Bay City, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4805984, place: Bay City city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,588 (100%)
In labor force: 8,146 (59.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,142 (59.92%)
----Employed: 7,453 (54.85%)
----Unemployed: 689 (5.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.5%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 5,442 (40.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,102 (52.27%)
In labor force: 3,670 (27.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,670 (27.01%)
----Employed: 3,301 (24.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,676 (12.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 852 (6.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,305 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,307 (72.65%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,693 (23.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 32 (0.44%)
Walked: 117 (1.6%)
Other means: 62 (0.85%)
Worked at home: 94 (1.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,453 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,913 (25.67%)
Service occupations: 1,322 (17.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,737 (23.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 209 (2.8%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,243 (16.68%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,029 (13.81%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 396 (5.31%)
Construction: 842 (11.3%)
Manufacturing: 719 (9.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 152 (2.04%)
Retail trade: 890 (11.94%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 914 (12.26%)
Information: 71 (0.95%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 329 (4.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 501 (6.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,522 (20.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 456 (6.12%)
Other services (except public administration): 311 (4.17%)
Public administration: 350 (4.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,894 (79.08%)
Government workers: 1,144 (15.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 395 (5.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 20 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,903 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,154 (16.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 675 (9.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 959 (13.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 966 (13.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,061 (15.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,084 (15.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 492 (7.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 420 (6.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 42 (0.61%)
$200,000 or more: 50 (0.72%)
Median household income: $30,446

With earnings: 5,489 (79.52%)
--Mean earnings: $41,580
With Social Security income: 1,796 (26.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,769
With Supplemental Security Income: 332 (4.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,694
With public assistance income: 249 (3.61%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,478
With retirement income: 828 (11.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,023

Families: 4,777 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 560 (11.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 380 (7.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 571 (11.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 608 (12.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 878 (18.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 884 (18.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 446 (9.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 366 (7.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 42 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 42 (0.88%)
Median family income: $39,281

Per capita income: $15,284

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,202
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,058

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 875 (18.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 740 (15.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 415 (8.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 405 (8.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 398 (8.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 220 (4.61%)
Individuals: 3,920 (82.06%)
--18 years and over: 2,311 (48.38%)
----65 years and over: 295 (6.18%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,561 (32.68%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,009 (21.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 847 (17.73%)

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