Harlingen, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4832372, place: Harlingen city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 41,906 (100%)
In labor force: 21,750 (51.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,714 (51.82%)
----Employed: 19,783 (47.21%)
----Unemployed: 1,931 (4.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 36 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 20,156 (48.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 22,731 (54.24%)
In labor force: 10,053 (23.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,053 (23.99%)
----Employed: 9,085 (21.68%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,725 (13.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,548 (6.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 19,381 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 14,898 (76.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,370 (17.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 45 (0.23%)
Walked: 276 (1.42%)
Other means: 264 (1.36%)
Worked at home: 528 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,783 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,684 (33.79%)
Service occupations: 4,011 (20.27%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,980 (25.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 102 (0.52%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,841 (9.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,165 (10.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 159 (0.8%)
Construction: 1,203 (6.08%)
Manufacturing: 1,503 (7.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 766 (3.87%)
Retail trade: 2,267 (11.46%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 758 (3.83%)
Information: 504 (2.55%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,049 (5.3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,308 (6.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,837 (29.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,548 (7.82%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,328 (6.71%)
Public administration: 1,553 (7.85%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 13,948 (70.5%)
Government workers: 4,319 (21.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,467 (7.42%)
Unpaid family workers: 49 (0.25%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 18,997 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,174 (16.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,604 (8.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,309 (17.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,522 (13.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,949 (15.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,110 (16.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,138 (5.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 775 (4.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 163 (0.86%)
$200,000 or more: 253 (1.33%)
Median household income: $30,296

With earnings: 13,906 (73.2%)
--Mean earnings: $42,099
With Social Security income: 6,070 (31.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,185
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,056 (5.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,259
With public assistance income: 1,384 (7.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,965
With retirement income: 3,097 (16.3%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,278

Families: 14,490 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,701 (11.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,175 (8.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,594 (17.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,918 (13.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,414 (16.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,657 (18.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 967 (6.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 666 (4.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 165 (1.14%)
$200,000 or more: 233 (1.61%)
Median family income: $34,015

Per capita income: $13,886

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,014
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,795

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,796 (19.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,325 (16.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,271 (8.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,110 (7.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 969 (6.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 496 (3.42%)
Individuals: 13,933 (96.16%)
--18 years and over: 7,948 (54.85%)
----65 years and over: 1,309 (9.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5,894 (40.68%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,895 (26.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,213 (15.27%)

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