Prairie View, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4859336, place: Prairie View city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,085 (100%)
In labor force: 2,496 (61.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,496 (61.1%)
----Employed: 1,047 (25.63%)
----Unemployed: 1,449 (35.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 58.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,589 (38.9%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,186 (53.51%)
In labor force: 1,311 (32.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,311 (32.09%)
----Employed: 559 (13.68%)
Own children under 6 years: 81 (1.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 56 (1.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,024 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 623 (60.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 160 (15.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 16 (1.56%)
Walked: 176 (17.19%)
Other means: 40 (3.91%)
Worked at home: 9 (0.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 23 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,047 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 354 (33.81%)
Service occupations: 192 (18.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 372 (35.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.29%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 47 (4.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 79 (7.55%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.48%)
Construction: 31 (2.96%)
Manufacturing: 62 (5.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (1.15%)
Retail trade: 186 (17.77%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (2.58%)
Information: 20 (1.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (3.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 68 (6.49%)
Educational, health and social services: 386 (36.87%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 110 (10.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 50 (4.78%)
Public administration: 51 (4.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 655 (62.56%)
Government workers: 368 (35.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 18 (1.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 705 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 176 (24.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 68 (9.65%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 111 (15.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 86 (12.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (14.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 86 (12.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 41 (5.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (3.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.28%)
Median household income: $24,805

With earnings: 535 (75.89%)
--Mean earnings: $33,357
With Social Security income: 186 (26.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,376
With Supplemental Security Income: 34 (4.82%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,439
With public assistance income: 24 (3.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,754
With retirement income: 140 (19.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,952

Families: 364 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 37 (10.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (9.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 52 (14.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (13.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 61 (16.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 73 (20.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (8.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (6.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $36,071

Per capita income: $8,219

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,882
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,161

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 48 (13.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 28 (7.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (2.2%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (6.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (5.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (0.82%)
Individuals: 403 (110.71%)
--18 years and over: 339 (93.13%)
----65 years and over: 42 (11.54%)
--Related children under 18 years: 62 (17.03%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 49 (13.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 265 (72.8%)

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