Eagle Pass, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4821892, place: Eagle Pass city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,099 (100%)
In labor force: 8,307 (51.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,291 (51.5%)
----Employed: 7,083 (44%)
----Unemployed: 1,208 (7.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.6%
--Armed Forces: 16 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 7,792 (48.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,772 (54.49%)
In labor force: 3,823 (23.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,815 (23.7%)
----Employed: 3,162 (19.64%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,279 (14.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,048 (6.51%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,890 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,989 (72.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,358 (19.71%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 23 (0.33%)
Walked: 247 (3.58%)
Other means: 134 (1.94%)
Worked at home: 139 (2.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 18 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,083 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,049 (28.93%)
Service occupations: 1,459 (20.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,721 (24.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 78 (1.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 602 (8.5%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,174 (16.57%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 180 (2.54%)
Construction: 354 (5%)
Manufacturing: 554 (7.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 176 (2.48%)
Retail trade: 921 (13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 591 (8.34%)
Information: 97 (1.37%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 322 (4.55%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 247 (3.49%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,200 (31.06%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 393 (5.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 355 (5.01%)
Public administration: 693 (9.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,480 (63.25%)
Government workers: 2,077 (29.32%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 526 (7.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,027 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,701 (24.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 755 (10.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,171 (16.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 922 (13.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 886 (12.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 936 (13.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 312 (4.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 223 (3.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 52 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 69 (0.98%)
Median household income: $23,623

With earnings: 5,346 (76.08%)
--Mean earnings: $40,987
With Social Security income: 2,312 (32.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,286
With Supplemental Security Income: 900 (12.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,741
With public assistance income: 573 (8.15%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,833
With retirement income: 646 (9.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,241

Families: 5,694 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 907 (15.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 649 (11.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,035 (18.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 864 (15.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 818 (14.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 825 (14.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 264 (4.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 211 (3.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 52 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 69 (1.21%)
Median family income: $27,140

Per capita income: $11,414

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,350
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,346

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,481 (26.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,060 (18.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 533 (9.36%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 550 (9.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 440 (7.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 196 (3.44%)
Individuals: 6,598 (115.88%)
--18 years and over: 4,025 (70.69%)
----65 years and over: 1,099 (19.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,562 (44.99%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,867 (32.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 899 (15.79%)

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