Whittier, CA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0685292, place: Whittier city, California)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 62,628 (100%)
In labor force: 38,824 (61.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 38,785 (61.93%)
----Employed: 36,470 (58.23%)
----Unemployed: 2,315 (3.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6%
--Armed Forces: 39 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 23,804 (38.01%)
Females 16 years and over: 32,841 (52.44%)
In labor force: 18,280 (29.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,280 (29.19%)
----Employed: 17,061 (27.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 7,346 (11.73%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,084 (6.52%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 35,596 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 28,471 (79.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,432 (12.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 888 (2.49%)
Walked: 721 (2.03%)
Other means: 327 (0.92%)
Worked at home: 757 (2.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 36,470 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 12,283 (33.68%)
Service occupations: 4,412 (12.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 11,494 (31.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.01%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,899 (7.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,377 (14.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 59 (0.16%)
Construction: 1,921 (5.27%)
Manufacturing: 5,628 (15.43%)
Wholesale trade.: 2,335 (6.4%)
Retail trade: 4,083 (11.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,358 (6.47%)
Information: 1,220 (3.35%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,090 (5.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,109 (8.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,690 (21.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,240 (6.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,871 (5.13%)
Public administration: 1,866 (5.12%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 28,034 (76.87%)
Government workers: 6,073 (16.65%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,222 (6.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 141 (0.39%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 28,273 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,912 (6.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,612 (5.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,905 (10.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,313 (11.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,557 (16.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,839 (20.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,559 (12.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,881 (10.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 958 (3.39%)
$200,000 or more: 737 (2.61%)
Median household income: $49,256

With earnings: 23,020 (81.42%)
--Mean earnings: $62,340
With Social Security income: 7,325 (25.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,864
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,237 (4.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,954
With public assistance income: 1,050 (3.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,161
With retirement income: 4,271 (15.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,319

Families: 20,650 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 832 (4.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 958 (4.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,839 (8.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,301 (11.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,147 (15.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,575 (22.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,014 (14.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,507 (12.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 862 (4.17%)
$200,000 or more: 615 (2.98%)
Median family income: $55,726

Per capita income: $21,409

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,394
Female full-time, year-round workers: $34,223

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,609 (7.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,344 (6.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 738 (3.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 747 (3.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 702 (3.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 364 (1.76%)
Individuals: 8,549 (41.4%)
--18 years and over: 5,314 (25.73%)
----65 years and over: 809 (3.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,126 (15.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,110 (10.22%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,512 (12.16%)

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