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Los Alamos, New Mexico Economy Profile

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 Los Alamos, New Mexico United States
StateNew Mexico
CityLos Alamos
Total population11,909 281,421,906
Male5,993138,053,563
Female5,916143,368,343
Median age (years)40.235.3
Total households5,110105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)71,53641,994

Los Alamos, New Mexico Economy

sixty-nine point three five percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Among them 29.21% are females aged 16 and over. 81.76% of Los Alamos, New Mexico workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.19% use public transportation (including taxicab). Three point eight five percent of Los Alamos, New Mexico residents work at home.

The total population of Los Alamos, New Mexico is eleven thousand, nine hundred and nine people. The median household income in Los Alamos, New Mexico is $71,536. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 66.9% of all occupations. 5.34% of Los Alamos, New Mexico population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 14.4% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 3.87% of occupations.

9.15% of families in Los Alamos, New Mexico have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Los Alamos, New Mexico median household income is $71,536. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive sixty-five thousand, six hundred and thirty-eight dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid thirty-nine thousand, three hundred and fifty-two dollars.

 Los Alamos, New Mexico %, Los Alamos, New Mexico United States
Population 16 years and over9,314  217,168,077
In labor force6,459 69.35%63.92%
- Civilian labor force6,459 69.35%63.39%
- - Employed6,311 67.76%59.73%
- - Unemployed148 1.59%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.3  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force2,855 30.65%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over4,614 49.54%51.66%
In labor force2,721 29.21%29.72%
- Civilian labor force2,721 29.21%29.65%
- - Employed2,652 28.47%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years872 9.36%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force440  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over6,158  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone5,035 81.76%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled481 7.81%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)12 0.19%4.73%
Walked216 3.51%2.93%
Other means177 2.87%1.19%
Worked at home237 3.85%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)14.6 0.24%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over6,311  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations4,222 66.9%33.65%
Service occupations594 9.41%14.86%
Sales and office occupations909 14.4%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations5 0.08%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations337 5.34%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations244 3.87%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining5 0.08%1.87%
Construction234 3.71%6.78%
Manufacturing59 0.93%14.1%
Wholesale trade92 1.46%3.6%
Retail trade294 4.66%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities63 1.0%5.2%
Information122 1.93%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing221 3.5%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,088 17.24%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,023 16.21%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services358 5.67%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)158 2.5%4.87%
Public administration2,594 41.1%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers2,229 35.32%78.47%
Government workers3,709 58.77%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business358 5.67%6.63%
Unpaid family workers15 0.24%0.31%
 Los Alamos, New Mexico %, Los Alamos, New Mexico United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households5,065  105,539,122
Less than $10,000204 4.03%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999115 2.27%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999345 6.81%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999337 6.65%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999616 12.16%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,042 20.57%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999856 16.9%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,136 22.43%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999272 5.37%2.2%
$200,000 or more142 2.8%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)71,536  41,994
With earnings4,390 47.13%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)73,239  56,604
With Social Security income971 10.43%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,434  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income52 0.56%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,169  6,320
With public assistance income39 0.42%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,190  3,032
With retirement income1,051 11.28%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)41,817  17,376
 
Families3,357  72,261,780
Less than $10,00057 1.7%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99932 0.95%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999151 4.5%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999133 3.96%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999307 9.15%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999684 20.38%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999629 18.74%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999978 29.13%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999244 7.27%2.75%
$200,000 or more142 4.23%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)86,876  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)34,240  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers65,638  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers39,352  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families80  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years46 57.5%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years12 15.0%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present34  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years22 64.71%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years12 35.29%42.27%
 
Individuals429  33,899,812
18 years and over326 75.99%65.35%
- 65 years and over80 18.65%9.7%
Related children under 18 years77 17.95%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years63 14.69%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over236 55.01%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.