Canton, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4812496, place: Canton city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,657 (100%)
In labor force: 1,377 (51.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,377 (51.83%)
----Employed: 1,264 (47.57%)
----Unemployed: 113 (4.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,280 (48.17%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,444 (54.35%)
In labor force: 666 (25.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 666 (25.07%)
----Employed: 605 (22.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 212 (7.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 113 (4.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,223 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 941 (76.94%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 191 (15.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 18 (1.47%)
Other means: 5 (0.41%)
Worked at home: 68 (5.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,264 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 375 (29.67%)
Service occupations: 183 (14.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 381 (30.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.79%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 109 (8.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 206 (16.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (2.29%)
Construction: 103 (8.15%)
Manufacturing: 114 (9.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (0.95%)
Retail trade: 205 (16.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 60 (4.75%)
Information: 20 (1.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 101 (7.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 76 (6.01%)
Educational, health and social services: 266 (21.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 85 (6.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 101 (7.99%)
Public administration: 92 (7.28%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 851 (67.33%)
Government workers: 251 (19.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 131 (10.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (2.45%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,316 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 175 (13.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 145 (11.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 198 (15.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 188 (14.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 276 (20.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 220 (16.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 51 (3.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 43 (3.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.38%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.14%)
Median household income: $32,098

With earnings: 838 (63.68%)
--Mean earnings: $43,202
With Social Security income: 584 (44.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,257
With Supplemental Security Income: 51 (3.88%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,908
With public assistance income: 14 (1.06%)
--Mean public assistance income: $950
With retirement income: 321 (24.39%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,681

Families: 852 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 46 (5.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (3.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 122 (14.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 112 (13.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 224 (26.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 203 (23.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 51 (5.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 43 (5.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.59%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.76%)
Median family income: $42,500

Per capita income: $17,351

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,117
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,598

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 67 (7.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 38 (4.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (1.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 31 (3.64%)
--With related children under 18 years: 23 (2.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (0.59%)
Individuals: 344 (40.38%)
--18 years and over: 275 (32.28%)
----65 years and over: 85 (9.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 69 (8.1%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 52 (6.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 162 (19.01%)

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