Los Angeles County, California - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005

Los Angeles County, California

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005

Data Set: 2005 American Community Survey
Survey: American Community Survey

Demographic - Sex and Age, Race, Relationship, Household by Type
Social - Education, Marital Status, Fertility, Grandparents...
Economic - Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work...
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NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005	Estimate	Margin of Error
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	7,322,687	+/-5,389
In labor force	4,741,524	+/-23,644
Civilian labor force	4,735,954	+/-23,934
Employed	4,384,628	+/-23,655
Unemployed	351,326	+/-12,448
Armed Forces	5,570	+/-1,835
Not in labor force	2,581,163	+/-24,055

Civilian labor force	4,735,954	+/-23,934
Unemployed	7.4%	+/-0.3

Females 16 years and over	3,751,908	+/-4,715
In labor force	2,106,402	+/-16,512
Civilian labor force	2,105,913	+/-16,507
Employed	1,928,146	+/-16,328

Own children under 6 years	851,328	+/-9,553
All parents in family in labor force	454,574	+/-13,742

Own children 6 to 17 years	1,682,704	+/-12,172
All parents in family in labor force	1,016,098	+/-18,097

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	4,246,088	+/-22,515
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	3,084,995	+/-29,507
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	512,485	+/-15,807
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	279,495	+/-13,452
Walked	108,917	+/-7,187
Other means	91,712	+/-7,949
Worked at home	168,484	+/-8,763

Mean travel time to work (minutes)	29.0	+/-0.2

Civilian employed population 16 years and over	4,384,628	+/-23,655
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,467,311	+/-17,672
Service occupations	731,619	+/-17,083
Sales and office occupations	1,148,743	+/-20,832
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	9,342	+/-2,173
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	407,436	+/-12,020
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	620,177	+/-16,037

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	14,193	+/-2,858
Construction	306,787	+/-11,836
Manufacturing	559,634	+/-16,682
Wholesale trade	193,331	+/-9,998
Retail trade	460,548	+/-11,677
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	224,150	+/-9,576
Information	198,237	+/-8,723
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	315,708	+/-10,451
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	514,307	+/-13,913
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	796,212	+/-15,263
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	405,910	+/-14,439
Other services, except public administration	257,659	+/-10,968
Public administration	137,952	+/-8,832

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	3,444,590	+/-25,950
Government workers	522,724	+/-15,151
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	408,512	+/-15,074
Unpaid family workers	8,802	+/-1,725

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2005 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	3,184,396	+/-8,882
Less than $10,000	274,423	+/-10,261
$10,000 to $14,999	188,269	+/-8,128
$15,000 to $24,999	385,928	+/-9,302
$25,000 to $34,999	342,546	+/-9,756
$35,000 to $49,999	440,952	+/-10,475
$50,000 to $74,999	579,415	+/-12,932
$75,000 to $99,999	346,432	+/-10,679
$100,000 to $149,999	347,135	+/-11,814
$150,000 to $199,999	130,936	+/-5,698
$200,000 or more	148,360	+/-6,527
Median household income (dollars)	48,248	+/-667
Mean household income (dollars)	70,238	+/-885

With earnings	2,659,471	+/-11,605
Mean earnings (dollars)	71,006	+/-877
With Social Security	671,185	+/-9,484
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,856	+/-164
With retirement income	378,721	+/-8,624
Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,113	+/-1,038

With Supplemental Security Income	167,756	+/-7,482
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,455	+/-191
With cash public assistance income	130,748	+/-7,210
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	4,875	+/-200
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	160,541	+/-7,744

Families	2,138,793	+/-15,857
Less than $10,000	122,171	+/-8,017
$10,000 to $14,999	102,262	+/-6,475
$15,000 to $24,999	249,794	+/-9,878
$25,000 to $34,999	229,748	+/-8,317
$35,000 to $49,999	295,658	+/-8,062
$50,000 to $74,999	393,911	+/-11,134
$75,000 to $99,999	258,145	+/-9,234
$100,000 to $149,999	267,609	+/-9,116
$150,000 to $199,999	101,774	+/-4,411
$200,000 or more	117,721	+/-5,261
Median family income (dollars)	53,431	+/-800
Mean family income (dollars)	77,515	+/-1,080

Per capita income (dollars)	24,705	+/-306

Nonfamily households	1,045,603	+/-15,866
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	34,131	+/-1,061
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	51,657	+/-1,371

Median earnings for workers (dollars)	26,651	+/-216
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	37,634	+/-754
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	34,622	+/-746

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
All families	13.4%	+/-0.4
With related children under 18 years	18.9%	+/-0.7
With related children under 5 years only	15.8%	+/-1.6
Married couple families	8.8%	+/-0.5
With related children under 18 years	12.5%	+/-0.8
With related children under 5 years only	9.6%	+/-1.3
Families with female householder, no husband present	26.8%	+/-1.3
With related children under 18 years	34.8%	+/-1.7
With related children under 5 years only	35.1%	+/-5.7

All people	16.3%	+/-0.5
Under 18 years	23.3%	+/-0.9
Related children under 18 years	23.0%	+/-0.9
Related children under 5 years	23.6%	+/-1.4
Related children 5 to 17 years	22.8%	+/-1.0
18 years and over	13.6%	+/-0.4
18 to 64 years	14.1%	+/-0.4
65 years and over	9.8%	+/-0.6
People in families	15.1%	+/-0.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	22.2%	+/-0.7

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005	Estimate	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
�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. For guidance on differences in employment and unemployment estimates from different sources go to Labor Force Guidance.
�Workers include members of the Armed Forces and civilians who were at work last week.
�Occupation codes are 4-digit codes, but are still based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000.
�Industry codes are 4-digit codes and are based on the North American Industry Classification System 2002. However, the 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.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
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 column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

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