Balmorhea, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4805468, place: Balmorhea city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 394 (100%)
In labor force: 186 (47.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 186 (47.21%)
----Employed: 176 (44.67%)
----Unemployed: 10 (2.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 208 (52.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 205 (52.03%)
In labor force: 76 (19.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 76 (19.29%)
----Employed: 72 (18.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 64 (16.24%)
All parents in family in labor force: 28 (7.11%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 174 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 147 (84.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 15 (8.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (6.32%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 1 (0.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 176 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 37 (21.02%)
Service occupations: 30 (17.05%)
Sales and office occupations: 39 (22.16%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (7.95%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 27 (15.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 29 (16.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 19 (10.8%)
Construction: 15 (8.52%)
Manufacturing: 27 (15.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (2.84%)
Retail trade: 28 (15.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9 (5.11%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4 (2.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 7 (3.98%)
Educational, health and social services: 33 (18.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4 (2.27%)
Other services (except public administration): 8 (4.55%)
Public administration: 17 (9.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 107 (60.8%)
Government workers: 62 (35.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 7 (3.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 182 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (31.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (14.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (17.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 32 (17.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 13 (7.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15 (8.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (2.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (0.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $16,071

With earnings: 118 (64.84%)
--Mean earnings: $28,405
With Social Security income: 61 (33.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,256
With Supplemental Security Income: 4 (2.2%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,700
With public assistance income: 15 (8.24%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,313
With retirement income: 11 (6.04%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,500

Families: 145 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (22.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (13.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (20%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 32 (22.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 10 (6.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15 (10.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (2.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (0.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $20,179

Per capita income: $7,742

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $19,271
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,958

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 47 (32.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (21.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (6.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (9.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (9.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (3.45%)
Individuals: 197 (135.86%)
--18 years and over: 124 (85.52%)
----65 years and over: 16 (11.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 73 (50.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 51 (35.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 20 (13.79%)

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