Progreso, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4859636, place: Progreso city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,061 (100%)
In labor force: 1,506 (49.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,506 (49.2%)
----Employed: 1,240 (40.51%)
----Unemployed: 266 (8.69%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 17.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,555 (50.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,583 (51.72%)
In labor force: 606 (19.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 606 (19.8%)
----Employed: 518 (16.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 649 (21.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 256 (8.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,224 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 876 (71.57%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 232 (18.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 23 (1.88%)
Other means: 76 (6.21%)
Worked at home: 17 (1.39%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,240 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 190 (15.32%)
Service occupations: 298 (24.03%)
Sales and office occupations: 183 (14.76%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 141 (11.37%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 206 (16.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 222 (17.9%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 143 (11.53%)
Construction: 139 (11.21%)
Manufacturing: 137 (11.05%)
Wholesale trade.: 35 (2.82%)
Retail trade: 151 (12.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 61 (4.92%)
Information: 8 (0.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 9 (0.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 21 (1.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 297 (23.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 107 (8.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 72 (5.81%)
Public administration: 60 (4.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 925 (74.6%)
Government workers: 258 (20.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 57 (4.6%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,035 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 304 (29.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 133 (12.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 265 (25.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 137 (13.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 111 (10.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 51 (4.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (1.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.39%)
Median household income: $18,184

With earnings: 824 (79.61%)
--Mean earnings: $24,837
With Social Security income: 227 (21.93%)
--Mean Social Security income: $5,963
With Supplemental Security Income: 159 (15.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,137
With public assistance income: 143 (13.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,999
With retirement income: 41 (3.96%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,601

Families: 979 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 265 (27.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 129 (13.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 263 (26.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 137 (13.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 100 (10.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 51 (5.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (2.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.41%)
Median family income: $18,312

Per capita income: $4,789

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $14,961
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,542

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 503 (51.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 418 (42.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 229 (23.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 102 (10.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 92 (9.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (4.29%)
Individuals: 2,513 (256.69%)
--18 years and over: 1,349 (137.79%)
----65 years and over: 112 (11.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,164 (118.9%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 844 (86.21%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 80 (8.17%)

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