General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0655282, place: Palo Alto city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 47,814 (100%)
In labor force: 31,982 (66.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 31,982 (66.89%)
----Employed: 31,369 (65.61%)
----Unemployed: 613 (1.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 15,832 (33.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 24,605 (51.46%)
In labor force: 14,497 (30.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,497 (30.32%)
----Employed: 14,244 (29.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,545 (7.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,879 (3.93%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 30,950 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 23,073 (74.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,886 (6.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,064 (3.44%)
Walked: 997 (3.22%)
Other means: 1,896 (6.13%)
Worked at home: 2,034 (6.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 21 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 31,369 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 23,839 (76%)
Service occupations: 1,493 (4.76%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,638 (14.79%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.03%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 624 (1.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 766 (2.44%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (0.08%)
Construction: 653 (2.08%)
Manufacturing: 5,855 (18.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 454 (1.45%)
Retail trade: 2,020 (6.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 296 (0.94%)
Information: 2,082 (6.64%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,574 (5.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 7,616 (24.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 8,125 (25.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,165 (3.71%)
Other services (except public administration): 780 (2.49%)
Public administration: 725 (2.31%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 25,182 (80.28%)
Government workers: 3,013 (9.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3,126 (9.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 48 (0.15%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 25,308 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,202 (4.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 890 (3.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,471 (5.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,375 (5.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,334 (9.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,346 (13.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,145 (12.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4,670 (18.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,616 (10.34%)
$200,000 or more: 4,259 (16.83%)
Median household income: $90,377
With earnings: 20,942 (82.75%)
--Mean earnings: $125,045
With Social Security income: 5,851 (23.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,844
With Supplemental Security Income: 650 (2.57%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,195
With public assistance income: 245 (0.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,020
With retirement income: 3,817 (15.08%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,126
Families: 14,848 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 336 (2.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 248 (1.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 467 (3.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 485 (3.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,004 (6.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,719 (11.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,923 (12.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,209 (21.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,940 (13.07%)
$200,000 or more: 3,517 (23.69%)
Median family income: $117,574
Per capita income: $56,257
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $91,051
Female full-time, year-round workers: $60,202
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 478 (3.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 298 (2.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 48 (0.32%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 174 (1.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 125 (0.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.04%)
Individuals: 2,801 (18.86%)
--18 years and over: 2,252 (15.17%)
----65 years and over: 450 (3.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 494 (3.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 430 (2.9%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,440 (9.7%)
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