La Grande, OR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4140350, place: La Grande city, Oregon)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 9,768 (100%)
In labor force: 6,106 (62.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,088 (62.33%)
----Employed: 5,611 (57.44%)
----Unemployed: 477 (4.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 18 (0.18%)
Not in labor force: 3,662 (37.49%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,149 (52.71%)
In labor force: 2,935 (30.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,935 (30.05%)
----Employed: 2,737 (28.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 907 (9.29%)
All parents in family in labor force: 581 (5.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,557 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,088 (73.56%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 627 (11.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.09%)
Walked: 468 (8.42%)
Other means: 149 (2.68%)
Worked at home: 220 (3.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 13 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,611 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,807 (32.2%)
Service occupations: 1,079 (19.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,358 (24.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 105 (1.87%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 352 (6.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 910 (16.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 213 (3.8%)
Construction: 171 (3.05%)
Manufacturing: 662 (11.8%)
Wholesale trade.: 151 (2.69%)
Retail trade: 698 (12.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 248 (4.42%)
Information: 152 (2.71%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 212 (3.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 296 (5.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,486 (26.48%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 624 (11.12%)
Other services (except public administration): 268 (4.78%)
Public administration: 430 (7.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,686 (65.69%)
Government workers: 1,434 (25.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 459 (8.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 32 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,104 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 787 (15.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 510 (9.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 762 (14.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 721 (14.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 960 (18.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 775 (15.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 397 (7.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 129 (2.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 41 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (0.43%)
Median household income: $31,576

With earnings: 3,864 (75.71%)
--Mean earnings: $38,449
With Social Security income: 1,450 (28.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,236
With Supplemental Security Income: 236 (4.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,033
With public assistance income: 258 (5.05%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,214
With retirement income: 825 (16.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,445

Families: 3,075 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 154 (5.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 226 (7.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 416 (13.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 487 (15.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 651 (21.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 622 (20.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 334 (10.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 122 (3.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 41 (1.33%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (0.72%)
Median family income: $40,508

Per capita income: $16,550

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,746
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,930

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 254 (8.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 171 (5.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 106 (3.45%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 158 (5.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 119 (3.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 74 (2.41%)
Individuals: 1,796 (58.41%)
--18 years and over: 1,489 (48.42%)
----65 years and over: 155 (5.04%)
--Related children under 18 years: 272 (8.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 156 (5.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,114 (36.23%)

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