Paradise, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0655520, place: Paradise town, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,561 (100%)
In labor force: 10,471 (48.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,471 (48.56%)
----Employed: 9,763 (45.28%)
----Unemployed: 708 (3.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 11,090 (51.44%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,873 (55.07%)
In labor force: 5,120 (23.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,120 (23.75%)
----Employed: 4,748 (22.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,284 (5.96%)
All parents in family in labor force: 727 (3.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,530 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,399 (77.64%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,322 (13.87%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 86 (0.9%)
Walked: 176 (1.85%)
Other means: 94 (0.99%)
Worked at home: 453 (4.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,763 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,964 (30.36%)
Service occupations: 1,995 (20.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,506 (25.67%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.23%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,079 (11.05%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,197 (12.26%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 79 (0.81%)
Construction: 785 (8.04%)
Manufacturing: 634 (6.49%)
Wholesale trade.: 302 (3.09%)
Retail trade: 1,264 (12.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 449 (4.6%)
Information: 196 (2.01%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 503 (5.15%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 795 (8.14%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,886 (29.56%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 651 (6.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 806 (8.26%)
Public administration: 413 (4.23%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,449 (66.06%)
Government workers: 1,653 (16.93%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,533 (15.7%)
Unpaid family workers: 128 (1.31%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,567 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,310 (11.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,121 (9.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,179 (18.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,678 (14.51%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,996 (17.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,895 (16.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 734 (6.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 361 (3.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 113 (0.98%)
$200,000 or more: 180 (1.56%)
Median household income: $31,863

With earnings: 7,017 (60.66%)
--Mean earnings: $41,996
With Social Security income: 5,327 (46.05%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,550
With Supplemental Security Income: 780 (6.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,627
With public assistance income: 552 (4.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,880
With retirement income: 3,389 (29.3%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,325

Families: 7,261 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 462 (6.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 415 (5.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,079 (14.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,083 (14.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,543 (21.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,552 (21.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 629 (8.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 300 (4.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 73 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 125 (1.72%)
Median family income: $41,228

Per capita income: $19,267

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,419
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,231

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 707 (9.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 479 (6.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 243 (3.35%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 352 (4.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 331 (4.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 171 (2.36%)
Individuals: 3,219 (44.33%)
--18 years and over: 2,233 (30.75%)
----65 years and over: 461 (6.35%)
--Related children under 18 years: 927 (12.77%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 628 (8.65%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,105 (15.22%)

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