General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0678092, place: Tehachapi city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 9,161 (100%)
In labor force: 2,448 (26.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,448 (26.72%)
----Employed: 2,252 (24.58%)
----Unemployed: 196 (2.14%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 6,713 (73.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,573 (28.09%)
In labor force: 1,105 (12.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,105 (12.06%)
----Employed: 1,001 (10.93%)
Own children under 6 years: 591 (6.45%)
All parents in family in labor force: 314 (3.43%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,206 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,608 (72.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 361 (16.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.54%)
Walked: 109 (4.94%)
Other means: 27 (1.22%)
Worked at home: 89 (4.03%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,252 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 544 (24.16%)
Service occupations: 580 (25.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 557 (24.73%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 53 (2.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 215 (9.55%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 303 (13.45%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 116 (5.15%)
Construction: 73 (3.24%)
Manufacturing: 174 (7.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 75 (3.33%)
Retail trade: 258 (11.46%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 121 (5.37%)
Information: 80 (3.55%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 74 (3.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 156 (6.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 317 (14.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 239 (10.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 146 (6.48%)
Public administration: 423 (18.78%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,344 (59.68%)
Government workers: 646 (28.69%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 234 (10.39%)
Unpaid family workers: 28 (1.24%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 2,539 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 440 (17.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 261 (10.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 376 (14.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 355 (13.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 310 (12.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 540 (21.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 120 (4.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 95 (3.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 31 (1.22%)
Median household income: $29,208
With earnings: 1,729 (68.1%)
--Mean earnings: $41,804
With Social Security income: 833 (32.81%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,800
With Supplemental Security Income: 173 (6.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,842
With public assistance income: 159 (6.26%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,570
With retirement income: 554 (21.82%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,432
Families: 1,685 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 196 (11.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 84 (4.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 250 (14.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 252 (14.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 221 (13.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 457 (27.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 96 (5.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 95 (5.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.65%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (1.36%)
Median family income: $40,030
Per capita income: $18,220
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,446
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,023
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 293 (17.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 188 (11.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 102 (6.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 105 (6.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 98 (5.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 46 (2.73%)
Individuals: 1,317 (78.16%)
--18 years and over: 840 (49.85%)
----65 years and over: 159 (9.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 477 (28.31%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 342 (20.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 239 (14.18%)
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