Stratford, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4870544, place: Stratford city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,451 (100%)
In labor force: 893 (61.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 893 (61.54%)
----Employed: 863 (59.48%)
----Unemployed: 30 (2.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 558 (38.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 764 (52.65%)
In labor force: 380 (26.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 380 (26.19%)
----Employed: 374 (25.78%)
Own children under 6 years: 168 (11.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 70 (4.82%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 854 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 694 (81.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 128 (14.99%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 19 (2.22%)
Other means: 6 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 7 (0.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 863 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 286 (33.14%)
Service occupations: 118 (13.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 188 (21.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 64 (7.42%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 74 (8.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 133 (15.41%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 214 (24.8%)
Construction: 44 (5.1%)
Manufacturing: 67 (7.76%)
Wholesale trade.: 30 (3.48%)
Retail trade: 76 (8.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 46 (5.33%)
Information: 11 (1.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 53 (6.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 15 (1.74%)
Educational, health and social services: 187 (21.67%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 41 (4.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 38 (4.4%)
Public administration: 41 (4.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 562 (65.12%)
Government workers: 150 (17.38%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 147 (17.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.46%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 713 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 62 (8.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (7.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 112 (15.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 151 (21.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 136 (19.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 123 (17.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (5.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (2.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.98%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.26%)
Median household income: $32,656

With earnings: 605 (84.85%)
--Mean earnings: $42,771
With Social Security income: 180 (25.25%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,685
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (2.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,217
With public assistance income: 26 (3.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,785
With retirement income: 86 (12.06%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,572

Families: 528 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 31 (5.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (5.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (13.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 105 (19.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 116 (21.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 113 (21.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (6.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.33%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.14%)
Median family income: $37,955

Per capita income: $16,790

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,113
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,524

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 59 (11.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 45 (8.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (3.41%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (3.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (0.76%)
Individuals: 266 (50.38%)
--18 years and over: 156 (29.55%)
----65 years and over: 36 (6.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 110 (20.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 86 (16.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 44 (8.33%)

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