Shafter City

Shafter City

Shafter City

Change

1980

1990

1980-90

Tract Population

6,904

8,149

18.0%

% White

79.1%

54.2%

-31.5%

% Black

0.2%

0.5%

109.3%

% Hispanic

33.2%

51.3%

54.2%

% Under 18

35.2%

35.4%

0.7%

% Over 65

11.5%

9.9%

-14.2%

% Under 6

11.6%

12.7%

9.2%

% Foreign Born

9.6%

22.1%

129.5%

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

35.0%

29.4%

-15.8%

% 9-11 years

18.8%

25.4%

34.9%

% Completed H.S.

22.8%

19.5%

-14.4%

% Some College

16.3%

15.4%

-5.5%

% Bachelors or Graduate Degree

7.0%

7.5%

6.8%

Persons over 25

3,691

4,386

18.8%

H.S. Dropout Rate

14.9%

20.6%

38.1%

Labor Market Structure

1980

1990

1980-90

Employed Persons

2,633

2,880

9.4%

% Operators,Nonfarm Laborers and Service

30.8%

31.8%

3.4%

% Professional & Technical

8.3%

13.1%

58.1%

% Managers & Administrators

6.2%

4.6%

-24.9%

% Sales Workers

6.8%

7.4%

9.9%

% Clerical

14.3%

12.0%

-16.1%

% Craft Workers

10.9%

11.4%

4.5%

% Operators

8.7%

14.8%

70.8%

% Nonfarm Laborers

6.3%

5.2%

-16.9%

% Service Workers

15.9%

11.8%

-25.4%

% Farm Workers

22.9%

19.7%

-13.9%

% Males Working less than 26 weeks

35.7%

38.3%

7.3%

Males over 16

2,311

2,683

16.1%

Poverty and Welfare

1980

1990

1980-90

% Persons in Impoverished Families

8.0%

23.1%

189.6%

% Whites in Poverty

4.9%

13.3%

172.0%

% Blacks in Poverty

N/A

16.2%

N/A

% Hispanics in Poverty

15.6%

34.5%

120.2%

% Families Receiving Welfare or PA

16.0%

20.1%

25.6%

Income

1980

1990

1980-90

Aggregate Income

$35,326,350

$73,187,157

107.2%

Number of Families

1,817

2,040

12.3%

Average Family Income

$19,442

$35,876

84.5%

Aggregate Wage and Salary Income

$28,447,905

$60,029,292

111.0%

Wage & Salary Households

1,674

1,907

13.9%

Average Wage & Salary Income

$16,994

$31,478

85.2%

Aggregate Self-Employed Income

$3,265,115

$6,005,824

83.9%

Self-Employed Households

241

208

-13.7%

Average Self-Employed Income

$13,548

$28,874

113.1%

Aggregate Earned Income

$31,713,020

$66,035,116

108.2%

Earned Income Households

1,756

1,935

10.2%

Average Earned Income

$18,060

$34,127

89.0%

Average Welfare Income per Household

$2,962

$5,567

88.0%

Households Grouped by Income Level

1980

1990

1980-90

Income Under $5,000

82

169

106.1%

Income of $5,000-9,999

340

135

-60.3%

Income of $10,000-14,999

404

244

-39.6%

Income of $15,000-24,999

592

528

-10.8%

Income of $25,000-49,999

352

589

67.3%

Income over $50,000

47

375

697.9%