Los Angeles, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0644000, place: Los Angeles city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,809,852 (100%)
In labor force: 1,690,316 (60.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,688,652 (60.1%)
----Employed: 1,532,074 (54.53%)
----Unemployed: 156,578 (5.57%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.3%
--Armed Forces: 1,664 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 1,119,536 (39.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,426,430 (50.77%)
In labor force: 756,303 (26.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 755,972 (26.9%)
----Employed: 680,733 (24.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 313,831 (11.17%)
All parents in family in labor force: 145,998 (5.2%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,494,895 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 982,735 (65.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 220,408 (14.74%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 152,435 (10.2%)
Walked: 53,386 (3.57%)
Other means: 24,236 (1.62%)
Worked at home: 61,695 (4.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,532,074 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 524,440 (34.23%)
Service occupations: 245,498 (16.02%)
Sales and office occupations: 409,696 (26.74%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2,511 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 117,561 (7.67%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 232,368 (15.17%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3,158 (0.21%)
Construction: 81,032 (5.29%)
Manufacturing: 202,277 (13.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 60,691 (3.96%)
Retail trade: 158,118 (10.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 60,867 (3.97%)
Information: 107,285 (7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 108,032 (7.05%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 197,876 (12.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 265,613 (17.34%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 147,462 (9.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 105,037 (6.86%)
Public administration: 34,626 (2.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,209,942 (78.97%)
Government workers: 162,402 (10.6%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 153,551 (10.02%)
Unpaid family workers: 6,179 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,276,609 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 169,738 (13.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 96,131 (7.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 182,068 (14.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 163,520 (12.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 185,855 (14.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 198,145 (15.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 107,198 (8.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 94,558 (7.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 32,418 (2.54%)
$200,000 or more: 46,978 (3.68%)
Median household income: $36,687

With earnings: 1,052,073 (82.41%)
--Mean earnings: $58,641
With Social Security income: 234,939 (18.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,831
With Supplemental Security Income: 76,925 (6.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,968
With public assistance income: 88,017 (6.89%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,772
With retirement income: 132,472 (10.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,336

Families: 807,039 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 80,406 (9.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59,912 (7.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 117,692 (14.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 102,635 (12.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 117,119 (14.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 128,202 (15.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74,400 (9.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 67,897 (8.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 23,631 (2.93%)
$200,000 or more: 35,145 (4.35%)
Median family income: $39,942

Per capita income: $20,671

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,880
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,197

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 147,516 (18.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 122,289 (15.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 66,008 (8.18%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 59,396 (7.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52,131 (6.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25,351 (3.14%)
Individuals: 801,050 (99.26%)
--18 years and over: 507,021 (62.82%)
----65 years and over: 43,550 (5.4%)
--Related children under 18 years: 288,496 (35.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 202,296 (25.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 209,431 (25.95%)

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