Austin Texas Economic and demographic information

Austin Texas Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Austin city
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 523,758 100.0     Households 265,594 100.0
In labor force 376,704 71.9   Less than $10,000 24,799 9.3
     Civilian labor force 376,212 71.8   $10,000 to $14,999 14,492 5.5
          Employed 359,804 68.7   $15,000 to $24,999 32,628 12.3
          Unemployed 16,408 3.1   $25,000 to $34,999 35,546 13.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 43,524 16.4
     Armed Forces 492 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 51,029 19.2
Not in labor force 147,054 28.1   $75,000 to $99,999 27,568 10.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 21,889 8.2
   Females 16 years and over 255,902 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 6,742 2.5
In labor force 167,030 65.3   $200,000 or more 7,377 2.8
     Civilian labor force 166,931 65.2   Median household income (dollars) 42,689 (X)
          Employed 159,108 62.2        
             
  Own children under 6 years 52,038 100.0   With earnings 238,330 89.7
All parents in family in labor force 28,622 55.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 55,754 (X)
        With Social Security income 33,936 12.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,996 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 353,109 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 6,175 2.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 259,905 73.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,974 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 49,131 13.9   With public assistance income 4,812 1.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 15,743 4.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,138 (X)
Walked 8,995 2.5   With retirement income 26,807 10.1
Other means 7,306 2.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 22,062 (X)
Worked at home 12,029 3.4        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 22.4 (X)        
          Families 143,286 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 359,804 100.0   Less than $10,000 7,909 5.5
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 5,891 4.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 155,009 43.1   $15,000 to $24,999 13,996 9.8
Service occupations 47,559 13.2   $25,000 to $34,999 15,724 11.0
Sales and office occupations 93,479 26.0    $35,000 to $49,999 21,896 15.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 536 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 30,984 21.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 32,353 9.0   $75,000 to $99,999 19,245 13.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 30,868 8.6   $100,000 to $149,999 16,419 11.5
        150,000 to $199,999 5,413 3.8
        $200,000 or more 5,809 4.1
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 54,091 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1,383 0.4   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 24,163 (X)
Construction 27,728 7.7   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 45,169 12.6   Male full-time, year-round workers 35,545 (X)
Wholesale trade 8,071 2.2   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,046 (X)
Retail trade 39,209 10.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9,269 2.6                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 16,147 4.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 24,108 6.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 49,651 13.8     Families 12,993 9.1
Educational, health and social services 63,182 17.6   With related children under 18 years 10,265 13.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 32,084 8.9        With related children under 5 years 6,104 16.4
Other services (except public administration) 17,050 4.7        
Public administration 26,753 7.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 6,250 22.5
        With related children under 18 years 5,341 27.4
             With related children under 5 years 2,975 39.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 92,011 14.4
Private wage and salary workers 269,163 74.8   18 years and over 67,277 13.6
Government workers 66,772 18.6        65 years and over 3,641 8.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 23,098 6.4   Related children under 18 years 23,752 16.5
Unpaid family workers 771 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 15,427 15.8
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 44,517 23.7
             
 
Date: December 29, 2004
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
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.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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