Lamont-Weedpatch

Lamont-Weedpatch

Lamont-Weedpatch

Change

1980

1990

1980-90

Tract Population

11,169

13,409

20.1%

% White

59.1%

29.6%

-49.9%

% Black

0.1%

0.1%

150.4%

% Hispanic

58.9%

77.9%

32.2%

% Under 18

37.1%

37.9%

2.0%

% Over 65

8.6%

6.8%

-20.7%

% Under 6

13.5%

14.0%

3.9%

% Foreign Born

24.4%

36.8%

51.1%

Area Population

402,976

543,477

34.9%

Area Foreign Born

34,522

66,141

91.6%

% Area Foreign Born

8.6%

12.2%

42.1%

Education(% pop over 25)

1980

1990

1980-90

% 0-8 years

56.2%

52.5%

-6.6%

% 9-11 years

18.4%

19.3%

4.7%

% Completed H.S.

17.5%

19.2%

9.8%

% Some College

5.7%

5.4%

-5.6%

% Bachelors or Graduate Degree

2.2%

0.7%

-68.9%

Persons over 25

5,411

6,666

23.2%

H.S. Dropout Rate

35.4%

32.3%

-8.8%

Labor Market Structure

1980

1990

1980-90

Employed Persons

3,224

4,507

39.8%

% Operators,Nonfarm Laborers and Service

34.9%

33.1%

-5.1%

% Professional & Technical

4.3%

3.3%

-24.9%

% Managers & Administrators

2.5%

3.9%

60.3%

% Sales Workers

6.4%

4.0%

-37.8%

% Clerical

9.7%

9.8%

1.6%

% Craft Workers

10.6%

8.7%

-18.0%

% Operators

9.6%

13.1%

35.9%

% Nonfarm Laborers

13.6%

7.2%

-47.2%

% Service Workers

11.6%

12.8%

10.4%

% Farm Workers

31.6%

37.2%

17.6%

% Males Working less than 26 weeks

43.5%

45.4%

4.4%

Males over 16

3,728

4,490

20.4%

Poverty and Welfare

1980

1990

1980-90

% Persons in Impoverished Families

23.6%

30.9%

31.1%

% Whites in Poverty

17.9%

22.3%

25.1%

% Blacks in Poverty

N/A

0.0%

N/A

% Hispanics in Poverty

29.0%

33.6%

15.9%

% Families Receiving Welfare or PA

25.1%

22.1%

-11.9%

Income

1980

1990

1980-90

Aggregate Income

$38,718,055

$66,156,119

70.9%

Number of Families

2,651

2,894

9.2%

Average Family Income

$14,605

$22,860

56.5%

Aggregate Wage and Salary Income

$31,166,805

$59,558,977

91.1%

Wage & Salary Households

2,333

2,656

13.8%

Average Wage & Salary Income

$13,359

$22,424

67.9%

Aggregate Self-Employed Income

$1,878,270

$3,020,237

60.8%

Self-Employed Households

170

255

50.0%

Average Self-Employed Income

$11,049

$11,844

7.2%

Aggregate Earned Income

$33,045,075

$62,579,214

89.4%

Earned Income Households

2,384

2,691

12.9%

Average Earned Income

$13,861

$23,255

67.8%

Average Welfare Income per Household

$3,171

$4,987

57.2%

Households Grouped by Income Level

1980

1990

1980-90

Income Under $5,000

369

209

-43.4%

Income of $5,000-9,999

597

400

-33.0%

Income of $10,000-14,999

596

469

-21.3%

Income of $15,000-24,999

782

777

-0.6%

Income of $25,000-49,999

286

901

215.0%

Income over $50,000

21

138

557.1%