2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
Fort Bend County
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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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248,948
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100%
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269,720
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100%
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20,772
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+/-2,218
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yes
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In labor force
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182,029
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73.1%
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187,972
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69.7%
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- 3.4%
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+/-2.8%
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yes
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Civilian labor force
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181,902
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73.1%
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187,836
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69.6%
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- 3.5%
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+/-2.8%
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yes
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Employed
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174,091
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69.9%
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178,261
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66.1%
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- 3.8%
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+/-3.0%
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yes
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Unemployed
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7,811
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(NA)
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9,575
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(NA)
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1,764
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+/-2,714
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no
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Percent unemployed
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4.3
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(NA)
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5.1
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(NA)
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0.8
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+/-1.5
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no
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Armed Forces
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127
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0.1%
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136
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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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66,919
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26.9%
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81,748
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30.3%
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3.4%
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+/-3.1%
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yes
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Females 16 years and over
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127,874
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100%
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137,614
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100%
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9,740
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+/-1,667
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yes
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In labor force
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81,563
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63.8%
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88,023
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64.0%
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0.2%
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+/-4.8%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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81,563
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63.8%
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88,023
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64.0%
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0.2%
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+/-4.8%
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no
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Employed
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78,502
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61.4%
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83,284
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60.5%
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- 0.9%
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+/-4.8%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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31,090
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100%
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33,497
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100%
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2,407
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+/-2,670
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no
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All parents in family in labor force
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19,848
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63.8%
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19,050
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56.9%
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- 6.9%
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+/-11.6%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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75,968
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100%
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81,371
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100%
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5,403
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+/-4,061
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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51,888
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68.3%
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53,246
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65.4%
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- 2.9%
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+/-8.7%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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23,060
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100%
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26,044
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100%
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2,984
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+/-3,300
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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2,281
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9.9%
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853
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3.3%
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- 6.6%
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+/-5.8%
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yes
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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964
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4.2%
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591
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2.3%
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- 1.9%
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+/-4.5%
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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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171,295
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100%
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173,189
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100%
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1,894
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+/-7,928
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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142,627
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83.3%
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144,331
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83.3%
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0.0%
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+/-4.0%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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19,094
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11.1%
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19,734
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11.4%
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0.3%
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+/-3.3%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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1,787
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1.0%
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2,584
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1.5%
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0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Walked
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891
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0.5%
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555
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0.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Other means
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1,293
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0.8%
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1,642
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0.9%
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0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Worked at home
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5,603
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3.3%
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4,343
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2.5%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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30.3
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(NA)
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29.9
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(NA)
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-0.4
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+/-1.7
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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174,091
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100%
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178,261
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100%
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4,170
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+/-7,851
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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75,612
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43.4%
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75,772
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42.5%
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- 0.9%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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Service occupations
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19,790
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11.4%
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21,968
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12.3%
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0.9%
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+/-2.8%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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47,781
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27.4%
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47,074
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26.4%
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- 1.0%
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+/-3.6%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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1,021
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0.6%
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598
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0.3%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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14,194
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8.2%
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17,196
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9.6%
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1.4%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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15,693
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9.0%
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15,653
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8.8%
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- 0.2%
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+/-2.5%
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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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7,321
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4.2%
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6,266
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3.5%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Construction
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11,390
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6.5%
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11,732
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6.6%
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0.1%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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Manufacturing
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21,512
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12.4%
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20,260
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11.4%
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- 1.0%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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8,575
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4.9%
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8,305
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4.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Retail trade
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22,173
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12.7%
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20,923
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11.7%
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- 1.0%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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7,305
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4.2%
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9,713
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5.4%
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1.2%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Information
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4,548
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2.6%
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5,386
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3.0%
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0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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10,444
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6.0%
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14,043
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7.9%
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1.9%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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20,332
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11.7%
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24,565
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13.8%
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2.1%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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36,577
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21.0%
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36,881
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20.7%
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- 0.3%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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10,000
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5.7%
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8,023
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4.5%
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- 1.2%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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6,889
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4.0%
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6,694
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3.8%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Public administration
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7,025
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4.0%
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5,470
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3.1%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.7%
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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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133,874
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76.9%
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146,017
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81.9%
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5.0%
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+/-3.6%
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yes
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Government workers
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26,547
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15.2%
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21,088
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11.8%
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- 3.4%
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+/-3.0%
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yes
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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13,551
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7.8%
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10,740
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6.0%
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- 1.8%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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119
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0.1%
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416
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0.2%
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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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110,607
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100%
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114,777
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100%
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4,170
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+/-2,754
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yes
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Less than $10,000
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3,774
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3.4%
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8,750
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7.6%
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4.2%
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+/-2.3%
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yes
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$10,000 to $14,999
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2,774
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2.5%
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4,414
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3.8%
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1.3%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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10,138
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9.2%
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7,614
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6.6%
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- 2.6%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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10,006
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9.0%
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9,441
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8.2%
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- 0.8%
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+/-2.8%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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16,366
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14.8%
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15,610
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13.6%
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- 1.2%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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22,511
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20.4%
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22,771
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19.8%
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- 0.6%
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+/-4.0%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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16,797
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15.2%
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17,829
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15.5%
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0.3%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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17,564
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15.9%
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16,072
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14.0%
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- 1.9%
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+/-3.3%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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5,846
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5.3%
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6,944
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6.0%
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0.7%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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$200,000 or more
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