Waelder, TX

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4876024, place: Waelder city, Texas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 706 (100%)
In labor force: 424 (60.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 424 (60.06%)
----Employed: 411 (58.22%)
----Unemployed: 13 (1.84%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 282 (39.94%)
Females 16 years and over: 338 (47.88%)
In labor force: 177 (25.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 177 (25.07%)
----Employed: 174 (24.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 66 (9.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 38 (5.38%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 399 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 264 (66.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 101 (25.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 32 (8.02%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 411 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 58 (14.11%)
Service occupations: 66 (16.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 56 (13.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 37 (9%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 65 (15.82%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 129 (31.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (7.3%)
Construction: 57 (13.87%)
Manufacturing: 106 (25.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 21 (5.11%)
Retail trade: 42 (10.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (3.16%)
Information: 3 (0.73%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3 (0.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (6.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 70 (17.03%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 16 (3.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 5 (1.22%)
Public administration: 20 (4.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 307 (74.7%)
Government workers: 81 (19.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 21 (5.11%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.49%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 316 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 79 (25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (9.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 61 (19.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 43 (13.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 55 (17.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 37 (11.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (1.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.63%)
Median household income: $22,381

With earnings: 222 (70.25%)
--Mean earnings: $32,754
With Social Security income: 134 (42.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,041
With Supplemental Security Income: 37 (11.71%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,099
With public assistance income: 26 (8.23%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,804
With retirement income: 34 (10.76%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,257

Families: 225 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (17.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (8.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 47 (20.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 28 (12.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 48 (21.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 33 (14.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (1.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.89%)
Median family income: $26,625

Per capita income: $10,181

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $17,244
Female full-time, year-round workers: $12,679

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 58 (25.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 47 (20.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (8.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 32 (14.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (13.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (4.44%)
Individuals: 262 (116.44%)
--18 years and over: 154 (68.44%)
----65 years and over: 33 (14.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 107 (47.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 80 (35.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 43 (19.11%)

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