Dalhart, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4818524, place: Dalhart city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,301 (100%)
In labor force: 3,397 (64.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,397 (64.08%)
----Employed: 3,261 (61.52%)
----Unemployed: 136 (2.57%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,904 (35.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,762 (52.1%)
In labor force: 1,406 (26.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,406 (26.52%)
----Employed: 1,339 (25.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 734 (13.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 435 (8.21%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,158 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,565 (81.22%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 430 (13.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.38%)
Walked: 42 (1.33%)
Other means: 38 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 71 (2.25%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,261 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 946 (29.01%)
Service occupations: 602 (18.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 727 (22.29%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 176 (5.4%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 385 (11.81%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 425 (13.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 578 (17.72%)
Construction: 220 (6.75%)
Manufacturing: 121 (3.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 131 (4.02%)
Retail trade: 332 (10.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 290 (8.89%)
Information: 92 (2.82%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 143 (4.39%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 100 (3.07%)
Educational, health and social services: 489 (15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 250 (7.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 251 (7.7%)
Public administration: 264 (8.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,332 (71.51%)
Government workers: 519 (15.92%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 387 (11.87%)
Unpaid family workers: 23 (0.71%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,774 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 373 (13.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 238 (8.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 406 (14.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 486 (17.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 424 (15.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 534 (19.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 133 (4.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (3.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 45 (1.62%)
$200,000 or more: 33 (1.19%)
Median household income: $30,897

With earnings: 2,260 (81.47%)
--Mean earnings: $42,523
With Social Security income: 709 (25.56%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,470
With Supplemental Security Income: 174 (6.27%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,687
With public assistance income: 129 (4.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,454
With retirement income: 260 (9.37%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,595

Families: 1,979 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 109 (5.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 102 (5.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 278 (14.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 360 (18.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 385 (19.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 458 (23.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 107 (5.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (5.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 45 (2.27%)
$200,000 or more: 33 (1.67%)
Median family income: $39,193

Per capita income: $16,530

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,521
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,899

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 168 (8.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 129 (6.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (3.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 85 (4.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 69 (3.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (1.87%)
Individuals: 841 (42.5%)
--18 years and over: 554 (27.99%)
----65 years and over: 171 (8.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 277 (14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 189 (9.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 284 (14.35%)

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