General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0605290, place: Benicia city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 20,516 (100%)
In labor force: 14,705 (71.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,681 (71.56%)
----Employed: 14,139 (68.92%)
----Unemployed: 542 (2.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 5,811 (28.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,715 (52.23%)
In labor force: 7,155 (34.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,147 (34.84%)
----Employed: 6,883 (33.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,624 (7.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 968 (4.72%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 13,756 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,669 (77.56%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,612 (11.72%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 577 (4.19%)
Walked: 142 (1.03%)
Other means: 180 (1.31%)
Worked at home: 576 (4.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,139 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,455 (45.65%)
Service occupations: 1,785 (12.62%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,677 (26.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 42 (0.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,005 (7.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,175 (8.31%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 57 (0.4%)
Construction: 1,052 (7.44%)
Manufacturing: 1,446 (10.23%)
Wholesale trade.: 543 (3.84%)
Retail trade: 1,355 (9.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 783 (5.54%)
Information: 600 (4.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,303 (9.22%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,547 (10.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,052 (21.59%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,043 (7.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 510 (3.61%)
Public administration: 848 (6%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 10,067 (71.2%)
Government workers: 2,728 (19.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,313 (9.29%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (0.22%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 10,350 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 371 (3.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 331 (3.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 814 (7.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 747 (7.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,372 (13.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,088 (20.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,718 (16.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,992 (19.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 436 (4.21%)
$200,000 or more: 481 (4.65%)
Median household income: $67,617
With earnings: 8,951 (86.48%)
--Mean earnings: $77,573
With Social Security income: 2,138 (20.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,819
With Supplemental Security Income: 257 (2.48%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,868
With public assistance income: 147 (1.42%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,743
With retirement income: 1,914 (18.49%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,996
Families: 7,294 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 166 (2.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 163 (2.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 331 (4.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 488 (6.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 748 (10.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,496 (20.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,459 (20%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,675 (22.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 351 (4.81%)
$200,000 or more: 417 (5.72%)
Median family income: $77,974
Per capita income: $31,226
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $59,628
Female full-time, year-round workers: $39,893
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 229 (3.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 188 (2.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 68 (0.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 136 (1.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 122 (1.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (0.47%)
Individuals: 1,144 (15.68%)
--18 years and over: 812 (11.13%)
----65 years and over: 71 (0.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 318 (4.36%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 239 (3.28%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 468 (6.42%)
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