Hidalgo, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4833560, place: Hidalgo city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,768 (100%)
In labor force: 2,384 (50%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,384 (50%)
----Employed: 2,134 (44.76%)
----Unemployed: 250 (5.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,384 (50%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,625 (55.05%)
In labor force: 1,051 (22.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,051 (22.04%)
----Employed: 928 (19.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 882 (18.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 331 (6.94%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,070 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,580 (76.33%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 335 (16.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 14 (0.68%)
Walked: 62 (3%)
Other means: 26 (1.26%)
Worked at home: 53 (2.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,134 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 346 (16.21%)
Service occupations: 369 (17.29%)
Sales and office occupations: 710 (33.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 73 (3.42%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 224 (10.5%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 412 (19.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 61 (2.86%)
Construction: 167 (7.83%)
Manufacturing: 176 (8.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 217 (10.17%)
Retail trade: 409 (19.17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 141 (6.61%)
Information: 41 (1.92%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 73 (3.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 122 (5.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 403 (18.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 163 (7.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 92 (4.31%)
Public administration: 69 (3.23%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,610 (75.45%)
Government workers: 350 (16.4%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 153 (7.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 21 (0.98%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,733 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 367 (21.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 270 (15.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 429 (24.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 331 (19.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 173 (9.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (6.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (1.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (1.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.12%)
Median household income: $19,469

With earnings: 1,461 (84.3%)
--Mean earnings: $24,906
With Social Security income: 346 (19.97%)
--Mean Social Security income: $6,545
With Supplemental Security Income: 212 (12.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,851
With public assistance income: 253 (14.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,969
With retirement income: 108 (6.23%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,894

Families: 1,590 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 286 (17.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 244 (15.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 418 (26.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 318 (20%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 170 (10.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 110 (6.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (1.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (1.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $20,357

Per capita income: $5,849

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $16,238
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,577

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 658 (41.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 558 (35.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 266 (16.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 184 (11.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 156 (9.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (4.59%)
Individuals: 3,248 (204.28%)
--18 years and over: 1,790 (112.58%)
----65 years and over: 225 (14.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,455 (91.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,087 (68.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 147 (9.25%)

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