2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
Harris 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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2,481,700
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100%
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2,507,753
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100%
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26,053
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+/-5,882
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yes
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In labor force
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1,734,023
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69.9%
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1,762,892
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70.3%
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0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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1,731,879
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69.8%
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1,761,634
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70.2%
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0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Employed
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1,643,534
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66.2%
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1,659,551
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66.2%
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0.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Unemployed
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88,345
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(NA)
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102,083
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(NA)
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13,738
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+/-11,446
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yes
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Percent unemployed
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5.1
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(NA)
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5.8
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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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2,144
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0.1%
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1,258
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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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747,677
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30.1%
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744,861
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29.7%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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1,260,696
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100%
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1,274,541
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100%
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13,845
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+/-4,485
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yes
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In labor force
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763,198
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60.5%
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766,730
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60.2%
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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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762,862
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60.5%
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766,599
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60.1%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Employed
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718,772
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57.0%
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719,401
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56.4%
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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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320,505
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100%
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334,123
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100%
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13,618
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+/-9,705
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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175,660
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54.8%
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173,906
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52.0%
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- 2.8%
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+/-4.1%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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591,004
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100%
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606,252
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100%
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15,248
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+/-13,398
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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383,370
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64.9%
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394,013
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65.0%
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0.1%
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+/-3.0%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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200,925
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100%
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201,973
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100%
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1,048
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+/-5,963
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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30,380
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15.1%
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28,462
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14.1%
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- 1.0%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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15,130
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7.5%
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13,790
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6.8%
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- 0.7%
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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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1,607,142
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100%
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1,614,258
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100%
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7,116
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+/-24,268
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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1,236,052
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76.9%
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1,245,123
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77.1%
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0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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207,661
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12.9%
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204,413
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12.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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65,882
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4.1%
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57,892
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3.6%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Walked
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31,058
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1.9%
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30,318
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1.9%
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0.0%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Other means
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18,614
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1.2%
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20,932
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1.3%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Worked at home
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47,875
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3.0%
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55,580
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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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26.3
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(NA)
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26.4
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(NA)
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0.1
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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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1,643,534
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100%
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1,659,551
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100%
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16,017
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+/-23,838
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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533,406
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32.5%
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555,061
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33.4%
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0.9%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Service occupations
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241,725
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14.7%
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244,863
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14.8%
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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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446,409
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27.2%
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443,052
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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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3,179
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0.2%
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1,868
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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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195,106
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11.9%
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203,105
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12.2%
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0.3%
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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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223,709
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13.6%
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211,602
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12.8%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.0%
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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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34,496
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2.1%
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38,945
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2.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Construction
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165,257
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10.1%
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167,839
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10.1%
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0.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Manufacturing
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198,740
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12.1%
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199,115
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12.0%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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77,043
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4.7%
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72,320
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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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178,939
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10.9%
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181,161
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10.9%
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0.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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106,724
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6.5%
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116,628
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7.0%
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0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Information
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36,395
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2.2%
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40,147
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2.4%
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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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108,626
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6.6%
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106,216
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6.4%
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- 0.2%
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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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194,795
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11.9%
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204,252
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12.3%
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0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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269,917
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16.4%
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270,648
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16.3%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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126,161
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7.7%
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132,836
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8.0%
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0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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101,758
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6.2%
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86,401
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5.2%
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- 1.0%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Public administration
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44,683
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2.7%
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43,043
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2.6%
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- 0.1%
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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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1,359,067
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82.7%
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1,374,307
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82.8%
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0.1%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Government workers
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170,939
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10.4%
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176,772
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10.7%
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0.3%
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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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109,642
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6.7%
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104,064
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6.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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3,886
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0.2%
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4,408
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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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1,185,671
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100%
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1,220,779
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100%
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35,108
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+/-13,045
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yes
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Less than $10,000
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83,782
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7.1%
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95,359
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7.8%
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0.7%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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68,845
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5.8%
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65,765
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5.4%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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156,916
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13.2%
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154,196
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12.6%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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174,554
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14.7%
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159,459
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13.1%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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$35,000 to $49,999
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199,621
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16.8%
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206,620
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16.9%
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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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214,524
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18.1%
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226,466
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18.6%
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0.5%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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120,695
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10.2%
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120,225
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9.8%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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103,315
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8.7%
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120,023
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9.8%
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1.1%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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$150,000 to $199,999
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32,969
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2.8%
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35,437
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2.9%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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