Palm Desert, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0655184, place: Palm Desert city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 34,992 (100%)
In labor force: 18,203 (52.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,161 (51.9%)
----Employed: 17,384 (49.68%)
----Unemployed: 777 (2.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 42 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 16,789 (47.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 18,661 (53.33%)
In labor force: 8,451 (24.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,451 (24.15%)
----Employed: 8,028 (22.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,088 (5.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,107 (3.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 17,037 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,268 (77.88%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,912 (11.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 216 (1.27%)
Walked: 332 (1.95%)
Other means: 273 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 1,036 (6.08%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 17,384 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,479 (37.27%)
Service occupations: 3,663 (21.07%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,103 (29.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 27 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,275 (7.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 837 (4.81%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 82 (0.47%)
Construction: 1,427 (8.21%)
Manufacturing: 492 (2.83%)
Wholesale trade.: 390 (2.24%)
Retail trade: 2,167 (12.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 530 (3.05%)
Information: 372 (2.14%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,705 (9.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,806 (10.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,051 (17.55%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,760 (21.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 992 (5.71%)
Public administration: 610 (3.51%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 13,112 (75.43%)
Government workers: 1,901 (10.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,288 (13.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 83 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 19,370 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,413 (7.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,043 (5.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,128 (10.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,306 (11.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,111 (16.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,715 (19.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,938 (10.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,919 (9.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 815 (4.21%)
$200,000 or more: 982 (5.07%)
Median household income: $48,316

With earnings: 12,983 (67.03%)
--Mean earnings: $61,927
With Social Security income: 7,950 (41.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,713
With Supplemental Security Income: 522 (2.69%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,616
With public assistance income: 236 (1.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,718
With retirement income: 4,283 (22.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,356

Families: 11,460 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 368 (3.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 364 (3.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 787 (6.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,255 (10.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,958 (17.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,407 (21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,386 (12.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,497 (13.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 660 (5.76%)
$200,000 or more: 778 (6.79%)
Median family income: $58,183

Per capita income: $33,463

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,257
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,202

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 675 (5.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 456 (3.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 221 (1.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 207 (1.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 155 (1.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 77 (0.67%)
Individuals: 3,766 (32.86%)
--18 years and over: 2,912 (25.41%)
----65 years and over: 480 (4.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 819 (7.15%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 565 (4.93%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,580 (13.79%)

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