Edcouch, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4822528, place: Edcouch city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,260 (100%)
In labor force: 989 (43.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 989 (43.76%)
----Employed: 907 (40.13%)
----Unemployed: 82 (3.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,271 (56.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,214 (53.72%)
In labor force: 417 (18.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 417 (18.45%)
----Employed: 382 (16.9%)
Own children under 6 years: 380 (16.81%)
All parents in family in labor force: 135 (5.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 903 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 579 (64.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 236 (26.14%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.78%)
Walked: 11 (1.22%)
Other means: 39 (4.32%)
Worked at home: 31 (3.43%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 907 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 207 (22.82%)
Service occupations: 230 (25.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 210 (23.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (1.87%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 64 (7.06%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 179 (19.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 39 (4.3%)
Construction: 40 (4.41%)
Manufacturing: 76 (8.38%)
Wholesale trade.: 49 (5.4%)
Retail trade: 73 (8.05%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 80 (8.82%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (2.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (3.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 340 (37.49%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 53 (5.84%)
Other services (except public administration): 45 (4.96%)
Public administration: 54 (5.95%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 538 (59.32%)
Government workers: 285 (31.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 79 (8.71%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.55%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 896 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 189 (21.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 184 (20.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 178 (19.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 150 (16.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 110 (12.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 69 (7.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (1.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (0.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $18,618

With earnings: 710 (79.24%)
--Mean earnings: $22,825
With Social Security income: 279 (31.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,469
With Supplemental Security Income: 129 (14.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,520
With public assistance income: 230 (25.67%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,747
With retirement income: 98 (10.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,721

Families: 774 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 147 (18.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 134 (17.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 160 (20.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 145 (18.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 110 (14.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (8.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (1.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (0.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $20,208

Per capita income: $6,096

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $18,708
Female full-time, year-round workers: $12,468

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 336 (43.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 270 (34.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 159 (20.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 129 (16.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 110 (14.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 56 (7.24%)
Individuals: 1,605 (207.36%)
--18 years and over: 869 (112.27%)
----65 years and over: 109 (14.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 733 (94.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 501 (64.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 69 (8.91%)

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