Austin, Texas Economy Profile

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Austin, Texas Economy

13.38% Austin, Texas households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.16.39% Austin, Texas households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Austin, Texas household is forty-two thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine dollars. Austin, Texas households with supplemental security income account for 1.18% of Austin, Texas households. There are 0.92% households with public assistance income in Austin, Texas.

seventy-four point eight one percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Austin, Texas. Government workers account for eighteen point five six percent of Austin, Texas workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Austin, Texas are thirty-five thousand, five hundred and forty-five dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches thirty thousand, forty-six dollars.

71.92% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Austin, Texas. Among them 31.89% are females aged 16 and over. 17.56% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Eight point nine two percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Austin, Texas.

	Austin, Texas	%, Austin, Texas	United States
Population 16 years and over	523,758		217,168,077
In labor force	376,704	71.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	376,212	71.83%	63.39%
- - Employed	359,804	68.7%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	16,408	3.13%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	492	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	147,054	28.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	255,902	48.86%	51.66%
In labor force	167,030	31.89%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	166,931	31.87%	29.65%
- - Employed	159,108	30.38%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	52,038	9.94%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	28,622		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	353,109		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	259,905	73.6%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	49,131	13.91%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	15,743	4.46%	4.73%
Walked	8,995	2.55%	2.93%
Other means	7,306	2.07%	1.19%
Worked at home	12,029	3.41%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.4	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	359,804		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	155,009	43.08%	33.65%
Service occupations	47,559	13.22%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	93,479	25.98%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	536	0.15%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	32,353	8.99%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	30,868	8.58%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,383	0.38%	1.87%
Construction	27,728	7.71%	6.78%
Manufacturing	45,169	12.55%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	8,071	2.24%	3.6%
Retail trade	39,209	10.9%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	9,269	2.58%	5.2%
Information	16,147	4.49%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	24,108	6.7%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	49,651	13.8%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	63,182	17.56%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	32,084	8.92%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	17,050	4.74%	4.87%
Public administration	26,753	7.44%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	269,163	74.81%	78.47%
Government workers	66,772	18.56%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	23,098	6.42%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	771	0.21%	0.31%

	Austin, Texas	%, Austin, Texas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	265,594		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	24,799	9.34%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	14,492	5.46%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	32,628	12.28%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	35,546	13.38%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	43,524	16.39%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	51,029	19.21%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	27,568	10.38%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	21,889	8.24%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,742	2.54%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	7,377	2.78%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,689		41,994
With earnings	238,330	45.5%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	55,754		56,604
With Social Security income	33,936	6.48%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,996		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	6,175	1.18%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,974		6,320
With public assistance income	4,812	0.92%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,138		3,032
With retirement income	26,807	5.12%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	22,062		17,376
Families	143,286		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	7,909	5.52%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,891	4.11%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	13,996	9.77%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	15,724	10.97%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	21,896	15.28%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	30,984	21.62%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	19,245	13.43%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	16,419	11.46%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,413	3.78%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	5,809	4.05%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	54,091		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	24,163		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,545		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	30,046		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	12,993		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	10,265	79.0%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	6,104	46.98%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	6,250		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	5,341	85.46%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,975	47.6%	42.27%
Individuals	92,011		33,899,812
18 years and over	67,277	73.12%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	3,641	3.96%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	23,752	25.81%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	15,427	16.77%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	44,517	48.38%	31.63%

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