2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Los Angeles city, Los Angeles County pt.
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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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2,746,185
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100%
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2,712,505
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100%
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-33,680
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+/-86,559
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no
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In labor force
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1,782,863
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64.9%
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1,775,902
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65.5%
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0.6%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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1,781,555
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64.9%
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1,775,461
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65.5%
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0.6%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Employed
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1,637,922
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59.6%
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1,635,767
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60.3%
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0.7%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Unemployed
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143,633
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(NA)
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139,694
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(NA)
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-3,939
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+/-19,155
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no
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Percent unemployed
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8.1
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(NA)
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7.9
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(NA)
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-0.2
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+/-1.0
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no
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Armed Forces
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1,308
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0.1%
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441
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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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963,322
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35.1%
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936,603
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34.5%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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1,381,899
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100%
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1,377,381
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100%
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-4,518
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+/-45,946
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no
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In labor force
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774,889
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56.1%
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775,730
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56.3%
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0.2%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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774,014
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56.0%
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775,730
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56.3%
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0.3%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Employed
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704,260
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51.0%
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707,919
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51.4%
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0.4%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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330,753
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100%
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335,793
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100%
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5,040
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+/-33,330
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no
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All parents in family in labor force
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189,146
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57.2%
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156,596
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46.6%
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-10.6%
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+/-5.8%
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yes
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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545,526
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100%
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611,247
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100%
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65,721
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+/-49,337
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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331,131
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60.7%
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362,947
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59.4%
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- 1.3%
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+/-4.8%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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193,672
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100%
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197,479
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100%
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3,807
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+/-20,526
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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23,496
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12.1%
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23,209
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11.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-4.5%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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11,444
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5.9%
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10,029
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5.1%
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- 0.8%
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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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1,597,156
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100%
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1,590,700
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100%
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-6,456
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+/-68,523
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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1,072,633
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67.2%
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1,063,312
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66.8%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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238,080
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14.9%
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201,942
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12.7%
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- 2.2%
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+/-1.8%
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yes
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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151,323
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9.5%
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185,853
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11.7%
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2.2%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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Walked
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47,070
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2.9%
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48,974
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3.1%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Other means
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24,799
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1.6%
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26,793
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1.7%
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0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Worked at home
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63,251
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4.0%
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63,826
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4.0%
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0.0%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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28.1
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(NA)
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29.1
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(NA)
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1.0
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+/-1.0
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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1,637,922
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100%
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1,635,767
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100%
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-2,155
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+/-69,721
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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532,023
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32.5%
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530,838
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32.5%
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0.0%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Service occupations
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284,816
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17.4%
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280,117
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17.1%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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421,313
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25.7%
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433,540
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26.5%
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0.8%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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6,158
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0.4%
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7,615
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0.5%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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141,434
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8.6%
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130,254
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8.0%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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252,178
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15.4%
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253,403
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15.5%
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0.1%
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+/-1.8%
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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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6,591
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0.4%
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8,000
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0.5%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Construction
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95,159
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5.8%
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101,536
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6.2%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Manufacturing
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214,208
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13.1%
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212,391
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13.0%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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64,126
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3.9%
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51,679
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3.2%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Retail trade
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170,512
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10.4%
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181,135
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11.1%
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0.7%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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74,806
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4.6%
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69,876
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4.3%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Information
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104,379
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6.4%
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95,215
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5.8%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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103,447
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6.3%
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112,210
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6.9%
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0.6%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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219,151
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13.4%
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195,322
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11.9%
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- 1.5%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Educational, health, and social services
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251,186
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15.3%
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292,730
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17.9%
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2.6%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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176,929
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10.8%
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177,663
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10.9%
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0.1%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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116,883
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7.1%
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99,865
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6.1%
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- 1.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Public administration
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40,545
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2.5%
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38,145
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2.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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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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1,290,283
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78.8%
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1,302,213
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79.6%
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0.8%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Government workers
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162,138
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9.9%
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169,168
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10.3%
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0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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178,870
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10.9%
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159,718
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9.8%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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6,631
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0.4%
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4,668
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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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1,260,393
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100%
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1,258,309
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100%
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-2,084
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+/-33,584
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no
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Less than $10,000
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144,204
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11.4%
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150,790
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12.0%
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0.6%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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113,250
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9.0%
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90,113
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7.2%
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- 1.8%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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$15,000 to $24,999
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191,181
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15.2%
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179,783
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14.3%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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155,943
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12.4%
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167,969
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13.3%
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0.9%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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182,517
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14.5%
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194,422
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15.5%
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1.0%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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192,252
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15.3%
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189,613
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15.1%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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105,150
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8.3%
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113,582
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9.0%
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0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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92,553
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7.3%
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102,336
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8.1%
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0.8%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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41,592
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3.3%
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33,872
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2.7%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$200,000 or more
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41,751
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3.3%
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35,829
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2.8%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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36,648
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(NA)
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37,343
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(NA)
|
695
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+/-1,640
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no
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Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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57,209
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(NA)
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57,386
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(NA)
|
177
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+/-2,663
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no
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With earnings
|
1,042,227
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82.7%
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1,044,557
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83.0%
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0.3%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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57,321
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(NA)
|
58,217
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(NA)
|
896
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+/-2,823
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no
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With Social Security
|
259,413
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20.6%
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236,314
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18.8%
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- 1.8%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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11,387
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(NA)
|
11,274
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(NA)
|
-113
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+/-586
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no
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With retirement income
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129,125
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10.2%
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125,563
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10.0%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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16,187
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(NA)
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15,902
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(NA)
|
-285
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+/-2,798
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no
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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326,767
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25.9%
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309,451
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24.6%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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With Supplemental Security Income
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65,284
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5.2%
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58,037
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4.6%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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7,009
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(NA)
|
7,771
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(NA)
|
762
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+/-724
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yes
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With cash public assistance income
|
65,516
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5.2%
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60,291
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4.8%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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5,348
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(NA)
|
4,866
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(NA)
|
-482
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+/-883
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no
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
83,960
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6.7%
|
74,925
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6.0%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
|
174,379
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13.8%
|
179,562
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14.3%
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0.5%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Families
|
794,555
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100%
|
800,619
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100%
|
6,064
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+/-30,192
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no
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Less than $10,000
|
67,488
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8.5%
|
75,779
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9.5%
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1.0%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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65,423
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8.2%
|
46,192
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5.8%
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- 2.4%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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$15,000 to $24,999
|
116,942
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14.7%
|
114,876
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14.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
|
99,165
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12.5%
|
101,441
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12.7%
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0.2%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
|
120,524
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15.2%
|
127,130
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15.9%
|
0.7%
|
+/-2.0%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
|
124,315
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15.6%
|
130,720
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16.3%
|
0.7%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
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$75,000 to $99,999
|
75,573
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9.5%
|
80,971
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10.1%
|
0.6%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
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$100,000 to $149,999
|
66,781
|
8.4%
|
71,560
|
8.9%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
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$150,000 to $199,999
|
29,402
|
3.7%
|
24,298
|
3.0%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
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|
$200,000 or more
|
28,942
|
3.6%
|
27,652
|
3.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
40,303
|
(NA)
|
41,120
|
(NA)
|
817
|
+/-1,947
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
61,514
|
(NA)
|
62,925
|
(NA)
|
1,411
|
+/-3,835
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
21,118
|
(NA)
|
21,005
|
(NA)
|
-113
|
+/-1,038
|
no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
465,838
|
100%
|
457,690
|
100%
|
-8,148
|
+/-25,258
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no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
28,390
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(NA)
|
29,517
|
(NA)
|
1,127
|
+/-2,998
|
no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
47,191
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(NA)
|
45,140
|
(NA)
|
-2,051
|
+/-4,211
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
20,973
|
(NA)
|
22,446
|
(NA)
|
1,473
|
+/-959
|
yes
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|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
29,174
|
(NA)
|
28,787
|
(NA)
|
-387
|
+/-3,110
|
no
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
27,509
|
(NA)
|
28,629
|
(NA)
|
1,120
|
+/-2,393
|
no
|
|
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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|
Families
|
140,204
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100%
|
130,051
|
100%
|
-10,153
|
+/-18,559
|
no
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With related children under 18 years
|
122,491
|
87.4%
|
108,562
|
83.5%
|
- 3.9%
|
+/-5.1%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
25,674
|
18.3%
|
17,349
|
13.3%
|
- 5.0%
|
+/-5.9%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families with female householder, no husband present
|
66,057
|
100%
|
63,907
|
100%
|
-2,150
|
+/-13,078
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
60,536
|
91.6%
|
57,452
|
89.9%
|
- 1.7%
|
+/-6.1%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
13,089
|
19.8%
|
8,312
|
13.0%
|
- 6.8%
|
+/-8.4%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
726,485
|
100%
|
686,095
|
100%
|
-40,390
|
+/-85,623
|
no
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|
18 years and over
|
437,810
|
60.3%
|
407,953
|
59.5%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
47,043
|
6.5%
|
48,326
|
7.0%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
280,628
|
38.6%
|
271,464
|
39.6%
|
1.0%
|
+/-4.5%
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
188,520
|
25.9%
|
187,850
|
27.4%
|
1.5%
|
+/-3.8%
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
184,586
|
25.4%
|
161,619
|
23.6%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
|
|
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Individuals
|
20.2
|
(NA)
|
18.9
|
(NA)
|
-1.3
|
+/-2.1
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
16.5
|
(NA)
|
15.6
|
(NA)
|
-0.9
|
+/-1.8
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
13.4
|
(NA)
|
14.8
|
(NA)
|
1.4
|
+/-3.1
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
29.8
|
(NA)
|
27.1
|
(NA)
|
-2.7
|
+/-4.1
|
no
|
|
Related children under 5 years
|
31.6
|
(NA)
|
28.5
|
(NA)
|
-3.1
|
+/-6.6
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
28.9
|
(NA)
|
26.5
|
(NA)
|
-2.4
|
+/-4.6
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
25.4
|
(NA)
|
23.5
|
(NA)
|
-1.9
|
+/-2.8
|
no
|
|
|
|