Alice, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4801852, place: Alice city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,813 (100%)
In labor force: 7,600 (55.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,600 (55.02%)
----Employed: 7,132 (51.63%)
----Unemployed: 468 (3.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 6,213 (44.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,422 (53.73%)
In labor force: 3,472 (25.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,472 (25.14%)
----Employed: 3,213 (23.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,664 (12.05%)
All parents in family in labor force: 816 (5.91%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,921 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,307 (76.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,240 (17.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.06%)
Walked: 169 (2.44%)
Other means: 58 (0.84%)
Worked at home: 143 (2.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,132 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,760 (24.68%)
Service occupations: 1,618 (22.69%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,901 (26.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 80 (1.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 948 (13.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 825 (11.57%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1,028 (14.41%)
Construction: 398 (5.58%)
Manufacturing: 336 (4.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 141 (1.98%)
Retail trade: 806 (11.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 269 (3.77%)
Information: 24 (0.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 437 (6.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 302 (4.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,864 (26.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 505 (7.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 445 (6.24%)
Public administration: 577 (8.09%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,370 (75.29%)
Government workers: 1,368 (19.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 374 (5.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 20 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,362 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,155 (18.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 579 (9.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 926 (14.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,021 (16.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 992 (15.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 979 (15.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 403 (6.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 200 (3.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 60 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (0.74%)
Median household income: $30,365

With earnings: 5,003 (78.64%)
--Mean earnings: $39,393
With Social Security income: 1,839 (28.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,907
With Supplemental Security Income: 468 (7.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,086
With public assistance income: 307 (4.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,556
With retirement income: 874 (13.74%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,322

Families: 4,907 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 578 (11.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 370 (7.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 748 (15.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 816 (16.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 892 (18.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 870 (17.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 362 (7.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 178 (3.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 46 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (0.96%)
Median family income: $34,276

Per capita income: $13,118

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,409
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,101

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 878 (17.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 685 (13.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 383 (7.81%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 449 (9.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 386 (7.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 186 (3.79%)
Individuals: 4,069 (82.92%)
--18 years and over: 2,445 (49.83%)
----65 years and over: 467 (9.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,601 (32.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,099 (22.4%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 692 (14.1%)

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