Paramount, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0655618, place: Paramount city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 36,631 (100%)
In labor force: 21,312 (58.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,305 (58.16%)
----Employed: 18,858 (51.48%)
----Unemployed: 2,447 (6.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.5%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 15,319 (41.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 18,907 (51.61%)
In labor force: 9,415 (25.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,415 (25.7%)
----Employed: 8,189 (22.36%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,893 (18.82%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,335 (9.1%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 18,289 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,918 (65.16%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,423 (24.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 686 (3.75%)
Walked: 525 (2.87%)
Other means: 437 (2.39%)
Worked at home: 300 (1.64%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 18,858 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,399 (18.02%)
Service occupations: 2,958 (15.69%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,950 (26.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 34 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,988 (10.54%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,529 (29.32%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 58 (0.31%)
Construction: 1,338 (7.1%)
Manufacturing: 4,609 (24.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,028 (5.45%)
Retail trade: 2,109 (11.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,372 (7.28%)
Information: 422 (2.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 924 (4.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,382 (7.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,863 (15.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,418 (7.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 950 (5.04%)
Public administration: 385 (2.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 15,678 (83.14%)
Government workers: 2,036 (10.8%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,102 (5.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 42 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 13,963 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,386 (9.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 947 (6.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,182 (15.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,072 (14.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,671 (19.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,816 (20.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,169 (8.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 497 (3.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 92 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 131 (0.94%)
Median household income: $36,749

With earnings: 12,234 (87.62%)
--Mean earnings: $45,519
With Social Security income: 2,246 (16.09%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,829
With Supplemental Security Income: 849 (6.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,205
With public assistance income: 1,299 (9.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,288
With retirement income: 1,443 (10.33%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,225

Families: 11,359 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 966 (8.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 616 (5.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,924 (16.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,711 (15.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,219 (19.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,382 (20.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 935 (8.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 425 (3.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 50 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 131 (1.15%)
Median family income: $37,276

Per capita income: $11,487

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,730
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,472

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,164 (19.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,039 (17.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,199 (10.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 906 (7.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 894 (7.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 479 (4.22%)
Individuals: 12,011 (105.74%)
--18 years and over: 6,423 (56.55%)
----65 years and over: 282 (2.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5,535 (48.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,898 (34.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,792 (15.78%)

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