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Houston Texas Economic and demographic information
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Houston Texas Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Houston city
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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Subject |
Number |
Percent |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
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INCOME IN 1999 |
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Population 16 years and over |
1,472,506 |
100.0 |
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Households |
718,897 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
931,236 |
63.2 |
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Less than $10,000 |
83,410 |
11.6 |
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Civilian labor force |
930,478 |
63.2 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
49,047 |
6.8 |
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Employed |
859,961 |
58.4 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
105,887 |
14.7 |
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Unemployed |
70,517 |
4.8 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
104,792 |
14.6 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
7.6 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
117,451 |
16.3 |
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Armed Forces |
758 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
116,362 |
16.2 |
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Not in labor force |
541,270 |
36.8 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
57,368 |
8.0 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
49,446 |
6.9 |
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Females 16 years and over |
744,436 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
16,419 |
2.3 |
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In labor force |
416,702 |
56.0 |
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$200,000 or more |
18,715 |
2.6 |
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Civilian labor force |
416,544 |
56.0 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
36,616 |
(X) |
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Employed |
381,348 |
51.2 |
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Own children under 6 years |
177,908 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
613,491 |
85.3 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
86,813 |
48.8 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
53,217 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
125,273 |
17.4 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
10,809 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
841,686 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
27,321 |
3.8 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
604,686 |
71.8 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
6,091 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
133,983 |
15.9 |
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With public assistance income |
21,363 |
3.0 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
49,441 |
5.9 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
2,294 |
(X) |
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Walked |
19,413 |
2.3 |
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With retirement income |
69,468 |
9.7 |
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Other means |
14,457 |
1.7 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
19,003 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
19,706 |
2.3 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
27.4 |
(X) |
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Families |
461,937 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
859,961 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
42,839 |
9.3 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
28,527 |
6.2 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
291,220 |
33.9 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
66,757 |
14.5 |
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Service occupations |
134,831 |
15.7 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
63,998 |
13.9 |
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Sales and office occupations |
227,417 |
26.4 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
72,650 |
15.7 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
1,210 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
78,601 |
17.0 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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94,569 |
11.0 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
42,340 |
9.2 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
110,714 |
12.9 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
37,950 |
8.2 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
13,230 |
2.9 |
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$200,000 or more |
15,045 |
3.3 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
40,443 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
16,404 |
1.9 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
20,101 |
(X) |
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Construction |
75,086 |
8.7 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
85,703 |
10.0 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
32,084 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
39,639 |
4.6 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
27,371 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
91,982 |
10.7 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
53,547 |
6.2 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
21,037 |
2.4 |
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_______ |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
62,025 |
7.2 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
116,926 |
13.6 |
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Families |
73,800 |
16.0 |
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Educational, health and social services |
153,096 |
17.8 |
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With related children under 18 years |
59,498 |
21.8 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
69,438 |
8.1 |
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With related children under 5 years |
32,249 |
25.5 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
50,846 |
5.9 |
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Public administration |
24,232 |
2.8 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
32,503 |
30.3 |
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With related children under 18 years |
28,282 |
36.8 |
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With related children under 5 years |
13,547 |
44.8 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
369,045 |
19.2 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
708,790 |
82.4 |
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18 years and over |
229,558 |
16.4 |
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Government workers |
95,871 |
11.1 |
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65 years and over |
22,537 |
14.3 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
53,331 |
6.2 |
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Related children under 18 years |
137,140 |
26.1 |
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Unpaid family workers |
1,969 |
0.2 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
93,644 |
25.5 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
85,922 |
23.6 |
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Date: January 2, 2005 |
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. |
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¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less
than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in
the numerator. See text. |
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. |
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