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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
San Antonio city
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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
836,769
100%
849,681
100%
12,912
+/-21,551
no
In labor force
541,014
64.7%
561,730
66.1%
1.4%
+/-2.1%
no
Civilian labor force
530,054
63.3%
549,046
64.6%
1.3%
+/-2.1%
no
Employed
493,250
58.9%
508,335
59.8%
0.9%
+/-2.1%
no
Unemployed
36,804
(NA)
40,711
(NA)
3,907
+/-9,273
no
Percent unemployed
6.9
(NA)
7.4
(NA)
0.5
+/-1.8
no
Armed Forces
10,960
1.3%
12,684
1.5%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Not in labor force
295,755
35.3%
287,951
33.9%
- 1.4%
+/-2.3%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
441,876
100%
450,040
100%
8,164
+/-11,664
no
In labor force
251,844
57.0%
260,685
57.9%
0.9%
+/-3.0%
no
Civilian labor force
249,156
56.4%
257,464
57.2%
0.8%
+/-3.0%
no
Employed
233,656
52.9%
240,091
53.3%
0.4%
+/-3.1%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
103,355
100%
113,409
100%
10,054
+/-10,284
no
All parents in family in labor force
52,958
51.2%
65,451
57.7%
6.5%
+/-10.4%
no
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
198,914
100%
207,747
100%
8,833
+/-14,860
no
All parents in family in labor force
134,202
67.5%
139,853
67.3%
- 0.2%
+/-6.6%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
67,321
100%
69,911
100%
2,590
+/-6,636
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7,985
11.9%
10,403
14.9%
3.0%
+/-6.3%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,996
4.5%
4,423
6.3%
1.8%
+/-4.0%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
491,759
100%
510,463
100%
18,704
+/-22,673
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
387,137
78.7%
397,879
77.9%
- 0.8%
+/-3.5%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
68,394
13.9%
63,741
12.5%
- 1.4%
+/-2.5%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
17,556
3.6%
18,509
3.6%
0.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Walked
7,733
1.6%
8,986
1.8%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Other means
4,289
0.9%
5,862
1.1%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Worked at home
6,650
1.4%
15,486
3.0%
1.6%
+/-0.8%
yes
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.5
(NA)
22.5
(NA)
1.0
+/-1.3
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
493,250
100%
508,335
100%
15,085
+/-23,054
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
151,718
30.8%
167,932
33.0%
2.2%
+/-3.0%
no
Service occupations
81,819
16.6%
84,943
16.7%
0.1%
+/-2.6%
no
Sales and office occupations
145,650
29.5%
142,243
28.0%
- 1.5%
+/-2.8%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
227
0.1%
193
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
53,750
10.9%
57,323
11.3%
0.4%
+/-2.5%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
60,086
12.2%
55,701
11.0%
- 1.2%
+/-2.5%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
650
0.1%
1,454
0.3%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction
41,409
8.4%
47,221
9.3%
0.9%
+/-2.1%
no
Manufacturing
40,524
8.2%
35,287
6.9%
- 1.3%
+/-2.0%
no
Wholesale trade
17,563
3.6%
16,638
3.3%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
Retail trade
69,968
14.2%
60,803
12.0%
- 2.2%
+/-2.5%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
28,871
5.9%
22,350
4.4%
- 1.5%
+/-1.5%
no
Information
14,344
2.9%
17,101
3.4%
0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
40,871
8.3%
41,716
8.2%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
48,722
9.9%
52,683
10.4%
0.5%
+/-2.0%
no
Educational, health, and social services
97,403
19.7%
104,621
20.6%
0.9%
+/-2.6%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
44,828
9.1%
54,795
10.8%
1.7%
+/-2.3%
no
Other services (except public administration)
24,238
4.9%
30,049
5.9%
1.0%
+/-1.5%
no
Public administration
23,859
4.8%
23,617
4.6%
- 0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
383,678
77.8%
393,038
77.3%
- 0.5%
+/-2.6%
no
Government workers
82,168
16.7%
82,142
16.2%
- 0.5%
+/-2.5%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
26,385
5.3%
32,386
6.4%
1.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Unpaid family workers
1,019
0.2%
769
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
404,875
100%
414,746
100%
9,871
+/-12,977
no
Less than $10,000
45,694
11.3%
49,189
11.9%
0.6%
+/-2.5%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
27,935
6.9%
32,652
7.9%
1.0%
+/-1.8%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
70,540
17.4%
59,261
14.3%
- 3.1%
+/-3.0%
yes
$25,000 to $34,999
56,222
13.9%
58,073
14.0%
0.1%
+/-2.3%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
67,101
16.6%
74,243
17.9%
1.3%
+/-2.5%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
64,961
16.0%
74,856
18.0%
2.0%
+/-2.6%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
33,854
8.4%
32,274
7.8%
- 0.6%
+/-1.7%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
24,494
6.0%
21,654
5.2%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
6,499
1.6%
7,536
1.8%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
$200,000 or more