U.S. Beacon September 5, 2008

Altadena, CA

Los Angeles County, California

Latitude: 34.188605     Longitude: -118.134795
Population 42,610 (2000)
Elevation of Altadena, California: 1342 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0601290, place: Altadena CDP, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 32,569 (100%)
In labor force: 21,209 (65.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,194 (65.07%)
----Employed: 19,999 (61.41%)
----Unemployed: 1,195 (3.67%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 11,360 (34.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 17,317 (53.17%)
In labor force: 10,346 (31.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,346 (31.77%)
----Employed: 9,882 (30.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,203 (9.83%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,057 (6.32%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 19,483 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 14,631 (75.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,708 (13.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 531 (2.73%)
Walked: 369 (1.89%)
Other means: 219 (1.12%)
Worked at home: 1,025 (5.26%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,999 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 10,302 (51.51%)
Service occupations: 2,556 (12.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,501 (22.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 26 (0.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,120 (5.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,494 (7.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 39 (0.2%)
Construction: 795 (3.98%)
Manufacturing: 1,246 (6.23%)
Wholesale trade.: 435 (2.18%)
Retail trade: 1,685 (8.43%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,022 (5.11%)
Information: 1,170 (5.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,823 (9.12%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,872 (14.36%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,515 (27.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,375 (6.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,130 (5.65%)
Public administration: 892 (4.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 14,316 (71.58%)
Government workers: 3,490 (17.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,103 (10.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 90 (0.45%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,796 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 830 (5.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 691 (4.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,229 (8.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,605 (10.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,840 (12.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,693 (18.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,184 (14.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,203 (14.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 675 (4.56%)
$200,000 or more: 846 (5.72%)
Median household income: $60,549

With earnings: 12,515 (84.58%)
--Mean earnings: $76,357
With Social Security income: 3,435 (23.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,746
With Supplemental Security Income: 669 (4.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,050
With public assistance income: 736 (4.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,544
With retirement income: 2,359 (15.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,259

Families: 10,748 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 411 (3.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 473 (4.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 778 (7.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,037 (9.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,282 (11.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,027 (18.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,627 (15.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,839 (17.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 600 (5.58%)
$200,000 or more: 674 (6.27%)
Median family income: $66,800

Per capita income: $27,604

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $49,098
Female full-time, year-round workers: $38,054

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 799 (7.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 575 (5.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 263 (2.45%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 348 (3.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 309 (2.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 141 (1.31%)
Individuals: 4,404 (40.98%)
--18 years and over: 2,736 (25.46%)
----65 years and over: 409 (3.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,482 (13.79%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,107 (10.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,166 (10.85%)

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