General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0628168, place: Gardena city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 44,285 (100%)
In labor force: 25,838 (58.34%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,823 (58.31%)
----Employed: 23,899 (53.97%)
----Unemployed: 1,924 (4.34%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 18,447 (41.66%)
Females 16 years and over: 23,122 (52.21%)
In labor force: 12,263 (27.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,256 (27.68%)
----Employed: 11,476 (25.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,932 (11.14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,477 (5.59%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 23,363 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 17,572 (75.21%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,577 (15.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 952 (4.07%)
Walked: 445 (1.9%)
Other means: 374 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 443 (1.9%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 23,899 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,665 (27.89%)
Service occupations: 3,795 (15.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,132 (29.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 58 (0.24%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,755 (7.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,494 (18.8%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 75 (0.31%)
Construction: 800 (3.35%)
Manufacturing: 4,479 (18.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,383 (5.79%)
Retail trade: 2,712 (11.35%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,162 (9.05%)
Information: 688 (2.88%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,175 (4.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,103 (8.8%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,914 (16.38%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,993 (8.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,361 (5.69%)
Public administration: 1,054 (4.41%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 19,048 (79.7%)
Government workers: 3,302 (13.82%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,407 (5.89%)
Unpaid family workers: 142 (0.59%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 20,404 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,283 (11.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,523 (7.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,655 (13.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,790 (13.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,163 (15.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,293 (21.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,901 (9.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,468 (7.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 172 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 156 (0.76%)
Median household income: $38,988
With earnings: 16,364 (80.2%)
--Mean earnings: $48,700
With Social Security income: 4,588 (22.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,885
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,214 (5.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,872
With public assistance income: 1,347 (6.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,439
With retirement income: 2,857 (14%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,731
Families: 14,191 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 990 (6.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 868 (6.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,734 (12.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,934 (13.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,233 (15.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,359 (23.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,614 (11.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,201 (8.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 159 (1.12%)
$200,000 or more: 99 (0.7%)
Median family income: $44,906
Per capita income: $17,263
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,951
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,908
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,746 (12.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,394 (9.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 793 (5.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 844 (5.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 749 (5.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 351 (2.47%)
Individuals: 8,944 (63.03%)
--18 years and over: 5,699 (40.16%)
----65 years and over: 687 (4.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,205 (22.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,109 (14.86%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,415 (17.02%)
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