Lexington, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4842532, place: Lexington town, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 872 (100%)
In labor force: 529 (60.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 529 (60.67%)
----Employed: 501 (57.45%)
----Unemployed: 28 (3.21%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 343 (39.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 475 (54.47%)
In labor force: 270 (30.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 270 (30.96%)
----Employed: 255 (29.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 68 (7.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 33 (3.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 494 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 361 (73.08%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 109 (22.06%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (2.02%)
Other means: 3 (0.61%)
Worked at home: 11 (2.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 501 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 148 (29.54%)
Service occupations: 81 (16.17%)
Sales and office occupations: 86 (17.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (1.2%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 83 (16.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 97 (19.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (5.79%)
Construction: 58 (11.58%)
Manufacturing: 86 (17.17%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (2.2%)
Retail trade: 43 (8.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 34 (6.79%)
Information: 6 (1.2%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (2.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 40 (7.98%)
Educational, health and social services: 92 (18.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 30 (5.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 29 (5.79%)
Public administration: 31 (6.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 383 (76.45%)
Government workers: 85 (16.97%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (6.59%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 462 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 75 (16.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (4.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 72 (15.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 78 (16.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 81 (17.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (19.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (4.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (3.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.65%)
Median household income: $31,023

With earnings: 345 (74.68%)
--Mean earnings: $39,216
With Social Security income: 133 (28.79%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,017
With Supplemental Security Income: 34 (7.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,900
With public assistance income: 12 (2.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,667
With retirement income: 90 (19.48%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,062

Families: 315 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 28 (8.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (1.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 44 (13.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 59 (18.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 66 (20.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 75 (23.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (6.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (5.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $37,917

Per capita income: $16,765

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,083
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,886

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 35 (11.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (6.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.27%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 21 (6.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (3.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 172 (54.6%)
--18 years and over: 98 (31.11%)
----65 years and over: 18 (5.71%)
--Related children under 18 years: 40 (12.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 35 (11.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 73 (23.17%)

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