General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4807492, place: Belton city, Texas)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 11,279 (100%)
In labor force: 6,497 (57.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,339 (56.2%)
----Employed: 5,708 (50.61%)
----Unemployed: 631 (5.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10%
--Armed Forces: 158 (1.4%)
Not in labor force: 4,782 (42.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,807 (51.49%)
In labor force: 3,089 (27.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,048 (27.02%)
----Employed: 2,739 (24.28%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,229 (10.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 718 (6.37%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 5,804 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,543 (78.27%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 891 (15.35%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.1%)
Walked: 252 (4.34%)
Other means: 41 (0.71%)
Worked at home: 71 (1.22%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,708 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,856 (32.52%)
Service occupations: 849 (14.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,313 (23%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 696 (12.19%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 984 (17.24%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 39 (0.68%)
Construction: 481 (8.43%)
Manufacturing: 806 (14.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 212 (3.71%)
Retail trade: 635 (11.12%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 217 (3.8%)
Information: 73 (1.28%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 296 (5.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 386 (6.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,694 (29.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 282 (4.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 261 (4.57%)
Public administration: 326 (5.71%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,556 (79.82%)
Government workers: 811 (14.21%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 313 (5.48%)
Unpaid family workers: 28 (0.49%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,816 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 774 (16.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 382 (7.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 764 (15.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 710 (14.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 753 (15.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 807 (16.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 297 (6.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 215 (4.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 53 (1.1%)
$200,000 or more: 61 (1.27%)
Median household income: $32,052
With earnings: 3,793 (78.76%)
--Mean earnings: $42,729
With Social Security income: 1,244 (25.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,648
With Supplemental Security Income: 222 (4.61%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,403
With public assistance income: 190 (3.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,129
With retirement income: 783 (16.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,401
Families: 3,350 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 289 (8.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 160 (4.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 483 (14.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 532 (15.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 620 (18.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 694 (20.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 258 (7.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 204 (6.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 49 (1.46%)
$200,000 or more: 61 (1.82%)
Median family income: $38,635
Per capita income: $14,345
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,304
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,678
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 427 (12.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 368 (10.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 247 (7.37%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 237 (7.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 230 (6.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 142 (4.24%)
Individuals: 2,307 (68.87%)
--18 years and over: 1,513 (45.16%)
----65 years and over: 199 (5.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 775 (23.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 477 (14.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 793 (23.67%)
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