Commerce, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0614974, place: Commerce city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,789 (100%)
In labor force: 4,726 (53.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,718 (53.68%)
----Employed: 4,013 (45.66%)
----Unemployed: 705 (8.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.9%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 4,063 (46.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,556 (51.84%)
In labor force: 2,063 (23.47%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,063 (23.47%)
----Employed: 1,727 (19.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,047 (11.91%)
All parents in family in labor force: 456 (5.19%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,882 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,731 (70.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 687 (17.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 238 (6.13%)
Walked: 116 (2.99%)
Other means: 54 (1.39%)
Worked at home: 56 (1.44%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,013 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 632 (15.75%)
Service occupations: 521 (12.98%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,177 (29.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 523 (13.03%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,153 (28.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.2%)
Construction: 276 (6.88%)
Manufacturing: 886 (22.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 367 (9.15%)
Retail trade: 497 (12.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 272 (6.78%)
Information: 51 (1.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 92 (2.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 219 (5.46%)
Educational, health and social services: 638 (15.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 260 (6.48%)
Other services (except public administration): 262 (6.53%)
Public administration: 185 (4.61%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,064 (76.35%)
Government workers: 670 (16.7%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 274 (6.83%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.12%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,293 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 375 (11.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 331 (10.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 530 (16.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 442 (13.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 612 (18.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 592 (17.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 218 (6.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 170 (5.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.15%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.55%)
Median household income: $34,040

With earnings: 2,507 (76.13%)
--Mean earnings: $44,914
With Social Security income: 997 (30.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,533
With Supplemental Security Income: 329 (9.99%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,150
With public assistance income: 192 (5.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,935
With retirement income: 585 (17.76%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,124

Families: 2,770 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 232 (8.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 207 (7.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 463 (16.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 400 (14.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 580 (20.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 514 (18.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 223 (8.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 128 (4.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.18%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.65%)
Median family income: $36,572

Per capita income: $11,117

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,738
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,857

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 426 (15.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 316 (11.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 201 (7.26%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 205 (7.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 156 (5.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 86 (3.1%)
Individuals: 2,223 (80.25%)
--18 years and over: 1,318 (47.58%)
----65 years and over: 128 (4.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 878 (31.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 612 (22.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 416 (15.02%)

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