Hempstead, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4833200, place: Hempstead city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,485 (100%)
In labor force: 1,851 (53.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,851 (53.11%)
----Employed: 1,759 (50.47%)
----Unemployed: 92 (2.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,634 (46.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,785 (51.22%)
In labor force: 863 (24.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 863 (24.76%)
----Employed: 828 (23.76%)
Own children under 6 years: 410 (11.76%)
All parents in family in labor force: 158 (4.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,722 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,360 (78.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 263 (15.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 66 (3.83%)
Other means: 7 (0.41%)
Worked at home: 26 (1.51%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,759 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 500 (28.43%)
Service occupations: 315 (17.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 426 (24.22%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 28 (1.59%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 173 (9.84%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 317 (18.02%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 62 (3.52%)
Construction: 104 (5.91%)
Manufacturing: 204 (11.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 24 (1.36%)
Retail trade: 227 (12.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 96 (5.46%)
Information: 33 (1.88%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 77 (4.38%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 52 (2.96%)
Educational, health and social services: 487 (27.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 150 (8.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 99 (5.63%)
Public administration: 144 (8.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,193 (67.82%)
Government workers: 450 (25.58%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 116 (6.59%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,659 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 376 (22.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 241 (14.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 240 (14.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 199 (12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 229 (13.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 276 (16.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (3.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 48 (2.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,095

With earnings: 1,274 (76.79%)
--Mean earnings: $32,903
With Social Security income: 368 (22.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,208
With Supplemental Security Income: 58 (3.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,372
With public assistance income: 35 (2.11%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,675
With retirement income: 198 (11.93%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,192

Families: 1,107 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 136 (12.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 164 (14.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 162 (14.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 162 (14.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 195 (17.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 237 (21.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (2.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (1.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,744

Per capita income: $11,560

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,673
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,938

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 254 (22.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 194 (17.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 99 (8.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 75 (6.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 67 (6.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (2.53%)
Individuals: 1,332 (120.33%)
--18 years and over: 838 (75.7%)
----65 years and over: 123 (11.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 488 (44.08%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 330 (29.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 335 (30.26%)

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