Los Angeles California Economic and demographic information

Los Angeles California Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Los Angeles city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 2,809,852 100.0     Households 1,276,609 100.0
In labor force 1,690,316 60.2   Less than $10,000 169,738 13.3
     Civilian labor force 1,688,652 60.1   $10,000 to $14,999 96,131 7.5
          Employed 1,532,074 54.5   $15,000 to $24,999 182,068 14.3
          Unemployed 156,578 5.6   $25,000 to $34,999 163,520 12.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 185,855 14.6
     Armed Forces 1,664 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 198,145 15.5
Not in labor force 1,119,536 39.8   $75,000 to $99,999 107,198 8.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 94,558 7.4
   Females 16 years and over 1,426,430 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 32,418 2.5
In labor force 756,303 53.0   $200,000 or more 46,978 3.7
     Civilian labor force 755,972 53.0   Median household income (dollars) 36,687 (X)
          Employed 680,733 47.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 313,831 100.0   With earnings 1,052,073 82.4
All parents in family in labor force 145,998 46.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 58,641 (X)
        With Social Security income 234,939 18.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,831 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 1,494,895 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 76,925 6.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 982,735 65.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,968 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 220,408 14.7   With public assistance income 88,017 6.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 152,435 10.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 4,772 (X)
Walked 53,386 3.6   With retirement income 132,472 10.4
Other means 24,236 1.6        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 18,336 (X)
Worked at home 61,695 4.1        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 29.6 (X)        
          Families 807,039 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 1,532,074 100.0   Less than $10,000 80,406 10.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 59,912 7.4
Management, professional, and related occupations 524,440 34.2   $15,000 to $24,999 117,692 14.6
Service occupations 245,498 16.0   $25,000 to $34,999 102,635 12.7
Sales and office occupations 409,696 26.7    $35,000 to $49,999 117,119 14.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2,511 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 128,202 15.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 117,561 7.7   $75,000 to $99,999 74,400 9.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 232,368 15.2   $100,000 to $149,999 67,897 8.4
        150,000 to $199,999 23,631 2.9
        $200,000 or more 35,145 4.4
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 39,942 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3,158 0.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,671 (X)
Construction 81,032 5.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 202,277 13.2   Male full-time, year-round workers 31,880 (X)
Wholesale trade 60,691 4.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,197 (X)
Retail trade 158,118 10.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 60,867 4.0                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 107,285 7.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 108,032 7.1   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 197,876 12.9     Families 147,516 18.3
Educational, health and social services 265,613 17.3   With related children under 18 years 122,289 25.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 147,462 9.6        With related children under 5 years 66,008 29.5
Other services (except public administration) 105,037 6.9        
Public administration 34,626 2.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 59,396 32.7
        With related children under 18 years 52,131 42.2
             With related children under 5 years 25,351 50.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 801,050 22.1
Private wage and salary workers 1,209,942 79.0   18 years and over 507,021 19.0
Government workers 162,402 10.6        65 years and over 43,550 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 153,551 10.0   Related children under 18 years 288,496 30.3
Unpaid family workers 6,179 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 202,296 29.9
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 209,431 27.7
             
 
Date: January 2, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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