Silsbee, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4867832, place: Silsbee city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,915 (100%)
In labor force: 2,631 (53.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,631 (53.53%)
----Employed: 2,508 (51.03%)
----Unemployed: 123 (2.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,284 (46.47%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,713 (55.2%)
In labor force: 1,221 (24.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,221 (24.84%)
----Employed: 1,167 (23.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 479 (9.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 273 (5.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,474 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,029 (82.01%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 295 (11.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 37 (1.5%)
Other means: 83 (3.35%)
Worked at home: 30 (1.21%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,508 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 664 (26.48%)
Service occupations: 617 (24.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 516 (20.57%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.4%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 304 (12.12%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 397 (15.83%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 46 (1.83%)
Construction: 183 (7.3%)
Manufacturing: 316 (12.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 63 (2.51%)
Retail trade: 280 (11.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 161 (6.42%)
Information: 56 (2.23%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 133 (5.3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 140 (5.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 653 (26.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 189 (7.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 128 (5.1%)
Public administration: 160 (6.38%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,849 (73.72%)
Government workers: 513 (20.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 127 (5.06%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.76%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,376 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 389 (16.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 154 (6.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 342 (14.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 350 (14.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 335 (14.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 417 (17.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 187 (7.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 152 (6.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (1.56%)
Median household income: $33,549

With earnings: 1,683 (70.83%)
--Mean earnings: $46,653
With Social Security income: 818 (34.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,986
With Supplemental Security Income: 157 (6.61%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,406
With public assistance income: 81 (3.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,208
With retirement income: 510 (21.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,748

Families: 1,722 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 213 (12.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 71 (4.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 194 (11.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 255 (14.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 297 (17.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 358 (20.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 156 (9.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 135 (7.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (2.15%)
Median family income: $40,784

Per capita income: $19,111

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,351
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,558

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 273 (15.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 197 (11.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 61 (3.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 177 (10.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 147 (8.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 43 (2.5%)
Individuals: 1,034 (60.05%)
--18 years and over: 688 (39.95%)
----65 years and over: 124 (7.2%)
--Related children under 18 years: 341 (19.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 272 (15.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 237 (13.76%)

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