General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0600562, place: Alameda city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 58,400 (100%)
In labor force: 39,802 (68.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 38,998 (66.78%)
----Employed: 37,291 (63.85%)
----Unemployed: 1,707 (2.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 804 (1.38%)
Not in labor force: 18,598 (31.85%)
Females 16 years and over: 30,606 (52.41%)
In labor force: 19,208 (32.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,122 (32.74%)
----Employed: 18,228 (31.21%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,638 (7.94%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,750 (4.71%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 37,327 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 23,532 (63.04%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,452 (11.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5,870 (15.73%)
Walked: 988 (2.65%)
Other means: 978 (2.62%)
Worked at home: 1,507 (4.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 37,291 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 17,975 (48.2%)
Service occupations: 4,345 (11.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,766 (26.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 59 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,114 (5.67%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,032 (8.13%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 54 (0.14%)
Construction: 1,595 (4.28%)
Manufacturing: 3,161 (8.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,272 (3.41%)
Retail trade: 3,671 (9.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,709 (7.26%)
Information: 2,176 (5.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,651 (9.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 5,850 (15.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,074 (18.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,647 (7.1%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,630 (4.37%)
Public administration: 1,801 (4.83%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 28,135 (75.45%)
Government workers: 5,844 (15.67%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3,157 (8.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 155 (0.42%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 30,259 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,714 (5.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,164 (3.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,690 (8.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,236 (10.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,274 (14.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,065 (20.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,284 (14.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,189 (13.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,472 (4.86%)
$200,000 or more: 1,171 (3.87%)
Median household income: $56,285
With earnings: 25,325 (83.69%)
--Mean earnings: $72,388
With Social Security income: 6,417 (21.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,569
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,284 (4.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,553
With public assistance income: 921 (3.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,136
With retirement income: 5,339 (17.64%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,585
Families: 17,926 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 561 (3.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 508 (2.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,294 (7.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,473 (8.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,129 (11.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,811 (21.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,801 (15.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,185 (17.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,219 (6.8%)
$200,000 or more: 945 (5.27%)
Median family income: $68,625
Per capita income: $30,982
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $49,174
Female full-time, year-round workers: $40,165
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,074 (5.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 862 (4.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 285 (1.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 537 (3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 459 (2.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 160 (0.89%)
Individuals: 5,887 (32.84%)
--18 years and over: 4,157 (23.19%)
----65 years and over: 558 (3.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,713 (9.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,417 (7.9%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,149 (11.99%)
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