General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0621712, place: El Cajon city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 70,893 (100%)
In labor force: 45,488 (64.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 43,745 (61.71%)
----Employed: 40,337 (56.9%)
----Unemployed: 3,408 (4.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 1,743 (2.46%)
Not in labor force: 25,405 (35.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 36,965 (52.14%)
In labor force: 21,010 (29.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 20,757 (29.28%)
----Employed: 18,958 (26.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 8,708 (12.28%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5,138 (7.25%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 41,072 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 30,414 (74.05%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,065 (14.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,583 (3.85%)
Walked: 1,097 (2.67%)
Other means: 795 (1.94%)
Worked at home: 1,118 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 40,337 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 10,237 (25.38%)
Service occupations: 7,228 (17.92%)
Sales and office occupations: 13,071 (32.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 51 (0.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 5,117 (12.69%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,633 (11.49%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 91 (0.23%)
Construction: 3,767 (9.34%)
Manufacturing: 3,587 (8.89%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,266 (3.14%)
Retail trade: 5,784 (14.34%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,718 (4.26%)
Information: 1,116 (2.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,000 (7.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4,190 (10.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,332 (18.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,906 (9.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,448 (6.07%)
Public administration: 2,132 (5.29%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 32,015 (79.37%)
Government workers: 5,352 (13.27%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,868 (7.11%)
Unpaid family workers: 102 (0.25%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 34,370 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,434 (9.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,560 (7.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,344 (15.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,581 (16.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,876 (17.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,410 (18.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,642 (7.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,906 (5.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 380 (1.11%)
$200,000 or more: 237 (0.69%)
Median household income: $35,566
With earnings: 27,597 (80.29%)
--Mean earnings: $44,944
With Social Security income: 7,755 (22.56%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,184
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,128 (6.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,811
With public assistance income: 2,388 (6.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,989
With retirement income: 5,378 (15.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,130
Families: 23,420 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,669 (7.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,547 (6.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,361 (14.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,702 (15.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,082 (17.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,692 (20.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,347 (10.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,539 (6.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 294 (1.26%)
$200,000 or more: 187 (0.8%)
Median family income: $40,045
Per capita income: $16,698
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,498
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,320
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 3,153 (13.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,741 (11.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,358 (5.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,382 (5.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,332 (5.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 568 (2.43%)
Individuals: 15,469 (66.05%)
--18 years and over: 9,326 (39.82%)
----65 years and over: 841 (3.59%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5,941 (25.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4,109 (17.54%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,747 (16%)
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