Hereford, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4833320, place: Hereford city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,062 (100%)
In labor force: 6,023 (59.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,023 (59.86%)
----Employed: 5,509 (54.75%)
----Unemployed: 514 (5.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,039 (40.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,323 (52.9%)
In labor force: 2,686 (26.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,686 (26.69%)
----Employed: 2,369 (23.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,593 (15.83%)
All parents in family in labor force: 858 (8.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,417 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,363 (80.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 738 (13.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 24 (0.44%)
Walked: 80 (1.48%)
Other means: 131 (2.42%)
Worked at home: 81 (1.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,509 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,342 (24.36%)
Service occupations: 993 (18.03%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,153 (20.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 228 (4.14%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 535 (9.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,258 (22.84%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 490 (8.89%)
Construction: 300 (5.45%)
Manufacturing: 926 (16.81%)
Wholesale trade.: 234 (4.25%)
Retail trade: 598 (10.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 331 (6.01%)
Information: 83 (1.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 205 (3.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 178 (3.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,209 (21.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 391 (7.1%)
Other services (except public administration): 383 (6.95%)
Public administration: 181 (3.29%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,167 (75.64%)
Government workers: 886 (16.08%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 440 (7.99%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,786 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 718 (15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 457 (9.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 788 (16.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 808 (16.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 909 (18.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 680 (14.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 213 (4.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 144 (3.01%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.38%)
$200,000 or more: 51 (1.07%)
Median household income: $29,599

With earnings: 3,829 (80%)
--Mean earnings: $37,341
With Social Security income: 1,365 (28.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,443
With Supplemental Security Income: 247 (5.16%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,519
With public assistance income: 333 (6.96%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,509
With retirement income: 448 (9.36%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,272

Families: 3,728 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 457 (12.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 301 (8.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 558 (14.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 639 (17.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 769 (20.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 631 (16.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 187 (5.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 133 (3.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (0.94%)
Median family income: $33,387

Per capita income: $12,787

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,488
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,920

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 725 (19.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 554 (14.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 306 (8.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 378 (10.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 323 (8.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 159 (4.27%)
Individuals: 2,880 (77.25%)
--18 years and over: 1,594 (42.76%)
----65 years and over: 249 (6.68%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,277 (34.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 787 (21.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 315 (8.45%)

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