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Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000

Geographic Area: Las Vegas city

Subject

Number

Percent

 

Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

 

 

INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Population 16 years and over

366,552

100.0

 

Households

177,223

100.0

In labor force

231,388

63.1

 

Less than $10,000

13,766

7.8

Civilian labor force

230,477

62.9

 

$10,000 to $14,999

9,523

5.4

Employed

214,301

58.5

 

$15,000 to $24,999

22,283

12.6

Unemployed

16,176

4.4

 

$25,000 to $34,999

23,115

13.0

Percent of civilian labor force

7.0

(X)

 

$35,000 to $49,999

30,839

17.4

Armed Forces

911

0.2

 

$50,000 to $74,999

36,385

20.5

Not in labor force

135,164

36.9

 

$75,000 to $99,999

19,940

11.3

 

 

 

 

$100,000 to $149,999

13,665

7.7

Females 16 years and over

181,542

100.0

 

$150,000 to $199,999

3,415

1.9

In labor force

103,249

56.9

 

$200,000 or more

4,292

2.4

Civilian labor force

103,166

56.8

 

Median household income (dollars)

44,069

(X)

Employed

96,106

52.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Own children under 6 years

41,467

100.0

 

With earnings

145,648

82.2

All parents in family in labor force

22,610

54.5

 

Mean earnings (dollars)¹

57,334

(X)

 

 

 

 

With Social Security income

43,856

24.7

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

 

 

Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹

11,586

(X)

Workers 16 years and over

210,806

100.0

 

With Supplemental Security Income

5,901

3.3

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

155,575

73.8

 

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹

7,038

(X)

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

31,736

15.1

 

With public assistance income

4,486

2.5

Public transportation (including taxicab)

10,069

4.8

 

Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹

2,966

(X)

Walked

4,545

2.2

 

With retirement income

31,967

18.0

Other means

3,746

1.8

 

Mean retirement income (dollars)¹

18,248

(X)

Worked at home

5,135

2.4

 

 

 

 

Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹

25.4

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Families

118,540

100.0

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

214,301

100.0

 

Less than $10,000

5,956

5.0

OCCUPATION

 

 

 

$10,000 to $14,999

4,271

3.6

Management, professional, and related occupations

54,748

25.5

 

$15,000 to $24,999

12,609

10.6

Service occupations

56,420

26.3

 

$25,000 to $34,999

14,348

12.1

Sales and office occupations

58,953

27.5

 

$35,000 to $49,999

21,327

18.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

273

0.1

 

$50,000 to $74,999

27,058

22.8

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

24,606

11.5

 

$75,000 to $99,999

15,542

13.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

19,301

9.0

 

$100,000 to $149,999

11,164

9.4

 

 

 

 

150,000 to $199,999

2,764

2.3

 

 

 

 

$200,000 or more

3,501

3.0

INDUSTRY

 

 

 

Median family income (dollars)

50,465

(X)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

666

0.3

 

Per capita income (dollars)¹

22,060

(X)

Construction

21,567

10.1

 

Median earnings (dollars):

 

 

Manufacturing

7,047

3.3

 

Male full-time, year-round workers

35,511

(X)

Wholesale trade

4,836

2.3

 

Female full-time, year-round workers

27,554

(X)

Retail trade

24,118

11.3

 

______________________

_______

_______

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

9,691

4.5

 

Subject

Number below poverty level

Percent below poverty level

Information

5,123

2.4

 

______________________

_______

_______

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

16,335

7.6

 

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999

 

 

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

21,375

10.0

 

Families

10,166

8.6

Educational, health and social services

26,773

12.5

 

With related children under 18 years

8,228

13.1

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

60,061

28.0

 

With related children under 5 years

4,537

15.6

Other services (except public administration)

8,707

4.1

 

 

 

 

Public administration

8,002

3.7

 

Families with female householder, no husband present

4,552

21.4

 

 

 

 

With related children under 18 years

4,071

26.9

 

 

 

 

With related children under 5 years

2,012

34.3

CLASS OF WORKER

 

 

 

Individuals

56,053

11.9

Private wage and salary workers

181,375

84.6

 

18 years and over

36,806

10.5

Government workers

23,188

10.8

 

65 years and over

4,469

8.3

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

9,354

4.4

 

Related children under 18 years

18,465

15.4

Unpaid family workers

384

0.2

 

Related children 5 to 17 years

12,420

14.8

 

 

 

 

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

19,346

20.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: January 11, 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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