Lake Worth, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4841056, place: Lake Worth city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,582 (100%)
In labor force: 2,145 (59.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,145 (59.88%)
----Employed: 1,991 (55.58%)
----Unemployed: 154 (4.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,437 (40.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,873 (52.29%)
In labor force: 933 (26.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 933 (26.05%)
----Employed: 854 (23.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 355 (9.91%)
All parents in family in labor force: 235 (6.56%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,969 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,550 (78.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 318 (16.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 34 (1.73%)
Other means: 19 (0.96%)
Worked at home: 48 (2.44%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,991 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 404 (20.29%)
Service occupations: 369 (18.53%)
Sales and office occupations: 646 (32.45%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 362 (18.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 210 (10.55%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.4%)
Construction: 275 (13.81%)
Manufacturing: 203 (10.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 129 (6.48%)
Retail trade: 311 (15.62%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 102 (5.12%)
Information: 23 (1.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 131 (6.58%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 143 (7.18%)
Educational, health and social services: 263 (13.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 165 (8.29%)
Other services (except public administration): 120 (6.03%)
Public administration: 118 (5.93%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,526 (76.64%)
Government workers: 309 (15.52%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 156 (7.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,664 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 130 (7.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 107 (6.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 249 (14.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 225 (13.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 372 (22.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 361 (21.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 127 (7.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 58 (3.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (1.44%)
Median household income: $39,101

With earnings: 1,324 (79.57%)
--Mean earnings: $45,016
With Social Security income: 519 (31.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,592
With Supplemental Security Income: 68 (4.09%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,541
With public assistance income: 19 (1.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,995
With retirement income: 271 (16.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $38,511

Families: 1,237 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (4.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 75 (6.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 172 (13.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 174 (14.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 274 (22.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 309 (24.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 113 (9.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 44 (3.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (1.46%)
Median family income: $41,703

Per capita income: $17,522

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,192
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,148

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 95 (7.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 62 (5.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (2.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 40 (3.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (2.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (1.13%)
Individuals: 421 (34.03%)
--18 years and over: 276 (22.31%)
----65 years and over: 87 (7.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 133 (10.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 99 (8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 100 (8.08%)

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