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2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
San Francisco County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
657,214
100%
645,282
100%
-11,932
+/-1,302
yes
In labor force
453,998
69.1%
444,193
68.8%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Civilian labor force
453,819
69.1%
444,147
68.8%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Employed
433,905
66.0%
412,889
64.0%
- 2.0%
+/-1.0%
yes
Unemployed
19,914
(NA)
31,258
(NA)
11,344
+/-3,354
yes
Percent unemployed
4.4
(NA)
7.0
(NA)
2.6
+/-0.8
yes
Armed Forces
179
0.1%
46
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
203,216
30.9%
201,089
31.2%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
324,518
100%
320,377
100%
-4,141
+/-1,084
yes
In labor force
205,169
63.2%
198,767
62.0%
- 1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Civilian labor force
205,169
63.2%
198,767
62.0%
- 1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Employed
195,815
60.3%
184,968
57.7%
- 2.6%
+/-1.3%
yes
 
Own children under 6 years
34,537
100%
38,534
100%
3,997
+/-1,990
yes
All parents in family in labor force
20,900
60.5%
22,328
57.9%
- 2.6%
+/-7.4%
no
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
68,432
100%
69,514
100%
1,082
+/-2,473
no
All parents in family in labor force
50,215
73.4%
47,236
68.0%
- 5.4%
+/-5.6%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
23,809
100%
22,533
100%
-1,276
+/-1,502
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,979
8.3%
1,079
4.8%
- 3.5%
+/-3.8%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,185
5.0%
389
1.7%
- 3.3%
+/-2.6%
yes
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
421,697
100%
399,949
100%
-21,748
+/-6,575
yes
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
172,952
41.0%
168,055
42.0%
1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
39,080
9.3%
40,796
10.2%
0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
135,783
32.2%
121,110
30.3%
- 1.9%
+/-1.5%
yes
Walked
37,248
8.8%
36,985
9.2%
0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Other means
16,256
3.9%
13,294
3.3%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Worked at home
20,378
4.8%
19,709
4.9%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.5
(NA)
28.9
(NA)
-0.6
+/-0.7
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
433,905
100%
412,889
100%
-21,016
+/-6,551
yes
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
207,082
47.7%
201,452
48.8%
1.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Service occupations
61,818
14.2%
63,575
15.4%
1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Sales and office occupations
112,253
25.9%
100,428
24.3%
- 1.6%
+/-1.5%
yes
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
205
0.1%
479
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
20,728
4.8%
18,806
4.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
31,819
7.3%
28,149
6.8%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
744
0.2%
669
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction
15,882
3.7%
14,826
3.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Manufacturing
31,413
7.2%
27,832
6.7%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
Wholesale trade
11,940
2.8%
10,155
2.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Retail trade
43,467
10.0%
38,744
9.4%
- 0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
20,070
4.6%
17,176
4.2%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Information
31,890
7.3%
23,287
5.6%
- 1.7%
+/-0.7%
yes
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
44,573
10.3%
46,231
11.2%
0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
82,218
18.9%
82,299
19.9%
1.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Educational, health, and social services
63,460
14.6%
70,728
17.1%
2.5%
+/-1.2%
yes
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
47,135
10.9%
47,652
11.5%
0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
Other services (except public administration)
23,601
5.4%
21,242
5.1%
- 0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
Public administration
17,512
4.0%
12,048
2.9%
- 1.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
340,274
78.4%
328,677
79.6%
1.2%
+/-1.5%
no
Government workers
52,801
12.2%
47,660
11.5%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
40,531
9.3%
35,598
8.6%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Unpaid family workers
299
0.1%
954
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
325,657
100%
325,147
100%
-510
+/-2,937
no
Less than $10,000
27,012
8.3%
28,794
8.9%
0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
13,850
4.3%
14,764
4.5%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
29,196
9.0%
26,794
8.2%
- 0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
28,624
8.8%
26,902
8.3%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
41,839
12.8%
39,469
12.1%
- 0.7%
+/-1.2%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
59,316
18.2%
57,682
17.7%
- 0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
38,658
11.9%
39,771
12.2%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
45,416
13.9%
48,880
15.0%
1.1%
+/-1.2%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
18,807
5.8%
19,554
6.0%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
$200,000 or more