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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Los Angeles city, Los Angeles County pt.
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
2,746,185
100%
2,712,505
100%
-33,680
+/-86,559
no
In labor force
1,782,863
64.9%
1,775,902
65.5%
0.6%
+/-1.5%
no
Civilian labor force
1,781,555
64.9%
1,775,461
65.5%
0.6%
+/-1.5%
no
Employed
1,637,922
59.6%
1,635,767
60.3%
0.7%
+/-1.7%
no
Unemployed
143,633
(NA)
139,694
(NA)
-3,939
+/-19,155
no
Percent unemployed
8.1
(NA)
7.9
(NA)
-0.2
+/-1.0
no
Armed Forces
1,308
0.1%
441
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
963,322
35.1%
936,603
34.5%
- 0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
1,381,899
100%
1,377,381
100%
-4,518
+/-45,946
no
In labor force
774,889
56.1%
775,730
56.3%
0.2%
+/-2.1%
no
Civilian labor force
774,014
56.0%
775,730
56.3%
0.3%
+/-2.1%
no
Employed
704,260
51.0%
707,919
51.4%
0.4%
+/-2.3%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
330,753
100%
335,793
100%
5,040
+/-33,330
no
All parents in family in labor force
189,146
57.2%
156,596
46.6%
-10.6%
+/-5.8%
yes
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
545,526
100%
611,247
100%
65,721
+/-49,337
yes
All parents in family in labor force
331,131
60.7%
362,947
59.4%
- 1.3%
+/-4.8%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
193,672
100%
197,479
100%
3,807
+/-20,526
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
23,496
12.1%
23,209
11.8%
- 0.3%
+/-4.5%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
11,444
5.9%
10,029
5.1%
- 0.8%
+/-3.0%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,597,156
100%
1,590,700
100%
-6,456
+/-68,523
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
1,072,633
67.2%
1,063,312
66.8%
- 0.4%
+/-1.7%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
238,080
14.9%
201,942
12.7%
- 2.2%
+/-1.8%
yes
Public transportation (including taxicab)
151,323
9.5%
185,853
11.7%
2.2%
+/-1.7%
yes
Walked
47,070
2.9%
48,974
3.1%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Other means
24,799
1.6%
26,793
1.7%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Worked at home
63,251
4.0%
63,826
4.0%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
28.1
(NA)
29.1
(NA)
1.0
+/-1.0
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,637,922
100%
1,635,767
100%
-2,155
+/-69,721
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
532,023
32.5%
530,838
32.5%
0.0%
+/-1.5%
no
Service occupations
284,816
17.4%
280,117
17.1%
- 0.3%
+/-1.8%
no
Sales and office occupations
421,313
25.7%
433,540
26.5%
0.8%
+/-1.8%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
6,158
0.4%
7,615
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
141,434
8.6%
130,254
8.0%
- 0.6%
+/-1.5%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
252,178
15.4%
253,403
15.5%
0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
6,591
0.4%
8,000
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Construction
95,159
5.8%
101,536
6.2%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
Manufacturing
214,208
13.1%
212,391
13.0%
- 0.1%
+/-1.7%
no
Wholesale trade
64,126
3.9%
51,679
3.2%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Retail trade
170,512
10.4%
181,135
11.1%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
74,806
4.6%
69,876
4.3%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Information
104,379
6.4%
95,215
5.8%
- 0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
103,447
6.3%
112,210
6.9%
0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
219,151
13.4%
195,322
11.9%
- 1.5%
+/-1.2%
yes
Educational, health, and social services
251,186
15.3%
292,730
17.9%
2.6%
+/-1.3%
yes
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
176,929
10.8%
177,663
10.9%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Other services (except public administration)
116,883
7.1%
99,865
6.1%
- 1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Public administration
40,545
2.5%
38,145
2.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
1,290,283
78.8%
1,302,213
79.6%
0.8%
+/-1.7%
no
Government workers
162,138
9.9%
169,168
10.3%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
178,870
10.9%
159,718
9.8%
- 1.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Unpaid family workers
6,631
0.4%
4,668
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,260,393
100%
1,258,309
100%
-2,084
+/-33,584
no
Less than $10,000
144,204
11.4%
150,790
12.0%
0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
113,250
9.0%
90,113
7.2%
- 1.8%
+/-1.3%
yes
$15,000 to $24,999
191,181
15.2%
179,783
14.3%
- 0.9%
+/-1.7%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
155,943
12.4%
167,969
13.3%
0.9%
+/-1.5%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
182,517
14.5%
194,422
15.5%
1.0%
+/-1.3%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
192,252
15.3%
189,613
15.1%
- 0.2%
+/-1.7%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
105,150
8.3%
113,582
9.0%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
92,553
7.3%
102,336
8.1%
0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
41,592
3.3%
33,872
2.7%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
$200,000 or more
41,751
3.3%
35,829
2.8%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
36,648
(NA)
37,343
(NA)
695
+/-1,640
no
Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
57,209
(NA)
57,386
(NA)
177
+/-2,663
no
 
With earnings
1,042,227
82.7%
1,044,557
83.0%
0.3%
+/-1.7%
no
Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
57,321
(NA)
58,217
(NA)
896
+/-2,823
no
With Social Security
259,413
20.6%
236,314
18.8%
- 1.8%
+/-1.3%
yes
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,387
(NA)
11,274
(NA)
-113
+/-586
no
With retirement income
129,125
10.2%
125,563
10.0%
- 0.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,187
(NA)
15,902
(NA)
-285
+/-2,798
no
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
326,767
25.9%
309,451
24.6%
- 1.3%
+/-1.8%
no
With Supplemental Security Income
65,284
5.2%
58,037
4.6%
- 0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,009
(NA)
7,771
(NA)
762
+/-724
yes
With cash public assistance income
65,516
5.2%
60,291
4.8%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,348
(NA)
4,866
(NA)
-482
+/-883
no
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
83,960
6.7%
74,925
6.0%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
174,379
13.8%
179,562
14.3%
0.5%
+/-1.7%
no
 
Families
794,555
100%
800,619
100%
6,064
+/-30,192
no
Less than $10,000
67,488
8.5%
75,779
9.5%
1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
65,423
8.2%
46,192
5.8%
- 2.4%
+/-1.5%
yes
$15,000 to $24,999
116,942
14.7%
114,876
14.3%
- 0.4%
+/-2.1%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
99,165
12.5%
101,441
12.7%
0.2%
+/-2.0%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
120,524
15.2%
127,130
15.9%
0.7%
+/-2.0%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
124,315
15.6%
130,720
16.3%
0.7%
+/-2.0%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
75,573
9.5%
80,971
10.1%
0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
66,781
8.4%
71,560
8.9%
0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
29,402
3.7%
24,298
3.0%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
$200,000 or more
28,942
3.6%
27,652
3.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,303
(NA)
41,120
(NA)
817
+/-1,947
no
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,514
(NA)
62,925
(NA)
1,411
+/-3,835
no
 
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,118
(NA)
21,005
(NA)
-113
+/-1,038
no
 
Nonfamily households
465,838
100%
457,690
100%
-8,148
+/-25,258
no
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
28,390
(NA)
29,517
(NA)
1,127
+/-2,998
no
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
47,191
(NA)
45,140
(NA)
-2,051
+/-4,211
no
 
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
20,973
(NA)
22,446
(NA)
1,473
+/-959
yes
Male full-time, year-round workers
29,174
(NA)
28,787
(NA)
-387
+/-3,110
no
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,509
(NA)
28,629
(NA)
1,120
+/-2,393
no
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
140,204
100%
130,051
100%
-10,153
+/-18,559
no
With related children under 18 years
122,491
87.4%
108,562
83.5%
- 3.9%
+/-5.1%
no
With related children under 5 years only
25,674
18.3%
17,349
13.3%
- 5.0%
+/-5.9%
no
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
66,057
100%
63,907
100%
-2,150
+/-13,078
no
With related children under 18 years
60,536
91.6%
57,452
89.9%
- 1.7%
+/-6.1%
no
With related children under 5 years only
13,089
19.8%
8,312
13.0%
- 6.8%
+/-8.4%
no
 
Individuals
726,485
100%
686,095
100%
-40,390
+/-85,623
no
18 years and over
437,810
60.3%
407,953
59.5%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
65 years and over
47,043
6.5%
48,326
7.0%
0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
Related children under 18 years
280,628
38.6%
271,464
39.6%
1.0%
+/-4.5%
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
188,520
25.9%
187,850
27.4%
1.5%
+/-3.8%
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
184,586
25.4%
161,619
23.6%
- 1.8%
+/-2.0%
no
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
20.2
(NA)
18.9
(NA)
-1.3
+/-2.1
no
18 years and over
16.5
(NA)
15.6
(NA)
-0.9
+/-1.8
no
65 years and over
13.4
(NA)
14.8
(NA)
1.4
+/-3.1
no
Related children under 18 years
29.8
(NA)
27.1
(NA)
-2.7
+/-4.1
no
Related children under 5 years
31.6
(NA)
28.5
(NA)
-3.1
+/-6.6
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
28.9
(NA)
26.5
(NA)
-2.4
+/-4.6
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.4
(NA)
23.5
(NA)
-1.9
+/-2.8
no
 

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.
9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), and/or Margin of Error of the Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
10. An '(NA)' entry in the 2000 or 2001 Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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