Laton

Laton

Laton

Change

1980

1990

1980-90

Tract Population

2,517

3,506

39.3%

% White

77.3%

75.5%

-2.3%

% Black

2.1%

3.2%

56.0%

% Hispanic

33.4%

36.3%

8.7%

% Under 18

31.4%

32.8%

4.3%

% Over 65

9.0%

10.4%

15.8%

% Under 6

8.4%

11.4%

36.5%

% Foreign Born

12.4%

19.7%

59.1%

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

29.8%

25.7%

-13.8%

% 9-11 years

17.5%

18.2%

4.1%

% Completed H.S.

37.1%

29.7%

-19.8%

% Some College

9.9%

17.4%

75.7%

% Bachelors or Graduate Degree

5.7%

4.6%

-20.5%

Persons over 25

1,397

1,977

41.5%

H.S. Dropout Rate

18.4%

3.2%

-82.8%

Labor Market Structure

1980

1990

1980-90

Employed Persons

981

1,271

29.6%

% Operators,Nonfarm Laborers and Service

29.1%

25.0%

-13.9%

% Professional & Technical

4.6%

8.1%

77.5%

% Managers & Administrators

5.3%

4.1%

-23.6%

% Sales Workers

7.8%

5.5%

-29.3%

% Clerical

9.3%

12.0%

29.8%

% Craft Workers

7.7%

10.5%

36.1%

% Operators

10.3%

10.9%

6.2%

% Nonfarm Laborers

5.7%

3.2%

-44.2%

% Service Workers

13.0%

10.9%

-16.5%

% Farm Workers

36.2%

34.7%

-4.2%

% Males Working less than 26 weeks

34.0%

32.8%

-3.5%

Males over 16

957

1,248

30.4%

Poverty and Welfare

1980

1990

1980-90

% Persons in Impoverished Families

11.5%

24.5%

113.4%

% Whites in Poverty

6.2%

21.7%

248.1%

% Blacks in Poverty

0.0%

30.2%

N/A

% Hispanics in Poverty

28.1%

35.0%

24.4%

% Families Receiving Welfare or PA

14.2%

14.8%

3.8%

Income

1980

1990

1980-90

Aggregate Income

$12,930,645

$31,657,259

144.8%

Number of Families

661

884

33.7%

Average Family Income

$19,562

$35,811

83.1%

Aggregate Wage and Salary Income

$7,961,640

$22,317,176

180.3%

Wage & Salary Households

540

782

44.7%

Average Wage & Salary Income

$14,744

$28,557

93.7%

Aggregate Self-Employed Income

$3,492,055

$6,030,119

72.7%

Self-Employed Households

234

218

-6.8%

Average Self-Employed Income

$14,923

$27,661

85.4%

Aggregate Earned Income

$11,453,695

$28,347,294

147.5%

Earned Income Households

639

842

31.7%

Average Earned Income

$17,924

$33,687

87.9%

Average Welfare Income per Household

$4,803

$6,503

35.4%

Households Grouped by Income Level

1980

1990

1980-90

Income Under $5,000

29

28

-5.2%

Income of $5,000-9,999

162

92

-43.2%

Income of $10,000-14,999

126

130

2.8%

Income of $15,000-24,999

196

167

-14.8%

Income of $25,000-49,999

125

290

131.6%

Income over $50,000

23

179

676.1%