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Brownsville Texas Economic and demographic information
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Brownsville Texas Economic information
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Brownsville 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 |
96,647 |
100.0 |
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Households |
38,286 |
100.0 |
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In labor force |
50,622 |
52.4 |
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Less than $10,000 |
8,140 |
21.3 |
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Civilian labor force |
50,545 |
52.3 |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
4,264 |
11.1 |
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Employed |
43,989 |
45.5 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
7,092 |
18.5 |
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Unemployed |
6,556 |
6.8 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
5,255 |
13.7 |
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Percent of civilian labor force |
13.0 |
(X) |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
5,420 |
14.2 |
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Armed Forces |
77 |
0.1 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
4,582 |
12.0 |
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Not in labor force |
46,025 |
47.6 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
1,967 |
5.1 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
1,097 |
2.9 |
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Females 16 years and over |
53,064 |
100.0 |
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$150,000 to $199,999 |
181 |
0.5 |
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In labor force |
23,458 |
44.2 |
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$200,000 or more |
288 |
0.8 |
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Civilian labor force |
23,438 |
44.2 |
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Median household income (dollars) |
24,468 |
(X) |
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Employed |
20,289 |
38.2 |
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Own children under 6 years |
15,583 |
100.0 |
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With earnings |
30,175 |
78.8 |
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All parents in family in labor force |
6,444 |
41.4 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹ |
35,867 |
(X) |
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With Social Security income |
9,857 |
25.7 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ |
8,193 |
(X) |
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Workers 16 years and over |
43,161 |
100.0 |
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With Supplemental Security Income |
3,809 |
9.9 |
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone |
30,941 |
71.7 |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ |
4,965 |
(X) |
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled |
9,097 |
21.1 |
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With public assistance income |
4,576 |
12.0 |
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Public transportation (including taxicab) |
546 |
1.3 |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ |
2,176 |
(X) |
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Walked |
930 |
2.2 |
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With retirement income |
3,635 |
9.5 |
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Other means |
708 |
1.6 |
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ |
13,708 |
(X) |
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Worked at home |
939 |
2.2 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ |
20.4 |
(X) |
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Families |
32,472 |
100.0 |
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
43,989 |
100.0 |
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Less than $10,000 |
5,757 |
17.7 |
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OCCUPATION |
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$10,000 to $14,999 |
3,691 |
11.4 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations |
12,123 |
27.6 |
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$15,000 to $24,999 |
6,146 |
18.9 |
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Service occupations |
8,126 |
18.5 |
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$25,000 to $34,999 |
4,732 |
14.6 |
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Sales and office occupations |
11,757 |
26.7 |
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$35,000 to $49,999 |
4,675 |
14.4 |
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
420 |
1.0 |
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$50,000 to $74,999 |
4,247 |
13.1 |
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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4,145 |
9.4 |
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$75,000 to $99,999 |
1,802 |
5.5 |
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
7,418 |
16.9 |
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$100,000 to $149,999 |
994 |
3.1 |
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150,000 to $199,999 |
178 |
0.5 |
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$200,000 or more |
250 |
0.8 |
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INDUSTRY |
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Median family income (dollars) |
26,186 |
(X) |
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
679 |
1.5 |
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Per capita income (dollars)¹ |
9,762 |
(X) |
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Construction |
2,943 |
6.7 |
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Median earnings (dollars): |
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Manufacturing |
5,369 |
12.2 |
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Male full-time, year-round workers |
21,739 |
(X) |
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Wholesale trade |
1,674 |
3.8 |
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Female full-time, year-round workers |
17,116 |
(X) |
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Retail trade |
5,854 |
13.3 |
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
2,394 |
5.4 |
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Subject |
Number below poverty level |
Percent below poverty level |
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Information |
547 |
1.2 |
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______________________ |
_______ |
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing |
2,160 |
4.9 |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 |
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste
management services |
2,675 |
6.1 |
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Families |
10,532 |
32.4 |
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Educational, health and social services |
11,737 |
26.7 |
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With related children under 18 years |
8,652 |
39.0 |
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services |
3,542 |
8.1 |
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With related children under 5 years |
4,664 |
43.9 |
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Other services (except public administration) |
2,252 |
5.1 |
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Public administration |
2,163 |
4.9 |
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Families with female householder, no husband present |
3,778 |
49.6 |
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With related children under 18 years |
3,280 |
60.0 |
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With related children under 5 years |
1,448 |
66.1 |
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CLASS OF WORKER |
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Individuals |
49,701 |
36.0 |
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Private wage and salary workers |
32,352 |
73.5 |
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18 years and over |
27,969 |
31.0 |
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Government workers |
8,587 |
19.5 |
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65 years and over |
3,989 |
31.0 |
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business |
2,857 |
6.5 |
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Related children under 18 years |
21,529 |
45.0 |
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Unpaid family workers |
193 |
0.4 |
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Related children 5 to 17 years |
15,280 |
44.9 |
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over |
4,452 |
48.9 |
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Date: January 1, 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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