General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0637554, place: Joshua Tree CDP, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 3,246 (100%)
In labor force: 1,612 (49.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,566 (48.24%)
----Employed: 1,413 (43.53%)
----Unemployed: 153 (4.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.8%
--Armed Forces: 46 (1.42%)
Not in labor force: 1,634 (50.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,590 (48.98%)
In labor force: 617 (19.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 617 (19.01%)
----Employed: 550 (16.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 312 (9.61%)
All parents in family in labor force: 173 (5.33%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 1,437 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 943 (65.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 259 (18.02%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 26 (1.81%)
Walked: 43 (2.99%)
Other means: 77 (5.36%)
Worked at home: 89 (6.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,413 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 423 (29.94%)
Service occupations: 248 (17.55%)
Sales and office occupations: 249 (17.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 307 (21.73%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 186 (13.16%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 140 (9.91%)
Manufacturing: 36 (2.55%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (1.63%)
Retail trade: 230 (16.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 112 (7.93%)
Information: 25 (1.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 58 (4.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 101 (7.15%)
Educational, health and social services: 468 (33.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 98 (6.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 48 (3.4%)
Public administration: 74 (5.24%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 977 (69.14%)
Government workers: 267 (18.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 159 (11.25%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (0.71%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 1,819 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 247 (13.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 257 (14.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 357 (19.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 329 (18.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 277 (15.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 239 (13.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 84 (4.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (1.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.49%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,535
With earnings: 1,202 (66.08%)
--Mean earnings: $33,593
With Social Security income: 703 (38.65%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,766
With Supplemental Security Income: 293 (16.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,589
With public assistance income: 128 (7.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,708
With retirement income: 452 (24.85%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,073
Families: 1,064 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 125 (11.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 119 (11.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 200 (18.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (10.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 214 (20.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 209 (19.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66 (6.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (0.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.85%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,333
Per capita income: $13,856
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,465
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,375
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 191 (17.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 167 (15.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 53 (4.98%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 113 (10.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 104 (9.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (3.29%)
Individuals: 920 (86.47%)
--18 years and over: 548 (51.5%)
----65 years and over: 40 (3.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 372 (34.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 286 (26.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 281 (26.41%)
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