Vancouver, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5374060, place: Vancouver city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 108,396 (100%)
In labor force: 72,865 (67.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 72,508 (66.89%)
----Employed: 67,720 (62.47%)
----Unemployed: 4,788 (4.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 357 (0.33%)
Not in labor force: 35,531 (32.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 56,141 (51.79%)
In labor force: 33,661 (31.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 33,595 (30.99%)
----Employed: 31,399 (28.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 13,358 (12.32%)
All parents in family in labor force: 7,533 (6.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 67,015 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 51,565 (76.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 8,450 (12.61%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,471 (3.69%)
Walked: 1,225 (1.83%)
Other means: 888 (1.33%)
Worked at home: 2,416 (3.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 23 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 67,720 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 19,727 (29.13%)
Service occupations: 10,024 (14.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 19,013 (28.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 270 (0.4%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 6,726 (9.93%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 11,960 (17.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 506 (0.75%)
Construction: 4,564 (6.74%)
Manufacturing: 11,656 (17.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 3,031 (4.48%)
Retail trade: 8,505 (12.56%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5,175 (7.64%)
Information: 1,937 (2.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4,245 (6.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 5,600 (8.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 11,251 (16.61%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5,735 (8.47%)
Other services (except public administration): 3,151 (4.65%)
Public administration: 2,364 (3.49%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 56,145 (82.91%)
Government workers: 7,774 (11.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3,637 (5.37%)
Unpaid family workers: 164 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 56,605 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,504 (7.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,510 (6.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 7,107 (12.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 7,850 (13.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 11,032 (19.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 12,134 (21.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,714 (10.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,390 (5.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 735 (1.3%)
$200,000 or more: 629 (1.11%)
Median household income: $41,618

With earnings: 46,535 (82.21%)
--Mean earnings: $49,661
With Social Security income: 12,334 (21.79%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,278
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,552 (4.51%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,640
With public assistance income: 3,287 (5.81%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,244
With retirement income: 8,498 (15.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,051

Families: 36,610 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,152 (5.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,555 (4.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,751 (10.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,746 (12.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 7,101 (19.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 9,036 (24.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,435 (12.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,773 (7.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 609 (1.66%)
$200,000 or more: 452 (1.23%)
Median family income: $47,696

Per capita income: $20,192

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,306
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,940

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3,451 (9.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,866 (7.83%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,616 (4.41%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,709 (4.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,615 (4.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 847 (2.31%)
Individuals: 17,229 (47.06%)
--18 years and over: 10,926 (29.84%)
----65 years and over: 1,225 (3.35%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6,047 (16.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,837 (10.48%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5,495 (15.01%)

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