Santa Maria, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0669196, place: Santa Maria city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 55,559 (100%)
In labor force: 33,646 (60.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 33,536 (60.36%)
----Employed: 30,656 (55.18%)
----Unemployed: 2,880 (5.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.6%
--Armed Forces: 110 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 21,913 (39.44%)
Females 16 years and over: 27,716 (49.89%)
In labor force: 14,533 (26.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,503 (26.1%)
----Employed: 12,992 (23.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 7,653 (13.77%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,402 (7.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 29,874 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 19,661 (65.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 8,376 (28.04%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 216 (0.72%)
Walked: 488 (1.63%)
Other means: 737 (2.47%)
Worked at home: 396 (1.33%)
Mean travel time to work: 20 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 30,656 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,442 (17.75%)
Service occupations: 5,025 (16.39%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,167 (23.38%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5,735 (18.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,753 (8.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,534 (14.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6,573 (21.44%)
Construction: 1,855 (6.05%)
Manufacturing: 2,660 (8.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,467 (4.79%)
Retail trade: 3,745 (12.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 921 (3%)
Information: 515 (1.68%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,148 (3.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,152 (7.02%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,144 (13.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,697 (8.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,581 (5.16%)
Public administration: 1,198 (3.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 25,098 (81.87%)
Government workers: 3,380 (11.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,063 (6.73%)
Unpaid family workers: 115 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 22,111 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,833 (8.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,754 (7.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,585 (16.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,386 (15.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,130 (18.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,116 (18.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,806 (8.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,102 (4.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 250 (1.13%)
$200,000 or more: 149 (0.67%)
Median household income: $36,541

With earnings: 17,444 (78.89%)
--Mean earnings: $44,137
With Social Security income: 6,477 (29.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,044
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,361 (6.16%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,108
With public assistance income: 1,391 (6.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,251
With retirement income: 4,232 (19.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,358

Families: 16,726 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,087 (6.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,086 (6.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,622 (15.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,546 (15.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,239 (19.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,374 (20.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,522 (9.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 875 (5.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 230 (1.38%)
$200,000 or more: 145 (0.87%)
Median family income: $39,277

Per capita income: $13,780

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,700
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,364

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,596 (15.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,240 (13.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,341 (8.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 941 (5.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 849 (5.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 443 (2.65%)
Individuals: 14,823 (88.62%)
--18 years and over: 8,408 (50.27%)
----65 years and over: 626 (3.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6,213 (37.15%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4,309 (25.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,214 (19.22%)

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