Uvalde, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4874588, place: Uvalde city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,677 (100%)
In labor force: 5,908 (55.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,893 (55.19%)
----Employed: 5,435 (50.9%)
----Unemployed: 458 (4.29%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.14%)
Not in labor force: 4,769 (44.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,770 (54.04%)
In labor force: 2,734 (25.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,734 (25.61%)
----Employed: 2,505 (23.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,491 (13.96%)
All parents in family in labor force: 725 (6.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,343 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,865 (72.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,035 (19.37%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 26 (0.49%)
Walked: 145 (2.71%)
Other means: 155 (2.9%)
Worked at home: 117 (2.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,435 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,307 (24.05%)
Service occupations: 1,141 (20.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,194 (21.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 227 (4.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 673 (12.38%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 893 (16.43%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 326 (6%)
Construction: 425 (7.82%)
Manufacturing: 494 (9.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 179 (3.29%)
Retail trade: 688 (12.66%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 355 (6.53%)
Information: 69 (1.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 213 (3.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 265 (4.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,483 (27.29%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 316 (5.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 274 (5.04%)
Public administration: 348 (6.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,978 (73.19%)
Government workers: 1,045 (19.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 386 (7.1%)
Unpaid family workers: 26 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,810 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 949 (19.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 491 (10.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 940 (19.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 729 (15.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 629 (13.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 648 (13.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 175 (3.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 176 (3.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 54 (1.12%)
Median household income: $25,259

With earnings: 3,668 (76.26%)
--Mean earnings: $36,473
With Social Security income: 1,384 (28.77%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,507
With Supplemental Security Income: 461 (9.58%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,953
With public assistance income: 334 (6.94%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,461
With retirement income: 620 (12.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,473

Families: 3,756 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 516 (13.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 378 (10.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 756 (20.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 643 (17.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 511 (13.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 569 (15.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 167 (4.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 143 (3.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (0.51%)
$200,000 or more: 54 (1.44%)
Median family income: $27,897

Per capita income: $11,735

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,600
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,674

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 909 (24.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 732 (19.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 435 (11.58%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 394 (10.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 329 (8.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 179 (4.77%)
Individuals: 4,275 (113.82%)
--18 years and over: 2,277 (60.62%)
----65 years and over: 483 (12.86%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,975 (52.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,307 (34.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 539 (14.35%)

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