General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0683668, place: Watsonville city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 30,909 (100%)
In labor force: 19,739 (63.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,739 (63.86%)
----Employed: 17,285 (55.92%)
----Unemployed: 2,454 (7.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 11,170 (36.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,434 (49.93%)
In labor force: 8,658 (28.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,658 (28.01%)
----Employed: 7,432 (24.04%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,080 (13.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,488 (8.05%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 16,604 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,086 (60.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,218 (25.4%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 484 (2.91%)
Walked: 889 (5.35%)
Other means: 669 (4.03%)
Worked at home: 258 (1.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 17,285 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,899 (16.77%)
Service occupations: 3,093 (17.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,438 (19.89%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2,940 (17.01%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,707 (9.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,208 (18.56%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3,039 (17.58%)
Construction: 1,193 (6.9%)
Manufacturing: 2,364 (13.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,082 (6.26%)
Retail trade: 1,952 (11.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 533 (3.08%)
Information: 276 (1.6%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 398 (2.3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,310 (7.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,570 (14.87%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,390 (8.04%)
Other services (except public administration): 738 (4.27%)
Public administration: 440 (2.55%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 14,423 (83.44%)
Government workers: 1,881 (10.88%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 928 (5.37%)
Unpaid family workers: 53 (0.31%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 11,478 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,051 (9.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 772 (6.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,636 (14.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,816 (15.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,934 (16.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,245 (19.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,112 (9.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 586 (5.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 129 (1.12%)
$200,000 or more: 197 (1.72%)
Median household income: $37,617
With earnings: 9,434 (82.19%)
--Mean earnings: $49,908
With Social Security income: 3,118 (27.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,811
With Supplemental Security Income: 754 (6.57%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,598
With public assistance income: 659 (5.74%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,750
With retirement income: 1,747 (15.22%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,206
Families: 8,954 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 595 (6.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 536 (5.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,281 (14.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,374 (15.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,604 (17.91%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,972 (22.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 847 (9.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 494 (5.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 95 (1.06%)
$200,000 or more: 156 (1.74%)
Median family income: $40,293
Per capita income: $13,205
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,701
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,225
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,381 (15.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,233 (13.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 693 (7.74%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 634 (7.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 567 (6.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 306 (3.42%)
Individuals: 8,361 (93.38%)
--18 years and over: 4,793 (53.53%)
----65 years and over: 331 (3.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,450 (38.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,558 (28.57%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,902 (21.24%)
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