Primera, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4859540, place: Primera town, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,736 (100%)
In labor force: 1,020 (58.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,020 (58.76%)
----Employed: 909 (52.36%)
----Unemployed: 111 (6.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 716 (41.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 929 (53.51%)
In labor force: 474 (27.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 474 (27.3%)
----Employed: 404 (23.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 244 (14.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 135 (7.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 881 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 680 (77.19%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 170 (19.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (1.25%)
Other means: 6 (0.68%)
Worked at home: 14 (1.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 909 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 174 (19.14%)
Service occupations: 230 (25.3%)
Sales and office occupations: 215 (23.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 106 (11.66%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 184 (20.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (1.87%)
Construction: 64 (7.04%)
Manufacturing: 106 (11.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 42 (4.62%)
Retail trade: 104 (11.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 45 (4.95%)
Information: 29 (3.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 37 (4.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 69 (7.59%)
Educational, health and social services: 218 (23.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 80 (8.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 69 (7.59%)
Public administration: 29 (3.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 712 (78.33%)
Government workers: 148 (16.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 47 (5.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 693 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 109 (15.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 75 (10.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 122 (17.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 141 (20.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 120 (17.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 90 (12.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (3.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.43%)
Median household income: $26,841

With earnings: 594 (85.71%)
--Mean earnings: $33,249
With Social Security income: 149 (21.5%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,538
With Supplemental Security Income: 79 (11.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,565
With public assistance income: 54 (7.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,634
With retirement income: 43 (6.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,369

Families: 611 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 79 (12.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (12.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 103 (16.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 132 (21.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 113 (18.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 79 (12.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (3.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $27,292

Per capita income: $8,897

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $19,167
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,667

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 176 (28.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 139 (22.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 81 (13.26%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (7.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (6.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (2.45%)
Individuals: 766 (125.37%)
--18 years and over: 417 (68.25%)
----65 years and over: 65 (10.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 341 (55.81%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 243 (39.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 54 (8.84%)

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