La Mirada, CA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0640032, place: La Mirada city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 35,869 (100%)
In labor force: 22,415 (62.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 22,390 (62.42%)
----Employed: 21,162 (59%)
----Unemployed: 1,228 (3.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.5%
--Armed Forces: 25 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 13,454 (37.51%)
Females 16 years and over: 19,145 (53.37%)
In labor force: 10,498 (29.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,498 (29.27%)
----Employed: 9,881 (27.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,182 (8.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,842 (5.14%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 20,753 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 16,414 (79.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,547 (12.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 298 (1.44%)
Walked: 709 (3.42%)
Other means: 311 (1.5%)
Worked at home: 474 (2.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 21,162 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,634 (36.07%)
Service occupations: 2,543 (12.02%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,864 (32.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,521 (7.19%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,596 (12.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 49 (0.23%)
Construction: 975 (4.61%)
Manufacturing: 3,516 (16.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,570 (7.42%)
Retail trade: 2,378 (11.24%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,255 (5.93%)
Information: 478 (2.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,398 (6.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,436 (6.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,627 (21.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,433 (6.77%)
Other services (except public administration): 934 (4.41%)
Public administration: 1,113 (5.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 16,136 (76.25%)
Government workers: 3,611 (17.06%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,345 (6.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 70 (0.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,567 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 581 (3.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 620 (4.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,133 (7.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,403 (9.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,890 (12.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,594 (24.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,495 (17.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,080 (14.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 442 (3.03%)
$200,000 or more: 329 (2.26%)
Median household income: $61,632

With earnings: 11,737 (80.57%)
--Mean earnings: $70,895
With Social Security income: 4,558 (31.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,477
With Supplemental Security Income: 544 (3.73%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,289
With public assistance income: 384 (2.64%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,039
With retirement income: 3,048 (20.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,088

Families: 11,593 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 257 (2.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 249 (2.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 691 (5.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 894 (7.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,544 (13.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,170 (27.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,261 (19.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,865 (16.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 393 (3.39%)
$200,000 or more: 269 (2.32%)
Median family income: $66,598

Per capita income: $22,404

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $47,364
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,993

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 432 (3.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 295 (2.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 100 (0.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 145 (1.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 122 (1.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (0.3%)
Individuals: 2,542 (21.93%)
--18 years and over: 1,745 (15.05%)
----65 years and over: 277 (2.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 738 (6.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 614 (5.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 804 (6.94%)

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