2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
Ft. Bend-Harris
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
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2000
Estimate |
2000
Percent
Distribution |
2001
Estimate |
2001
Percent
Distribution |
Difference
(2001 - 2000) |
Margin
of Error
of Difference |
Statistically
Significant |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Population 16 years and over
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2,730,648
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100%
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2,777,473
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100%
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46,825
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+/-6,341
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yes
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In labor force
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1,916,052
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70.2%
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1,950,864
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70.2%
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0.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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1,913,781
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70.1%
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1,949,470
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70.2%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Employed
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1,817,625
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66.6%
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1,837,812
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66.2%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Unemployed
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96,156
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(NA)
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111,658
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(NA)
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15,502
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+/-11,659
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yes
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Percent unemployed
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5.0
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(NA)
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5.7
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(NA)
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0.7
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+/-0.7
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no
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Armed Forces
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2,271
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0.1%
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1,394
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0.1%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Not in labor force
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814,596
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29.8%
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826,609
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29.8%
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0.0%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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1,388,570
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100%
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1,412,155
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100%
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23,585
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+/-4,793
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yes
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In labor force
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844,761
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60.8%
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854,753
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60.5%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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844,425
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60.8%
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854,622
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60.5%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Employed
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797,274
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57.4%
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802,685
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56.8%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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351,595
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100%
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367,620
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100%
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16,025
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+/-10,020
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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195,508
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55.6%
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192,956
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52.5%
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- 3.1%
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+/-4.0%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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666,972
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100%
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687,623
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100%
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20,651
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+/-14,180
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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435,258
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65.3%
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447,259
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65.0%
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- 0.3%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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223,985
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100%
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228,017
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100%
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4,032
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+/-7,121
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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32,661
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14.6%
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29,315
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12.9%
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- 1.7%
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+/-3.1%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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16,094
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7.2%
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14,381
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6.3%
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- 0.9%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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COMMUTING TO WORK
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Workers 16 years and over
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1,778,437
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100%
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1,787,447
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100%
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9,010
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+/-26,407
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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1,378,679
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77.5%
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1,389,454
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77.7%
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0.2%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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226,755
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12.8%
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224,147
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12.5%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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67,669
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3.8%
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60,476
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3.4%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Walked
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31,949
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1.8%
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30,873
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1.7%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Other means
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19,907
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1.1%
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22,574
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1.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Worked at home
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53,478
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3.0%
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59,923
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3.4%
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0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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26.7
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(NA)
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26.7
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(NA)
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0.0
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+/-0.7
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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1,817,625
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100%
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1,837,812
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100%
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20,187
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+/-25,826
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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609,018
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33.5%
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630,833
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34.3%
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0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Service occupations
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261,515
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14.4%
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266,831
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14.5%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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494,190
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27.2%
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490,126
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26.7%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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4,200
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0.2%
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2,466
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0.1%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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209,300
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11.5%
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220,301
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12.0%
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0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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239,402
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13.2%
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227,255
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12.4%
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- 0.8%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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INDUSTRY
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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41,817
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2.3%
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45,211
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2.5%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Construction
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176,647
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9.7%
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179,571
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9.8%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Manufacturing
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220,252
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12.1%
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219,375
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11.9%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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85,618
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4.7%
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80,625
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4.4%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Retail trade
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201,112
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11.1%
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202,084
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11.0%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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114,029
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6.3%
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126,341
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6.9%
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0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Information
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40,943
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2.3%
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45,533
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2.5%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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119,070
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6.6%
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120,259
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6.5%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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215,127
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11.8%
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228,817
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12.5%
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0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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306,494
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16.9%
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307,529
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16.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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136,161
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7.5%
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140,859
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7.7%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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108,647
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6.0%
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93,095
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5.1%
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- 0.9%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Public administration
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51,708
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2.8%
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48,513
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2.6%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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CLASS OF WORKER
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Private wage and salary workers
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1,492,941
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82.1%
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1,520,324
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82.7%
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0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Government workers
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197,486
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10.9%
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197,860
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10.8%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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123,193
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6.8%
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114,804
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6.2%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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4,005
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0.2%
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4,824
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0.3%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
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Total households
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1,296,278
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100%
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1,335,556
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100%
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39,278
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+/-13,357
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yes
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Less than $10,000
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87,556
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6.8%
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104,109
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7.8%
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1.0%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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$10,000 to $14,999
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71,619
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5.5%
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70,179
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5.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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167,054
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12.9%
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161,810
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12.1%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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184,560
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14.2%
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168,900
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12.6%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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$35,000 to $49,999
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215,987
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16.7%
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222,230
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16.6%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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237,035
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18.3%
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249,237
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18.7%
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0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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137,492
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10.6%
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138,054
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10.3%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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120,879
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9.3%
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136,095
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10.2%
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0.9%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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$150,000 to $199,999
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38,815
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3.0%
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42,381
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3.2%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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