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1980

1990

1980-90

Tract Population

4,705

5,503

17.0%

% White

51.1%

30.4%

-40.4%

% Black

2.0%

1.4%

-26.6%

% Hispanic

69.8%

80.0%

14.6%

% Under 18

38.0%

39.5%

4.0%

% Over 65

7.2%

6.3%

-13.0%

% Under 6

14.4%

13.0%

-9.7%

% Foreign Born

22.8%

34.9%

52.9%

Area Population

514,555

667,490

29.7%

Area Foreign Born

54,675

119,109

117.8%

% Area Foreign Born

10.6%

17.8%

67.9%

Education(% pop over 25)

1980

1990

1980-90

% 0-8 years

51.6%

45.2%

-12.4%

% 9-11 years

11.9%

16.8%

40.8%

% Completed H.S.

22.2%

19.1%

-13.7%

% Some College

8.3%

11.6%

40.1%

% Bachelors or Graduate Degree

6.0%

3.2%

-46.3%

Persons over 25

2,260

2,691

19.1%

H.S. Dropout Rate

19.6%

5.5%

-71.8%

Labor Market Structure

1980

1990

1980-90

Employed Persons

1,504

1,957

30.1%

% Operators,Nonfarm Laborers and Service

33.6%

23.0%

-31.7%

% Professional & Technical

5.3%

4.2%

-19.3%

% Managers & Administrators

6.4%

4.9%

-23.1%

% Sales Workers

5.0%

7.7%

54.7%

% Clerical

8.8%

11.3%

28.7%

% Craft Workers

5.7%

8.6%

50.1%

% Operators

15.4%

9.5%

-38.5%

% Nonfarm Laborers

5.7%

6.4%

11.7%

% Service Workers

12.6%

7.2%

-43.1%

% Farm Workers

35.2%

40.3%

14.3%

% Males Working less than 26 weeks

36.5%

35.9%

-1.5%

Males over 16

1,569

1,896

20.8%

Poverty and Welfare

1980

1990

1980-90

% Persons in Impoverished Families

20.4%

30.7%

50.4%

% Whites in Poverty

19.0%

25.8%

35.9%

% Blacks in Poverty

27.2%

11.4%

-58.1%

% Hispanics in Poverty

24.1%

32.8%

36.1%

% Families Receiving Welfare or PA

16.3%

18.2%

11.6%

Income

1980

1990

1980-90

Aggregate Income

$19,511,615

$33,439,270

71.4%

Number of Families

1,148

1,222

6.4%

Average Family Income

$16,996

$27,364

61.0%

Aggregate Wage and Salary Income

$16,471,525

$28,501,117

73.0%

Wage & Salary Households

1,182

1,156

-2.2%

Average Wage & Salary Income

$13,935

$24,655

76.9%

Aggregate Self-Employed Income

$1,548,955

$2,027,305

30.9%

Self-Employed Households

140

109

-22.1%

Average Self-Employed Income

$11,064

$18,599

68.1%

Aggregate Earned Income

$18,020,480

$30,528,422

69.4%

Earned Income Households

1,224

1,196

-2.3%

Average Earned Income

$14,723

$25,525

73.4%

Average Welfare Income per Household

$3,057

$5,993

96.0%

Households Grouped by Income Level

1980

1990

1980-90

Income Under $5,000

102

68

-33.3%

Income of $5,000-9,999

312

156

-50.0%

Income of $10,000-14,999

225

147

-34.7%

Income of $15,000-24,999

245

294

20.0%

Income of $25,000-49,999

231

433

87.4%

Income over $50,000

33

124

275.8%