Mount Vernon, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4849860, place: Mount Vernon town, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,802 (100%)
In labor force: 1,021 (56.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,018 (56.49%)
----Employed: 978 (54.27%)
----Unemployed: 40 (2.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 781 (43.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,025 (56.88%)
In labor force: 536 (29.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 536 (29.74%)
----Employed: 506 (28.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 190 (10.54%)
All parents in family in labor force: 112 (6.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 962 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 792 (82.33%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 133 (13.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0.62%)
Other means: 19 (1.98%)
Worked at home: 12 (1.25%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 978 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 266 (27.2%)
Service occupations: 171 (17.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 250 (25.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.92%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 140 (14.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 142 (14.52%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (2.56%)
Construction: 106 (10.84%)
Manufacturing: 100 (10.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (2.35%)
Retail trade: 169 (17.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (4.29%)
Information: 19 (1.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 43 (4.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 44 (4.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 240 (24.54%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 59 (6.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (4.7%)
Public administration: 62 (6.34%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 714 (73.01%)
Government workers: 187 (19.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 72 (7.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.51%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 924 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 150 (16.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 95 (10.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 179 (19.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 105 (11.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 170 (18.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 146 (15.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (3.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 35 (3.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.65%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.97%)
Median household income: $28,824

With earnings: 654 (70.78%)
--Mean earnings: $42,446
With Social Security income: 302 (32.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,206
With Supplemental Security Income: 58 (6.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,979
With public assistance income: 42 (4.55%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,332
With retirement income: 127 (13.74%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,116

Families: 603 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (9.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (6.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 127 (21.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 66 (10.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 112 (18.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 124 (20.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (5.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 33 (5.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (1.16%)
Median family income: $36,150

Per capita income: $16,186

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,132
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,707

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 90 (14.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 63 (10.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (3.98%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 47 (7.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (6.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (2.65%)
Individuals: 389 (64.51%)
--18 years and over: 254 (42.12%)
----65 years and over: 60 (9.95%)
--Related children under 18 years: 128 (21.23%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 81 (13.43%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 98 (16.25%)

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