Lakewood, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5338038, place: Lakewood city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 45,604 (100%)
In labor force: 27,053 (59.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,056 (54.94%)
----Employed: 23,009 (50.45%)
----Unemployed: 2,047 (4.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 1,997 (4.38%)
Not in labor force: 18,551 (40.68%)
Females 16 years and over: 23,663 (51.89%)
In labor force: 12,582 (27.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,195 (26.74%)
----Employed: 11,204 (24.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,791 (10.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,636 (5.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 24,495 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 18,437 (75.27%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,644 (14.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 962 (3.93%)
Walked: 573 (2.34%)
Other means: 283 (1.16%)
Worked at home: 596 (2.43%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 23,009 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,219 (31.37%)
Service occupations: 4,406 (19.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,219 (27.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 99 (0.43%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,860 (8.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,206 (13.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 124 (0.54%)
Construction: 1,199 (5.21%)
Manufacturing: 2,098 (9.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 831 (3.61%)
Retail trade: 3,159 (13.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,239 (5.38%)
Information: 583 (2.53%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,412 (6.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,889 (8.21%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,235 (22.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,120 (9.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,310 (5.69%)
Public administration: 1,810 (7.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 16,604 (72.16%)
Government workers: 5,009 (21.77%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,320 (5.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 76 (0.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 23,902 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,512 (10.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,852 (7.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,635 (15.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,432 (14.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,241 (17.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,843 (16.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,373 (9.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,265 (5.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 333 (1.39%)
$200,000 or more: 416 (1.74%)
Median household income: $36,422

With earnings: 18,510 (77.44%)
--Mean earnings: $45,030
With Social Security income: 6,073 (25.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,515
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,515 (6.34%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,458
With public assistance income: 1,763 (7.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,719
With retirement income: 5,532 (23.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,446

Families: 15,202 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,290 (8.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 704 (4.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,922 (12.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,145 (14.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,759 (18.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,840 (18.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,882 (12.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,082 (7.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 236 (1.55%)
$200,000 or more: 342 (2.25%)
Median family income: $42,551

Per capita income: $20,569

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,434
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,653

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,894 (12.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,622 (10.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,006 (6.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,135 (7.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,067 (7.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 629 (4.14%)
Individuals: 8,931 (58.75%)
--18 years and over: 5,597 (36.82%)
----65 years and over: 422 (2.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,242 (21.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,973 (12.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,732 (17.97%)

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