Comfort, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4816228, place: Comfort CDP, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,721 (100%)
In labor force: 1,060 (61.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,060 (61.59%)
----Employed: 993 (57.7%)
----Unemployed: 67 (3.89%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 661 (38.41%)
Females 16 years and over: 865 (50.26%)
In labor force: 448 (26.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 448 (26.03%)
----Employed: 422 (24.52%)
Own children under 6 years: 221 (12.84%)
All parents in family in labor force: 124 (7.21%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 952 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 593 (62.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 224 (23.53%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 52 (5.46%)
Other means: 25 (2.63%)
Worked at home: 58 (6.09%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 993 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 215 (21.65%)
Service occupations: 248 (24.97%)
Sales and office occupations: 231 (23.26%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (1.61%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 177 (17.82%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 106 (10.67%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (2.92%)
Construction: 168 (16.92%)
Manufacturing: 107 (10.78%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 145 (14.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (1.31%)
Information: 35 (3.52%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 40 (4.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 60 (6.04%)
Educational, health and social services: 219 (22.05%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 126 (12.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 51 (5.14%)
Public administration: 0 (0%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 713 (71.8%)
Government workers: 114 (11.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 157 (15.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.91%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 793 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 63 (7.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 96 (12.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 161 (20.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 158 (19.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 156 (19.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 78 (9.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (6.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (3.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,799

With earnings: 670 (84.49%)
--Mean earnings: $30,807
With Social Security income: 205 (25.85%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,005
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (3.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $2,915
With public assistance income: 16 (2.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,050
With retirement income: 166 (20.93%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,426

Families: 586 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 31 (5.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 90 (15.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 113 (19.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 117 (19.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 98 (16.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 63 (10.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (8.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (4.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,295

Per capita income: $12,687

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $20,972
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 159 (27.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 133 (22.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 75 (12.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 41 (7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 22 (3.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (1.19%)
Individuals: 659 (112.46%)
--18 years and over: 370 (63.14%)
----65 years and over: 8 (1.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 289 (49.32%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 216 (36.86%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 28 (4.78%)

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