Dallas, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4819000, place: Dallas city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 904,860 (100%)
In labor force: 588,623 (65.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 588,385 (65.02%)
----Employed: 549,191 (60.69%)
----Unemployed: 39,194 (4.33%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 238 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 316,237 (34.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 451,623 (49.91%)
In labor force: 259,858 (28.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 259,836 (28.72%)
----Employed: 240,670 (26.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 107,840 (11.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 53,997 (5.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 537,006 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 380,265 (70.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 95,437 (17.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 29,361 (5.47%)
Walked: 10,466 (1.95%)
Other means: 6,458 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 15,019 (2.8%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 549,191 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 181,305 (33.01%)
Service occupations: 81,202 (14.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 152,149 (27.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 761 (0.14%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 61,616 (11.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 72,158 (13.14%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2,573 (0.47%)
Construction: 51,399 (9.36%)
Manufacturing: 57,867 (10.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 23,577 (4.29%)
Retail trade: 60,644 (11.04%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 29,013 (5.28%)
Information: 26,107 (4.75%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 52,144 (9.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 79,710 (14.51%)
Educational, health and social services: 77,005 (14.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 48,506 (8.83%)
Other services (except public administration): 28,960 (5.27%)
Public administration: 11,686 (2.13%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 466,930 (85.02%)
Government workers: 47,466 (8.64%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33,761 (6.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 1,034 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 452,009 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47,522 (10.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27,270 (6.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 65,666 (14.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 68,020 (15.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 77,132 (17.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 74,160 (16.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36,030 (7.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29,478 (6.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10,896 (2.41%)
$200,000 or more: 15,835 (3.5%)
Median household income: $37,628

With earnings: 388,887 (86.04%)
--Mean earnings: $56,647
With Social Security income: 78,028 (17.26%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,100
With Supplemental Security Income: 16,854 (3.73%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,015
With public assistance income: 13,266 (2.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,311
With retirement income: 41,426 (9.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,490

Families: 269,602 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 23,866 (8.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14,982 (5.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 39,041 (14.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 37,421 (13.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43,816 (16.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 45,759 (16.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23,136 (8.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20,771 (7.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8,313 (3.08%)
$200,000 or more: 12,497 (4.64%)
Median family income: $40,921

Per capita income: $22,183

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,149
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,235

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 40,258 (14.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33,121 (12.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18,716 (6.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 18,835 (6.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16,509 (6.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8,229 (3.05%)
Individuals: 207,493 (76.96%)
--18 years and over: 128,448 (47.64%)
----65 years and over: 12,654 (4.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 77,223 (28.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 51,455 (19.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 51,517 (19.11%)

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