Sunset, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4871264, place: Sunset city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 267 (100%)
In labor force: 128 (47.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 128 (47.94%)
----Employed: 118 (44.19%)
----Unemployed: 10 (3.75%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 139 (52.06%)
Females 16 years and over: 145 (54.31%)
In labor force: 53 (19.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 53 (19.85%)
----Employed: 48 (17.98%)
Own children under 6 years: 28 (10.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 16 (5.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 115 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 98 (85.22%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 7 (6.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (1.74%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 2 (1.74%)
Worked at home: 6 (5.22%)
Mean travel time to work: 42 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 118 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 29 (24.58%)
Service occupations: 14 (11.86%)
Sales and office occupations: 32 (27.12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 18 (15.25%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 25 (21.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (5.93%)
Construction: 9 (7.63%)
Manufacturing: 27 (22.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (1.69%)
Retail trade: 14 (11.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9 (7.63%)
Information: 3 (2.54%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1 (0.85%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4 (3.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 21 (17.8%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 11 (9.32%)
Other services (except public administration): 6 (5.08%)
Public administration: 4 (3.39%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 92 (77.97%)
Government workers: 16 (13.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 8 (6.78%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (1.69%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 137 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (17.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (17.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (15.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 16 (11.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 33 (24.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 11 (8.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (5.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,886

With earnings: 86 (62.77%)
--Mean earnings: $32,998
With Social Security income: 43 (31.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,163
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (10.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,527
With public assistance income: 5 (3.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,100
With retirement income: 30 (21.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,036

Families: 104 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (15.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (10.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (16.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 16 (15.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 27 (25.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 9 (8.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (7.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,643

Per capita income: $11,304

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,875
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 18 (17.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (14.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (2.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (7.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (7.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.92%)
Individuals: 57 (54.81%)
--18 years and over: 34 (32.69%)
----65 years and over: 2 (1.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 23 (22.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 20 (19.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5 (4.81%)

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