General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0603526, place: Bakersfield city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 175,535 (100%)
In labor force: 111,588 (63.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 111,452 (63.49%)
----Employed: 102,001 (58.11%)
----Unemployed: 9,451 (5.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.5%
--Armed Forces: 136 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 63,947 (36.43%)
Females 16 years and over: 91,796 (52.29%)
In labor force: 51,420 (29.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 51,371 (29.27%)
----Employed: 46,772 (26.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 24,406 (13.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 13,551 (7.72%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 99,769 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 76,885 (77.06%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 15,581 (15.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,725 (1.73%)
Walked: 1,316 (1.32%)
Other means: 1,662 (1.67%)
Worked at home: 2,600 (2.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 102,001 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 32,626 (31.99%)
Service occupations: 17,912 (17.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 26,729 (26.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3,024 (2.96%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 9,887 (9.69%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 11,823 (11.59%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8,003 (7.85%)
Construction: 6,810 (6.68%)
Manufacturing: 5,412 (5.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 5,063 (4.96%)
Retail trade: 11,593 (11.37%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5,164 (5.06%)
Information: 2,336 (2.29%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6,009 (5.89%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8,163 (8%)
Educational, health and social services: 23,993 (23.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 7,484 (7.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 5,046 (4.95%)
Public administration: 6,925 (6.79%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 73,156 (71.72%)
Government workers: 21,045 (20.63%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 7,507 (7.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 293 (0.29%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 83,601 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9,154 (10.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,960 (7.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 11,430 (13.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 10,236 (12.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 13,985 (16.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15,748 (18.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8,704 (10.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,931 (7.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,258 (1.5%)
$200,000 or more: 1,195 (1.43%)
Median household income: $39,982
With earnings: 68,335 (81.74%)
--Mean earnings: $52,042
With Social Security income: 17,987 (21.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,954
With Supplemental Security Income: 5,648 (6.76%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,481
With public assistance income: 5,613 (6.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,614
With retirement income: 11,370 (13.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,278
Families: 61,798 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5,306 (8.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,780 (6.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 7,503 (12.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 6,805 (11.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 10,368 (16.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 13,068 (21.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7,432 (12.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,291 (8.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,178 (1.91%)
$200,000 or more: 1,067 (1.73%)
Median family income: $45,556
Per capita income: $17,678
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,834
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,148
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 9,014 (14.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7,799 (12.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4,479 (7.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4,416 (7.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4,024 (6.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2,043 (3.31%)
Individuals: 43,781 (70.85%)
--18 years and over: 24,232 (39.21%)
----65 years and over: 1,714 (2.77%)
--Related children under 18 years: 19,124 (30.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 13,282 (21.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 9,264 (14.99%)
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