Centralia, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5311160, place: Centralia city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,352 (100%)
In labor force: 6,334 (55.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,334 (55.8%)
----Employed: 5,717 (50.36%)
----Unemployed: 617 (5.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,018 (44.2%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,021 (53.04%)
In labor force: 2,817 (24.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,817 (24.82%)
----Employed: 2,569 (22.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,316 (11.59%)
All parents in family in labor force: 720 (6.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,560 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,072 (73.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 983 (17.68%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 47 (0.85%)
Walked: 204 (3.67%)
Other means: 83 (1.49%)
Worked at home: 171 (3.08%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,717 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,265 (22.13%)
Service occupations: 1,214 (21.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,467 (25.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 263 (4.6%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 578 (10.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 930 (16.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 391 (6.84%)
Construction: 417 (7.29%)
Manufacturing: 683 (11.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 145 (2.54%)
Retail trade: 826 (14.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 312 (5.46%)
Information: 106 (1.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 278 (4.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 262 (4.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,171 (20.48%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 500 (8.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 290 (5.07%)
Public administration: 336 (5.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,353 (76.14%)
Government workers: 957 (16.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 374 (6.54%)
Unpaid family workers: 33 (0.58%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,938 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 808 (13.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 651 (10.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,097 (18.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 968 (16.3%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,014 (17.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 907 (15.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 271 (4.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 121 (2.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 35 (0.59%)
$200,000 or more: 66 (1.11%)
Median household income: $30,078

With earnings: 3,942 (66.39%)
--Mean earnings: $38,143
With Social Security income: 2,051 (34.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,047
With Supplemental Security Income: 444 (7.48%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,057
With public assistance income: 429 (7.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,028
With retirement income: 1,160 (19.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,885

Families: 3,565 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 295 (8.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 240 (6.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 602 (16.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 608 (17.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 675 (18.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 753 (21.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 238 (6.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 114 (3.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 20 (0.56%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (0.56%)
Median family income: $35,684

Per capita income: $16,305

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,595
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,076

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 484 (13.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 427 (11.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 235 (6.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 249 (6.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 237 (6.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 119 (3.34%)
Individuals: 2,591 (72.68%)
--18 years and over: 1,631 (45.75%)
----65 years and over: 253 (7.1%)
--Related children under 18 years: 918 (25.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 601 (16.86%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 936 (26.26%)

Return to Centralia,WA.