Harker Heights, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4832312, place: Harker Heights city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,601 (100%)
In labor force: 8,991 (71.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,283 (57.8%)
----Employed: 6,798 (53.95%)
----Unemployed: 485 (3.85%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 1,708 (13.55%)
Not in labor force: 3,610 (28.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,423 (50.97%)
In labor force: 3,968 (31.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,722 (29.54%)
----Employed: 3,380 (26.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,857 (14.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 951 (7.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,382 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,092 (84.61%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 956 (11.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (0.13%)
Walked: 111 (1.32%)
Other means: 100 (1.19%)
Worked at home: 112 (1.34%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,798 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,460 (36.19%)
Service occupations: 1,103 (16.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,623 (23.87%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 33 (0.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 807 (11.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 772 (11.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 46 (0.68%)
Construction: 505 (7.43%)
Manufacturing: 545 (8.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 162 (2.38%)
Retail trade: 817 (12.02%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 276 (4.06%)
Information: 153 (2.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 433 (6.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 539 (7.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,782 (26.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 575 (8.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 338 (4.97%)
Public administration: 627 (9.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,474 (65.81%)
Government workers: 1,748 (25.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 550 (8.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 26 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,227 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 319 (5.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 339 (5.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 787 (12.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,047 (16.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,046 (16.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,206 (19.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 804 (12.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 465 (7.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 131 (2.1%)
$200,000 or more: 83 (1.33%)
Median household income: $42,947

With earnings: 5,527 (88.76%)
--Mean earnings: $51,650
With Social Security income: 888 (14.26%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,296
With Supplemental Security Income: 168 (2.7%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,920
With public assistance income: 154 (2.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,415
With retirement income: 1,516 (24.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,387

Families: 4,751 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 214 (4.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 125 (2.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 487 (10.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 753 (15.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 816 (17.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,012 (21.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 713 (15.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 446 (9.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 114 (2.4%)
$200,000 or more: 71 (1.49%)
Median family income: $49,607

Per capita income: $20,061

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,728
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,404

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 350 (7.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 309 (6.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 148 (3.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 161 (3.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 156 (3.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 71 (1.49%)
Individuals: 1,714 (36.08%)
--18 years and over: 1,028 (21.64%)
----65 years and over: 49 (1.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 627 (13.2%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 427 (8.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 490 (10.31%)

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