2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Alameda 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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1,097,658
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100%
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1,096,458
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100%
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-1,200
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+/-4,882
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no
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In labor force
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749,883
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68.3%
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761,323
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69.4%
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1.1%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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749,692
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68.3%
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759,397
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69.3%
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1.0%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Employed
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712,960
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65.0%
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707,265
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64.5%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Unemployed
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36,732
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(NA)
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52,132
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(NA)
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15,400
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+/-10,199
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yes
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Percent unemployed
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4.9
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(NA)
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6.9
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(NA)
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2.0
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+/-1.3
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yes
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Armed Forces
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191
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0.1%
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1,926
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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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Not in labor force
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347,775
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31.7%
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335,135
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30.6%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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563,407
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100%
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563,860
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100%
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453
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+/-3,948
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no
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In labor force
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348,794
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61.9%
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353,563
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62.7%
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0.8%
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+/-2.5%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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348,794
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61.9%
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352,885
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62.6%
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0.7%
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+/-2.5%
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no
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Employed
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331,697
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58.9%
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325,400
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57.7%
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- 1.2%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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110,263
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100%
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109,314
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100%
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-949
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+/-7,504
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no
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All parents in family in labor force
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69,780
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63.3%
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64,126
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58.7%
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- 4.6%
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+/-8.4%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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215,305
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100%
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229,416
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100%
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14,111
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+/-11,043
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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153,813
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71.4%
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160,112
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69.8%
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- 1.6%
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+/-7.1%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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70,762
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100%
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67,520
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100%
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-3,242
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+/-6,904
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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4,946
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7.0%
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5,450
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8.1%
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1.1%
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+/-5.1%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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1,798
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2.5%
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2,333
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3.5%
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1.0%
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+/-3.0%
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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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688,889
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100%
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686,246
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100%
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-2,643
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+/-20,660
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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455,889
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66.2%
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459,302
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66.9%
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0.7%
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+/-3.3%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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87,578
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12.7%
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84,044
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12.2%
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- 0.5%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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84,901
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12.3%
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82,035
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12.0%
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- 0.3%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Walked
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18,840
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2.7%
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17,222
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2.5%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Other means
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19,155
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2.8%
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15,896
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2.3%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Worked at home
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22,526
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3.3%
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27,747
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4.0%
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0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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29.9
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(NA)
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28.5
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(NA)
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-1.4
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+/-1.2
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yes
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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712,960
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100%
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707,265
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100%
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-5,695
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+/-19,889
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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291,941
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40.9%
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301,351
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42.6%
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1.7%
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+/-2.5%
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no
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Service occupations
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97,937
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13.7%
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78,458
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11.1%
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- 2.6%
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+/-2.0%
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yes
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Sales and office occupations
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176,319
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24.7%
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186,293
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26.3%
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1.6%
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+/-2.8%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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1,023
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0.1%
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547
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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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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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52,243
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7.3%
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60,071
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8.5%
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1.2%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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93,497
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13.1%
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80,545
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11.4%
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- 1.7%
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+/-2.0%
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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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1,192
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0.2%
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1,244
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0.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Construction
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32,273
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4.5%
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41,608
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5.9%
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1.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Manufacturing
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100,707
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14.1%
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102,348
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14.5%
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0.4%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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28,433
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4.0%
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25,990
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3.7%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Retail trade
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74,857
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10.5%
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81,050
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11.5%
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1.0%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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44,195
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6.2%
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49,038
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6.9%
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0.7%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Information
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37,838
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5.3%
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29,483
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4.2%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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53,452
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7.5%
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40,285
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5.7%
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- 1.8%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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101,536
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14.2%
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107,068
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15.1%
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0.9%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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127,088
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17.8%
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129,083
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18.3%
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0.5%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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55,764
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7.8%
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44,855
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6.3%
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- 1.5%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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27,421
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3.8%
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30,859
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4.4%
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0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Public administration
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28,204
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4.0%
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24,354
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3.4%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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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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556,719
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78.1%
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560,179
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79.2%
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1.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Government workers
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104,179
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14.6%
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95,776
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13.5%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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50,985
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7.2%
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50,045
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7.1%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
|
1,077
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0.2%
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1,265
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0.2%
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0.0%
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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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514,705
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100%
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521,994
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100%
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7,289
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+/-7,963
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no
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Less than $10,000
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42,653
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8.3%
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36,404
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7.0%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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22,296
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4.3%
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24,590
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4.7%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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46,211
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9.0%
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51,414
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9.8%
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0.8%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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49,016
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9.5%
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43,225
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8.3%
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- 1.2%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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68,447
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13.3%
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60,189
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11.5%
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- 1.8%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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95,074
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18.5%
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112,190
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21.5%
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3.0%
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+/-2.5%
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yes
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$75,000 to $99,999
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67,728
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13.2%
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72,790
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13.9%
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0.7%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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68,790
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13.4%
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80,813
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15.5%
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2.1%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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28,735
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5.6%
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21,274
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4.1%
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- 1.5%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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$200,000 or more
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25,755
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5.0%
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19,105
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3.7%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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55,662
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(NA)
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58,745
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(NA)
|
3,083
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+/-3,387
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no
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Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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75,396
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(NA)
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72,435
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(NA)
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-2,961
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+/-4,472
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no
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With earnings
|
435,936
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84.7%
|
438,719
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84.0%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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76,072
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(NA)
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74,663
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(NA)
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-1,409
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+/-4,526
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no
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With Social Security
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106,757
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20.7%
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99,128
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19.0%
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- 1.7%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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10,594
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(NA)
|
12,291
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(NA)
|
1,697
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+/-749
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yes
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With retirement income
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75,356
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14.6%
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78,490
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15.0%
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0.4%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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17,425
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(NA)
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17,292
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(NA)
|
-133
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+/-2,092
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no
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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86,897
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16.9%
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74,243
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14.2%
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- 2.7%
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+/-2.0%
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yes
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With Supplemental Security Income
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20,678
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4.0%
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20,317
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3.9%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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7,261
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(NA)
|
7,370
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(NA)
|
109
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+/-1,335
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no
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With cash public assistance income
|
20,313
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3.9%
|
13,459
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2.6%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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4,136
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(NA)
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5,653
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(NA)
|
1,517
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+/-1,528
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no
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
14,857
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2.9%
|
13,470
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2.6%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
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37,607
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7.3%
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31,428
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6.0%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Families
|
324,523
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100%
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326,209
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100%
|
1,686
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+/-14,121
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no
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Less than $10,000
|
13,244
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4.1%
|
9,093
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2.8%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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8,779
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2.7%
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8,068
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2.5%
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- 0.2%
|
+/-1.5%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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19,527
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6.0%
|
29,330
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9.0%
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3.0%
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+/-2.3%
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yes
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$25,000 to $34,999
|
25,486
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7.9%
|
25,308
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7.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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43,527
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13.4%
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40,774
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12.5%
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- 0.9%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
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$50,000 to $74,999
|
62,836
|
19.4%
|
70,553
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21.6%
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2.2%
|
+/-3.5%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
|
50,108
|
15.4%
|
48,172
|
14.8%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
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$100,000 to $149,999
|
58,270
|
18.0%
|
62,795
|
19.2%
|
1.2%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
22,496
|
6.9%
|
16,074
|
4.9%
|
- 2.0%
|
+/-1.7%
|
yes
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|
$200,000 or more
|
20,250
|
6.2%
|
16,042
|
4.9%
|
- 1.3%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
70,998
|
(NA)
|
67,886
|
(NA)
|
-3,112
|
+/-4,864
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
87,363
|
(NA)
|
83,088
|
(NA)
|
-4,275
|
+/-5,442
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
28,263
|
(NA)
|
27,947
|
(NA)
|
-316
|
+/-1,683
|
no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
190,182
|
100%
|
195,785
|
100%
|
5,603
|
+/-13,596
|
no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
34,741
|
(NA)
|
39,773
|
(NA)
|
5,032
|
+/-5,089
|
no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
51,310
|
(NA)
|
50,460
|
(NA)
|
-850
|
+/-6,895
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
31,328
|
(NA)
|
32,973
|
(NA)
|
1,645
|
+/-1,932
|
no
|
|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
46,415
|
(NA)
|
45,469
|
(NA)
|
-946
|
+/-3,698
|
no
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
40,026
|
(NA)
|
38,768
|
(NA)
|
-1,258
|
+/-3,722
|
no
|
|
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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|
Families
|
22,347
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100%
|
21,368
|
100%
|
-979
|
+/-7,791
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
17,300
|
77.4%
|
18,888
|
88.4%
|
11.0%
|
+/-13.2%
|
no
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|
With related children under 5 years only
|
706
|
3.2%
|
2,115
|
9.9%
|
6.7%
|
+/-8.3%
|
no
|
|
|
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Families with female householder, no husband present
|
11,278
|
100%
|
9,636
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100%
|
-1,642
|
+/-5,198
|
no
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|
With related children under 18 years
|
9,363
|
83.0%
|
9,203
|
95.5%
|
12.5%
|
+/-13.5%
|
no
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|
With related children under 5 years only
|
470
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4.2%
|
527
|
5.5%
|
1.3%
|
+/-7.9%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
151,221
|
100%
|
136,086
|
100%
|
-15,135
|
+/-30,900
|
no
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|
18 years and over
|
112,195
|
74.2%
|
86,302
|
63.4%
|
-10.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
14,461
|
9.6%
|
10,143
|
7.5%
|
- 2.1%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
35,986
|
23.8%
|
48,722
|
35.8%
|
12.0%
|
+/-9.7%
|
yes
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
27,887
|
18.4%
|
33,105
|
24.3%
|
5.9%
|
+/-7.8%
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
68,466
|
45.3%
|
50,299
|
37.0%
|
- 8.3%
|
+/-4.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Individuals
|
10.8
|
(NA)
|
9.6
|
(NA)
|
-1.2
|
+/-2.3
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
10.6
|
(NA)
|
8.1
|
(NA)
|
-2.5
|
+/-2.0
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
10.4
|
(NA)
|
7.3
|
(NA)
|
-3.1
|
+/-3.5
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
10.6
|
(NA)
|
13.4
|
(NA)
|
2.8
|
+/-4.8
|
no
|
|
Related children under 5 years
|
8.4
|
(NA)
|
15.3
|
(NA)
|
6.9
|
+/-6.1
|
yes
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
11.4
|
(NA)
|
12.7
|
(NA)
|
1.3
|
+/-5.0
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
22.9
|
(NA)
|
16.5
|
(NA)
|
-6.4
|
+/-4.1
|
yes
|
|
|
|