Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metro Area (26420) Situation & Outlook
Economic Characteristics Comparative Analysis Profile
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-2008--2008%--2009--2009%-
Population 16 years and over 4,284,541 100.00 4,370,212 100.00
   In labor force 2,980,794 69.57 2,991,988 68.46
       Civilian labor force 2,977,022 69.48 2,987,870 68.37
           Employed 2,823,218 65.89 2,761,589 63.19
           Unemployed 153,804 3.59 226,281 5.18
       Armed Forces 3,772 0.09 4,118 0.09
   Not in labor force 1,303,747 30.43 1,378,224 31.54
   Civilian Labor Force (E003) 2,977,022 69.48 2,987,870 68.37
   Percent Unemployed 5.2 7.6
   Females 16 years and over 2,150,154 100.00 2,192,771 100.00
       In labor force 1,300,913 60.50 1,320,769 60.23
           Civilian labor force 1,300,418 60.48 1,320,253 60.21
               Employed 1,226,672 57.05 1,222,930 55.77
   Own children under 6 years 546,354 100.00 568,598 100.00
       All parents in family in labor force 322,059 58.95 337,834 59.42
   Own children 6 to 17 years 986,189 100.00 1,025,283 100.00
       All parents in family in labor force 654,804 66.40 680,061 66.33
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 2,762,378 100.00 2,708,967 100.00
   Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,157,876 78.12 2,134,127 78.78
   Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 350,337 12.68 326,625 12.06
   Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 72,528 2.63 60,547 2.24
   Walked 39,439 1.43 41,873 1.55
   Other means 46,187 1.67 52,981 1.96
   Worked at home 96,011 3.48 92,814 3.43
   Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.9 27.6
 
OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over (E004) 2,823,218 100.00 2,761,589 100.00
   Management, professional, and related occupations 978,114 34.65 986,714 35.73
   Service occupations 449,615 15.93 458,725 16.61
   Sales and office occupations 703,534 24.92 655,779 23.75
   Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 4,099 0.15 4,774 0.17
   Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations 337,453 11.95 316,862 11.47
   Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 350,403 12.41 338,735 12.27
 
INDUSTRY
Civilian employed population 16 years and over (E004) 2,823,218 100.00 2,761,589 100.00
   Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 86,070 3.05 79,190 2.87
   Construction 286,713 10.16 282,356 10.22
   Manufacturing 309,584 10.97 299,441 10.84
   Wholesale trade 110,665 3.92 107,248 3.88
   Retail trade 304,127 10.77 289,918 10.50
   Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 191,101 6.77 174,842 6.33
   Information 44,190 1.57 42,342 1.53
   Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 173,335 6.14 166,556 6.03
   Professional, scientific, management, admin./waste mgmt services 356,236 12.62 336,961 12.20
   Educational services, and health care and social assistance 511,535 18.12 538,192 19.49
   Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, food services 218,887 7.75 217,470 7.87
   Other services, except public administration 145,510 5.15 142,460 5.16
   Public administration 85,265 3.02 84,613 3.06
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Civilian employed population 16 years and over (E004) 2,823,218 100.00 2,761,589 100.00
   Private wage and salary workers 2,293,718 81.24 2,249,156 81.44
   Government workers 328,360 11.63 315,682 11.43
   Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 198,501 7.03 193,018 6.99
   Unpaid family workers 2,639 0.09 3,733 0.14
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS
Total households 1,963,049 100.00 2,004,427 100.00
   Less than $10,000 117,876 6.00 133,077 6.64
   $10,000 to $14,999 84,053 4.28 103,002 5.14
   $15,000 to $24,999 204,498 10.42 220,143 10.98
   $25,000 to $34,999 197,597 10.07 200,610 10.01
   $35,000 to $49,999 266,185 13.56 275,322 13.74
   $50,000 to $74,999 359,141 18.30 352,982 17.61
   $75,000 to $99,999 243,039 12.38 242,123 12.08
   $100,000 to $149,999 264,853 13.49 262,063 13.07
   $150,000 to $199,999 111,243 5.67 106,701 5.32
   $200,000 or more 114,564 5.84 108,404 5.41
   Median household income (dollars) 56,250 54,146
   Mean household income (dollars) 79,169 76,626
   With earnings 1,718,596 87.55 1,744,639 87.04
       Mean earnings (dollars) 79,087 76,408
   With Social Security 369,831 18.84 386,625 19.29
       Mean Social Security income (dollars) 14,962 15,245
   With retirement income 210,251 10.71 220,912 11.02
       Mean retirement income (dollars) 21,239 20,996
   With Supplemental Security Income 45,191 2.30 54,703 2.73
       Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 7,200 7,496
   With cash public assistance income 26,287 1.34 30,088 1.50
       Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) 2,435 3,271
   With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months 138,391 7.05 193,471 9.65
Families 1,385,409 100.00 1,425,285 100.00
   Less than $10,000 53,939 3.89 70,069 4.92
   $10,000 to $14,999 40,494 2.92 54,327 3.81
   $15,000 to $24,999 128,453 9.27 135,311 9.49
   $25,000 to $34,999 126,023 9.10 134,380 9.43
   $35,000 to $49,999 176,583 12.75 183,237 12.86
   $50,000 to $74,999 253,225 18.28 251,499 17.65
   $75,000 to $99,999 189,771 13.70 186,723 13.10
   $100,000 to $149,999 217,538 15.70 220,807 15.49
   $150,000 to $199,999 98,375 7.10 92,985 6.52
   $200,000 or more 101,008 7.29 95,947 6.73
   Median family income (dollars) 65,520 62,628
   Mean family income (dollars) 89,539 85,961
Per capita income (dollars) 28,288 27,067
Nonfamily households 577,640 100.00 579,142 100.00
   Median nonfamily income (dollars) 37,286 35,822
   Mean nonfamily income (dollars) 51,335 50,262
Median earnings for workers (dollars) 31,197 29,789
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) 45,979 45,044
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) 36,127 35,628
 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE
Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population...... 5,803,781 100.00
With health insurance coverage...... 4,376,103 75.40
   With private health insurance coverage...... 3,443,705 59.34
   With public health coverage...... 1,293,635 22.29
No health insurance coverage...... 1,427,678 24.60
   Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Under 18 years...... 1,671,367 100.00
No health insurance coverage...... 290,752 17.40
 
PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WITH INCOME IN PAST 12 MONTHS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All families 10.7 12.2
   With related children under 18 years 15.7 17.7
   With related children under 5 years only 16.0 18.0
Married couple families 5.7 7.2
   With related children under 18 years 8.0 10.2
   With related children under 5 years only 7.5 10.5
Families with female householder, no husband present 28.2 30.1
   With related children under 18 years 36.3 37.9
   With related children under 5 years only 38.4 38.3
All people 13.6 15.3
   Under 18 years 20.0 22.2
       Related children under 18 years 19.8 22.0
       Related children under 5 years 24.0 25.1
       Related children 5 to 17 years 18.0 20.7
   18 years and over 11.1 12.5
   18 to 64 years 11.0 12.7
   65 years and over 11.6 11.0
   People in families 12.3 14.0
   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 21.4 22.6
Based in part on Census Bureau American Community Survey.
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