Los Altos, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0643280, place: Los Altos city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,693 (100%)
In labor force: 12,941 (59.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,941 (59.66%)
----Employed: 12,711 (58.59%)
----Unemployed: 230 (1.06%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 8,752 (40.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,393 (52.52%)
In labor force: 5,640 (26%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,640 (26%)
----Employed: 5,520 (25.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,845 (8.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 949 (4.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,559 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,571 (84.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 537 (4.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 192 (1.53%)
Walked: 174 (1.39%)
Other means: 195 (1.55%)
Worked at home: 890 (7.09%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,711 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 9,499 (74.73%)
Service occupations: 510 (4.01%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,031 (15.98%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (0.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 295 (2.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 364 (2.86%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (0.19%)
Construction: 255 (2.01%)
Manufacturing: 3,372 (26.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 276 (2.17%)
Retail trade: 903 (7.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 98 (0.77%)
Information: 824 (6.48%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 881 (6.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,701 (21.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,501 (19.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 413 (3.25%)
Other services (except public administration): 326 (2.56%)
Public administration: 137 (1.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,133 (79.72%)
Government workers: 1,028 (8.09%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,519 (11.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,455 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 138 (1.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 150 (1.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 327 (3.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 531 (5.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 806 (7.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 998 (9.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,129 (10.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,926 (18.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,526 (14.6%)
$200,000 or more: 2,924 (27.97%)
Median household income: $126,740

With earnings: 8,314 (79.52%)
--Mean earnings: $166,970
With Social Security income: 3,149 (30.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,610
With Supplemental Security Income: 130 (1.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,972
With public assistance income: 70 (0.67%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,977
With retirement income: 2,315 (22.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $28,726

Families: 8,036 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 54 (0.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 60 (0.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 142 (1.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 167 (2.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 499 (6.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 668 (8.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 842 (10.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,628 (20.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,293 (16.09%)
$200,000 or more: 2,683 (33.39%)
Median family income: $148,201

Per capita income: $66,776

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $100,001
Female full-time, year-round workers: $67,332

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 91 (1.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 71 (0.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (0.26%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 27 (0.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (0.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.12%)
Individuals: 647 (8.05%)
--18 years and over: 467 (5.81%)
----65 years and over: 74 (0.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 139 (1.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 111 (1.38%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 337 (4.19%)

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