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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,596,908
100%
1,620,794
100%
23,886
+/-6,993
yes
In labor force
1,185,387
74.2%
1,171,546
72.3%
- 1.9%
+/-1.2%
yes
Civilian labor force
1,183,190
74.1%
1,167,797
72.1%
- 2.0%
+/-1.2%
yes
Employed
1,145,075
71.7%
1,110,645
68.5%
- 3.2%
+/-1.3%
yes
Unemployed
38,115
(NA)
57,152
(NA)
19,037
+/-9,669
yes
Percent unemployed
3.2
(NA)
4.9
(NA)
1.7
+/-1.0
yes
Armed Forces
2,197
0.1%
3,749
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
411,521
25.8%
449,248
27.7%
1.9%
+/-1.2%
yes
 
Females 16 years and over
807,528
100%
820,911
100%
13,383
+/-6,513
yes
In labor force
539,627
66.8%
528,679
64.4%
- 2.4%
+/-2.0%
yes
Civilian labor force
538,214
66.6%
528,476
64.4%
- 2.2%
+/-2.0%
yes
Employed
517,589
64.1%
501,546
61.1%
- 3.0%
+/-2.1%
yes
 
Own children under 6 years
172,957
100%
184,324
100%
11,367
+/-8,539
yes
All parents in family in labor force
114,930
66.5%
101,659
55.2%
-11.3%
+/-5.6%
yes
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
334,593
100%
355,477
100%
20,884
+/-11,402
yes
All parents in family in labor force
249,447
74.6%
244,766
68.9%
- 5.7%
+/-4.8%
yes
 
Population 16 to 19 years
104,054
100%
108,190
100%
4,136
+/-10,040
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
14,963
14.4%
18,535
17.1%
2.7%
+/-6.8%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
5,942
5.7%
8,190
7.6%
1.9%
+/-3.8%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,123,236
100%
1,086,770
100%
-36,466
+/-22,475
yes
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
862,584
76.8%
840,087
77.3%
0.5%
+/-1.8%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
126,670
11.3%
118,185
10.9%
- 0.4%
+/-1.7%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
56,904
5.1%
53,425
4.9%
- 0.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Walked
21,702
1.9%
20,456
1.9%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Other means
11,082
1.0%
15,497
1.4%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Worked at home
44,294
3.9%
39,120
3.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.7
(NA)
24.6
(NA)
-1.1
+/-0.8
yes
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,145,075
100%
1,110,645
100%
-34,430
+/-21,643
yes
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
452,249
39.5%
417,960
37.6%
- 1.9%
+/-1.7%
yes
Service occupations
158,002
13.8%
127,519
11.5%
- 2.3%
+/-1.5%
yes
Sales and office occupations
310,943
27.2%
326,276
29.4%
2.2%
+/-1.8%
yes
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,018
0.1%
2,694
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
115,656
10.1%
111,975
10.1%
0.0%
+/-1.5%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
107,207
9.4%
124,221
11.2%
1.8%
+/-1.5%
yes
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
9,962
0.9%
7,777
0.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Construction
102,595
9.0%
100,017
9.0%
0.0%
+/-1.2%
no
Manufacturing
111,525
9.7%
101,491
9.1%
- 0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
Wholesale trade
43,013
3.8%
43,238
3.9%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Retail trade
119,221
10.4%
131,083
11.8%
1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
51,595
4.5%
67,452
6.1%
1.6%
+/-0.8%
yes
Information
80,793
7.1%
73,629
6.6%
- 0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
99,808
8.7%
114,081
10.3%
1.6%
+/-1.0%
yes
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
146,085
12.8%
134,946
12.2%
- 0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
Educational, health, and social services
184,263
16.1%
169,803
15.3%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
89,483
7.8%
71,060
6.4%
- 1.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
Other services (except public administration)
57,026
5.0%
50,050
4.5%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Public administration
49,706
4.3%
46,018
4.1%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
935,531
81.7%
907,504
81.7%
0.0%
+/-1.5%
no
Government workers
143,187
12.5%
131,752
11.9%
- 0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
64,559
5.6%
69,418
6.3%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Unpaid family workers
1,798
0.2%
1,971
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
818,808
100%
844,047
100%
25,239
+/-11,392
yes
Less than $10,000
38,164
4.7%
49,290
5.8%
1.1%
+/-1.0%
yes
$10,000 to $14,999
29,817
3.6%
40,278
4.8%
1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
$15,000 to $24,999
86,483
10.6%
77,644
9.2%
- 1.4%
+/-1.3%
yes
$25,000 to $34,999
91,522
11.2%
95,399
11.3%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
139,385
17.0%
142,350
16.9%
- 0.1%
+/-1.8%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
178,503
21.8%
189,637
22.5%
0.7%
+/-1.8%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
112,255
13.7%
114,201
13.5%
- 0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
90,809
11.1%
84,774
10.0%
- 1.1%
+/-1.2%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
22,935
2.8%
29,043
3.4%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
$200,000 or more
28,935
3.5%
21,431
2.5%
- 1.0%
+/-0.7%
yes
Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,157
(NA)
51,698
(NA)
-459
+/-1,795
no
Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
68,194
(NA)
65,544
(NA)
-2,650
+/-2,675
no
 
With earnings
716,501
87.5%
733,476
86.9%
- 0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
66,127
(NA)
64,533
(NA)
-1,594
+/-2,770
no
With Social Security
157,983
19.3%
154,086
18.3%
- 1.0%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,324
(NA)
12,250
(NA)
926
+/-571
yes
With retirement income
118,852
14.5%
115,009
13.6%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,364
(NA)
18,885
(NA)
521
+/-2,229
no
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
89,844
11.0%
106,727
12.6%
1.6%
+/-1.3%
yes
With Supplemental Security Income
20,738
2.5%
15,801
1.9%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,644
(NA)
6,679
(NA)
35
+/-1,341
no
With cash public assistance income
11,392
1.4%
13,232
1.6%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,522
(NA)
3,194
(NA)
672
+/-942
no
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
24,756
3.0%
25,079
3.0%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
41,804
5.1%
46,714
5.5%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Families
520,117
100%
525,515
100%
5,398
+/-18,726
no
Less than $10,000
12,203
2.3%
19,663
3.7%
1.4%
+/-1.0%
yes
$10,000 to $14,999
11,990
2.3%
11,578
2.2%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
39,827
7.7%
40,449
7.7%
0.0%
+/-1.5%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
48,708
9.4%
52,152
9.9%
0.5%
+/-2.0%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
82,741
15.9%
78,018
14.8%
- 1.1%
+/-2.1%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
116,873
22.5%
120,913
23.0%
0.5%
+/-2.5%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
90,717
17.4%
84,930
16.2%
- 1.2%
+/-2.0%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
72,166
13.9%
72,591
13.8%
- 0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
20,065
3.9%
28,033
5.3%
1.4%
+/-1.0%
yes
$200,000 or more
24,827
4.8%
17,188
3.3%
- 1.5%
+/-1.0%
yes
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
62,915
(NA)
62,126
(NA)
-789
+/-3,105
no
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
79,419
(NA)
76,961
(NA)
-2,458
+/-3,790
no
 
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
27,619
(NA)
27,084
(NA)
-535
+/-1,059
no
 
Nonfamily households
298,691
100%
318,532
100%
19,841
+/-17,564
yes
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
35,870
(NA)
37,143
(NA)
1,273
+/-2,472
no
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
45,850
(NA)
44,060
(NA)
-1,790
+/-3,232
no
 
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
29,280
(NA)
30,846
(NA)
1,566
+/-1,059
yes
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,685
(NA)
42,067
(NA)
-618
+/-1,427
no
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,262
(NA)
34,180
(NA)
1,918
+/-1,893
yes
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
20,908
100%
32,304
100%
11,396
+/-7,958
yes
With related children under 18 years
17,629
84.3%
28,011
86.7%
2.4%
+/-11.1%
no
With related children under 5 years only
5,085
24.3%
5,597
17.3%
- 7.0%
+/-11.6%
no
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
11,073
100%
18,013
100%
6,940
+/-6,311
yes
With related children under 18 years
10,390
93.8%
17,414
96.7%
2.9%
+/-8.7%
no
With related children under 5 years only
3,219
29.1%
2,474
13.7%
-15.4%
+/-14.7%
yes
 
Individuals
124,104
100%
174,566
100%
50,462
+/-30,266
yes
18 years and over
87,071
70.2%
106,304
60.9%
- 9.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
65 years and over
10,072
8.1%
13,697
7.8%
- 0.3%
+/-2.0%
no
Related children under 18 years
35,921
28.9%
63,813
36.6%
7.7%
+/-8.4%
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
24,764
20.0%
44,435
25.5%
5.5%
+/-7.6%
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
49,391
39.8%
52,561
30.1%
- 9.7%
+/-3.1%
yes
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
6.0
(NA)
8.2
(NA)
2.2
+/-1.5
yes
18 years and over
5.6
(NA)
6.8
(NA)
1.2
+/-1.2
no
65 years and over
5.5
(NA)
7.5
(NA)
2.0
+/-2.0
no
Related children under 18 years
6.8
(NA)
11.5
(NA)
4.7
+/-3.1
yes
Related children under 5 years
7.4
(NA)
12.3
(NA)
4.9
+/-4.3
yes
Related children 5 to 17 years
6.6
(NA)
11.2
(NA)
4.6
+/-3.5
yes
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
11.8
(NA)
11.8
(NA)
0.0
+/-2.5
no
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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