Compton, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0615044, place: Compton city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 60,618 (100%)
In labor force: 31,421 (51.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 31,421 (51.83%)
----Employed: 27,119 (44.74%)
----Unemployed: 4,302 (7.1%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 29,197 (48.17%)
Females 16 years and over: 31,585 (52.1%)
In labor force: 14,325 (23.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,325 (23.63%)
----Employed: 12,159 (20.06%)
Own children under 6 years: 9,787 (16.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,793 (6.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 26,282 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 16,539 (62.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 5,904 (22.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,207 (8.4%)
Walked: 584 (2.22%)
Other means: 523 (1.99%)
Worked at home: 525 (2%)
Mean travel time to work: 29 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 27,119 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,068 (15%)
Service occupations: 4,864 (17.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,810 (25.11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 84 (0.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,507 (9.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 8,786 (32.4%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 61 (0.22%)
Construction: 1,442 (5.32%)
Manufacturing: 6,329 (23.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,577 (5.82%)
Retail trade: 2,651 (9.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,177 (8.03%)
Information: 593 (2.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 853 (3.15%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,273 (8.38%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,900 (18.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,578 (5.82%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,719 (6.34%)
Public administration: 966 (3.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 21,871 (80.65%)
Government workers: 4,098 (15.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,036 (3.82%)
Unpaid family workers: 114 (0.42%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 22,272 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,309 (14.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,011 (9.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,573 (16.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,253 (14.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,626 (16.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,770 (16.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,461 (6.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 845 (3.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 194 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 230 (1.03%)
Median household income: $31,819

With earnings: 17,517 (78.65%)
--Mean earnings: $42,831
With Social Security income: 5,198 (23.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,648
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,954 (8.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,855
With public assistance income: 3,329 (14.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,714
With retirement income: 3,687 (16.55%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,197

Families: 18,675 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,275 (12.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,662 (8.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,100 (16.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,876 (15.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,160 (16.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,239 (17.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,308 (7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 719 (3.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 145 (0.78%)
$200,000 or more: 191 (1.02%)
Median family income: $33,021

Per capita income: $10,389

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,698
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,692

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 4,762 (25.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4,105 (21.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2,373 (12.71%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,226 (11.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,921 (10.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,024 (5.48%)
Individuals: 25,771 (138%)
--18 years and over: 13,310 (71.27%)
----65 years and over: 977 (5.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 12,245 (65.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8,863 (47.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,624 (19.41%)

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