Fort Worth, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4827000, place: Fort Worth city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 399,651 (100%)
In labor force: 256,942 (64.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 255,438 (63.92%)
----Employed: 240,119 (60.08%)
----Unemployed: 15,319 (3.83%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6%
--Armed Forces: 1,504 (0.38%)
Not in labor force: 142,709 (35.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 206,085 (51.57%)
In labor force: 116,716 (29.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 116,545 (29.16%)
----Employed: 108,832 (27.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 49,954 (12.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 26,120 (6.54%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 235,799 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 181,653 (77.04%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 39,269 (16.65%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3,439 (1.46%)
Walked: 4,036 (1.71%)
Other means: 2,503 (1.06%)
Worked at home: 4,899 (2.08%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 240,119 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 72,590 (30.23%)
Service occupations: 35,605 (14.83%)
Sales and office occupations: 65,430 (27.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 292 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 27,527 (11.46%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 38,675 (16.11%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1,301 (0.54%)
Construction: 20,728 (8.63%)
Manufacturing: 35,132 (14.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 9,854 (4.1%)
Retail trade: 29,736 (12.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16,271 (6.78%)
Information: 7,206 (3%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 16,244 (6.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22,506 (9.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 42,800 (17.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 18,287 (7.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 12,246 (5.1%)
Public administration: 7,808 (3.25%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 199,988 (83.29%)
Government workers: 26,790 (11.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 12,920 (5.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 421 (0.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 195,309 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20,658 (10.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13,486 (6.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 28,887 (14.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 28,592 (14.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34,179 (17.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35,369 (18.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 16,814 (8.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11,123 (5.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,822 (1.44%)
$200,000 or more: 3,379 (1.73%)
Median household income: $37,074

With earnings: 163,443 (83.68%)
--Mean earnings: $49,235
With Social Security income: 39,858 (20.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,789
With Supplemental Security Income: 7,323 (3.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,868
With public assistance income: 6,102 (3.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,194
With retirement income: 23,821 (12.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,757

Families: 128,416 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9,682 (7.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6,817 (5.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 16,649 (12.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 17,753 (13.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 23,053 (17.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 26,284 (20.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13,490 (10.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9,436 (7.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,342 (1.82%)
$200,000 or more: 2,910 (2.27%)
Median family income: $42,939

Per capita income: $18,800

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,663
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,917

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16,331 (12.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13,541 (10.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7,770 (6.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8,320 (6.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7,383 (5.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3,833 (2.98%)
Individuals: 82,953 (64.6%)
--18 years and over: 50,503 (39.33%)
----65 years and over: 5,599 (4.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 31,682 (24.67%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 21,056 (16.4%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 20,969 (16.33%)

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