Lancaster, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4841212, place: Lancaster city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,802 (100%)
In labor force: 12,920 (68.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,908 (68.65%)
----Employed: 11,913 (63.36%)
----Unemployed: 995 (5.29%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 5,882 (31.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,394 (55.28%)
In labor force: 6,630 (35.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,630 (35.26%)
----Employed: 6,156 (32.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,256 (12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,462 (7.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,605 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,286 (80.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,719 (14.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 177 (1.53%)
Walked: 110 (0.95%)
Other means: 60 (0.52%)
Worked at home: 253 (2.18%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,913 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,765 (31.6%)
Service occupations: 1,231 (10.33%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,908 (32.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 33 (0.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,254 (10.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,722 (14.45%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 86 (0.72%)
Construction: 810 (6.8%)
Manufacturing: 1,388 (11.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 443 (3.72%)
Retail trade: 1,113 (9.34%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,088 (9.13%)
Information: 590 (4.95%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 993 (8.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 992 (8.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,693 (22.61%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 421 (3.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 478 (4.01%)
Public administration: 818 (6.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,464 (71.05%)
Government workers: 2,642 (22.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 766 (6.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 41 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,167 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 539 (5.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 396 (4.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,025 (11.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,201 (13.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,135 (23.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,151 (23.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 946 (10.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 609 (6.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 107 (1.17%)
$200,000 or more: 58 (0.63%)
Median household income: $43,773

With earnings: 8,025 (87.54%)
--Mean earnings: $51,684
With Social Security income: 1,636 (17.85%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,176
With Supplemental Security Income: 204 (2.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,218
With public assistance income: 219 (2.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,743
With retirement income: 1,047 (11.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,574

Families: 6,940 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 281 (4.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 197 (2.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 693 (9.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 861 (12.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,560 (22.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,830 (26.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 840 (12.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 539 (7.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 81 (1.17%)
$200,000 or more: 58 (0.84%)
Median family income: $48,498

Per capita income: $18,731

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,406
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,653

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 423 (6.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 353 (5.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 171 (2.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 244 (3.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 227 (3.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (1.05%)
Individuals: 2,063 (29.73%)
--18 years and over: 1,165 (16.79%)
----65 years and over: 165 (2.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 860 (12.39%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 669 (9.64%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 471 (6.79%)

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