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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
3,027,870
100%
3,089,046
100%
61,176
+/-21,320
yes
In labor force
2,107,063
69.6%
2,148,627
69.6%
0.0%
+/-0.8%
no
Civilian labor force
2,104,792
69.5%
2,146,982
69.5%
0.0%
+/-0.8%
no
Employed
2,001,280
66.1%
2,028,414
65.7%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Unemployed
103,512
(NA)
118,568
(NA)
15,056
+/-12,340
yes
Percent unemployed
4.9
(NA)
5.5
(NA)
0.6
+/-0.7
no
Armed Forces
2,271
0.1%
1,645
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
920,807
30.4%
940,419
30.4%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
1,540,591
100%
1,572,563
100%
31,972
+/-13,324
yes
In labor force
927,141
60.2%
940,532
59.8%
- 0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Civilian labor force
926,805
60.2%
940,401
59.8%
- 0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Employed
876,177
56.9%
885,390
56.3%
- 0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
385,031
100%
401,913
100%
16,882
+/-11,986
yes
All parents in family in labor force
214,320
55.7%
209,082
52.0%
- 3.7%
+/-4.1%
no
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
741,058
100%
770,213
100%
29,155
+/-16,360
yes
All parents in family in labor force
485,322
65.5%
497,365
64.6%
- 0.9%
+/-2.8%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
249,783
100%
255,585
100%
5,802
+/-10,649
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
38,651
15.5%
31,114
12.2%
- 3.3%
+/-3.1%
yes
Unemployed or not in the labor force
18,774
7.5%
15,682
6.1%
- 1.4%
+/-2.1%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,958,226
100%
1,974,626
100%
16,400
+/-31,114
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
1,523,678
77.8%
1,544,801
78.2%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
248,274
12.7%
242,326
12.3%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
70,166
3.6%
61,602
3.1%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Walked
32,869
1.7%
34,572
1.8%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Other means
22,314
1.1%
25,032
1.3%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Worked at home
60,925
3.1%
66,293
3.4%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
27.0
(NA)
27.1
(NA)
0.1
+/-0.7
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
2,001,280
100%
2,028,414
100%
27,134
+/-31,104
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
672,730
33.6%
698,039
34.4%
0.8%
+/-1.2%
no
Service occupations
279,802
14.0%
294,159
14.5%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Sales and office occupations
549,659
27.5%
543,631
26.8%
- 0.7%
+/-1.2%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
6,116
0.3%
3,206
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
232,566
11.6%
240,231
11.8%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
260,407
13.0%
249,148
12.3%
- 0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
50,473
2.5%
50,568
2.5%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Construction
192,487
9.6%
193,568
9.5%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Manufacturing
247,506
12.4%
240,828
11.9%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Wholesale trade
90,863
4.5%
88,110
4.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Retail trade
227,671
11.4%
234,743
11.6%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
127,553
6.4%
139,831
6.9%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Information
44,870
2.2%
47,560
2.3%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
127,372
6.4%
130,435
6.4%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
232,939
11.6%
247,756
12.2%
0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
Educational, health, and social services
339,603
17.0%
339,801
16.8%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
142,758
7.1%
153,567
7.6%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Other services (except public administration)
119,504
6.0%
106,269
5.2%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Public administration
57,681
2.9%
55,378
2.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
1,638,196
81.9%
1,668,034
82.2%
0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
Government workers
221,319
11.1%
224,128
11.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
136,074
6.8%
130,833
6.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Unpaid family workers
5,691
0.3%
5,419
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,432,694
100%
1,475,698
100%
43,004
+/-16,104
yes
Less than $10,000
96,685
6.7%
115,859
7.9%
1.2%
+/-0.8%
yes
$10,000 to $14,999
78,062
5.4%
78,370
5.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
189,821
13.2%
177,302
12.0%
- 1.2%
+/-1.2%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
197,319
13.8%
183,682
12.4%
- 1.4%
+/-1.0%
yes
$35,000 to $49,999
236,721
16.5%
242,159
16.4%
- 0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
261,269
18.2%
277,594
18.8%
0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
151,765
10.6%
155,156
10.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
139,181
9.7%
150,844
10.2%
0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
42,800
3.0%
47,712
3.2%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
$200,000 or more
39,071
2.7%
47,020
3.2%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
43,618
(NA)
45,762
(NA)
2,144
+/-1,350
yes
Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,828
(NA)
62,908
(NA)
2,080
+/-1,868
yes
 
With earnings
1,264,468
88.3%
1,288,333
87.3%
- 1.0%
+/-0.5%
yes
Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
59,930
(NA)
62,978
(NA)
3,048
+/-1,784
yes
With Social Security
253,621
17.7%
256,933
17.4%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,738
(NA)
11,847
(NA)
109
+/-406
no
With retirement income
144,400
10.1%
149,882
10.2%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,881
(NA)
17,679
(NA)
798
+/-1,805
no
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
242,848
17.0%
230,853
15.6%
- 1.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
With Supplemental Security Income
33,746
2.4%
33,003
2.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,616
(NA)
6,462
(NA)
846
+/-658
yes
With cash public assistance income
18,767
1.3%
20,021
1.4%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,405
(NA)
2,143
(NA)
-262
+/-733
no
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
58,932
4.1%
62,035
4.2%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
164,261
11.5%
149,446
10.1%
- 1.4%
+/-0.8%
yes
 
Families
1,010,015
100%
1,046,661
100%
36,646
+/-20,902
yes
Less than $10,000
49,955
4.9%
54,754
5.2%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
41,384
4.1%
44,079
4.2%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
123,715
12.2%
114,195
10.9%
- 1.3%
+/-1.3%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
130,113
12.9%
117,143
11.2%
- 1.7%
+/-1.3%
yes
$35,000 to $49,999
154,672
15.3%
162,084
15.5%
0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
196,232
19.4%
212,255
20.3%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
122,779
12.2%
128,889
12.3%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
118,459
11.7%
129,009
12.3%
0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
38,301
3.8%
41,807
4.0%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
$200,000 or more
34,405
3.4%
42,446
4.1%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,478
(NA)
52,751
(NA)
2,273
+/-1,759
yes
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
67,742
(NA)
71,172
(NA)
3,430
+/-2,501
yes
 
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
22,321
(NA)
22,841
(NA)
520
+/-620
no
 
Nonfamily households
422,679
100%
429,037
100%
6,358
+/-19,356
no
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
31,659
(NA)
31,122
(NA)
-537
+/-1,351
no
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
41,307
(NA)
40,139
(NA)
-1,168
+/-2,421
no
 
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
25,546
(NA)
26,525
(NA)
979
+/-675
yes
Male full-time, year-round workers
36,470
(NA)
37,687
(NA)
1,217
+/-1,373
no
Female full-time, year-round workers
28,512
(NA)
30,632
(NA)
2,120
+/-1,008
yes
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
100,039
100%
104,548
100%
4,509
+/-10,953
no
With related children under 18 years
81,822
81.8%
88,123
84.3%
2.5%
+/-4.0%
no
With related children under 5 years only
15,411
15.4%
20,791
19.9%
4.5%
+/-5.3%
no
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
47,424
100%
57,440
100%
10,016
+/-8,592
yes
With related children under 18 years
41,546
87.6%
52,208
90.9%
3.3%
+/-3.5%
no
With related children under 5 years only
9,021
19.0%
10,132
17.6%
- 1.4%
+/-6.9%
no
 
Individuals
498,265
100%
522,851
100%
24,586
+/-46,083
no
18 years and over
294,126
59.0%
303,716
58.1%
- 0.9%
+/-1.0%
no
65 years and over
26,752
5.4%
35,877
6.9%
1.5%
+/-1.2%
yes
Related children under 18 years
199,269
40.0%
209,493
40.1%
0.1%
+/-3.5%
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
133,636
26.8%
142,070
27.2%
0.4%
+/-2.8%
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
108,194
21.7%
124,739
23.9%
2.2%
+/-2.3%
no
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
12.2
(NA)
12.4
(NA)
0.2
+/-1.0
no
18 years and over
10.2
(NA)
10.3
(NA)
0.1
+/-1.0
no
65 years and over
8.9
(NA)
11.5
(NA)
2.6
+/-2.1
yes
Related children under 18 years
16.8
(NA)
16.9
(NA)
0.1
+/-2.1
no
Related children under 5 years
19.6
(NA)
19.1
(NA)
-0.5
+/-3.5
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
15.7
(NA)
16.1
(NA)
0.4
+/-2.1
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.9
(NA)
20.7
(NA)
2.8
+/-2.1
yes
 

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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