Jefferson, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4837528, place: Jefferson city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,630 (100%)
In labor force: 810 (49.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 810 (49.69%)
----Employed: 750 (46.01%)
----Unemployed: 60 (3.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 820 (50.31%)
Females 16 years and over: 952 (58.4%)
In labor force: 399 (24.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 399 (24.48%)
----Employed: 374 (22.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 96 (5.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 78 (4.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 717 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 551 (76.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 87 (12.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 34 (4.74%)
Other means: 12 (1.67%)
Worked at home: 33 (4.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 750 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 210 (28%)
Service occupations: 159 (21.2%)
Sales and office occupations: 154 (20.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (1.33%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 110 (14.67%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 107 (14.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (2%)
Construction: 74 (9.87%)
Manufacturing: 73 (9.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (0.67%)
Retail trade: 52 (6.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 39 (5.2%)
Information: 19 (2.53%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 35 (4.67%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 46 (6.13%)
Educational, health and social services: 240 (32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 89 (11.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 34 (4.53%)
Public administration: 29 (3.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 464 (61.87%)
Government workers: 176 (23.47%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 103 (13.73%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.93%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 927 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 263 (28.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 159 (17.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 145 (15.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 71 (7.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 100 (10.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 88 (9.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 55 (5.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (2.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (1.73%)
Median household income: $17,034

With earnings: 581 (62.68%)
--Mean earnings: $34,223
With Social Security income: 400 (43.15%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,099
With Supplemental Security Income: 76 (8.2%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,435
With public assistance income: 44 (4.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $588
With retirement income: 206 (22.22%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,692

Families: 545 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 118 (21.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (13.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 78 (14.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (10.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 56 (10.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 74 (13.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 55 (10.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (3.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.92%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.1%)
Median family income: $26,250

Per capita income: $15,558

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,929
Female full-time, year-round workers: $14,583

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 160 (29.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 120 (22.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 54 (9.91%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 101 (18.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 88 (16.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (7.71%)
Individuals: 631 (115.78%)
--18 years and over: 396 (72.66%)
----65 years and over: 109 (20%)
--Related children under 18 years: 235 (43.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 157 (28.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 143 (26.24%)

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