Jamaica Beach, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4837252, place: Jamaica Beach city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 887 (100%)
In labor force: 606 (68.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 595 (67.08%)
----Employed: 567 (63.92%)
----Unemployed: 28 (3.16%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 11 (1.24%)
Not in labor force: 281 (31.68%)
Females 16 years and over: 426 (48.03%)
In labor force: 274 (30.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 271 (30.55%)
----Employed: 259 (29.2%)
Own children under 6 years: 70 (7.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 50 (5.64%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 567 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 460 (81.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 76 (13.4%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 5 (0.88%)
Worked at home: 26 (4.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 34 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 567 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 253 (44.62%)
Service occupations: 70 (12.35%)
Sales and office occupations: 136 (23.99%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 65 (11.46%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 41 (7.23%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (2.29%)
Construction: 51 (8.99%)
Manufacturing: 33 (5.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (1.23%)
Retail trade: 47 (8.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (4.76%)
Information: 14 (2.47%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 62 (10.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 40 (7.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 165 (29.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 46 (8.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 34 (6%)
Public administration: 28 (4.94%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 332 (58.55%)
Government workers: 163 (28.75%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 65 (11.46%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (1.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 498 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (6.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (2.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 49 (9.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (10.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 87 (17.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 118 (23.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 51 (10.24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 61 (12.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (5.22%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (2.21%)
Median household income: $52,045

With earnings: 408 (81.93%)
--Mean earnings: $61,785
With Social Security income: 130 (26.1%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,313
With Supplemental Security Income: 8 (1.61%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,813
With public assistance income: 10 (2.01%)
--Mean public assistance income: $6,460
With retirement income: 89 (17.87%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,963

Families: 300 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (5.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (5.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 28 (9.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (12.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 83 (27.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (13.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 49 (16.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (7.33%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (2.33%)
Median family income: $66,250

Per capita income: $30,943

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,411
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,875

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 17 (5.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (4.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.33%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 9 (3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1%)
Individuals: 78 (26%)
--18 years and over: 61 (20.33%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 17 (5.67%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 13 (4.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 38 (12.67%)

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