Fairfield, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4825104, place: Fairfield city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,382 (100%)
In labor force: 1,329 (55.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,329 (55.79%)
----Employed: 1,285 (53.95%)
----Unemployed: 44 (1.85%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,053 (44.21%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,305 (54.79%)
In labor force: 600 (25.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 600 (25.19%)
----Employed: 585 (24.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 196 (8.23%)
All parents in family in labor force: 122 (5.12%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,249 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 978 (78.3%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 139 (11.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 91 (7.29%)
Other means: 18 (1.44%)
Worked at home: 23 (1.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,285 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 229 (17.82%)
Service occupations: 395 (30.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 271 (21.09%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (1.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 204 (15.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 172 (13.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 122 (9.49%)
Construction: 86 (6.69%)
Manufacturing: 65 (5.06%)
Wholesale trade.: 31 (2.41%)
Retail trade: 144 (11.21%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 133 (10.35%)
Information: 11 (0.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 65 (5.06%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 42 (3.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 256 (19.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 98 (7.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 99 (7.7%)
Public administration: 133 (10.35%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 894 (69.57%)
Government workers: 293 (22.8%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 86 (6.69%)
Unpaid family workers: 12 (0.93%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,254 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 209 (16.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 164 (13.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 202 (16.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 140 (11.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 209 (16.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 204 (16.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74 (5.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (2.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.56%)
Median household income: $28,636

With earnings: 868 (69.22%)
--Mean earnings: $42,149
With Social Security income: 453 (36.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,868
With Supplemental Security Income: 54 (4.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,214
With public assistance income: 36 (2.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $908
With retirement income: 229 (18.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,046

Families: 807 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 74 (9.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 61 (7.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 100 (12.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 108 (13.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 174 (21.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 178 (22.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66 (8.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (3.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.87%)
Median family income: $40,871

Per capita income: $16,308

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,643
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,887

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 114 (14.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 81 (10.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (4.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 54 (6.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (5.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.74%)
Individuals: 545 (67.53%)
--18 years and over: 370 (45.85%)
----65 years and over: 122 (15.12%)
--Related children under 18 years: 161 (19.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 122 (15.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 172 (21.31%)

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