Blum, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4809004, place: Blum town, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 296 (100%)
In labor force: 178 (60.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 178 (60.14%)
----Employed: 168 (56.76%)
----Unemployed: 10 (3.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 118 (39.86%)
Females 16 years and over: 145 (48.99%)
In labor force: 83 (28.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 83 (28.04%)
----Employed: 75 (25.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 42 (14.19%)
All parents in family in labor force: 29 (9.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 165 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 117 (70.91%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 42 (25.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 4 (2.42%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.21%)
Mean travel time to work: 35.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 168 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 29 (17.26%)
Service occupations: 26 (15.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 31 (18.45%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 37 (22.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 45 (26.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (2.38%)
Construction: 21 (12.5%)
Manufacturing: 24 (14.29%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (7.14%)
Retail trade: 20 (11.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (11.9%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (1.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 6 (3.57%)
Educational, health and social services: 32 (19.05%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 7 (4.17%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (11.9%)
Public administration: 0 (0%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 114 (67.86%)
Government workers: 27 (16.07%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 27 (16.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 153 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (20.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (9.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (13.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 13 (8.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 32 (20.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 38 (24.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $31,094

With earnings: 115 (75.16%)
--Mean earnings: $35,461
With Social Security income: 35 (22.88%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,778
With Supplemental Security Income: 5 (3.27%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,560
With public assistance income: 3 (1.96%)
--Mean public assistance income: $233
With retirement income: 19 (12.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,447

Families: 115 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (13.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1 (0.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (18.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 9 (7.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 32 (27.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (30.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,521

Per capita income: $11,459

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,708

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (13.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (12.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (5.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (8.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (8.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (5.22%)
Individuals: 67 (58.26%)
--18 years and over: 39 (33.91%)
----65 years and over: 8 (6.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 28 (24.35%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 19 (16.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 19 (16.52%)

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