Lower Paxton

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  4. Lower Paxton Employment Information
  5. Lower Paxton Family Information
  6. Lower Paxton Education Information
  7. Lower Paxton Public Benefits Information
  8. Lower Paxton Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Lower Paxton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,395
  • Land Area (2000): 43.502 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,324
Lower Paxton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 16,395 95.38%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 794 4.62%

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Lower Paxton Employment Information Back to top
Lower Paxton Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 23,846 23,266 580 2.43% 24
1991 24,286 23,597 689 2.84% 28
1992 24,755 24,019 737 2.98% 30
1993 24,909 24,249 660 2.65% 27
1994 25,071 24,461 610 2.43% 24
1995 26,166 25,664 502 1.92% 19
1996 27,110 26,569 542 2.00% 20
1997 27,491 27,015 476 1.73% 17
1998 27,534 26,956 578 2.10% 21
1999 27,556 26,774 782 2.84% 28
2000 25,140 24,434 706 2.81% 28
2001 25,380 24,532 848 3.34% 33
2002 25,978 24,945 1,033 3.98% 40
2003 25,415 24,466 949 3.73% 37
2004 25,582 24,559 1,023 4.00% 40
2005 25,687 24,793 894 3.48% 35
2006 25,848 24,986 861 3.33% 33
2007 25,791 25,015 776 3.01% 30
2008 26,172 25,180 992 3.79% 38
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 25,778 24,838 940 3.65% 36
Feb 2008 25,610 24,663 947 3.70% 37
Mar 2008 25,668 24,767 901 3.51% 35
Apr 2008 25,862 25,005 857 3.31% 33
May 2008 26,261 25,306 955 3.64% 36
Jun 2008 26,535 25,526 1,009 3.80% 38
Jul 2008 26,754 25,678 1,076 4.02% 40
Aug 2008 26,735 25,589 1,146 4.29% 43
Sep 2008 26,341 25,248 1,093 4.15% 41
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Lower Paxton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 619 12.88%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 480 9.99%
3. Finance and Insurance 391 8.14%
4. Health Care 275 5.72%
5. Construction 255 5.31%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 199 4.14%
7. Educational Services 180 3.75%
8. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 165 3.43%
9. Truck Transportation 148 3.08%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 116 2.41%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 115 2.39%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 111 2.31%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 108 2.25%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 91 1.89%
15. Utilities 84 1.75%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 83 1.73%
17. Food Manufacturing 82 1.71%
18. U.S. Postal Service 81 1.69%
19. Metal Manufactuing 80 1.66%
20. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 72 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 814 17.66%
2. Public Administration 644 13.98%
3. Finance and Insurance 492 10.68%
4. Educational Services 440 9.55%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 288 6.25%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 232 5.03%
7. Social Assistance 166 3.60%
8. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 153 3.32%
9. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 89 1.93%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 83 1.80%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 78 1.69%
12. Construction 70 1.52%
13. Department and Other General Stores 64 1.39%
14. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 64 1.39%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 61 1.32%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 58 1.26%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 55 1.19%
18. Food Manufacturing 53 1.15%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 50 1.09%
20. U.S. Postal Service 48 1.04%

Lower Paxton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 344 7.16%
2. Other Management Occupations 318 6.62%
3. Computer Specialists 270 5.62%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 223 4.64%
5. Top Executives 220 4.58%
6. Engineers 181 3.77%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 174 3.62%
8. Physicians and Surgeons 151 3.14%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 144 3.00%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 142 2.95%
11. Lawyers 137 2.85%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 125 2.60%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 125 2.60%
14. Business Operations Specialists 111 2.31%
15. Cashiers 107 2.23%
16. Accountants and Auditors 90 1.87%
17. Customer Service Representatives 88 1.83%
18. Other Health Occupations 83 1.73%
19. Other Installation / Maintenance 83 1.73%
20. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 76 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 362 7.86%
2. Secretaries and Admins 356 7.73%
3. Registered Nurses 200 4.34%
4. Business Operations Specialists 193 4.19%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 187 4.06%
6. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 174 3.78%
7. Other Management Occupations 165 3.58%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 140 3.04%
9. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 134 2.91%
10. Customer Service Representatives 123 2.67%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 122 2.65%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 121 2.63%
13. Cashiers 117 2.54%
14. Computer Specialists 104 2.26%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 102 2.21%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 96 2.08%
17. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 95 2.06%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 94 2.04%
19. Accountants and Auditors 83 1.80%
20. Other Sales and Related Occupations 82 1.78%

Lower Paxton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,650 63.63%
15-35 hours 1,305 9.60%
1-14 hours 378 2.78%
No regular hours 3,262 23.99%

Lower Paxton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 160 1.76%
5 AM-5:29 AM 129 1.42%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 294 3.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 552 6.09%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 791 8.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,741 19.20%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,497 16.50%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,472 16.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 686 7.56%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 530 5.84%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 152 1.68%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 111 1.22%
Noon-3:59 PM 547 6.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM 408 4.50%

Lower Paxton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 131 1.44%
5-9 954 10.52%
10-14 1,393 15.36%
15-19 2,215 24.42%
20-24 2,135 23.54%
25-29 656 7.23%
30-34 841 9.27%
35-39 132 1.46%
40-44 97 1.07%
45-59 264 2.91%
60-89 105 1.16%
At least 90 147 1.62%

Lower Paxton Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 67 0.74% 7,417 81.78%
30-44 14 0.15% 1,056 11.64%
45-59 0 0.00% 264 2.91%
At least 60 0 0.00% 252 2.78%

Lower Paxton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.07%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 642 6.86%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,156 87.15%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 70 0.75%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 81 0.87%
Color 6 Box Walked 114 1.22%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 289 3.09%

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Lower Paxton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,903 (16,829 people)
Families (2000): 4,801 (14,292 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,435
People at same address in 1995: 9,178
Lower Paxton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 159 2.30%
$10,000-$14,999 224 3.24%
$15,000-$19,999 299 4.33%
$20,000-$24,999 267 3.87%
$25,000-$29,999 372 5.39%
$30,000-$34,999 423 6.13%
$35,000-$39,999 298 4.32%
$40,000-$44,999 281 4.07%
$45,000-$49,999 365 5.29%
$50,000-$59,999 565 8.18%
$60,000-$74,999 1,048 15.18%
$75,000-$99,999 1,041 15.08%
$100,000-$124,999 603 8.74%
$125,000-$149,999 330 4.78%
$150,000-$199,999 312 4.52%
$200,000 or more 316 4.58%

Lower Paxton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,728 25.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,121 30.87%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 313 4.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,075 15.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 26 0.38%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,084 15.78%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 7 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 374 5.44%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 106 1.54%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 33 0.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Lower Paxton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,027 30.58%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,625 18.39%
Public Assistance 37 0.19%
Retirement 1,226 6.22%
Self Employment 719 3.65%
Social Security 1,280 6.49%
Supplemental Security 69 0.35%
Wage / Salary 5,921 30.04%
Other 805 4.08%

Lower Paxton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,274 54.76%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,879 45.24%

Lower Paxton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 370 5.75%
Color 1 Box Married 4,408 68.54%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,554 24.16%
Color 3 Box Widowed 99 1.54%

Lower Paxton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 816 11.11%
Color 1 Box Married 4,420 60.20%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,557 21.21%
Color 3 Box Widowed 549 7.48%

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Lower Paxton Education Information Back to top
Lower Paxton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 269 2.06%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 821 6.29%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,377 25.86%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,169 16.61%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,007 7.71%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,491 26.73%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,925 14.74%

Lower Paxton Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 77 0.44% 226 1.30% 303 1.74%
Kindergarten 91 0.52% 110 0.63% 201 1.16%
Grades 1-4 784 4.51% 271 1.56% 1,055 6.06%
Grades 5-8 745 4.28% 231 1.33% 976 5.61%
Grades 9-12 941 5.41% 136 0.78% 1,077 6.19%
Undergrad college 353 2.03% 139 0.80% 492 2.83%
Graduate or professional school 92 0.53% 95 0.55% 187 1.08%
Total 3,083 17.72% 1,208 6.94% 4,291 24.67%

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Lower Paxton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lower Paxton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 16,363 97.22%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 468 2.78%

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Lower Paxton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lower Paxton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,252 12.95%
10-19 Years 2,363 13.58%
20-29 Years 1,721 9.89%
30-39 Years 2,668 15.34%
40-49 Years 3,350 19.26%
50-59 Years 2,355 13.54%
60-69 Years 1,269 7.30%
70-79 Years 924 5.31%
80-89 Years 393 2.26%
90+ Years 100 0.57%

Lower Paxton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,286 47.63%
Color 1 Box Female 9,109 52.37%

Lower Paxton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 14,650 84.22%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,674 9.62%
Color 2 Box Asian 420 2.41%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 409 2.35%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 199 1.14%
Color 6 Box Other Race 30 0.17%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 11 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Lower Paxton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 5,501 31.62%
2. Irish 2,665 15.32%
3. Italian 1,642 9.44%
4. English 1,030 5.92%
5. Polish 962 5.53%
6. United States Or American 889 5.11%
7. Russian 462 2.66%
8. French Non-Basque 428 2.46%
9. Dutch 400 2.30%
10. Scotch Irish 292 1.68%

Lower Paxton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 14,838 91.20%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 371 2.28%
3. Serbo Croatian 133 0.82%
4. Tagalog 97 0.60%
5. French 88 0.54%
6. German 87 0.53%
7. Russian 82 0.50%
8. Italian 74 0.45%
9. Gujarathi 65 0.40%
10. Other Indic 59 0.36%

Lower Paxton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 16,122 93.79%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 490 2.85%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 577 3.36%

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Lower Paxton Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.