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Vancouver, Washington Economy Profile

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 Vancouver, Washington United States
StateWashington
CityVancouver
Total population143,560 281,421,906
Male70,644138,053,563
Female72,916143,368,343
Median age (years)33.135.3
Total households56,628105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)41,61841,994

Vancouver, Washington Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Vancouver, Washington equals 56,145. Government workers comprise 11.48% of workers in Vancouver, Washington. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point three seven percent of Vancouver, Washington labor force. There are 164 unpaid family workers in Vancouver, Washington.

6.74% of population are involved in construction, seventeen point two one percent are in manufacturing, and four point four eight percent are in wholesale trade. 8.27% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Vancouver, Washington. Eight point four seven percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Vancouver, Washington.

sixty-seven point two two percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Vancouver, Washington. 76.95% of Vancouver, Washington workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point six one percent of Vancouver, Washington residents work at home. 3.69% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Vancouver, Washington %, Vancouver, Washington United States
Population 16 years and over108,396  217,168,077
In labor force72,865 67.22%63.92%
- Civilian labor force72,508 66.89%63.39%
- - Employed67,720 62.47%59.73%
- - Unemployed4,788 4.42%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.6  5.8
- Armed Forces357 0.33%0.53%
Not in labor force35,531 32.78%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over56,141 51.79%51.66%
In labor force33,661 31.05%29.72%
- Civilian labor force33,595 30.99%29.65%
- - Employed31,399 28.97%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years13,358 12.32%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force7,533  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over67,015  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone51,565 76.95%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled8,450 12.61%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)2,471 3.69%4.73%
Walked1,225 1.83%2.93%
Other means888 1.33%1.19%
Worked at home2,416 3.61%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)23.0 0.03%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over67,720  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations19,727 29.13%33.65%
Service occupations10,024 14.8%14.86%
Sales and office occupations19,013 28.08%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations270 0.4%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations6,726 9.93%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations11,960 17.66%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining506 0.75%1.87%
Construction4,564 6.74%6.78%
Manufacturing11,656 17.21%14.1%
Wholesale trade3,031 4.48%3.6%
Retail trade8,505 12.56%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities5,175 7.64%5.2%
Information1,937 2.86%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing4,245 6.27%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services5,600 8.27%9.3%
Educational, health and social services11,251 16.61%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services5,735 8.47%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)3,151 4.65%4.87%
Public administration2,364 3.49%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers56,145 82.91%78.47%
Government workers7,774 11.48%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business3,637 5.37%6.63%
Unpaid family workers164 0.24%0.31%
 Vancouver, Washington %, Vancouver, Washington United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households56,605  105,539,122
Less than $10,0004,504 7.96%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9993,510 6.2%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9997,107 12.56%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9997,850 13.87%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99911,032 19.49%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99912,134 21.44%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9995,714 10.09%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9993,390 5.99%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999735 1.3%2.2%
$200,000 or more629 1.11%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)41,618  41,994
With earnings46,535 42.93%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)49,661  56,604
With Social Security income12,334 11.38%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,278  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income2,552 2.35%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,640  6,320
With public assistance income3,287 3.03%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,244  3,032
With retirement income8,498 7.84%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,051  17,376
 
Families36,610  72,261,780
Less than $10,0002,152 5.88%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9991,555 4.25%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,751 10.25%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9994,746 12.96%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9997,101 19.4%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9999,036 24.68%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9994,435 12.11%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9992,773 7.57%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999609 1.66%2.75%
$200,000 or more452 1.23%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)47,696  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,192  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers37,306  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,940  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families3,451  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years2,866 83.05%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years1,616 46.83%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,709  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years1,615 94.5%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years847 49.56%42.27%
 
Individuals17,229  33,899,812
18 years and over10,926 63.42%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,225 7.11%9.7%
Related children under 18 years6,047 35.1%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years3,837 22.27%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over5,495 31.89%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.