Pearland, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4856348, place: Pearland city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 27,986 (100%)
In labor force: 20,297 (72.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 20,266 (72.41%)
----Employed: 19,466 (69.56%)
----Unemployed: 800 (2.86%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 31 (0.11%)
Not in labor force: 7,689 (27.47%)
Females 16 years and over: 14,423 (51.54%)
In labor force: 9,370 (33.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,367 (33.47%)
----Employed: 8,997 (32.15%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,346 (11.96%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,022 (7.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 19,156 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 16,821 (87.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,583 (8.26%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 109 (0.57%)
Walked: 145 (0.76%)
Other means: 121 (0.63%)
Worked at home: 377 (1.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 30 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,466 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,952 (40.85%)
Service occupations: 1,807 (9.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,785 (29.72%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 19 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,868 (9.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,035 (10.45%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 381 (1.96%)
Construction: 1,435 (7.37%)
Manufacturing: 2,830 (14.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,042 (5.35%)
Retail trade: 1,869 (9.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,191 (6.12%)
Information: 506 (2.6%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,488 (7.64%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,973 (10.14%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,801 (19.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 961 (4.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 876 (4.5%)
Public administration: 1,113 (5.72%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 15,443 (79.33%)
Government workers: 2,965 (15.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,021 (5.25%)
Unpaid family workers: 37 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 13,290 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 433 (3.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 370 (2.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,076 (8.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,036 (7.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,017 (15.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,943 (22.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,406 (18.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,173 (16.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 555 (4.18%)
$200,000 or more: 281 (2.11%)
Median household income: $64,156

With earnings: 12,072 (90.84%)
--Mean earnings: $69,733
With Social Security income: 2,283 (17.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,469
With Supplemental Security Income: 224 (1.69%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,329
With public assistance income: 144 (1.08%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,833
With retirement income: 1,727 (12.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,069

Families: 10,838 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 252 (2.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 158 (1.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 717 (6.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 663 (6.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,510 (13.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,476 (22.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,242 (20.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,059 (19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 509 (4.7%)
$200,000 or more: 252 (2.33%)
Median family income: $70,748

Per capita income: $26,306

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $49,359
Female full-time, year-round workers: $34,570

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 369 (3.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 295 (2.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 152 (1.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 148 (1.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 148 (1.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 65 (0.6%)
Individuals: 1,744 (16.09%)
--18 years and over: 1,096 (10.11%)
----65 years and over: 104 (0.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 645 (5.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 470 (4.34%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 474 (4.37%)

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