CITY OF LOMITA - 2000 CENSUS GENERAL INFORMATION

PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS: 2000


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

 

Population 16 years and over

16,016

100.0

In labor force

10,524

65.7

Civilian labor force

10,524

65.7

Employed

9,912

61.9

Unemployed

612

3.8

Percent of civilian labor force

5.8

(X)

Armed Forces

0

0.0

Not in labor force

5,492

34.3

 

 

 

Females 16 years and over

8,572

100.0

In labor force

5,083

59.3

Civilian labor force

5,083

59.3

Employed

4,789

55.9

 

 

 

Own children under 6 years

2,059

100.0

All parents in family in labor force

1,309

63.6

 

 

 

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

 

Workers 16 years and over

9,575

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

7,769

81.1

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

1,088

11.4

Public transportation (including taxicab)

196

2.0

Walked

134

1.4

Other means

103

1.1

Worked at home

285

3.0

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

25.5

(X)

 

 

 

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

9,912

100.0

OCCUPATION

 

 

Management, professional, and related occupations

3,423

34.5

Service occupations

1,356

13.7

Sales and office occupations

3,037

30.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

14

0.1

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

862

8.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

1,220

12.3

 

 

 

INDUSTRY

 

 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

41

0.4

Construction

548

5.5

Manufacturing

1,510

15.2

Wholesale trade

487

4.9

Retail trade

1,158

11.7

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

663

6.7

Information

355

3.6

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

600

6.1

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

1,092

11.0

Educational, health and social services

1,676

16.9

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

815

8.2

Other services (except public administration)

619

6.2

Public administration

348

3.5

 

 

 

CLASS OF WORKER

 

 

Private wage and salary workers

7,725

77.9

Government workers

1,164

11.7

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

998

10.1

Unpaid family workers

25

0.3

 

 

 

INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Households

8,376

100.0

Less than $10,000

712

8.5

$10,000 to $14,999

472

5.6

$15,000 to $24,999

943

11.3

$25,000 to $34,999

1,126

13.4

$35,000 to $49,999

1,515

18.1

$50,000 to $74,999

1,599

19.1

$75,000 to $99,999

1,019

12.2

$100,000 to $149,999

707

8.4

$150,000 to $199,999

189

2.3

$200,000 or more

94

1.1

Median household income (dollars)

42,182

(X)

 

 

 

With earnings

6,915

82.6

Mean earnings (dollars)

54,930

(X)

With Social Security income

1,720

20.5

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

11,069

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

478

5.7

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

7,642

(X)

With public assistance income

351

4.2

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

3,692

(X)

With retirement income

970

11.6

Mean retirement income (dollars)

15,143

(X)

 

 

 

Families

5,308

100.0

Less than $10,000

331

6.2

$10,000 to $14,999

226

4.3

$15,000 to $24,999

603

11.4

$25,000 to $34,999

576

10.9

$35,000 to $49,999

822

15.5

$50,000 to $74,999

1,137

21.4

$75,000 to $99,999

834

15.7

$100,000 to $149,999

529

10.0

$150,000 to $199,999

160

3.0

$200,000 or more

90

1.7

Median family income (dollars)

51,935

(X)

 

 

 

Per capita income (dollars)

21,576

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

 

 

Male full-time, year-round workers

41,222

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

31,347

(X)

 

 

 

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

 

 

Families

498

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.4

With related children under 18 years

401

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.9

With related children under 5 years

180

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

13.0

 

 

 

Families with female householder, no husband present

242

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

19.5

With related children under 18 years

233

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

27.9

With related children under 5 years

93

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

33.6

 

 

 

Individuals

2,340

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

11.2

18 years and over

1,522

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

9.8

65 years and over

260

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

11.4

Related children under 18 years

813

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.3

Related children 5 to 17 years

587

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

16.1

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

633

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.0

(X) Not applicable.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53