General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0604030, place: Barstow city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 15,266 (100%)
In labor force: 9,021 (59.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,769 (57.44%)
----Employed: 7,861 (51.49%)
----Unemployed: 908 (5.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.4%
--Armed Forces: 252 (1.65%)
Not in labor force: 6,245 (40.91%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,817 (51.21%)
In labor force: 3,979 (26.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,948 (25.86%)
----Employed: 3,546 (23.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,869 (12.24%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,042 (6.83%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 7,880 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,367 (68.11%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,765 (22.4%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 177 (2.25%)
Walked: 364 (4.62%)
Other means: 49 (0.62%)
Worked at home: 158 (2.01%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,861 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,795 (22.83%)
Service occupations: 1,440 (18.32%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,419 (30.77%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 37 (0.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 919 (11.69%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,251 (15.91%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 74 (0.94%)
Construction: 312 (3.97%)
Manufacturing: 509 (6.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 127 (1.62%)
Retail trade: 1,201 (15.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 879 (11.18%)
Information: 159 (2.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 253 (3.22%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 541 (6.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,301 (16.55%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 962 (12.24%)
Other services (except public administration): 523 (6.65%)
Public administration: 1,020 (12.98%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 5,225 (66.47%)
Government workers: 2,290 (29.13%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 340 (4.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.08%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 7,670 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 891 (11.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 738 (9.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,190 (15.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,007 (13.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,383 (18.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,385 (18.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 606 (7.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 358 (4.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 73 (0.95%)
$200,000 or more: 39 (0.51%)
Median household income: $35,069
With earnings: 5,976 (77.91%)
--Mean earnings: $41,447
With Social Security income: 1,907 (24.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,157
With Supplemental Security Income: 476 (6.21%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,358
With public assistance income: 634 (8.27%)
--Mean public assistance income: $6,106
With retirement income: 1,594 (20.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,041
Families: 5,241 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 469 (8.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 364 (6.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 630 (12.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 705 (13.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,033 (19.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,145 (21.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 516 (9.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 267 (5.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 73 (1.39%)
$200,000 or more: 39 (0.74%)
Median family income: $40,160
Per capita income: $16,132
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,425
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,380
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 816 (15.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 736 (14.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 347 (6.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 426 (8.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 410 (7.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 203 (3.87%)
Individuals: 4,158 (79.34%)
--18 years and over: 2,180 (41.6%)
----65 years and over: 100 (1.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,912 (36.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,414 (26.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 897 (17.12%)
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