Dimmitt, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4820464, place: Dimmitt city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,107 (100%)
In labor force: 1,832 (58.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,832 (58.96%)
----Employed: 1,694 (54.52%)
----Unemployed: 138 (4.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,275 (41.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,596 (51.37%)
In labor force: 741 (23.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 741 (23.85%)
----Employed: 682 (21.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 402 (12.94%)
All parents in family in labor force: 186 (5.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,673 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,265 (75.61%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 289 (17.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 21 (1.26%)
Other means: 76 (4.54%)
Worked at home: 22 (1.32%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,694 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 466 (27.51%)
Service occupations: 248 (14.64%)
Sales and office occupations: 328 (19.36%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 108 (6.38%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 175 (10.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 369 (21.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 238 (14.05%)
Construction: 102 (6.02%)
Manufacturing: 280 (16.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 49 (2.89%)
Retail trade: 156 (9.21%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 110 (6.49%)
Information: 4 (0.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 58 (3.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 65 (3.84%)
Educational, health and social services: 380 (22.43%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 79 (4.66%)
Other services (except public administration): 102 (6.02%)
Public administration: 71 (4.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,171 (69.13%)
Government workers: 320 (18.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 192 (11.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.65%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,473 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 221 (15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 136 (9.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 300 (20.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 189 (12.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 280 (19.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 195 (13.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 44 (2.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 95 (6.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.34%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.54%)
Median household income: $27,454

With earnings: 1,224 (83.1%)
--Mean earnings: $34,583
With Social Security income: 453 (30.75%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,156
With Supplemental Security Income: 70 (4.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,804
With public assistance income: 69 (4.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,779
With retirement income: 160 (10.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $50,172

Families: 1,143 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 99 (8.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 103 (9.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 208 (18.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 178 (15.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 249 (21.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 173 (15.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (3.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 82 (7.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.7%)
Median family income: $33,885

Per capita income: $14,228

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,575
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,162

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 217 (18.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 187 (16.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (6.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 83 (7.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 80 (7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (2.8%)
Individuals: 995 (87.05%)
--18 years and over: 543 (47.51%)
----65 years and over: 90 (7.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 447 (39.11%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 323 (28.26%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 136 (11.9%)

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