Kountze, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4839868, place: Kountze city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,570 (100%)
In labor force: 894 (56.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 894 (56.94%)
----Employed: 849 (54.08%)
----Unemployed: 45 (2.87%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 676 (43.06%)
Females 16 years and over: 810 (51.59%)
In labor force: 385 (24.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 385 (24.52%)
----Employed: 366 (23.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 151 (9.62%)
All parents in family in labor force: 79 (5.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 835 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 602 (72.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 147 (17.6%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 38 (4.55%)
Other means: 21 (2.51%)
Worked at home: 27 (3.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 849 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 191 (22.5%)
Service occupations: 142 (16.73%)
Sales and office occupations: 179 (21.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (2%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 139 (16.37%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 181 (21.32%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 62 (7.3%)
Construction: 79 (9.31%)
Manufacturing: 112 (13.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (2.59%)
Retail trade: 101 (11.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 77 (9.07%)
Information: 2 (0.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (2.71%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 50 (5.89%)
Educational, health and social services: 164 (19.32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 39 (4.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 58 (6.83%)
Public administration: 60 (7.07%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 632 (74.44%)
Government workers: 158 (18.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 59 (6.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 747 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 109 (14.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 86 (11.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 143 (19.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (12.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 137 (18.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (15.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (5.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (0.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (1.47%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.67%)
Median household income: $28,352

With earnings: 585 (78.31%)
--Mean earnings: $37,126
With Social Security income: 206 (27.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,374
With Supplemental Security Income: 50 (6.69%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,373
With public assistance income: 33 (4.42%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,096
With retirement income: 92 (12.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,933

Families: 548 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 64 (11.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 50 (9.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 88 (16.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 75 (13.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 111 (20.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 105 (19.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 37 (6.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (2.01%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.55%)
Median family income: $34,318

Per capita income: $13,522

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,656
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 104 (18.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 77 (14.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (4.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 50 (9.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 44 (8.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (2.01%)
Individuals: 417 (76.09%)
--18 years and over: 237 (43.25%)
----65 years and over: 56 (10.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 177 (32.3%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 145 (26.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 63 (11.5%)

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