Freer, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4827432, place: Freer city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,345 (100%)
In labor force: 1,286 (54.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,279 (54.54%)
----Employed: 1,193 (50.87%)
----Unemployed: 86 (3.67%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.3%)
Not in labor force: 1,059 (45.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,180 (50.32%)
In labor force: 509 (21.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 509 (21.71%)
----Employed: 464 (19.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 328 (13.99%)
All parents in family in labor force: 165 (7.04%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,187 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 884 (74.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 203 (17.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 31 (2.61%)
Other means: 42 (3.54%)
Worked at home: 27 (2.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,193 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 220 (18.44%)
Service occupations: 236 (19.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 222 (18.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.59%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 271 (22.72%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 237 (19.87%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 284 (23.81%)
Construction: 141 (11.82%)
Manufacturing: 57 (4.78%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (1.34%)
Retail trade: 103 (8.63%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 73 (6.12%)
Information: 9 (0.75%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 19 (1.59%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (1.84%)
Educational, health and social services: 231 (19.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 113 (9.47%)
Other services (except public administration): 43 (3.6%)
Public administration: 82 (6.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 887 (74.35%)
Government workers: 252 (21.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 47 (3.94%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.59%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,113 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 203 (18.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 91 (8.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 260 (23.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 181 (16.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 132 (11.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (12.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (2.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 48 (4.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.36%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (1.62%)
Median household income: $25,078

With earnings: 864 (77.63%)
--Mean earnings: $37,431
With Social Security income: 301 (27.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,453
With Supplemental Security Income: 93 (8.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,978
With public assistance income: 79 (7.1%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,609
With retirement income: 142 (12.76%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,417

Families: 836 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 106 (12.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 65 (7.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 211 (25.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 141 (16.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 118 (14.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 115 (13.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (3.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 44 (5.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,475

Per capita income: $11,457

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,789
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,159

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 154 (18.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 131 (15.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 75 (8.97%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 56 (6.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (6.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (2.87%)
Individuals: 705 (84.33%)
--18 years and over: 432 (51.67%)
----65 years and over: 95 (11.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 273 (32.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 189 (22.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 134 (16.03%)

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