General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0603064, place: Atascadero city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 20,608 (100%)
In labor force: 12,853 (62.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,835 (62.28%)
----Employed: 12,284 (59.61%)
----Unemployed: 551 (2.67%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 18 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 7,755 (37.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,936 (48.21%)
In labor force: 5,743 (27.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,743 (27.87%)
----Employed: 5,455 (26.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,588 (7.71%)
All parents in family in labor force: 849 (4.12%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 12,056 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,361 (77.65%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,808 (15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 49 (0.41%)
Walked: 175 (1.45%)
Other means: 164 (1.36%)
Worked at home: 499 (4.14%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,284 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,015 (32.68%)
Service occupations: 2,428 (19.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,064 (24.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 72 (0.59%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,468 (11.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,237 (10.07%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 139 (1.13%)
Construction: 1,221 (9.94%)
Manufacturing: 747 (6.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 408 (3.32%)
Retail trade: 1,502 (12.23%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 649 (5.28%)
Information: 172 (1.4%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 598 (4.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 979 (7.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,041 (24.76%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,098 (8.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 703 (5.72%)
Public administration: 1,027 (8.36%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 7,408 (60.31%)
Government workers: 3,190 (25.97%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,665 (13.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 21 (0.17%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 9,498 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 619 (6.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 480 (5.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,066 (11.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,175 (12.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,560 (16.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,407 (25.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,147 (12.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 836 (8.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 146 (1.54%)
$200,000 or more: 62 (0.65%)
Median household income: $48,725
With earnings: 7,717 (81.25%)
--Mean earnings: $52,673
With Social Security income: 2,395 (25.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,852
With Supplemental Security Income: 534 (5.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,896
With public assistance income: 233 (2.45%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,755
With retirement income: 1,836 (19.33%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,824
Families: 6,830 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 287 (4.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 253 (3.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 563 (8.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 725 (10.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,200 (17.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,956 (28.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 892 (13.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 779 (11.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 126 (1.84%)
$200,000 or more: 49 (0.72%)
Median family income: $55,009
Per capita income: $20,029
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,692
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,740
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 468 (6.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 391 (5.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 218 (3.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 229 (3.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 211 (3.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 134 (1.96%)
Individuals: 2,263 (33.13%)
--18 years and over: 1,522 (22.28%)
----65 years and over: 186 (2.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 723 (10.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 478 (7%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 815 (11.93%)
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