Sterling City, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4870232, place: Sterling City city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 787 (100%)
In labor force: 473 (60.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 473 (60.1%)
----Employed: 460 (58.45%)
----Unemployed: 13 (1.65%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 314 (39.9%)
Females 16 years and over: 414 (52.6%)
In labor force: 197 (25.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 197 (25.03%)
----Employed: 192 (24.4%)
Own children under 6 years: 71 (9.02%)
All parents in family in labor force: 22 (2.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 448 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 354 (79.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 58 (12.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (2.46%)
Other means: 9 (2.01%)
Worked at home: 16 (3.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 460 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 106 (23.04%)
Service occupations: 109 (23.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 99 (21.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (1.96%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 48 (10.43%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 89 (19.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 71 (15.43%)
Construction: 25 (5.43%)
Manufacturing: 13 (2.83%)
Wholesale trade.: 27 (5.87%)
Retail trade: 44 (9.57%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 55 (11.96%)
Information: 7 (1.52%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 18 (3.91%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 30 (6.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 102 (22.17%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 20 (4.35%)
Other services (except public administration): 19 (4.13%)
Public administration: 29 (6.3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 288 (62.61%)
Government workers: 114 (24.78%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 53 (11.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (1.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 383 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (12.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (7.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (12.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 56 (14.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 78 (20.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 68 (17.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (9.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (4.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.78%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $36,359

With earnings: 296 (77.28%)
--Mean earnings: $42,139
With Social Security income: 102 (26.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,424
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (3.66%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,707
With public assistance income: 5 (1.31%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,840
With retirement income: 53 (13.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,643

Families: 294 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (5.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (7.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 32 (10.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (15.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 69 (23.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (21.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (11.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (4.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.02%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $38,958

Per capita income: $14,955

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,654

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 42 (14.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (10.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (2.04%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (3.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (3.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.68%)
Individuals: 186 (63.27%)
--18 years and over: 113 (38.44%)
----65 years and over: 26 (8.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 73 (24.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 59 (20.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 27 (9.18%)

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