Kerens, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4838992, place: Kerens city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,295 (100%)
In labor force: 699 (53.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 699 (53.98%)
----Employed: 621 (47.95%)
----Unemployed: 78 (6.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 596 (46.02%)
Females 16 years and over: 718 (55.44%)
In labor force: 329 (25.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 329 (25.41%)
----Employed: 275 (21.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 136 (10.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 89 (6.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 595 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 483 (81.18%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 85 (14.29%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.34%)
Walked: 12 (2.02%)
Other means: 13 (2.18%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 621 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 148 (23.83%)
Service occupations: 82 (13.2%)
Sales and office occupations: 141 (22.71%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.48%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 84 (13.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 163 (26.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 22 (3.54%)
Construction: 58 (9.34%)
Manufacturing: 101 (16.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (4.67%)
Retail trade: 79 (12.72%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 76 (12.24%)
Information: 9 (1.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 17 (2.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (1.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 144 (23.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 23 (3.7%)
Other services (except public administration): 31 (4.99%)
Public administration: 21 (3.38%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 462 (74.4%)
Government workers: 118 (19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 39 (6.28%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 690 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 151 (21.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59 (8.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 104 (15.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 100 (14.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 116 (16.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 119 (17.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (4.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,969

With earnings: 468 (67.83%)
--Mean earnings: $34,288
With Social Security income: 259 (37.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,593
With Supplemental Security Income: 56 (8.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,619
With public assistance income: 22 (3.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,618
With retirement income: 98 (14.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,902

Families: 459 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (9.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (6.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 67 (14.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 75 (16.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 104 (22.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 105 (22.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (6.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $36,719

Per capita income: $13,000

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,683
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,600

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 61 (13.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 50 (10.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 30 (6.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (7.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (6.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (3.49%)
Individuals: 334 (72.77%)
--18 years and over: 214 (46.62%)
----65 years and over: 57 (12.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 115 (25.05%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 76 (16.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 104 (22.66%)

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