Buffalo, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4811116, place: Buffalo city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,355 (100%)
In labor force: 815 (60.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 815 (60.15%)
----Employed: 757 (55.87%)
----Unemployed: 58 (4.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 540 (39.85%)
Females 16 years and over: 719 (53.06%)
In labor force: 372 (27.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 372 (27.45%)
----Employed: 340 (25.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 207 (15.28%)
All parents in family in labor force: 139 (10.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 745 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 577 (77.45%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 117 (15.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 19 (2.55%)
Other means: 17 (2.28%)
Worked at home: 15 (2.01%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 757 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 142 (18.76%)
Service occupations: 184 (24.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 153 (20.21%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (1.85%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 139 (18.36%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 125 (16.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 50 (6.61%)
Construction: 129 (17.04%)
Manufacturing: 82 (10.83%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (1.32%)
Retail trade: 105 (13.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (5.81%)
Information: 2 (0.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 37 (4.89%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (1.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 136 (17.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 66 (8.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 48 (6.34%)
Public administration: 35 (4.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 586 (77.41%)
Government workers: 115 (15.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 56 (7.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 680 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 147 (21.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 75 (11.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 110 (16.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 112 (16.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 77 (11.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 83 (12.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 44 (6.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (3.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.88%)
Median household income: $25,625

With earnings: 518 (76.18%)
--Mean earnings: $37,339
With Social Security income: 195 (28.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,271
With Supplemental Security Income: 58 (8.53%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,565
With public assistance income: 39 (5.74%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,616
With retirement income: 68 (10%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,894

Families: 488 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 71 (14.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (9.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 69 (14.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (18.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (13.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 75 (15.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 41 (8.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (5.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.61%)
Median family income: $31,058

Per capita income: $14,246

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,807
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 103 (21.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 77 (15.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (7.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 48 (9.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 47 (9.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (4.51%)
Individuals: 425 (87.09%)
--18 years and over: 252 (51.64%)
----65 years and over: 44 (9.02%)
--Related children under 18 years: 173 (35.45%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 114 (23.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 70 (14.34%)

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