General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0686944, place: Yreka city, California)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,779 (100%)
In labor force: 3,211 (55.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,205 (55.46%)
----Employed: 2,950 (51.05%)
----Unemployed: 255 (4.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 2,568 (44.44%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,140 (54.33%)
In labor force: 1,644 (28.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,644 (28.45%)
----Employed: 1,556 (26.93%)
Own children under 6 years: 501 (8.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 370 (6.4%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,875 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,075 (72.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 341 (11.86%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.24%)
Walked: 226 (7.86%)
Other means: 37 (1.29%)
Worked at home: 189 (6.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 9.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,950 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 947 (32.1%)
Service occupations: 661 (22.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 853 (28.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 41 (1.39%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 162 (5.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 286 (9.69%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 68 (2.31%)
Construction: 139 (4.71%)
Manufacturing: 151 (5.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 32 (1.08%)
Retail trade: 438 (14.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 106 (3.59%)
Information: 25 (0.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 125 (4.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 250 (8.47%)
Educational, health and social services: 771 (26.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 342 (11.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 195 (6.61%)
Public administration: 308 (10.44%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,699 (57.59%)
Government workers: 819 (27.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 394 (13.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 38 (1.29%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,147 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 423 (13.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 394 (12.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 627 (19.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 404 (12.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 605 (19.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 396 (12.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 143 (4.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 99 (3.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 32 (1.02%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (0.76%)
Median household income: $27,398
With earnings: 2,113 (67.14%)
--Mean earnings: $35,929
With Social Security income: 1,191 (37.85%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,441
With Supplemental Security Income: 362 (11.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,568
With public assistance income: 220 (6.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,412
With retirement income: 639 (20.31%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,602
Families: 1,968 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 135 (6.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 185 (9.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 381 (19.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 236 (11.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 413 (20.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 344 (17.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 138 (7.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 99 (5.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 32 (1.63%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.25%)
Median family income: $37,448
Per capita income: $16,664
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,632
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,986
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 345 (17.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 309 (15.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 137 (6.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 196 (9.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 177 (8.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 61 (3.1%)
Individuals: 1,534 (77.95%)
--18 years and over: 887 (45.07%)
----65 years and over: 124 (6.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 639 (32.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 491 (24.95%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 356 (18.09%)
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