General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0646870, place: Menlo Park city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 24,761 (100%)
In labor force: 15,853 (64.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,849 (64.01%)
----Employed: 15,429 (62.31%)
----Unemployed: 420 (1.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 8,908 (35.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,256 (53.54%)
In labor force: 7,431 (30.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,427 (29.99%)
----Employed: 7,207 (29.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,279 (9.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,159 (4.68%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 15,237 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,506 (75.51%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,084 (7.11%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 614 (4.03%)
Walked: 338 (2.22%)
Other means: 686 (4.5%)
Worked at home: 1,009 (6.62%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,429 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 9,695 (62.84%)
Service occupations: 1,415 (9.17%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,927 (18.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 557 (3.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 821 (5.32%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (0.2%)
Construction: 457 (2.96%)
Manufacturing: 2,064 (13.38%)
Wholesale trade.: 322 (2.09%)
Retail trade: 1,423 (9.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 341 (2.21%)
Information: 1,168 (7.57%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,106 (7.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,539 (22.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,265 (21.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 767 (4.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 661 (4.28%)
Public administration: 285 (1.85%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 12,388 (80.29%)
Government workers: 1,333 (8.64%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,671 (10.83%)
Unpaid family workers: 37 (0.24%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 12,481 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 512 (4.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 310 (2.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 903 (7.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 686 (5.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,235 (9.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,040 (16.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,405 (11.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,165 (17.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,099 (8.81%)
$200,000 or more: 2,126 (17.03%)
Median household income: $84,609
With earnings: 10,134 (81.2%)
--Mean earnings: $123,809
With Social Security income: 2,989 (23.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,879
With Supplemental Security Income: 268 (2.15%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $10,724
With public assistance income: 224 (1.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,319
With retirement income: 2,119 (16.98%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,155
Families: 7,326 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 186 (2.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 115 (1.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 362 (4.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 287 (3.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 618 (8.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,103 (15.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 773 (10.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,401 (19.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 764 (10.43%)
$200,000 or more: 1,717 (23.44%)
Median family income: $105,550
Per capita income: $53,341
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $79,766
Female full-time, year-round workers: $51,101
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 309 (4.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 238 (3.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 90 (1.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 177 (2.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 152 (2.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (0.31%)
Individuals: 2,059 (28.11%)
--18 years and over: 1,470 (20.07%)
----65 years and over: 327 (4.46%)
--Related children under 18 years: 580 (7.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 452 (6.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 933 (12.74%)
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