Lufkin, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4845072, place: Lufkin city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 24,875 (100%)
In labor force: 14,807 (59.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,784 (59.43%)
----Employed: 13,760 (55.32%)
----Unemployed: 1,024 (4.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 23 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 10,068 (40.47%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,553 (54.48%)
In labor force: 7,025 (28.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,025 (28.24%)
----Employed: 6,490 (26.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,670 (10.73%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,537 (6.18%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,550 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,649 (78.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,238 (16.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 19 (0.14%)
Walked: 129 (0.95%)
Other means: 192 (1.42%)
Worked at home: 323 (2.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,760 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,406 (32.02%)
Service occupations: 2,541 (18.47%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,002 (21.82%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 77 (0.56%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,072 (7.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,662 (19.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 259 (1.88%)
Construction: 791 (5.75%)
Manufacturing: 2,773 (20.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 455 (3.31%)
Retail trade: 1,699 (12.35%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 309 (2.25%)
Information: 437 (3.18%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 505 (3.67%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 791 (5.75%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,495 (25.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,041 (7.57%)
Other services (except public administration): 667 (4.85%)
Public administration: 538 (3.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,536 (76.57%)
Government workers: 2,233 (16.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 976 (7.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 12,262 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,657 (13.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,201 (9.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,076 (16.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,444 (11.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,178 (17.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,904 (15.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 775 (6.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 682 (5.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 141 (1.15%)
$200,000 or more: 204 (1.66%)
Median household income: $32,989

With earnings: 9,482 (77.33%)
--Mean earnings: $45,831
With Social Security income: 3,579 (29.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,617
With Supplemental Security Income: 642 (5.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,471
With public assistance income: 510 (4.16%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,584
With retirement income: 1,842 (15.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,123

Families: 8,381 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 738 (8.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 583 (6.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,136 (13.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 984 (11.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,664 (19.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,618 (19.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 753 (8.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 623 (7.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 129 (1.54%)
$200,000 or more: 153 (1.83%)
Median family income: $40,591

Per capita income: $17,613

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,922
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,008

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,261 (15.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,073 (12.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 531 (6.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 697 (8.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 627 (7.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 295 (3.52%)
Individuals: 5,942 (70.9%)
--18 years and over: 3,637 (43.4%)
----65 years and over: 538 (6.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,273 (27.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,595 (19.03%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,543 (18.41%)

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