2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA
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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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3,827,797
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100%
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3,928,019
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100%
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100,222
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+/-9,565
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yes
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In labor force
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2,757,393
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72.0%
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2,824,376
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71.9%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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2,753,680
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71.9%
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2,820,793
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71.8%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Employed
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2,619,231
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68.4%
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2,667,825
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67.9%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Unemployed
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134,449
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(NA)
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152,968
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(NA)
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18,519
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+/-18,178
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yes
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Percent unemployed
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4.9
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(NA)
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5.4
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(NA)
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0.5
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+/-0.7
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no
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Armed Forces
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3,713
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0.1%
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3,583
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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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1,070,404
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28.0%
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1,103,643
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28.1%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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1,947,363
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100%
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1,998,033
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100%
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50,670
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+/-9,096
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yes
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In labor force
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1,216,477
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62.5%
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1,254,311
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62.8%
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0.3%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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1,216,295
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62.5%
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1,253,958
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62.8%
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0.3%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Employed
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1,145,399
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58.8%
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1,181,834
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59.1%
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0.3%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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475,472
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100%
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503,577
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100%
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28,105
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+/-15,936
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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279,843
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58.9%
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288,963
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57.4%
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- 1.5%
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+/-4.5%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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889,840
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100%
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930,500
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100%
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40,660
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+/-21,717
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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611,334
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68.7%
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670,253
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72.0%
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3.3%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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279,193
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100%
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290,979
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100%
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11,786
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+/-12,198
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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47,067
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16.9%
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35,540
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12.2%
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- 4.7%
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+/-3.5%
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yes
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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20,227
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7.2%
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16,873
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5.8%
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- 1.4%
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+/-2.5%
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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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2,566,968
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100%
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2,602,863
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100%
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35,895
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+/-39,470
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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2,037,857
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79.4%
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2,078,484
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79.9%
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0.5%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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328,986
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12.8%
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331,293
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12.7%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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49,411
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1.9%
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51,487
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2.0%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Walked
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44,482
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1.7%
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33,999
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1.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Other means
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33,377
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1.3%
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29,469
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1.1%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Worked at home
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72,855
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2.8%
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78,131
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3.0%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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26.1
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(NA)
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25.6
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(NA)
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-0.5
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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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2,619,231
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100%
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2,667,825
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100%
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48,594
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+/-37,732
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yes
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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885,573
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33.8%
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941,244
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35.3%
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1.5%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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Service occupations
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320,987
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12.3%
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331,378
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12.4%
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0.1%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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761,227
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29.1%
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770,374
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28.9%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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21,440
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0.8%
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6,134
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0.2%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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289,665
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11.1%
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289,562
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10.9%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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340,339
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13.0%
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329,133
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12.3%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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INDUSTRY
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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35,298
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1.3%
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17,051
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0.6%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Construction
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209,235
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8.0%
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232,260
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8.7%
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0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Manufacturing
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361,390
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13.8%
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341,828
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12.8%
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- 1.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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135,040
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5.2%
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113,324
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4.2%
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- 1.0%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Retail trade
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316,252
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12.1%
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325,855
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12.2%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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174,875
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6.7%
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180,230
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6.8%
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0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Information
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132,914
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5.1%
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121,877
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4.6%
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- 0.5%
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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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220,109
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8.4%
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241,947
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9.1%
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0.7%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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268,979
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10.3%
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306,763
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11.5%
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1.2%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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Educational, health, and social services
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391,623
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15.0%
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417,847
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15.7%
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0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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169,126
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6.5%
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165,771
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6.2%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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132,571
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5.1%
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122,486
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4.6%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Public administration
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71,819
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2.7%
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80,586
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3.0%
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0.3%
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+/-0.5%
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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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2,184,648
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83.4%
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2,194,952
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82.3%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Government workers
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260,254
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9.9%
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295,233
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11.1%
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1.2%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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167,880
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6.4%
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173,819
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6.5%
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0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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6,449
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0.2%
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3,821
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0.1%
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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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1,890,185
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100%
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1,938,675
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100%
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48,490
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+/-18,295
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yes
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Less than $10,000
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131,468
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7.0%
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129,635
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6.7%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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92,594
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4.9%
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104,195
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5.4%
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0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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215,206
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11.4%
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226,610
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11.7%
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0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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235,879
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12.5%
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229,772
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11.9%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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299,539
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15.8%
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315,336
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16.3%
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0.5%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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401,686
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21.3%
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386,590
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19.9%
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- 1.4%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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$75,000 to $99,999
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209,396
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11.1%
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241,737
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12.5%
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1.4%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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$100,000 to $149,999
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193,017
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10.2%
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191,301
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9.9%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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58,373
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3.1%
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52,172
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2.7%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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$200,000 or more
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53,027
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2.8%
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61,327
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3.2%
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0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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48,464
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(NA)
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47,750
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(NA)
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-714
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+/-1,596
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no
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Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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64,157
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(NA)
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63,391
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(NA)
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-766
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+/-1,995
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no
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With earnings
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1,671,844
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88.4%
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1,702,725
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87.8%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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63,153
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(NA)
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62,767
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(NA)
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-386
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+/-1,970
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no
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With Social Security
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332,956
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17.6%
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356,702
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18.4%
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0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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12,089
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(NA)
|
11,877
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(NA)
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-212
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+/-408
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no
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With retirement income
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204,654
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10.8%
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215,177
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11.1%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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20,202
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(NA)
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17,106
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(NA)
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-3,096
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+/-3,104
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no
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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257,199
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13.6%
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262,215
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13.5%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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With Supplemental Security Income
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33,647
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1.8%
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43,829
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2.3%
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0.5%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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6,140
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(NA)
|
6,236
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(NA)
|
96
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+/-843
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no
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With cash public assistance income
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26,472
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1.4%
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25,256
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1.3%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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2,158
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(NA)
|
2,779
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(NA)
|
621
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+/-1,460
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no
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
65,159
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3.4%
|
69,667
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3.6%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
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144,700
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7.7%
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145,208
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7.5%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Families
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1,287,323
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100%
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1,330,850
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100%
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43,527
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+/-29,962
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yes
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Less than $10,000
|
62,452
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4.9%
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57,096
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4.3%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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39,878
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3.1%
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59,123
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4.4%
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1.3%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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$15,000 to $24,999
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118,920
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9.2%
|
133,164
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10.0%
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0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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146,307
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11.4%
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130,710
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9.8%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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$35,000 to $49,999
|
194,445
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15.1%
|
209,518
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15.7%
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0.6%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
|
292,971
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22.8%
|
283,434
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21.3%
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- 1.5%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
|
169,766
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13.2%
|
195,999
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14.7%
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1.5%
|
+/-1.2%
|
yes
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$100,000 to $149,999
|
168,204
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13.1%
|
162,947
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12.2%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
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$150,000 to $199,999
|
47,437
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3.7%
|
44,015
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3.3%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
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$200,000 or more
|
46,943
|
3.6%
|
54,844
|
4.1%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
56,393
|
(NA)
|
56,236
|
(NA)
|
-157
|
+/-1,670
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
72,920
|
(NA)
|
71,791
|
(NA)
|
-1,129
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+/-2,529
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no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
24,469
|
(NA)
|
24,340
|
(NA)
|
-129
|
+/-667
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no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
602,862
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100%
|
607,825
|
100%
|
4,963
|
+/-28,580
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no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
31,473
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(NA)
|
32,297
|
(NA)
|
824
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+/-1,612
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no
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Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
42,588
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(NA)
|
42,674
|
(NA)
|
86
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+/-3,475
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no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
26,574
|
(NA)
|
27,721
|
(NA)
|
1,147
|
+/-865
|
yes
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Male full-time, year-round workers
|
37,215
|
(NA)
|
39,317
|
(NA)
|
2,102
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+/-1,442
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yes
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Female full-time, year-round workers
|
29,624
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(NA)
|
31,324
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(NA)
|
1,700
|
+/-1,074
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yes
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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|
Families
|
102,378
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100%
|
107,934
|
100%
|
5,556
|
+/-16,139
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no
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With related children under 18 years
|
86,560
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84.5%
|
86,872
|
80.5%
|
- 4.0%
|
+/-6.8%
|
no
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With related children under 5 years only
|
26,109
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25.5%
|
22,128
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20.5%
|
- 5.0%
|
+/-7.1%
|
no
|
|
|
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Families with female householder, no husband present
|
62,251
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100%
|
57,216
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100%
|
-5,035
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+/-13,076
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no
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With related children under 18 years
|
55,795
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89.6%
|
50,714
|
88.6%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-6.9%
|
no
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|
With related children under 5 years only
|
16,198
|
26.0%
|
13,196
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23.1%
|
- 2.9%
|
+/-8.7%
|
no
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|
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Individuals
|
536,572
|
100%
|
533,428
|
100%
|
-3,144
|
+/-66,846
|
no
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|
18 years and over
|
319,306
|
59.5%
|
330,984
|
62.0%
|
2.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
37,439
|
7.0%
|
37,875
|
7.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
212,786
|
39.7%
|
197,494
|
37.0%
|
- 2.7%
|
+/-5.8%
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
130,630
|
24.3%
|
128,055
|
24.0%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-4.5%
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
139,291
|
26.0%
|
140,836
|
26.4%
|
0.4%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
|
|
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Individuals
|
10.5
|
(NA)
|
10.1
|
(NA)
|
-0.4
|
+/-1.3
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
8.7
|
(NA)
|
8.8
|
(NA)
|
0.1
|
+/-1.0
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
9.5
|
(NA)
|
9.2
|
(NA)
|
-0.3
|
+/-2.0
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
14.9
|
(NA)
|
13.0
|
(NA)
|
-1.9
|
+/-2.8
|
no
|
|
Related children under 5 years
|
20.0
|
(NA)
|
15.7
|
(NA)
|
-4.3
|
+/-4.0
|
yes
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
12.8
|
(NA)
|
11.9
|
(NA)
|
-0.9
|
+/-2.8
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
16.7
|
(NA)
|
16.7
|
(NA)
|
0.0
|
+/-2.1
|
no
|
|
|
|