Gainesville, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4827984, place: Gainesville city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,728 (100%)
In labor force: 6,957 (59.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,957 (59.32%)
----Employed: 6,450 (55%)
----Unemployed: 507 (4.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,771 (40.68%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,429 (54.82%)
In labor force: 3,178 (27.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,178 (27.1%)
----Employed: 2,934 (25.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,467 (12.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 701 (5.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,351 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,858 (76.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,170 (18.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 72 (1.13%)
Walked: 70 (1.1%)
Other means: 56 (0.88%)
Worked at home: 125 (1.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,450 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,553 (24.08%)
Service occupations: 1,085 (16.82%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,524 (23.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 77 (1.19%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 780 (12.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,431 (22.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 243 (3.77%)
Construction: 474 (7.35%)
Manufacturing: 1,356 (21.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 172 (2.67%)
Retail trade: 818 (12.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 333 (5.16%)
Information: 135 (2.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 246 (3.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 366 (5.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,303 (20.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 431 (6.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 305 (4.73%)
Public administration: 268 (4.16%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,877 (75.61%)
Government workers: 1,011 (15.67%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 534 (8.28%)
Unpaid family workers: 28 (0.43%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,960 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 976 (16.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 520 (8.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,013 (17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 848 (14.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,083 (18.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 858 (14.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 400 (6.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 191 (3.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (0.32%)
$200,000 or more: 52 (0.87%)
Median household income: $30,571

With earnings: 4,532 (76.04%)
--Mean earnings: $37,104
With Social Security income: 1,948 (32.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,665
With Supplemental Security Income: 240 (4.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,036
With public assistance income: 238 (3.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,916
With retirement income: 1,071 (17.97%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,382

Families: 4,011 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 410 (10.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 232 (5.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 657 (16.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 568 (14.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 805 (20.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 761 (18.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 366 (9.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 162 (4.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (0.65%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (0.6%)
Median family income: $37,137

Per capita income: $15,154

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,480
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,459

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 682 (17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 606 (15.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 387 (9.65%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 314 (7.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 299 (7.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 155 (3.86%)
Individuals: 3,078 (76.74%)
--18 years and over: 1,820 (45.38%)
----65 years and over: 287 (7.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,225 (30.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 707 (17.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 652 (16.26%)

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