Colfax, CA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0614498, place: Colfax city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,185 (100%)
In labor force: 724 (61.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 724 (61.1%)
----Employed: 684 (57.72%)
----Unemployed: 40 (3.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 461 (38.9%)
Females 16 years and over: 607 (51.22%)
In labor force: 309 (26.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 309 (26.08%)
----Employed: 292 (24.64%)
Own children under 6 years: 121 (10.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 61 (5.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 663 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 507 (76.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 92 (13.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.75%)
Walked: 22 (3.32%)
Other means: 8 (1.21%)
Worked at home: 29 (4.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 684 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 195 (28.51%)
Service occupations: 135 (19.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 192 (28.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 78 (11.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 84 (12.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.29%)
Construction: 60 (8.77%)
Manufacturing: 65 (9.5%)
Wholesale trade.: 38 (5.56%)
Retail trade: 111 (16.23%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 41 (5.99%)
Information: 18 (2.63%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 37 (5.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 50 (7.31%)
Educational, health and social services: 131 (19.15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 41 (5.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 33 (4.82%)
Public administration: 57 (8.33%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 481 (70.32%)
Government workers: 133 (19.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 70 (10.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 622 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 83 (13.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (5.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 75 (12.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 97 (15.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 130 (20.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 126 (20.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (5.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (4.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.61%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $37,391

With earnings: 468 (75.24%)
--Mean earnings: $43,918
With Social Security income: 213 (34.24%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,561
With Supplemental Security Income: 51 (8.2%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,057
With public assistance income: 52 (8.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,893
With retirement income: 110 (17.68%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,109

Families: 425 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (4.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (5.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (12.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (12.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 108 (25.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 101 (23.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (6.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (6.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.88%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $43,125

Per capita income: $16,440

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,708

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 36 (8.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (7.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (3.06%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 21 (4.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (4.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (2.59%)
Individuals: 190 (44.71%)
--18 years and over: 116 (27.29%)
----65 years and over: 18 (4.24%)
--Related children under 18 years: 58 (13.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 40 (9.41%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 81 (19.06%)

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