Torrance, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0680000, place: Torrance city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 109,862 (100%)
In labor force: 70,385 (64.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 70,314 (64%)
----Employed: 67,573 (61.51%)
----Unemployed: 2,741 (2.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 71 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 39,477 (35.93%)
Females 16 years and over: 57,208 (52.07%)
In labor force: 32,423 (29.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 32,401 (29.49%)
----Employed: 31,232 (28.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 9,130 (8.31%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,975 (4.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 66,569 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 55,197 (82.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,521 (9.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 835 (1.25%)
Walked: 883 (1.33%)
Other means: 814 (1.22%)
Worked at home: 2,319 (3.48%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 67,573 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 30,905 (45.74%)
Service occupations: 6,817 (10.09%)
Sales and office occupations: 20,284 (30.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (0.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4,174 (6.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,368 (7.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 152 (0.22%)
Construction: 2,671 (3.95%)
Manufacturing: 11,850 (17.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 3,401 (5.03%)
Retail trade: 7,685 (11.37%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 4,516 (6.68%)
Information: 2,468 (3.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4,818 (7.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8,166 (12.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 12,012 (17.78%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4,336 (6.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 3,041 (4.5%)
Public administration: 2,457 (3.64%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 52,464 (77.64%)
Government workers: 8,586 (12.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 6,141 (9.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 382 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 54,540 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,186 (5.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,232 (4.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,482 (8.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,701 (10.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,075 (14.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 11,762 (21.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7,675 (14.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7,655 (14.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,242 (4.11%)
$200,000 or more: 1,530 (2.81%)
Median household income: $56,489

With earnings: 44,752 (82.05%)
--Mean earnings: $70,709
With Social Security income: 13,297 (24.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,422
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,788 (3.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,547
With public assistance income: 1,084 (1.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,423
With retirement income: 9,115 (16.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,355

Families: 36,335 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,064 (2.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 877 (2.41%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,210 (6.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,066 (8.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,144 (14.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 8,251 (22.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,069 (16.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,555 (18.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,854 (5.1%)
$200,000 or more: 1,245 (3.43%)
Median family income: $67,098

Per capita income: $28,144

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $51,472
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,114

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,642 (4.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,151 (3.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 351 (0.97%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 666 (1.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 571 (1.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 141 (0.39%)
Individuals: 8,815 (24.26%)
--18 years and over: 6,539 (18%)
----65 years and over: 1,280 (3.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,173 (5.98%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,758 (4.84%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,511 (9.66%)

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