Sundown, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4871060, place: Sundown city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,055 (100%)
In labor force: 607 (57.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 607 (57.54%)
----Employed: 570 (54.03%)
----Unemployed: 37 (3.51%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 448 (42.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 540 (51.18%)
In labor force: 243 (23.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 243 (23.03%)
----Employed: 230 (21.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 122 (11.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 64 (6.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 558 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 447 (80.11%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 73 (13.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 9 (1.61%)
Other means: 17 (3.05%)
Worked at home: 12 (2.15%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 570 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 122 (21.4%)
Service occupations: 113 (19.82%)
Sales and office occupations: 114 (20%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (1.58%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 122 (21.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 90 (15.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 127 (22.28%)
Construction: 49 (8.6%)
Manufacturing: 11 (1.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (3.86%)
Retail trade: 51 (8.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (5.79%)
Information: 10 (1.75%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (1.23%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 18 (3.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 148 (25.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (3.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 41 (7.19%)
Public administration: 34 (5.96%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 387 (67.89%)
Government workers: 132 (23.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 51 (8.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 497 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 55 (11.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (6.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 75 (15.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 103 (20.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 88 (17.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 83 (16.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (8.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.4%)
Median household income: $33,413

With earnings: 403 (81.09%)
--Mean earnings: $40,783
With Social Security income: 131 (26.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,917
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (5.43%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,663
With public assistance income: 16 (3.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,481
With retirement income: 84 (16.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,349

Families: 407 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (7.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (6.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 51 (12.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 82 (20.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (19.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 75 (18.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (10.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (4.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.49%)
Median family income: $35,991

Per capita income: $13,783

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,714
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,146

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 58 (14.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (10.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (6.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 23 (5.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (4.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.21%)
Individuals: 243 (59.71%)
--18 years and over: 143 (35.14%)
----65 years and over: 18 (4.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 100 (24.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 64 (15.72%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 35 (8.6%)

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