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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,449,776
100%
1,435,954
100%
-13,822
+/-32,932
no
In labor force
998,183
68.9%
994,418
69.3%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
Civilian labor force
997,013
68.8%
993,949
69.2%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
Employed
941,539
64.9%
928,551
64.7%
- 0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
Unemployed
55,474
(NA)
65,398
(NA)
9,924
+/-8,748
yes
Percent unemployed
5.6
(NA)
6.6
(NA)
1.0
+/-1.0
no
Armed Forces
1,170
0.1%
469
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
451,593
31.1%
441,536
30.7%
- 0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
737,027
100%
733,579
100%
-3,448
+/-19,254
no
In labor force
442,245
60.0%
433,659
59.1%
- 0.9%
+/-1.8%
no
Civilian labor force
442,165
60.0%
433,659
59.1%
- 0.9%
+/-1.8%
no
Employed
414,764
56.3%
402,651
54.9%
- 1.4%
+/-2.0%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
177,805
100%
182,162
100%
4,357
+/-13,837
no
All parents in family in labor force
99,319
55.9%
93,195
51.2%
- 4.7%
+/-6.3%
no
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
301,059
100%
328,683
100%
27,624
+/-22,659
yes
All parents in family in labor force
198,981
66.1%
212,838
64.8%
- 1.3%
+/-3.6%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
114,145
100%
105,330
100%
-8,815
+/-9,509
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
24,180
21.2%
19,159
18.2%
- 3.0%
+/-5.3%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
12,045
10.6%
9,267
8.8%
- 1.8%
+/-3.8%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
920,840
100%
902,765
100%
-18,075
+/-29,139
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
671,024
72.9%
679,343
75.3%
2.4%
+/-2.3%
yes
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
135,808
14.7%
118,115
13.1%
- 1.6%
+/-1.8%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
54,485
5.9%
44,222
4.9%
- 1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
Walked
24,367
2.6%
17,274
1.9%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Other means
10,800
1.2%
12,938
1.4%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Worked at home
24,356
2.6%
30,873
3.4%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.9
(NA)
25.6
(NA)
-0.3
+/-0.8
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
941,539
100%
928,551
100%
-12,988
+/-29,177
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
284,331
30.2%
292,086
31.5%
1.3%
+/-1.7%
no
Service occupations
155,554
16.5%
153,820
16.6%
0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
Sales and office occupations
243,457
25.9%
239,841
25.8%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
2,382
0.3%
1,388
0.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
122,007
13.0%
117,568
12.7%
- 0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
133,808
14.2%
123,848
13.3%
- 0.9%
+/-1.5%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
18,041
1.9%
15,425
1.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Construction
101,723
10.8%
97,395
10.5%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Manufacturing
100,015
10.6%
102,271
11.0%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
Wholesale trade
42,839
4.5%
39,866
4.3%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Retail trade
100,151
10.6%
97,920
10.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
52,841
5.6%
60,492
6.5%
0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
Information
19,361
2.1%
25,503
2.7%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
65,298
6.9%
59,832
6.4%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
112,445
11.9%
119,208
12.8%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Educational, health, and social services
164,142
17.4%
153,290
16.5%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
80,115
8.5%
87,277
9.4%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Other services (except public administration)
60,605
6.4%
46,809
5.0%
- 1.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
Public administration
23,963
2.5%
23,263
2.5%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
774,136
82.2%
766,110
82.5%
0.3%
+/-1.8%
no
Government workers
100,456
10.7%
99,304
10.7%
0.0%
+/-1.2%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
65,433
6.9%
60,918
6.6%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Unpaid family workers
1,514
0.2%
2,219
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
711,072
100%
721,926
100%
10,854
+/-17,152
no
Less than $10,000
62,929
8.8%
69,785
9.7%
0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
49,998
7.0%
48,628
6.7%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
110,155
15.5%
105,888
14.7%
- 0.8%
+/-1.7%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
113,846
16.0%
99,980
13.8%
- 2.2%
+/-1.7%
yes
$35,000 to $49,999
125,154
17.6%
128,643
17.8%
0.2%
+/-1.8%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
115,398
16.2%
128,015
17.7%
1.5%
+/-1.5%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
56,073
7.9%
55,014
7.6%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
46,755
6.6%
52,510
7.3%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
14,631
2.1%
16,478
2.3%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
$200,000 or more
16,133
2.3%
16,985
2.4%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
36,883
(NA)
38,833
(NA)
1,950
+/-1,833
yes
Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,315
(NA)
53,295
(NA)
980
+/-2,147
no
 
With earnings
616,305
86.7%
622,826
86.3%
- 0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,487
(NA)
53,238
(NA)
1,751
+/-2,256
no
With Social Security
128,724
18.1%
133,968
18.6%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,803
(NA)
11,690
(NA)
-113
+/-568
no
With retirement income
69,649
9.8%
69,334
9.6%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,079
(NA)
16,185
(NA)
-1,894
+/-2,906
no
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
141,782
19.9%
138,596
19.2%
- 0.7%
+/-1.7%
no
With Supplemental Security Income
20,688
2.9%
19,127
2.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,876
(NA)
6,450
(NA)
574
+/-818
no
With cash public assistance income
11,492
1.6%
13,850
1.9%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,283
(NA)
1,776
(NA)
-507
+/-559
no
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
36,892
5.2%
39,513
5.5%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
92,068
12.9%
90,010
12.5%
- 0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Families
451,474
100%
463,434
100%
11,960
+/-17,305
no
Less than $10,000
31,034
6.9%
31,681
6.8%
- 0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
27,960
6.2%
26,201
5.7%
- 0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
68,697
15.2%
67,768
14.6%
- 0.6%
+/-2.1%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
71,712
15.9%
60,767
13.1%
- 2.8%
+/-2.1%
yes
$35,000 to $49,999
73,503
16.3%
81,309
17.5%
1.2%
+/-2.3%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
77,876
17.2%
89,286
19.3%
2.1%
+/-2.1%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
40,073
8.9%
39,844
8.6%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
35,508
7.9%
37,655
8.1%
0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
12,191
2.7%
13,951
3.0%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
$200,000 or more
12,920
2.9%
14,972
3.2%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,796
(NA)
43,148
(NA)
3,352
+/-2,129
yes
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
57,555
(NA)
59,620
(NA)
2,065
+/-3,119
no
 
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,281
(NA)
20,416
(NA)
135
+/-752
no
 
Nonfamily households
259,598
100%
258,492
100%
-1,106
+/-14,254
no
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
31,178
(NA)
30,951
(NA)
-227
+/-1,634
no
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,764
(NA)
39,781
(NA)
-983
+/-2,888
no
 
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
21,543
(NA)
23,086
(NA)
1,543
+/-1,069
yes
Male full-time, year-round workers
28,019
(NA)
26,201
(NA)
-1,818
+/-1,685
yes
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,890
(NA)
19,845
(NA)
-7,045
+/-1,234
yes
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
63,432
100%
63,899
100%
467
+/-8,714
no
With related children under 18 years
51,412
81.1%
53,841
84.3%
3.2%
+/-4.1%
no
With related children under 5 years only
8,727
13.8%
12,577
19.7%
5.9%
+/-6.1%
no
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
31,683
100%
36,307
100%
4,624
+/-6,867
no
With related children under 18 years
26,791
84.6%
32,118
88.5%
3.9%
+/-5.1%
no
With related children under 5 years only
5,674
17.9%
6,507
17.9%
0.0%
+/-8.1%
no
 
Individuals
316,055
100%
333,419
100%
17,364
+/-35,254
no
18 years and over
188,213
59.6%
187,125
56.1%
- 3.5%
+/-1.5%
yes
65 years and over
13,086
4.1%
23,118
6.9%
2.8%
+/-1.2%
yes
Related children under 18 years
212
0.1%
140,891
42.3%
42.2%
+/-3.0%
yes
Related children 5 to 17 years
212
0.1%
96,676
29.0%
28.9%
+/-3.0%
yes
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
12,787
4.0%
79,224
23.8%
19.8%
+/-2.1%
yes
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
16.6
(NA)
17.2
(NA)
0.6
+/-1.8
no
18 years and over
13.5
(NA)
13.6
(NA)
0.1
+/-1.5
no
65 years and over
8.1
(NA)
14.0
(NA)
5.9
+/-2.6
yes
Related children under 18 years
4.4
(NA)
25.6
(NA)
21.2
+/-5.8
yes
Related children under 5 years
.
(NA)
26.9
(NA)
.
*****
- -
Related children 5 to 17 years
4.4
(NA)
25.1
(NA)
20.7
+/-6.1
yes
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
16.3
(NA)
21.8
(NA)
5.5
+/-3.8
yes
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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