General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0640340, place: La Puente city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 28,637 (100%)
In labor force: 16,575 (57.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,555 (57.81%)
----Employed: 15,032 (52.49%)
----Unemployed: 1,523 (5.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.2%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 12,062 (42.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 14,344 (50.09%)
In labor force: 7,139 (24.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,139 (24.93%)
----Employed: 6,346 (22.16%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,687 (12.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,744 (6.09%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 14,640 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,468 (64.67%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,663 (25.02%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 797 (5.44%)
Walked: 190 (1.3%)
Other means: 294 (2.01%)
Worked at home: 228 (1.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,032 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,311 (15.37%)
Service occupations: 2,473 (16.45%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,611 (24.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (0.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,686 (11.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,934 (32.82%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 22 (0.15%)
Construction: 893 (5.94%)
Manufacturing: 3,771 (25.09%)
Wholesale trade.: 995 (6.62%)
Retail trade: 1,713 (11.4%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 853 (5.67%)
Information: 332 (2.21%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 645 (4.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,546 (10.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,122 (14.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,002 (6.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 844 (5.61%)
Public administration: 294 (1.96%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 12,568 (83.61%)
Government workers: 1,505 (10.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 930 (6.19%)
Unpaid family workers: 29 (0.19%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 9,444 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 754 (7.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 551 (5.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,472 (15.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,232 (13.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,552 (16.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,164 (22.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 982 (10.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 602 (6.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 97 (1.03%)
$200,000 or more: 38 (0.4%)
Median household income: $41,222
With earnings: 8,248 (87.34%)
--Mean earnings: $47,675
With Social Security income: 2,079 (22.01%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,927
With Supplemental Security Income: 700 (7.41%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,840
With public assistance income: 681 (7.21%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,279
With retirement income: 1,159 (12.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,249
Families: 8,264 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 593 (7.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 487 (5.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,249 (15.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,219 (14.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,366 (16.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,873 (22.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 842 (10.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 555 (6.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 42 (0.51%)
$200,000 or more: 38 (0.46%)
Median family income: $41,079
Per capita income: $11,336
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,381
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,018
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,343 (16.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,185 (14.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 703 (8.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 409 (4.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 393 (4.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 194 (2.35%)
Individuals: 7,656 (92.64%)
--18 years and over: 4,299 (52.02%)
----65 years and over: 294 (3.56%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,234 (39.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,360 (28.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,325 (16.03%)
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