General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0668154, place: San Luis Obispo city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 38,618 (100%)
In labor force: 23,869 (61.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 23,817 (61.67%)
----Employed: 22,057 (57.12%)
----Unemployed: 1,760 (4.56%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 52 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 14,749 (38.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 18,732 (48.51%)
In labor force: 10,824 (28.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,814 (28%)
----Employed: 10,046 (26.01%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,938 (5.02%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,019 (2.64%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 21,684 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 14,962 (69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,246 (10.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 620 (2.86%)
Walked: 1,781 (8.21%)
Other means: 1,063 (4.9%)
Worked at home: 1,012 (4.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 22,057 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,595 (38.97%)
Service occupations: 4,354 (19.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,315 (28.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 191 (0.87%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,203 (5.45%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,399 (6.34%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 211 (0.96%)
Construction: 1,036 (4.7%)
Manufacturing: 1,275 (5.78%)
Wholesale trade.: 371 (1.68%)
Retail trade: 2,877 (13.04%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 764 (3.46%)
Information: 897 (4.07%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,241 (5.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,438 (11.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,467 (24.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,495 (15.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,032 (4.68%)
Public administration: 953 (4.32%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 15,218 (68.99%)
Government workers: 4,891 (22.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,911 (8.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 37 (0.17%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 18,656 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,975 (15.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,869 (10.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,670 (14.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,343 (12.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,667 (14.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,628 (14.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,539 (8.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,239 (6.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 383 (2.05%)
$200,000 or more: 343 (1.84%)
Median household income: $31,926
With earnings: 15,152 (81.22%)
--Mean earnings: $43,529
With Social Security income: 3,913 (20.97%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,551
With Supplemental Security Income: 559 (3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,289
With public assistance income: 243 (1.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,180
With retirement income: 2,697 (14.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,729
Families: 7,826 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 347 (4.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 393 (5.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 612 (7.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 855 (10.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,300 (16.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,600 (20.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,139 (14.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 948 (12.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 358 (4.57%)
$200,000 or more: 274 (3.5%)
Median family income: $56,319
Per capita income: $20,386
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,915
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,407
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 555 (7.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 276 (3.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 159 (2.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 264 (3.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 169 (2.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 97 (1.24%)
Individuals: 11,407 (145.76%)
--18 years and over: 10,780 (137.75%)
----65 years and over: 233 (2.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 567 (7.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 361 (4.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 9,878 (126.22%)
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