Chapter 1 - Caltrans - State of California

Chapter 2 Affected Environment, Environmental Consequences, and Mitigation Measures
Ventura County
Portion of Study
Area
Santa Barbara
Portion of Study
Area
City of
Carpinteria
Santa Barbara
County
Ventura County
Finance, insurance, real estate,
and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific,
62 11.6% 448 6.3% 440 6.1% 9,755 5.4% 28,328 8.1%
management, administrative,
and waste management
services
75 14.1% 798 11.2% 762 10.6% 19,514 10.8% 38,476 11.0%
Educational, health and social
services
Arts, entertainment, recreation,
91 17.1% 1,233 17.3% 1,301 18.1% 38,399 21.2% 59,820 17.2%
accommodation and food
services
13 2.4% 735 10.3% 748 10.4% 18,409 10.2% 23,669 6.8%
Other services (except public
administration)
35 6.6% 347 4.9% 390 5.4% 9,823 5.4% 16,377 4.7%
Public administration 26 4.9% 223 3.1% 221 3.1% 7,647 4.2% 18,929 5.4%
Total 533 100.0% 7,115 100.0% 7,192 100.0% 180,716 100.0% 348,338 100.0%
Class of Worker
Private wage and salary 338 63.4% 5,297 74.4% 5,327 74.1% 131,401 72.7% 265,224 76.1%
Government 93 17.4% 910 12.8% 977 13.6% 29,383 16.3% 50,193 14.4%
Self-employed (not
incorporated business)
91 17.1% 908 12.8% 888 12.3% 19,361 10.7% 31,536 9.1%
Unpaid family 11 2.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 571 0.3% 1,385 0.4%
Total 533 100.0% 7,115 100.0% 7,192 100.0% 180,716 100.0% 348,338 100.0%
Source: US Bureau of the Census, 2000, Table DP-3, Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics.
The Ventura County portion of the study area showed higher proportions of management,
professional, sales, and office occupations, but lower proportions of service; farming,
fishing, forestry, construction, extraction and maintenance, production, transportation,
and material moving occupations than those within the City of Carpinteria. The area also
showed proportionately higher numbers of people employed in agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting, mining, retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate, rental and
leasing, professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management
services but lower proportions of people employed in manufacturing, wholesale trade,
arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food service than the City of
Carpinteria.
The breakdown of occupation and industry for both Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
was generally similar to the City of Carpinteria, with minor exceptions. Specifically, the
proportion of employed persons in Santa Barbara County was lower than that of both the
City of Carpinteria and Ventura County.
Household Income
Table 2.1-7 illustrates Median Household Income (MHI) and Per Capita Income. MHI is
defined as the middle value of all incomes ranging from highest to lowest in a selected
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