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 *The 2006 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.

  

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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
215,767
 
In labor force
140,418
 
Civilian labor force
139,963
 
Employed
129,675
 
Unemployed
10,288
 
Armed Forces
455
 
Not in labor force
75,349
 
Civilian labor force
139,963
 
Unemployed
7.4%
 
Females 16 years and over
111,364
 
In labor force
64,639
 
Civilian labor force
64,618
 
Employed
59,909
 
Own children under 6 years
22,884
 
All parents in family in labor force
14,045
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
44,983
 
All parents in family in labor force
31,597
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
127,032
 
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
101,710
 
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
13,616
 
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,266
 
Walked
2,500
 
Other means
5,114
 
Worked at home
2,826
 
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.0
 
OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
129,675
 
Management, professional, and related occupations
46,883
 
Service occupations
20,942
 
Sales and office occupations
32,566
 
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
384
 
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations
14,120
 
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14,780
 
INDUSTRY
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
129,675
 
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,586
 
Construction
10,580
 
Manufacturing
15,001
 
Wholesale trade
3,298
 
Retail trade
13,570
 
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6,726
 
Information
1,602
 
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
9,749
 
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services
12,402
 
Educational services, and health care and social assistance
30,255
 
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services
12,435
 
Other services, except public administration
6,571
 
Public administration
5,900
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
129,675
 
Private wage and salary workers
95,523
 
Government workers
24,959
 
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
8,677
 
Unpaid family workers
516
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2007 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
105,249
 
Less than $10,000
8,467
 
$10,000 to $14,999
5,603
 
$15,000 to $24,999
11,693
 
$25,000 to $34,999
12,009
 
$35,000 to $49,999
13,297
 
$50,000 to $74,999
18,108
 
$75,000 to $99,999
14,234
 
$100,000 to $149,999
13,682
 
$150,000 to $199,999
5,085
 
$200,000 or more
3,071
 
Median household income (dollars)
51,885
 
Mean household income (dollars)
67,971
 
With earnings
86,578
 
Mean earnings (dollars)
69,400
 
With Social Security
25,311
 
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
14,280
 
With retirement income
17,048
 
Mean retirement income (dollars)
20,244
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3,954
 
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,712
 
With cash public assistance income
1,533
 
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,492
 
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
7,634
 
Families
70,865
 
Less than $10,000
3,436
 
$10,000 to $14,999
2,694
 
$15,000 to $24,999
5,758
 
$25,000 to $34,999
7,195
 
$35,000 to $49,999
8,342
 
$50,000 to $74,999
13,251
 
$75,000 to $99,999
10,970
 
$100,000 to $149,999
11,757
 
$150,000 to $199,999
4,562
 
$200,000 or more
2,900
 
Median family income (dollars)
64,958
 
Mean family income (dollars)
79,955
 
Per capita income (dollars)
26,204
 
Nonfamily households
34,384
 
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
30,040
 
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
41,403
 
Median earnings for workers (dollars)
29,986
 
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)
49,941
 
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)
35,435
 
All families
10.2%
 
With related children under 18 years
15.1%
 
With related children under 5 years only
12.9%
 
Married couple families
4.7%
 
With related children under 18 years
6.1%
 
With related children under 5 years only
4.1%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
31.2%
 
With related children under 18 years
38.7%
 
With related children under 5 years only
41.3%
 
All people
13.2%
 
Under 18 years
17.6%
 
Related children under 18 years
17.2%
 
Related children under 5 years
16.9%
 
Related children 5 to 17 years
17.4%
 
18 years and over
11.6%
 
18 to 64 years
11.8%
 
65 years and over
10.3%
 
People in families
11.0%
 
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
23.8%
 


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In The News
Carroll Cobb New SBDC Director - Monday, May 17, 2010
Carroll Cobb has been named the Director of the Galveston County Small Business Development Center. Carroll brings more than 15 years of management, administrative, and consulting experience to the job. Carroll has a bachelors degree in Industrial Psychology from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of South Carolina.
Carroll worked as Section Chief-Legal Division for the F.D.I.C. and was founder and President of DocuSearch, Inc. a privately held litigation support service company with offices in three states.
Carroll's knowledge and many years of business experience will greatly enhance the Galveston County SBDC ability to assist new and existing businesses.
Give her a call at 409-933-1414. 
     

 
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