General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0640130, place: Lancaster city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 84,383 (100%)
In labor force: 49,136 (58.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 48,623 (57.62%)
----Employed: 43,178 (51.17%)
----Unemployed: 5,445 (6.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.2%
--Armed Forces: 513 (0.61%)
Not in labor force: 35,247 (41.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 41,956 (49.72%)
In labor force: 22,626 (26.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 22,585 (26.76%)
----Employed: 19,715 (23.36%)
Own children under 6 years: 10,782 (12.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5,940 (7.04%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 42,351 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 31,097 (73.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 8,006 (18.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 917 (2.17%)
Walked: 669 (1.58%)
Other means: 565 (1.33%)
Worked at home: 1,097 (2.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 43,178 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 13,948 (32.3%)
Service occupations: 7,517 (17.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 11,297 (26.16%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 63 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4,965 (11.5%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,388 (12.48%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 254 (0.59%)
Construction: 2,723 (6.31%)
Manufacturing: 5,413 (12.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 951 (2.2%)
Retail trade: 5,312 (12.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,445 (5.66%)
Information: 1,318 (3.05%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,156 (4.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,364 (7.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 10,022 (23.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,323 (7.7%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,329 (5.39%)
Public administration: 3,568 (8.26%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 30,698 (71.1%)
Government workers: 9,856 (22.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,482 (5.75%)
Unpaid family workers: 142 (0.33%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 38,157 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,703 (9.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,683 (7.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,109 (13.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,971 (13.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,170 (16.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,825 (20.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,987 (10.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,773 (7.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 491 (1.29%)
$200,000 or more: 445 (1.17%)
Median household income: $41,127
With earnings: 30,764 (80.62%)
--Mean earnings: $52,209
With Social Security income: 8,131 (21.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,612
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,187 (5.73%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,995
With public assistance income: 3,531 (9.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,463
With retirement income: 6,622 (17.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,043
Families: 27,954 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,252 (8.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,730 (6.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,372 (12.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,616 (12.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,539 (16.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,043 (21.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,229 (11.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,387 (8.54%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 423 (1.51%)
$200,000 or more: 363 (1.3%)
Median family income: $44,681
Per capita income: $16,935
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,710
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,619
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 3,847 (13.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3,390 (12.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,873 (6.7%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,234 (7.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,085 (7.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,138 (4.07%)
Individuals: 18,239 (65.25%)
--18 years and over: 9,965 (35.65%)
----65 years and over: 767 (2.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 8,112 (29.02%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5,658 (20.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,840 (13.74%)
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