Yakima, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5380010, place: Yakima city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 53,108 (100%)
In labor force: 30,862 (58.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 30,848 (58.09%)
----Employed: 27,018 (50.87%)
----Unemployed: 3,830 (7.21%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.4%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 22,246 (41.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 27,692 (52.14%)
In labor force: 14,140 (26.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,140 (26.62%)
----Employed: 12,278 (23.12%)
Own children under 6 years: 7,359 (13.86%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,919 (7.38%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 26,439 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 20,215 (76.46%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,798 (14.37%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 336 (1.27%)
Walked: 858 (3.25%)
Other means: 513 (1.94%)
Worked at home: 719 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 27,018 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,572 (28.03%)
Service occupations: 4,922 (18.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,253 (23.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1,532 (5.67%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,270 (8.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,469 (16.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1,370 (5.07%)
Construction: 1,606 (5.94%)
Manufacturing: 3,247 (12.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 2,004 (7.42%)
Retail trade: 3,324 (12.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,078 (3.99%)
Information: 480 (1.78%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,035 (3.83%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,729 (6.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,242 (23.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,275 (8.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,399 (5.18%)
Public administration: 1,229 (4.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 21,252 (78.66%)
Government workers: 4,041 (14.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,678 (6.21%)
Unpaid family workers: 47 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 26,706 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,854 (14.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,420 (9.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,946 (18.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,426 (16.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,082 (15.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,885 (14.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,495 (5.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,020 (3.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 219 (0.82%)
$200,000 or more: 359 (1.34%)
Median household income: $29,475

With earnings: 19,833 (74.26%)
--Mean earnings: $40,689
With Social Security income: 7,850 (29.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,725
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,817 (6.8%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,342
With public assistance income: 1,733 (6.49%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,378
With retirement income: 3,901 (14.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,639

Families: 17,193 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,714 (9.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,073 (6.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,043 (17.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,822 (16.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,919 (16.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,141 (18.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,167 (6.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 863 (5.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 192 (1.12%)
$200,000 or more: 259 (1.51%)
Median family income: $34,798

Per capita income: $15,920

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,647
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,629

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,934 (17.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,672 (15.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,741 (10.13%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,494 (8.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,437 (8.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 819 (4.76%)
Individuals: 15,708 (91.36%)
--18 years and over: 8,933 (51.96%)
----65 years and over: 1,137 (6.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6,657 (38.72%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4,305 (25.04%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4,170 (24.25%)

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