Eagle Lake, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4821844, place: Eagle Lake city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,706 (100%)
In labor force: 1,563 (57.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,563 (57.76%)
----Employed: 1,443 (53.33%)
----Unemployed: 120 (4.43%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,143 (42.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,437 (53.1%)
In labor force: 725 (26.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 725 (26.79%)
----Employed: 664 (24.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 318 (11.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 208 (7.69%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,428 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,026 (71.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 269 (18.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 36 (2.52%)
Walked: 60 (4.2%)
Other means: 18 (1.26%)
Worked at home: 19 (1.33%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,443 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 380 (26.33%)
Service occupations: 226 (15.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 278 (19.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 38 (2.63%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 93 (6.44%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 428 (29.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 151 (10.46%)
Construction: 39 (2.7%)
Manufacturing: 247 (17.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 82 (5.68%)
Retail trade: 180 (12.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 111 (7.69%)
Information: 8 (0.55%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (0.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 77 (5.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 379 (26.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 48 (3.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 58 (4.02%)
Public administration: 52 (3.6%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,099 (76.16%)
Government workers: 218 (15.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 116 (8.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (0.69%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,240 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 195 (15.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 106 (8.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 261 (21.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 213 (17.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 159 (12.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 197 (15.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (3.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (2.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (2.5%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,101

With earnings: 931 (75.08%)
--Mean earnings: $37,096
With Social Security income: 406 (32.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,806
With Supplemental Security Income: 110 (8.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,164
With public assistance income: 59 (4.76%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,780
With retirement income: 92 (7.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,482

Families: 917 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 87 (9.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 64 (6.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 220 (23.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 171 (18.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 139 (15.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 152 (16.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (3.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (1.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (3.38%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,201

Per capita income: $12,426

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,025
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,299

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 138 (15.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (9.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (4.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 46 (5.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (3.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (2.29%)
Individuals: 712 (77.64%)
--18 years and over: 432 (47.11%)
----65 years and over: 93 (10.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 272 (29.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 194 (21.16%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 134 (14.61%)

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