Asherton, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4804300, place: Asherton city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 880 (100%)
In labor force: 457 (51.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 457 (51.93%)
----Employed: 382 (43.41%)
----Unemployed: 75 (8.52%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 16.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 423 (48.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 476 (54.09%)
In labor force: 236 (26.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 236 (26.82%)
----Employed: 192 (21.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 146 (16.59%)
All parents in family in labor force: 90 (10.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 371 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 266 (71.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 72 (19.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (2.7%)
Other means: 15 (4.04%)
Worked at home: 8 (2.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 382 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 110 (28.8%)
Service occupations: 83 (21.73%)
Sales and office occupations: 70 (18.32%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (4.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 36 (9.42%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 66 (17.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (7.07%)
Construction: 29 (7.59%)
Manufacturing: 8 (2.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (1.57%)
Retail trade: 30 (7.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 36 (9.42%)
Information: 5 (1.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (1.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (3.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 148 (38.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 9 (2.36%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (3.93%)
Public administration: 50 (13.09%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 210 (54.97%)
Government workers: 156 (40.84%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 14 (3.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.52%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 420 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 103 (24.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 56 (13.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (20.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 67 (15.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 60 (14.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 36 (8.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (2.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.71%)
Median household income: $20,417

With earnings: 304 (72.38%)
--Mean earnings: $25,699
With Social Security income: 158 (37.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,046
With Supplemental Security Income: 112 (26.67%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,030
With public assistance income: 55 (13.1%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,043
With retirement income: 43 (10.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,987

Families: 324 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (14.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 52 (16.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 68 (20.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (18.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 48 (14.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 36 (11.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (3.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.93%)
Median family income: $24,107

Per capita income: $7,746

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,281
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 97 (29.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 74 (22.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (10.49%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 23 (7.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (5.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.23%)
Individuals: 478 (147.53%)
--18 years and over: 274 (84.57%)
----65 years and over: 79 (24.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 202 (62.35%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 134 (41.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 68 (20.99%)

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