Fort Bliss, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4826664, place: Fort Bliss CDP, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,018 (100%)
In labor force: 4,797 (79.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 979 (16.27%)
----Employed: 863 (14.34%)
----Unemployed: 116 (1.93%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.8%
--Armed Forces: 3,818 (63.44%)
Not in labor force: 1,221 (20.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,035 (33.82%)
In labor force: 1,141 (18.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 646 (10.73%)
----Employed: 530 (8.81%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,236 (20.54%)
All parents in family in labor force: 425 (7.06%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,579 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,340 (51.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 854 (18.65%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 463 (10.11%)
Walked: 752 (16.42%)
Other means: 135 (2.95%)
Worked at home: 35 (0.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 8.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 863 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 327 (37.89%)
Service occupations: 109 (12.63%)
Sales and office occupations: 259 (30.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 88 (10.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 80 (9.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 30 (3.48%)
Manufacturing: 56 (6.49%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 106 (12.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 0 (0%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (2.67%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 59 (6.84%)
Educational, health and social services: 298 (34.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 75 (8.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 79 (9.15%)
Public administration: 137 (15.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 402 (46.58%)
Government workers: 423 (49.02%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (4.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,519 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (1.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 100 (6.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 271 (17.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 337 (22.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 377 (24.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 269 (17.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 48 (3.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 71 (4.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (0.79%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.79%)
Median household income: $35,970

With earnings: 1,519 (100%)
--Mean earnings: $41,546
With Social Security income: 19 (1.25%)
--Mean Social Security income: $384
With Supplemental Security Income: 12 (0.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,500
With public assistance income: 20 (1.32%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,545
With retirement income: 56 (3.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,630

Families: 1,502 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (1.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 92 (6.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 309 (20.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 337 (22.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 361 (24.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 259 (17.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (1.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 71 (4.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.8%)
Median family income: $34,679

Per capita income: $13,201

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $19,920
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,227

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 143 (9.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 121 (8.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 112 (7.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (0.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (0.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.47%)
Individuals: 594 (39.55%)
--18 years and over: 296 (19.71%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 298 (19.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 147 (9.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 8 (0.53%)

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