General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4858904, place: Portland city, Texas)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 10,670 (100%)
In labor force: 7,272 (68.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,430 (60.26%)
----Employed: 6,130 (57.45%)
----Unemployed: 300 (2.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 842 (7.89%)
Not in labor force: 3,398 (31.85%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,450 (51.08%)
In labor force: 3,198 (29.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,116 (29.2%)
----Employed: 2,999 (28.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,296 (12.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 606 (5.68%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 6,889 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,945 (86.3%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 708 (10.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.06%)
Walked: 67 (0.97%)
Other means: 37 (0.54%)
Worked at home: 128 (1.86%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,130 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,420 (39.48%)
Service occupations: 710 (11.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,632 (26.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 644 (10.51%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 714 (11.65%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 274 (4.47%)
Construction: 429 (7%)
Manufacturing: 860 (14.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 172 (2.81%)
Retail trade: 583 (9.51%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 241 (3.93%)
Information: 121 (1.97%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 402 (6.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 500 (8.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,299 (21.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 492 (8.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 332 (5.42%)
Public administration: 425 (6.93%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,487 (73.2%)
Government workers: 1,169 (19.07%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 440 (7.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 34 (0.55%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 5,071 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 198 (3.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 218 (4.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 542 (10.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 687 (13.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 996 (19.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,183 (23.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 676 (13.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 413 (8.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 84 (1.66%)
$200,000 or more: 74 (1.46%)
Median household income: $48,574
With earnings: 4,431 (87.38%)
--Mean earnings: $56,332
With Social Security income: 955 (18.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,407
With Supplemental Security Income: 88 (1.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,769
With public assistance income: 98 (1.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,679
With retirement income: 773 (15.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,415
Families: 4,100 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 92 (2.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 114 (2.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 350 (8.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 497 (12.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 870 (21.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,028 (25.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 627 (15.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 387 (9.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 77 (1.88%)
$200,000 or more: 58 (1.41%)
Median family income: $52,220
Per capita income: $19,871
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,316
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,722
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 237 (5.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 184 (4.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 99 (2.41%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 61 (1.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 61 (1.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 30 (0.73%)
Individuals: 1,097 (26.76%)
--18 years and over: 644 (15.71%)
----65 years and over: 112 (2.73%)
--Related children under 18 years: 445 (10.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 340 (8.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 208 (5.07%)
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