General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0643224, place: Los Alamitos city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 8,743 (100%)
In labor force: 5,888 (67.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,870 (67.14%)
----Employed: 5,721 (65.44%)
----Unemployed: 149 (1.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.5%
--Armed Forces: 18 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 2,855 (32.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,828 (55.22%)
In labor force: 3,036 (34.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,036 (34.72%)
----Employed: 2,965 (33.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 787 (9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 496 (5.67%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 5,544 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,607 (83.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 506 (9.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 52 (0.94%)
Walked: 210 (3.79%)
Other means: 55 (0.99%)
Worked at home: 114 (2.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,721 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,310 (40.38%)
Service occupations: 828 (14.47%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,777 (31.06%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 18 (0.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 289 (5.05%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 499 (8.72%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (0.24%)
Construction: 279 (4.88%)
Manufacturing: 856 (14.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 235 (4.11%)
Retail trade: 613 (10.71%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 289 (5.05%)
Information: 128 (2.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 514 (8.98%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 550 (9.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,140 (19.93%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 541 (9.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 267 (4.67%)
Public administration: 295 (5.16%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,320 (75.51%)
Government workers: 924 (16.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 452 (7.9%)
Unpaid family workers: 25 (0.44%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,168 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 231 (5.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 156 (3.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 374 (8.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 401 (9.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 679 (16.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,073 (25.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 474 (11.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 528 (12.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 125 (3%)
$200,000 or more: 127 (3.05%)
Median household income: $55,286
With earnings: 3,507 (84.14%)
--Mean earnings: $66,256
With Social Security income: 913 (21.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,246
With Supplemental Security Income: 130 (3.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,787
With public assistance income: 123 (2.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,266
With retirement income: 556 (13.34%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,740
Families: 3,005 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 108 (3.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 37 (1.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 244 (8.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 285 (9.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 451 (15.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 770 (25.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 442 (14.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 464 (15.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 108 (3.59%)
$200,000 or more: 96 (3.19%)
Median family income: $60,767
Per capita income: $26,014
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $49,946
Female full-time, year-round workers: $36,002
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 124 (4.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 69 (2.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (1.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 53 (1.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (1.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (0.27%)
Individuals: 567 (18.87%)
--18 years and over: 431 (14.34%)
----65 years and over: 110 (3.66%)
--Related children under 18 years: 136 (4.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 67 (2.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 218 (7.25%)
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