2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston city, Harris 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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1,422,889
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100%
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1,404,119
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100%
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-18,770
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+/-31,815
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no
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In labor force
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978,141
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68.7%
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970,536
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69.1%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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976,971
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68.7%
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970,067
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69.1%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Employed
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923,134
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64.9%
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906,041
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64.5%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Unemployed
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53,837
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(NA)
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64,026
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(NA)
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10,189
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+/-8,672
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yes
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Percent unemployed
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5.5
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(NA)
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6.6
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(NA)
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1.1
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+/-1.0
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yes
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Armed Forces
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1,170
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0.1%
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469
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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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444,748
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31.3%
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433,583
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30.9%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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722,444
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100%
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717,969
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100%
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-4,475
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+/-18,549
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no
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In labor force
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432,156
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59.8%
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421,609
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58.7%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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432,076
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59.8%
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421,609
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58.7%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Employed
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405,710
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56.2%
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391,316
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54.5%
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- 1.7%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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173,905
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100%
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177,578
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100%
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3,673
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+/-13,596
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no
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All parents in family in labor force
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95,987
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55.2%
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90,160
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50.8%
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- 4.4%
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+/-6.3%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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292,259
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100%
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319,673
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100%
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27,414
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+/-22,150
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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192,780
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66.0%
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205,549
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64.3%
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- 1.7%
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+/-3.6%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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110,444
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100%
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100,741
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100%
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-9,703
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+/-8,923
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yes
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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22,978
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20.8%
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19,159
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19.0%
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- 1.8%
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+/-5.6%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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11,529
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10.4%
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9,267
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9.2%
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- 1.2%
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+/-3.8%
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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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903,011
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100%
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880,521
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100%
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-22,490
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+/-28,807
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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657,142
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72.8%
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661,933
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75.2%
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2.4%
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+/-2.3%
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yes
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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132,846
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14.7%
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114,953
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13.1%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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53,934
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6.0%
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43,737
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5.0%
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- 1.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Walked
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24,150
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2.7%
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17,156
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1.9%
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- 0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Other means
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10,800
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1.2%
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12,258
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1.4%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Worked at home
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24,139
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2.7%
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30,484
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3.5%
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0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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25.7
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(NA)
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25.5
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(NA)
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-0.2
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+/-0.8
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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923,134
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100%
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906,041
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100%
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-17,093
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+/-28,801
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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278,870
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30.2%
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286,781
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31.7%
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1.5%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Service occupations
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152,573
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16.5%
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148,803
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16.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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239,207
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25.9%
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233,583
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25.8%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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2,382
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0.3%
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1,388
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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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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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118,771
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12.9%
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114,850
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12.7%
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- 0.2%
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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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131,331
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14.2%
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120,636
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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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INDUSTRY
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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17,724
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1.9%
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15,425
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1.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Construction
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98,852
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10.7%
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95,487
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10.5%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Manufacturing
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98,336
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10.7%
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100,141
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11.1%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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41,811
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4.5%
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39,866
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4.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Retail trade
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99,254
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10.8%
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95,738
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10.6%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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51,823
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5.6%
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58,674
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6.5%
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0.9%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Information
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19,133
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2.1%
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25,108
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2.8%
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0.7%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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64,089
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6.9%
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57,782
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6.4%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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111,889
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12.1%
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116,430
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12.9%
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0.8%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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158,778
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17.2%
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147,499
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16.3%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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79,237
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8.6%
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86,535
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9.6%
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1.0%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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59,327
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6.4%
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45,762
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5.1%
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- 1.3%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Public administration
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22,881
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2.5%
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21,594
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2.4%
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- 0.1%
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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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761,202
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82.5%
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749,674
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82.7%
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0.2%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Government workers
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96,620
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10.5%
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94,652
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10.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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63,798
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6.9%
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59,496
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6.6%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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1,514
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0.2%
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2,219
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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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700,770
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100%
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709,949
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100%
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9,179
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+/-16,932
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no
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Less than $10,000
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62,178
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8.9%
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68,927
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9.7%
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0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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49,998
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7.1%
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48,441
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6.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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108,952
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15.5%
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104,084
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14.7%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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112,214
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16.0%
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98,497
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13.9%
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- 2.1%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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$35,000 to $49,999
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122,796
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17.5%
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125,729
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17.7%
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0.2%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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112,987
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16.1%
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124,835
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17.6%
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1.5%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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54,922
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7.8%
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53,600
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7.5%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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46,094
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6.6%
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52,373
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7.4%
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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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14,496
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2.1%
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16,478
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2.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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