General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0646898, place: Merced city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 44,173 (100%)
In labor force: 25,636 (58.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,629 (58.02%)
----Employed: 22,267 (50.41%)
----Unemployed: 3,362 (7.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.1%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 18,537 (41.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 23,176 (52.47%)
In labor force: 11,889 (26.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,889 (26.91%)
----Employed: 10,340 (23.41%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,639 (15.03%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,576 (8.1%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 21,668 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 15,984 (73.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,177 (19.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 160 (0.74%)
Walked: 339 (1.56%)
Other means: 434 (2%)
Worked at home: 574 (2.65%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 22,267 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,093 (27.36%)
Service occupations: 4,041 (18.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,552 (24.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 981 (4.41%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,148 (9.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,452 (15.5%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1,173 (5.27%)
Construction: 1,272 (5.71%)
Manufacturing: 2,387 (10.72%)
Wholesale trade.: 691 (3.1%)
Retail trade: 2,466 (11.07%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 923 (4.15%)
Information: 911 (4.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 954 (4.28%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,859 (8.35%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,624 (25.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,695 (7.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 989 (4.44%)
Public administration: 1,323 (5.94%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 16,269 (73.06%)
Government workers: 4,503 (20.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,402 (6.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 93 (0.42%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 20,465 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,748 (13.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,094 (10.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,469 (16.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,249 (15.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,015 (14.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,410 (16.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,395 (6.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 774 (3.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 193 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 118 (0.58%)
Median household income: $30,429
With earnings: 15,987 (78.12%)
--Mean earnings: $40,221
With Social Security income: 4,783 (23.37%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,815
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,130 (10.41%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,797
With public assistance income: 2,675 (13.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,087
With retirement income: 3,417 (16.7%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,679
Families: 14,745 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,658 (11.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,384 (9.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,560 (17.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,247 (15.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,086 (14.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,675 (18.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,156 (7.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 699 (4.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 181 (1.23%)
$200,000 or more: 99 (0.67%)
Median family income: $32,470
Per capita income: $13,115
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,725
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,492
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 3,296 (22.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,937 (19.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,682 (11.41%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,584 (10.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,474 (10%)
----With related children under 5 years: 896 (6.08%)
Individuals: 17,489 (118.61%)
--18 years and over: 9,418 (63.87%)
----65 years and over: 568 (3.85%)
--Related children under 18 years: 7,984 (54.15%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5,703 (38.68%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,147 (21.34%)
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