Elkhart, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4823140, place: Elkhart town, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 983 (100%)
In labor force: 501 (50.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 501 (50.97%)
----Employed: 479 (48.73%)
----Unemployed: 22 (2.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 482 (49.03%)
Females 16 years and over: 549 (55.85%)
In labor force: 252 (25.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 252 (25.64%)
----Employed: 242 (24.62%)
Own children under 6 years: 88 (8.95%)
All parents in family in labor force: 75 (7.63%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 475 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 412 (86.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 52 (10.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 2 (0.42%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.89%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 479 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 126 (26.3%)
Service occupations: 92 (19.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 136 (28.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.42%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 56 (11.69%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 67 (13.99%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (5.01%)
Construction: 26 (5.43%)
Manufacturing: 15 (3.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 24 (5.01%)
Retail trade: 59 (12.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 54 (11.27%)
Information: 5 (1.04%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (8.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9 (1.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 137 (28.6%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 23 (4.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 27 (5.64%)
Public administration: 37 (7.72%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 339 (70.77%)
Government workers: 116 (24.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 24 (5.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 475 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 104 (21.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 57 (12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 65 (13.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (16.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 57 (12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 66 (13.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (6.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (2.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.42%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $25,927

With earnings: 335 (70.53%)
--Mean earnings: $35,650
With Social Security income: 191 (40.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,987
With Supplemental Security Income: 20 (4.21%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,050
With public assistance income: 18 (3.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,267
With retirement income: 77 (16.21%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,484

Families: 333 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (7.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (8.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (16.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (18.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 53 (15.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (18.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (9.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (3.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,977

Per capita income: $13,809

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,841
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,705

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 43 (12.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (9.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 25 (7.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (6.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.3%)
Individuals: 232 (69.67%)
--18 years and over: 152 (45.65%)
----65 years and over: 66 (19.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 74 (22.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 60 (18.02%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 78 (23.42%)

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