Blue Ridge, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4808872, place: Blue Ridge city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 459 (100%)
In labor force: 297 (64.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 297 (64.71%)
----Employed: 285 (62.09%)
----Unemployed: 12 (2.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 162 (35.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 270 (58.82%)
In labor force: 148 (32.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 148 (32.24%)
----Employed: 144 (31.37%)
Own children under 6 years: 63 (13.73%)
All parents in family in labor force: 45 (9.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 273 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 210 (76.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 50 (18.32%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.83%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 8 (2.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 38.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 285 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 56 (19.65%)
Service occupations: 33 (11.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 96 (33.68%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (1.75%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 63 (22.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 32 (11.23%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (2.81%)
Construction: 35 (12.28%)
Manufacturing: 48 (16.84%)
Wholesale trade.: 14 (4.91%)
Retail trade: 37 (12.98%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (6.32%)
Information: 7 (2.46%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 27 (9.47%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (9.82%)
Educational, health and social services: 29 (10.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2 (0.7%)
Other services (except public administration): 25 (8.77%)
Public administration: 7 (2.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 221 (77.54%)
Government workers: 35 (12.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 26 (9.12%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (1.05%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 240 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (8.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (11.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (12.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 41 (17.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 49 (20.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 48 (20%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 16 (6.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (3.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,714

With earnings: 210 (87.5%)
--Mean earnings: $39,207
With Social Security income: 60 (25%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,073
With Supplemental Security Income: 16 (6.67%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,906
With public assistance income: 2 (0.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,800
With retirement income: 28 (11.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,254

Families: 166 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9 (5.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (6.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 22 (13.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 21 (12.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 38 (22.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 41 (24.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 16 (9.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (5.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,778

Per capita income: $14,397

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,750
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,979

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 14 (8.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (4.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (4.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 63 (37.95%)
--18 years and over: 45 (27.11%)
----65 years and over: 20 (12.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 18 (10.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 11 (6.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 15 (9.04%)

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