Higgins, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4833608, place: Higgins city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 397 (100%)
In labor force: 209 (52.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 209 (52.64%)
----Employed: 206 (51.89%)
----Unemployed: 3 (0.76%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 188 (47.36%)
Females 16 years and over: 200 (50.38%)
In labor force: 88 (22.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 88 (22.17%)
----Employed: 87 (21.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 18 (4.53%)
All parents in family in labor force: 8 (2.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 197 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 148 (75.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 40 (20.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 3 (1.52%)
Other means: 4 (2.03%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 206 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 52 (25.24%)
Service occupations: 45 (21.84%)
Sales and office occupations: 40 (19.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (5.83%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 26 (12.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 31 (15.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (15.05%)
Construction: 10 (4.85%)
Manufacturing: 4 (1.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 4 (1.94%)
Retail trade: 32 (15.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (8.74%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5 (2.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9 (4.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 33 (16.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4 (1.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 24 (11.65%)
Public administration: 32 (15.53%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 85 (41.26%)
Government workers: 57 (27.67%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 58 (28.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (2.91%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 206 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (17.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (7.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (23.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 35 (16.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 22 (10.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 33 (16.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (0.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (4.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.97%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.97%)
Median household income: $25,714

With earnings: 141 (68.45%)
--Mean earnings: $31,163
With Social Security income: 105 (50.97%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,710
With Supplemental Security Income: 16 (7.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,106
With public assistance income: 10 (4.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,230
With retirement income: 31 (15.05%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,601

Families: 135 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (8.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (6.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 32 (23.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 23 (17.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12 (8.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 32 (23.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (1.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (6.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (1.48%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.48%)
Median family income: $32,875

Per capita income: $16,164

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $17,917
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 24 (17.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (8.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (5.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (3.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (3.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 100 (74.07%)
--18 years and over: 60 (44.44%)
----65 years and over: 20 (14.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 40 (29.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 30 (22.22%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 16 (11.85%)

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