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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
San Antonio, TX MSA
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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
1,152,976
100%
1,173,677
100%
20,701
+/-6,486
yes
In labor force
748,968
65.0%
767,946
65.4%
0.4%
+/-1.8%
no
Civilian labor force
732,232
63.5%
750,414
63.9%
0.4%
+/-2.0%
no
Employed
689,481
59.8%
698,392
59.5%
- 0.3%
+/-2.1%
no
Unemployed
42,751
(NA)
52,022
(NA)
9,271
+/-10,111
no
Percent unemployed
5.8
(NA)
6.9
(NA)
1.1
+/-1.3
no
Armed Forces
16,736
1.5%
17,532
1.5%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Not in labor force
404,008
35.0%
405,731
34.6%
- 0.4%
+/-1.8%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
604,942
100%
614,671
100%
9,729
+/-5,349
yes
In labor force
347,395
57.4%
353,626
57.5%
0.1%
+/-2.6%
no
Civilian labor force
344,079
56.9%
348,168
56.6%
- 0.3%
+/-2.6%
no
Employed
325,545
53.8%
324,839
52.8%
- 1.0%
+/-3.0%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
144,937
100%
144,485
100%
-452
+/-8,374
no
All parents in family in labor force
80,481
55.5%
85,469
59.2%
3.7%
+/-8.7%
no
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
276,727
100%
290,087
100%
13,360
+/-11,715
yes
All parents in family in labor force
186,993
67.6%
189,917
65.5%
- 2.1%
+/-6.3%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
91,775
100%
97,099
100%
5,324
+/-7,471
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
9,747
10.6%
12,763
13.1%
2.5%
+/-5.0%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,168
3.5%
5,934
6.1%
2.6%
+/-3.1%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
689,895
100%
700,091
100%
10,196
+/-23,397
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
556,892
80.7%
551,490
78.8%
- 1.9%
+/-2.5%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
89,023
12.9%
85,576
12.2%
- 0.7%
+/-2.0%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
17,962
2.6%
18,957
2.7%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Walked
8,827
1.3%
12,726
1.8%
0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
Other means
7,423
1.1%
7,067
1.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Worked at home
9,768
1.4%
24,275
3.5%
2.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.3
(NA)
22.7
(NA)
0.4
+/-1.0
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
689,481
100%
698,392
100%
8,911
+/-25,380
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
225,936
32.8%
233,030
33.4%
0.6%
+/-2.3%
no
Service occupations
105,332
15.3%
110,113
15.8%
0.5%
+/-2.0%
no
Sales and office occupations
200,993
29.2%
191,136
27.4%
- 1.8%
+/-2.3%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
391
0.1%
1,494
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
78,239
11.3%
79,244
11.3%
0.0%
+/-2.0%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
78,590
11.4%
83,375
11.9%
0.5%
+/-1.8%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,687
0.4%
4,064
0.6%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Construction
55,671
8.1%
65,341
9.4%
1.3%
+/-1.8%
no
Manufacturing
57,771
8.4%
53,779
7.7%
- 0.7%
+/-1.7%
no
Wholesale trade
23,772
3.4%
22,732
3.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Retail trade
94,925
13.8%
90,536
13.0%
- 0.8%
+/-2.0%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
43,623
6.3%
31,831
4.6%
- 1.7%
+/-1.2%
yes
Information
19,989
2.9%
23,887
3.4%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
57,238
8.3%
54,887
7.9%
- 0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
67,958
9.9%
71,245
10.2%
0.3%
+/-1.7%
no
Educational, health, and social services
139,499
20.2%
138,401
19.8%
- 0.4%
+/-2.1%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
55,691
8.1%
67,277
9.6%
1.5%
+/-1.8%
no
Other services (except public administration)
33,543
4.9%
39,365
5.6%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Public administration
37,114
5.4%
35,047
5.0%
- 0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
531,363
77.1%
530,909
76.0%
- 1.1%
+/-2.3%
no
Government workers
118,542
17.2%
113,427
16.2%
- 1.0%
+/-2.1%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
38,387
5.6%
52,388
7.5%
1.9%
+/-1.3%
yes
Unpaid family workers
1,189
0.2%
1,668
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
558,064
100%
565,977
100%
7,913
+/-10,400
no
Less than $10,000
55,410
9.9%
58,665
10.4%
0.5%
+/-2.0%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
32,379
5.8%
39,352
7.0%
1.2%
+/-1.3%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
90,359
16.2%
77,506
13.7%
- 2.5%
+/-2.5%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
75,100
13.5%
77,656
13.7%
0.2%
+/-2.0%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
87,459
15.7%
100,346
17.7%
2.0%
+/-2.1%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
99,772
17.9%
107,928
19.1%
1.2%
+/-2.3%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
56,578
10.1%
48,616
8.6%
- 1.5%
+/-1.7%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
38,679
6.9%
36,430
6.4%
- 0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
11,740
2.1%
11,271
2.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
$200,000 or more