Soledad

Soledad

Soledad

Change

1980

1990

1980-90

Tract Population

7,589

5,898

-22.3%

% White

41.4%

39.3%

-5.2%

% Black

0.1%

0.7%

1229.8%

% Hispanic

77.5%

78.5%

1.4%

% Under 18

37.8%

36.6%

-3.4%

% Over 65

6.7%

5.9%

-11.9%

% Under 6

12.7%

12.7%

-0.2%

% Foreign Born

37.9%

39.7%

4.6%

Area Population

290,444

355,660

22.5%

Area Foreign Born

53,848

76,666

42.4%

% Area Foreign Born

18.5%

21.6%

16.3%

Education(% pop over 25)

1980

1990

1980-90

% 0-8 years

58.6%

47.0%

-19.9%

% 9-11 years

11.5%

16.3%

41.4%

% Completed H.S.

17.7%

18.7%

5.3%

% Some College

7.8%

10.6%

35.3%

% Bachelors or Graduate Degree

4.3%

4.5%

3.8%

Persons over 25

3,584

2,939

-18.0%

H.S. Dropout Rate

34.1%

33.0%

-3.3%

Labor Market Structure

1980

1990

1980-90

Employed Persons

2,616

2,304

-11.9%

% Operators,Nonfarm Laborers and Service

23.6%

26.5%

12.2%

% Professional & Technical

3.8%

5.5%

45.3%

% Managers & Administrators

3.5%

2.8%

-19.3%

% Sales Workers

4.9%

4.1%

-17.2%

% Clerical

9.1%

12.1%

33.1%

% Craft Workers

8.0%

7.1%

-11.2%

% Operators

7.1%

10.7%

49.1%

% Nonfarm Laborers

5.2%

4.8%

-6.7%

% Service Workers

11.3%

11.0%

-2.5%

% Farm Workers

47.2%

42.0%

-11.0%

% Males Working less than 26 weeks

34.3%

36.0%

5.1%

Males over 16

2,553

2,037

-20.2%

Poverty and Welfare

1980

1990

1980-90

% Persons in Impoverished Families

15.0%

14.4%

-3.6%

% Whites in Poverty

17.9%

8.2%

-54.2%

% Blacks in Poverty

N/A

9.7%

N/A

% Hispanics in Poverty

16.9%

16.2%

-4.0%

% Families Receiving Welfare or PA

14.6%

12.9%

-12.0%

Income

1980

1990

1980-90

Aggregate Income

$29,544,340

$41,426,995

40.2%

Number of Families

1,628

1,234

-24.2%

Average Family Income

$18,148

$33,571

85.0%

Aggregate Wage and Salary Income

$25,676,240

$37,590,491

46.4%

Wage & Salary Households

1,598

1,233

-22.8%

Average Wage & Salary Income

$16,068

$30,487

89.7%

Aggregate Self-Employed Income

$1,927,120

$2,722,579

41.3%

Self-Employed Households

126

166

32.0%

Average Self-Employed Income

$15,295

$16,368

7.0%

Aggregate Earned Income

$27,603,360

$40,313,070

46.0%

Earned Income Households

1,660

1,265

-23.8%

Average Earned Income

$16,629

$31,876

91.7%

Average Welfare Income per Household

$2,889

$5,104

76.7%

Households Grouped by Income Level

1980

1990

1980-90

Income Under $5,000

81

44

-46.1%

Income of $5,000-9,999

259

55

-78.9%

Income of $10,000-14,999

374

118

-68.4%

Income of $15,000-24,999

580

274

-52.8%

Income of $25,000-49,999

295

546

85.2%

Income over $50,000

39

197

406.0%