Eureka, CA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0623042, place: Eureka city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 20,671 (100%)
In labor force: 11,850 (57.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,838 (57.27%)
----Employed: 10,694 (51.73%)
----Unemployed: 1,144 (5.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.7%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 8,821 (42.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,580 (51.18%)
In labor force: 5,545 (26.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,536 (26.78%)
----Employed: 5,115 (24.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,808 (8.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,066 (5.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,426 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,099 (68.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,565 (15.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 200 (1.92%)
Walked: 808 (7.75%)
Other means: 178 (1.71%)
Worked at home: 576 (5.52%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,694 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,596 (24.28%)
Service occupations: 2,577 (24.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,998 (28.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 183 (1.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 987 (9.23%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,353 (12.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 399 (3.73%)
Construction: 695 (6.5%)
Manufacturing: 597 (5.58%)
Wholesale trade.: 363 (3.39%)
Retail trade: 1,507 (14.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 421 (3.94%)
Information: 228 (2.13%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 688 (6.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 695 (6.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,662 (24.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,179 (11.02%)
Other services (except public administration): 647 (6.05%)
Public administration: 613 (5.73%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,450 (69.67%)
Government workers: 1,973 (18.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,196 (11.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 75 (0.7%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,834 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,786 (16.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,197 (11.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,289 (21.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,539 (14.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,550 (14.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,578 (14.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 423 (3.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 304 (2.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 23 (0.21%)
$200,000 or more: 145 (1.34%)
Median household income: $25,849

With earnings: 7,778 (71.79%)
--Mean earnings: $34,549
With Social Security income: 3,140 (28.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,131
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,092 (10.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,130
With public assistance income: 1,041 (9.61%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,164
With retirement income: 1,887 (17.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,097

Families: 5,875 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 565 (9.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 489 (8.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,154 (19.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 862 (14.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,094 (18.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,081 (18.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 297 (5.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 212 (3.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.31%)
$200,000 or more: 103 (1.75%)
Median family income: $33,438

Per capita income: $16,174

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,706
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,038

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 926 (15.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 782 (13.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 414 (7.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 537 (9.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 508 (8.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 266 (4.53%)
Individuals: 5,982 (101.82%)
--18 years and over: 4,267 (72.63%)
----65 years and over: 393 (6.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,622 (27.61%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,072 (18.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,970 (50.55%)

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