Economic Profile for
Alameda County

Information provided by
California Department of Finance
Economic Research


Population
Land area (acres): 736,500 Cities 1-1-95
COLUSA 17,000
Population, 7-1-94 17,700 Colusa 5,325 Colusa 5,100
Percent of California 0.1 Williams 3,050 Williams 2,640
Population, 1-1-95 18,000 Unincorporated 9,625 Unincorporated 9,275
1-1-95
Population in households 17,637
Population/household 2.865



EDUCATION 1993-94
($ mill)
Median years of school, 1990 ** 12.5 Spending on education:
School districts* 24.4
Enrollment, Fall 1994
Kindergarten-12 4,208 * Not including community college districts.
** May not be comparable to the 1980 census. The 1990 median was computed on the
basis of educational attainment. The 1980 median was based on actual years of school
completed.



LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT Total employment, 1993 8,286 Number of establishments
(BEA series) by employment size, 1990
Civilian labor force, 1994 8,840 Percent of California 0.1
Civilian employment 7,260 Wage and salary 6,532 1-4 224
Unemployment 1,580 Proprietors 1,754 5-9 70
Unemployment rate 17.8 Farm 746 10-19 48
Non-Farm 1,008 20-49 23
Nonagricultural wage & salary 50-99 6
employment, 1993 (BLS series) 4,430 Farm 2,295 100-249 2
Percent of California * Agricultural services 475 250-499 --
Construction/mining 110 Mining (N) 500-999 4
Manufacturing 570 Construction 124 1000 + --
Transportation-utility 370 Manufacturing 610 Total 377
Trade 1,310 Transportation-utility 446 Check:
Finance-insurance- Wholesale trade 291 0
real estate 170 Retail trade 1,321
Services 620 Finance, insurance,
Federal government 90 real estate 300
State-local government 1,190 Services 1,135
Federal civilian 99
* Less than 5/100th of a percent. Military 42
(N) Data not available for this year. State and local 1,139
Totals may not add due to rounding.



INCOME AND SALES 1979 1989
Personal income, 1993 ($ mill.) 370.1 Median family income, Census 17,842 28,230
Percent of California 0.1 Median household income, Census 15,379 24,912
Per capita income, 1993 21,727
Percent of California 99.2 1993 1994
Avg. earnings per job, 1993 33,200 Total taxable sales, ($ mill.) 150.3 152.2
Avg. wages per job, 1993 18,931 Percent of California 0.1 0.1
Avg. earnings per nonfarm Taxable retail sales 89.2 95.8
proprietor, 1993 27,687



HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION 4-1-90 1-1-95 Valuation
Units ($ mill.)
Housing stock 6,295 6,860 Housing authorizations, 1994
Percent of California 0.1 0.1 Total 78 $8.7
Single family 4,792 5,152 Percent of California 0.1 0.1
Multiple family 692 921 Single family 74 7.5
Mobile homes, trailers, etc. 811 787 Multi-family 4 0.2
Vacancy rate (percent): 10.8 10.3
Nonresidential permits -- $8.2
Percent of California 0.1



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