General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0611978, place: Castroville CDP, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 4,432 (100%)
In labor force: 2,746 (61.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,732 (61.64%)
----Employed: 2,286 (51.58%)
----Unemployed: 446 (10.06%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 16.3%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.32%)
Not in labor force: 1,686 (38.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,164 (48.83%)
In labor force: 1,075 (24.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,075 (24.26%)
----Employed: 867 (19.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 729 (16.45%)
All parents in family in labor force: 303 (6.84%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,184 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,290 (59.07%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 669 (30.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 78 (3.57%)
Walked: 72 (3.3%)
Other means: 29 (1.33%)
Worked at home: 46 (2.11%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,286 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 219 (9.58%)
Service occupations: 448 (19.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 447 (19.55%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 367 (16.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 319 (13.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 486 (21.26%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 419 (18.33%)
Construction: 196 (8.57%)
Manufacturing: 151 (6.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 239 (10.45%)
Retail trade: 207 (9.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 89 (3.89%)
Information: 8 (0.35%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 62 (2.71%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 152 (6.65%)
Educational, health and social services: 388 (16.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 147 (6.43%)
Other services (except public administration): 184 (8.05%)
Public administration: 44 (1.92%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,895 (82.9%)
Government workers: 291 (12.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 93 (4.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.31%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 1,430 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 126 (8.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 57 (3.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 193 (13.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 264 (18.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 323 (22.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 271 (18.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 131 (9.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (2.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (1.26%)
Median household income: $38,594
With earnings: 1,280 (89.51%)
--Mean earnings: $46,835
With Social Security income: 310 (21.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,516
With Supplemental Security Income: 89 (6.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,488
With public assistance income: 76 (5.31%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,565
With retirement income: 240 (16.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,654
Families: 1,292 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 72 (5.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (5.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 164 (12.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 290 (22.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 289 (22.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 248 (19.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 120 (9.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (1.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.7%)
Median family income: $38,021
Per capita income: $10,729
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,781
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,409
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 188 (14.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 171 (13.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 83 (6.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 66 (5.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (4.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (1.63%)
Individuals: 1,267 (98.07%)
--18 years and over: 703 (54.41%)
----65 years and over: 19 (1.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 557 (43.11%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 426 (32.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 250 (19.35%)
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