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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
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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
3,219,247
100%
3,284,145
100%
64,898
+/-10,214
yes
In labor force
2,327,080
72.3%
2,334,567
71.1%
- 1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Civilian labor force
2,308,770
71.7%
2,316,710
70.5%
- 1.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Employed
2,214,480
68.8%
2,198,893
67.0%
- 1.8%
+/-1.2%
yes
Unemployed
94,290
(NA)
117,817
(NA)
23,527
+/-17,569
yes
Percent unemployed
4.1
(NA)
5.1
(NA)
1.0
+/-0.7
yes
Armed Forces
18,310
0.6%
17,857
0.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
892,167
27.7%
949,578
28.9%
1.2%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
1,622,372
100%
1,654,939
100%
32,567
+/-9,148
yes
In labor force
1,044,194
64.4%
1,045,551
63.2%
- 1.2%
+/-2.0%
no
Civilian labor force
1,041,986
64.2%
1,043,421
63.0%
- 1.2%
+/-1.8%
no
Employed
993,375
61.2%
987,079
59.6%
- 1.6%
+/-1.8%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
337,290
100%
360,913
100%
23,623
+/-11,888
yes
All parents in family in labor force
212,236
62.9%
204,392
56.6%
- 6.3%
+/-4.0%
yes
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
700,211
100%
732,968
100%
32,757
+/-19,110
yes
All parents in family in labor force
522,829
74.7%
509,082
69.5%
- 5.2%
+/-3.0%
yes
 
Population 16 to 19 years
216,470
100%
222,749
100%
6,279
+/-12,283
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
24,660
11.4%
31,624
14.2%
2.8%
+/-4.1%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
9,923
4.6%
14,021
6.3%
1.7%
+/-2.1%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
2,179,980
100%
2,164,077
100%
-15,903
+/-43,227
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
1,679,663
77.0%
1,637,112
75.6%
- 1.4%
+/-3.1%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
241,786
11.1%
250,655
11.6%
0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
70,817
3.2%
65,543
3.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Walked
62,034
2.8%
62,657
2.9%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Other means
32,010
1.5%
43,091
2.0%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Worked at home
93,670
4.3%
105,019
4.9%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.4
(NA)
23.1
(NA)
-0.3
+/-0.7
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
2,214,480
100%
2,198,893
100%
-15,587
+/-40,575
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
841,574
38.0%
816,896
37.2%
- 0.8%
+/-3.0%
no
Service occupations
318,745
14.4%
294,018
13.4%
- 1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Sales and office occupations
575,984
26.0%
583,192
26.5%
0.5%
+/-1.7%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
8,071
0.4%
11,566
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
233,359
10.5%
243,084
11.1%
0.6%
+/-1.7%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
236,747
10.7%
250,137
11.4%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
47,429
2.1%
52,476
2.4%
0.3%
+/-2.1%
no
Construction
203,218
9.2%
201,709
9.2%
0.0%
+/-0.8%
no
Manufacturing
242,384
10.9%
244,174
11.1%
0.2%
+/-1.7%
no
Wholesale trade
74,543
3.4%
71,177
3.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Retail trade
260,416
11.8%
252,923
11.5%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
91,321
4.1%
107,263
4.9%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Information
120,206
5.4%
109,688
5.0%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
162,963
7.4%
170,488
7.8%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
254,570
11.5%
246,146
11.2%
- 0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
Educational, health, and social services
383,851
17.3%
373,274
17.0%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
169,296
7.6%
164,628
7.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Other services (except public administration)
110,987
5.0%
116,032
5.3%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Public administration
93,296
4.2%
88,915
4.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
1,758,545
79.4%
1,745,647
79.4%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Government workers
296,339
13.4%
280,664
12.8%
- 0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
153,014
6.9%
165,849
7.5%
0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
Unpaid family workers
6,582
0.3%
6,733
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,702,526
100%
1,753,854
100%
51,328
+/-29,759
yes
Less than $10,000
119,471
7.0%
122,050
7.0%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
78,173
4.6%
91,208
5.2%
0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
200,593
11.8%
185,508
10.6%
- 1.2%
+/-1.8%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
201,599
11.8%
230,290
13.1%
1.3%
+/-1.3%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
292,423
17.2%
291,527
16.6%
- 0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
358,396
21.1%
378,680
21.6%
0.5%
+/-1.7%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
202,633
11.9%
213,823
12.2%
0.3%
+/-1.8%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
164,541
9.7%
159,047
9.1%
- 0.6%
+/-1.5%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
39,151
2.3%
46,670
2.7%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
$200,000 or more
45,546
2.7%
35,051
2.0%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
47,379
(NA)
47,481
(NA)
102
+/-3,863
no
Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,269
(NA)
59,790
(NA)
-1,479
+/-3,876
no
 
With earnings
1,460,690
85.8%
1,496,959
85.4%
- 0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
59,719
(NA)
59,144
(NA)
-575
+/-4,163
no
With Social Security
354,836
20.8%
355,796
20.3%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,444
(NA)
11,756
(NA)
312
+/-365
no
With retirement income
258,905
15.2%
245,337
14.0%
- 1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
17,672
(NA)
17,809
(NA)
137
+/-1,803
no
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
217,191
12.8%
232,693
13.3%
0.5%
+/-2.5%
no
With Supplemental Security Income
46,671
2.7%
39,330
2.2%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,717
(NA)
6,146
(NA)
-571
+/-924
no
With cash public assistance income
26,949
1.6%
27,850
1.6%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,754
(NA)
2,632
(NA)
878
+/-708
yes
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
55,928
3.3%
63,512
3.6%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
99,893
5.9%
106,801
6.1%
0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
 
Families
1,113,656
100%
1,123,892
100%
10,236
+/-45,637
no
Less than $10,000
37,487
3.4%
45,760
4.1%
0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
32,617
2.9%
34,656
3.1%
0.2%
+/-1.2%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
100,933
9.1%
97,727
8.7%
- 0.4%
+/-2.3%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
114,541
10.3%
126,564
11.3%
1.0%
+/-2.1%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
188,019
16.9%
183,353
16.3%
- 0.6%
+/-1.5%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
264,394
23.7%
263,387
23.4%
- 0.3%
+/-2.0%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
168,297
15.1%
166,322
14.8%
- 0.3%
+/-2.1%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
132,863
11.9%
134,088
11.9%
0.0%
+/-1.8%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
34,440
3.1%
42,312
3.8%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
$200,000 or more
40,065
3.6%
29,723
2.6%
- 1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
57,146
(NA)
56,017
(NA)
-1,129
+/-5,140
no
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
71,341
(NA)
69,430
(NA)
-1,911
+/-5,742
no
 
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,920
(NA)
24,637
(NA)
-283
+/-1,566
no
 
Nonfamily households
588,870
100%
629,962
100%
41,092
+/-49,281
no
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,547
(NA)
31,849
(NA)
1,302
+/-1,957
no
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,791
(NA)
40,274
(NA)
483
+/-2,539
no
 
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
26,390
(NA)
27,625
(NA)
1,235
+/-1,752
no
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,268
(NA)
40,745
(NA)
-523
+/-1,574
no
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,335
(NA)
31,357
(NA)
1,022
+/-1,285
no
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
63,850
100%
76,646
100%
12,796
+/-18,678
no
With related children under 18 years
52,849
82.8%
64,532
84.2%
1.4%
+/-1.5%
no
With related children under 5 years only
15,512
24.3%
13,005
17.0%
- 7.3%
+/-7.4%
no
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
32,176
100%
38,149
100%
5,973
+/-8,752
no
With related children under 18 years
30,856
95.9%
36,310
95.2%
- 0.7%
+/-9.9%
no
With related children under 5 years only
6,048
18.8%
5,699
14.9%
- 3.9%
+/-10.6%
no
 
Individuals
363,359
100%
410,693
100%
47,334
+/-49,322
no
18 years and over
259,145
71.3%
267,479
65.1%
- 6.2%
+/-0.2%
yes
65 years and over
27,261
7.5%
36,912
9.0%
1.5%
+/-2.3%
no
Related children under 18 years
98,540
27.1%
137,517
33.5%
6.4%
+/-5.3%
yes
Related children 5 to 17 years
67,227
18.5%
96,299
23.4%
4.9%
+/-3.8%
yes
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
160,843
44.3%
145,686
35.5%
- 8.8%
+/-2.5%
yes
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
8.7
(NA)
9.6
(NA)
0.9
+/-1.2
no
18 years and over
8.3
(NA)
8.5
(NA)
0.2
+/-0.8
no
65 years and over
6.9
(NA)
9.2
(NA)
2.3
+/-2.3
no
Related children under 18 years
9.2
(NA)
12.2
(NA)
3.0
+/-2.3
yes
Related children under 5 years
10.8
(NA)
13.4
(NA)
2.6
+/-4.3
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
8.6
(NA)
11.8
(NA)
3.2
+/-2.3
yes
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
19.6
(NA)
16.8
(NA)
-2.8
+/-2.0
yes
 

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.
9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), and/or Margin of Error of the Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
10. An '(NA)' entry in the 2000 or 2001 Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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