General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0620802, place: East Los Angeles CDP, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 85,615 (100%)
In labor force: 43,538 (50.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 43,518 (50.83%)
----Employed: 38,577 (45.06%)
----Unemployed: 4,941 (5.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.4%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 42,077 (49.15%)
Females 16 years and over: 43,023 (50.25%)
In labor force: 17,995 (21.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,995 (21.02%)
----Employed: 15,648 (18.28%)
Own children under 6 years: 13,446 (15.71%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5,382 (6.29%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 37,488 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 20,654 (55.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 8,038 (21.44%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5,278 (14.08%)
Walked: 1,688 (4.5%)
Other means: 994 (2.65%)
Worked at home: 836 (2.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 38,577 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,493 (11.65%)
Service occupations: 6,228 (16.14%)
Sales and office occupations: 10,086 (26.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 274 (0.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4,087 (10.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 13,409 (34.76%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 170 (0.44%)
Construction: 2,722 (7.06%)
Manufacturing: 10,409 (26.98%)
Wholesale trade.: 2,859 (7.41%)
Retail trade: 4,698 (12.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,162 (5.6%)
Information: 672 (1.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,119 (2.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,524 (6.54%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,205 (13.49%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,715 (7.04%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,483 (6.44%)
Public administration: 839 (2.17%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 32,150 (83.34%)
Government workers: 3,937 (10.21%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,351 (6.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 139 (0.36%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 29,788 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,820 (12.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,110 (10.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,073 (20.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,847 (16.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,712 (15.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,500 (15.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,536 (5.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 792 (2.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 121 (0.41%)
$200,000 or more: 277 (0.93%)
Median household income: $28,544
With earnings: 24,368 (81.8%)
--Mean earnings: $38,344
With Social Security income: 7,094 (23.81%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,750
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,627 (8.82%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,473
With public assistance income: 3,416 (11.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,202
With retirement income: 3,255 (10.93%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,468
Families: 25,210 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,613 (10.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,530 (10.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,294 (21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,296 (17.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,144 (16.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,025 (15.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,296 (5.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 678 (2.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 103 (0.41%)
$200,000 or more: 231 (0.92%)
Median family income: $29,755
Per capita income: $9,543
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $21,065
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,475
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 6,226 (24.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5,520 (21.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3,295 (13.07%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,151 (8.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,877 (7.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 955 (3.79%)
Individuals: 33,616 (133.34%)
--18 years and over: 18,762 (74.42%)
----65 years and over: 1,348 (5.35%)
--Related children under 18 years: 14,726 (58.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 10,205 (40.48%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4,695 (18.62%)
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