
Median household income: $24,658

With earnings: 3,121 (75.7%)
--Mean earnings: $32,177
With Social Security income: 1,154 (27.99%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,413
With Supplemental Security Income: 236 (5.72%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,621
With public assistance income: 167 (4.05%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,193
With retirement income: 613 (14.87%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,706

Families: 2,596 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 292 (11.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 294 (11.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 439 (16.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 436 (16.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 511 (19.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 406 (15.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 103 (3.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 74 (2.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (0.89%)
Median family income: $30,462

Per capita income: $12,935

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,080
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 488 (18.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 343 (13.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 160 (6.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 222 (8.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 212 (8.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 97 (3.74%)
Individuals: 2,523 (97.19%)
--18 years and over: 1,825 (70.3%)
----65 years and over: 230 (8.86%)
--Related children under 18 years: 693 (26.69%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 519 (19.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 959 (36.94%)

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