2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Fort Worth--Arlington, TX PMSA
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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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1,247,187
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100%
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1,275,949
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100%
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28,762
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+/-5,825
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yes
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In labor force
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887,617
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71.2%
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909,187
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71.3%
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0.1%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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884,679
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70.9%
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907,738
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71.1%
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0.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Employed
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832,073
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66.7%
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861,750
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67.5%
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0.8%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Unemployed
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52,606
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(NA)
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45,988
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(NA)
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-6,618
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+/-10,824
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no
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Percent unemployed
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5.9
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(NA)
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5.1
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(NA)
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-0.8
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+/-1.2
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no
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Armed Forces
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2,938
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0.2%
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1,449
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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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Not in labor force
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359,570
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28.8%
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366,762
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28.7%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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639,009
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100%
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651,721
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100%
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12,712
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+/-5,424
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yes
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In labor force
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395,524
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61.9%
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409,228
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62.8%
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0.9%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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395,342
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61.9%
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408,875
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62.7%
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0.8%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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Employed
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366,159
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57.3%
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388,857
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59.7%
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2.4%
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+/-2.5%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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151,616
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100%
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160,764
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100%
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9,148
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+/-9,450
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no
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All parents in family in labor force
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90,137
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59.5%
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92,168
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57.3%
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- 2.2%
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+/-8.3%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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299,220
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100%
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309,358
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100%
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10,138
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+/-9,841
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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186,966
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62.5%
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229,785
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74.3%
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11.8%
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+/-6.1%
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yes
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Population 16 to 19 years
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92,685
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100%
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99,795
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100%
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7,110
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+/-8,273
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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12,959
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14.0%
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12,874
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12.9%
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- 1.1%
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+/-5.9%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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5,545
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6.0%
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5,557
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5.6%
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- 0.4%
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+/-4.1%
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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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818,905
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100%
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845,045
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100%
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26,140
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+/-19,383
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yes
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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663,778
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81.1%
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700,483
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82.9%
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1.8%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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109,139
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13.3%
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95,994
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11.4%
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- 1.9%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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4,932
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0.6%
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4,545
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0.5%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Walked
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12,234
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1.5%
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7,757
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0.9%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Other means
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8,917
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1.1%
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10,964
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1.3%
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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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19,905
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2.4%
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25,302
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3.0%
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0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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25.9
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(NA)
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25.0
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(NA)
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-0.9
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+/-1.2
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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832,073
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100%
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861,750
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100%
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29,677
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+/-20,003
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yes
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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270,587
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32.5%
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282,913
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32.8%
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0.3%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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Service occupations
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105,077
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12.6%
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100,123
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11.6%
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- 1.0%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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248,286
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29.8%
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259,356
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30.1%
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0.3%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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755
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0.1%
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2,570
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0.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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86,320
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10.4%
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91,667
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10.6%
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0.2%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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121,048
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14.5%
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125,121
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14.5%
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0.0%
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+/-1.8%
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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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8,732
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1.0%
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7,663
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0.9%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Construction
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62,940
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7.6%
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71,905
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8.3%
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0.7%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Manufacturing
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117,988
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14.2%
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119,279
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13.8%
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- 0.4%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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42,968
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5.2%
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43,265
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5.0%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Retail trade
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92,744
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11.1%
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101,123
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11.7%
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0.6%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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75,272
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9.0%
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77,736
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9.0%
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0.0%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Information
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35,395
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4.3%
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23,076
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2.7%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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64,854
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7.8%
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73,353
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8.5%
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0.7%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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70,134
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8.4%
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80,374
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9.3%
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0.9%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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133,487
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16.0%
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149,381
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17.3%
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1.3%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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55,034
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6.6%
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49,920
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5.8%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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42,951
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5.2%
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36,751
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4.3%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Public administration
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29,574
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3.6%
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27,924
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3.2%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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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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686,793
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82.5%
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709,270
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82.3%
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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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90,607
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10.9%
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93,164
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10.8%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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53,050
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6.4%
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58,271
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6.8%
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0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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1,623
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0.2%
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1,045
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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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619,142
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100%
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642,679
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100%
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23,537
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+/-9,808
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yes
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Less than $10,000
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44,173
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7.1%
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40,442
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6.3%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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23,686
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3.8%
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36,136
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5.6%
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1.8%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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$15,000 to $24,999
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75,047
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12.1%
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76,050
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11.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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80,753
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13.0%
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82,677
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12.9%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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102,197
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16.5%
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109,299
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17.0%
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0.5%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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139,494
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22.5%
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134,093
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20.9%
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- 1.6%
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+/-2.3%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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69,947
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11.3%
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79,072
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12.3%
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1.0%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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57,454
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9.3%
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54,855
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8.5%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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13,837
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2.2%
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13,846
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2.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$200,000 or more
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12,554
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2.0%
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16,209
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2.5%
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0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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47,628
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(NA)
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46,266
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(NA)
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-1,362
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+/-2,312
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no
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Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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60,236
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(NA)
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59,090
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(NA)
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-1,146
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+/-2,916
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no
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With earnings
|
543,109
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87.7%
|
556,122
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86.5%
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- 1.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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59,054
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(NA)
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58,436
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(NA)
|
-618
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+/-2,927
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no
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With Social Security
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116,900
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18.9%
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131,572
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20.5%
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1.6%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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11,330
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(NA)
|
11,748
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(NA)
|
418
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+/-734
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no
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With retirement income
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84,980
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13.7%
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80,503
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12.5%
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- 1.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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20,148
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(NA)
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17,018
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(NA)
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-3,130
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+/-5,575
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no
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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82,431
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13.3%
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92,197
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14.3%
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1.0%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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With Supplemental Security Income
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12,882
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2.1%
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16,257
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2.5%
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0.4%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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6,994
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(NA)
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6,696
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(NA)
|
-298
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+/-1,660
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no
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With cash public assistance income
|
9,194
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1.5%
|
9,238
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1.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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|
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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2,881
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(NA)
|
2,192
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(NA)
|
-689
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+/-1,038
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no
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
18,618
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3.0%
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21,391
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3.3%
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0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
|
48,100
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7.8%
|
50,239
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7.8%
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0.0%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Families
|
425,277
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100%
|
437,377
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100%
|
12,100
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+/-16,851
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no
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Less than $10,000
|
21,994
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5.2%
|
17,179
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3.9%
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- 1.3%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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8,396
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2.0%
|
15,722
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3.6%
|
1.6%
|
+/-1.2%
|
yes
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$15,000 to $24,999
|
37,805
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8.9%
|
45,437
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10.4%
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1.5%
|
+/-2.1%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
|
48,504
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11.4%
|
45,191
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10.3%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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$35,000 to $49,999
|
69,577
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16.4%
|
71,667
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16.4%
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0.0%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
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$50,000 to $74,999
|
102,385
|
24.1%
|
97,514
|
22.3%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
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|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
60,115
|
14.1%
|
69,986
|
16.0%
|
1.9%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
52,852
|
12.4%
|
47,898
|
11.0%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
12,558
|
3.0%
|
12,439
|
2.8%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
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|
$200,000 or more
|
11,091
|
2.6%
|
14,344
|
3.3%
|
0.7%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
56,415
|
(NA)
|
55,387
|
(NA)
|
-1,028
|
+/-2,955
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
69,337
|
(NA)
|
67,953
|
(NA)
|
-1,384
|
+/-3,810
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
22,934
|
(NA)
|
22,890
|
(NA)
|
-44
|
+/-1,013
|
no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
193,865
|
100%
|
205,302
|
100%
|
11,437
|
+/-16,348
|
no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
29,396
|
(NA)
|
30,084
|
(NA)
|
688
|
+/-3,287
|
no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
36,617
|
(NA)
|
37,305
|
(NA)
|
688
|
+/-3,620
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
26,118
|
(NA)
|
27,153
|
(NA)
|
1,035
|
+/-962
|
yes
|
|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
38,338
|
(NA)
|
39,468
|
(NA)
|
1,130
|
+/-2,686
|
no
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
27,488
|
(NA)
|
30,002
|
(NA)
|
2,514
|
+/-1,886
|
yes
|
|
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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|
Families
|
29,673
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100%
|
31,538
|
100%
|
1,865
|
+/-9,923
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
25,338
|
85.4%
|
24,295
|
77.0%
|
- 8.4%
|
+/-12.4%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
6,350
|
21.4%
|
7,675
|
24.3%
|
2.9%
|
+/-11.1%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families with female householder, no husband present
|
18,539
|
100%
|
14,888
|
100%
|
-3,651
|
+/-7,918
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
17,520
|
94.5%
|
13,382
|
89.9%
|
- 4.6%
|
+/-15.2%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
4,398
|
23.7%
|
4,454
|
29.9%
|
6.2%
|
+/-13.9%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
168,763
|
100%
|
161,234
|
100%
|
-7,529
|
+/-41,580
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
95,166
|
56.4%
|
101,168
|
62.7%
|
6.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
13,512
|
8.0%
|
11,101
|
6.9%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
73,102
|
43.3%
|
58,252
|
36.1%
|
- 7.2%
|
+/-12.7%
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
48,316
|
28.6%
|
35,967
|
22.3%
|
- 6.3%
|
+/-8.9%
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
47,178
|
28.0%
|
45,014
|
27.9%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
|
|
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Individuals
|
10.1
|
(NA)
|
9.4
|
(NA)
|
-0.7
|
+/-2.5
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
7.9
|
(NA)
|
8.3
|
(NA)
|
0.4
|
+/-1.5
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
9.7
|
(NA)
|
7.6
|
(NA)
|
-2.1
|
+/-3.3
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
15.5
|
(NA)
|
11.7
|
(NA)
|
-3.8
|
+/-5.6
|
no
|
|
Related children under 5 years
|
19.0
|
(NA)
|
15.9
|
(NA)
|
-3.1
|
+/-8.3
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
14.2
|
(NA)
|
10.1
|
(NA)
|
-4.1
|
+/-5.4
|
no
|
|
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
|
17.9
|
(NA)
|
16.3
|
(NA)
|
-1.6
|
+/-4.0
|
no
|
|
|
|