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Sacramento Economic Profile

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Here are some quick facts about Sacramento County’s Economic Profile according to the U.S. Census 2006 American Community Survey.

By The Numbers
  • Labor force: 682,326 (vs. population 16 years and older: 1,056,783)
  • Employed: 631,396
  • Unemployed: 49,405
  • Femaled employed: 300,746
Commute To Work
  • Solo driver in car, truck or van: 457,781
  • Carpool in car, truck or van: 81,675
  • Work from home: 26,967
  • Public transportation: 19,231
  • Walk: 12,341
Occupation
  • Management, professional, and related occupations: 227,925
  • Sales and office: 178,054
  • Service: 103,275
  • Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair: 64,896
  • Production, transportation, and material moving: 55,929
  • Farming, fishing and forestry: 1,317
Industry
  • Top Three
    • Educational services, health care, and social service: 113,567
    • Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services: 73,518
    • Retail trade: 71,973
  • Bottom Three
    • Wholesale trade: 21,465
    • Information: 17,776
    • Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining: 3,552
Class of Worker
  • Private wage and salary: 446,485
  • Government: 135,571
  • Self-employed (non-incorporated): 48,559
Income and Benefits
  • Median household income: $53,930
  • Mean household income: $68,455
  • Families median household income: $62,523
  • Families mean household income: $77,480
  • Per capita income: $25,596

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