Pasco, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5353545, place: Pasco city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 21,769 (100%)
In labor force: 13,785 (63.32%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,785 (63.32%)
----Employed: 12,085 (55.51%)
----Unemployed: 1,700 (7.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 7,984 (36.68%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,657 (48.95%)
In labor force: 5,825 (26.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,825 (26.76%)
----Employed: 5,100 (23.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,845 (17.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,948 (8.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,768 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,934 (67.42%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,894 (24.59%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 210 (1.78%)
Walked: 168 (1.43%)
Other means: 243 (2.06%)
Worked at home: 319 (2.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,085 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,434 (20.14%)
Service occupations: 2,147 (17.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,581 (21.36%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1,483 (12.27%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,088 (9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,352 (19.46%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1,609 (13.31%)
Construction: 674 (5.58%)
Manufacturing: 1,647 (13.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 573 (4.74%)
Retail trade: 1,539 (12.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 838 (6.93%)
Information: 80 (0.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 397 (3.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,219 (10.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,809 (14.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 825 (6.83%)
Other services (except public administration): 542 (4.48%)
Public administration: 333 (2.76%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,975 (82.54%)
Government workers: 1,584 (13.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 497 (4.11%)
Unpaid family workers: 29 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,625 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,311 (13.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 723 (7.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,632 (16.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,203 (12.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,799 (18.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,541 (16.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 790 (8.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 475 (4.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 95 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 56 (0.58%)
Median household income: $34,540

With earnings: 7,936 (82.45%)
--Mean earnings: $43,318
With Social Security income: 2,079 (21.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,350
With Supplemental Security Income: 482 (5.01%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,559
With public assistance income: 802 (8.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,585
With retirement income: 1,234 (12.82%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,020

Families: 7,292 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 764 (10.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 480 (6.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,204 (16.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 991 (13.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,358 (18.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,264 (17.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 685 (9.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 403 (5.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 87 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 56 (0.77%)
Median family income: $37,342

Per capita income: $13,404

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,016
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,186

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,423 (19.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,273 (17.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 891 (12.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 669 (9.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 604 (8.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 381 (5.22%)
Individuals: 7,348 (100.77%)
--18 years and over: 3,819 (52.37%)
----65 years and over: 243 (3.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,488 (47.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,230 (30.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,258 (17.25%)

Return to Pasco,WA.