De Kalb, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4819648, place: De Kalb city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,434 (100%)
In labor force: 677 (47.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 677 (47.21%)
----Employed: 622 (43.38%)
----Unemployed: 55 (3.84%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 757 (52.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 834 (58.16%)
In labor force: 340 (23.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 340 (23.71%)
----Employed: 310 (21.62%)
Own children under 6 years: 142 (9.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 72 (5.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 613 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 439 (71.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 112 (18.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 18 (2.94%)
Other means: 11 (1.79%)
Worked at home: 33 (5.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 622 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 130 (20.9%)
Service occupations: 116 (18.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 170 (27.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.8%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 60 (9.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 141 (22.67%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (2.57%)
Construction: 15 (2.41%)
Manufacturing: 78 (12.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (2.57%)
Retail trade: 88 (14.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 35 (5.63%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 38 (6.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (4.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 149 (23.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 22 (3.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 22 (3.54%)
Public administration: 115 (18.49%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 358 (57.56%)
Government workers: 211 (33.92%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (7.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (1.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 751 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 206 (27.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 80 (10.65%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 107 (14.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 110 (14.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (10.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 124 (16.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (2.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.93%)
Median household income: $23,713

With earnings: 460 (61.25%)
--Mean earnings: $35,369
With Social Security income: 263 (35.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,388
With Supplemental Security Income: 54 (7.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,524
With public assistance income: 41 (5.46%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,378
With retirement income: 209 (27.83%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,873

Families: 491 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 83 (16.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (7.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (10.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 85 (17.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (16.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 107 (21.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (4.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (2.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.22%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (1.43%)
Median family income: $32,212

Per capita income: $14,360

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,955
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,750

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 124 (25.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 107 (21.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (6.72%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 88 (17.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 81 (16.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (4.68%)
Individuals: 493 (100.41%)
--18 years and over: 285 (58.04%)
----65 years and over: 98 (19.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 208 (42.36%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 167 (34.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 95 (19.35%)

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