Avondale, AZ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0404720, place: Avondale city, Arizona)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 24,760 (100%)
In labor force: 16,776 (67.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,381 (66.16%)
----Employed: 15,670 (63.29%)
----Unemployed: 711 (2.87%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 395 (1.6%)
Not in labor force: 7,984 (32.25%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,401 (50.08%)
In labor force: 7,237 (29.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,207 (29.11%)
----Employed: 6,881 (27.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,737 (15.09%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,000 (8.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 15,815 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,431 (72.28%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,273 (20.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 67 (0.42%)
Walked: 315 (1.99%)
Other means: 404 (2.55%)
Worked at home: 325 (2.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,670 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,492 (28.67%)
Service occupations: 2,413 (15.4%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,156 (26.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 325 (2.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,802 (11.5%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,482 (15.84%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 393 (2.51%)
Construction: 1,318 (8.41%)
Manufacturing: 2,208 (14.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 735 (4.69%)
Retail trade: 1,599 (10.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,265 (8.07%)
Information: 327 (2.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,122 (7.16%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,031 (6.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,575 (16.43%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,176 (7.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 638 (4.07%)
Public administration: 1,283 (8.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,474 (79.6%)
Government workers: 2,623 (16.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 566 (3.61%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.04%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,654 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 681 (6.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 540 (5.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,125 (10.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,223 (11.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,864 (17.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,712 (25.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,322 (12.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 886 (8.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 152 (1.43%)
$200,000 or more: 149 (1.4%)
Median household income: $49,153

With earnings: 9,461 (88.8%)
--Mean earnings: $56,999
With Social Security income: 1,715 (16.1%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,763
With Supplemental Security Income: 514 (4.82%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,482
With public assistance income: 440 (4.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,637
With retirement income: 1,268 (11.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,945

Families: 8,782 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 412 (4.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 374 (4.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 955 (10.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 975 (11.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,554 (17.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,297 (26.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,169 (13.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 787 (8.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 120 (1.37%)
$200,000 or more: 139 (1.58%)
Median family income: $51,084

Per capita income: $16,919

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,134
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,487

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 906 (10.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 754 (8.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 434 (4.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 333 (3.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 264 (3.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 142 (1.62%)
Individuals: 4,905 (55.85%)
--18 years and over: 2,759 (31.42%)
----65 years and over: 302 (3.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,057 (23.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,428 (16.26%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 856 (9.75%)

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