2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston, 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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3,027,870
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100%
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3,089,046
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100%
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61,176
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+/-21,320
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yes
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In labor force
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2,107,063
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69.6%
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2,148,627
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69.6%
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0.0%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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2,104,792
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69.5%
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2,146,982
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69.5%
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0.0%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Employed
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2,001,280
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66.1%
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2,028,414
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65.7%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Unemployed
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103,512
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(NA)
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118,568
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(NA)
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15,056
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+/-12,340
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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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5.5
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(NA)
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0.6
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+/-0.7
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no
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Armed Forces
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2,271
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0.1%
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1,645
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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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920,807
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30.4%
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940,419
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30.4%
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0.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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1,540,591
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100%
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1,572,563
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100%
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31,972
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+/-13,324
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yes
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In labor force
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927,141
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60.2%
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940,532
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59.8%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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926,805
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60.2%
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940,401
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59.8%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Employed
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876,177
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56.9%
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885,390
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56.3%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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385,031
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100%
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401,913
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100%
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16,882
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+/-11,986
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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214,320
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55.7%
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209,082
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52.0%
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- 3.7%
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+/-4.1%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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741,058
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100%
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770,213
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100%
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29,155
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+/-16,360
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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485,322
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65.5%
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497,365
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64.6%
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- 0.9%
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+/-2.8%
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no
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Population 16 to 19 years
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249,783
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100%
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255,585
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100%
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5,802
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+/-10,649
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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38,651
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15.5%
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31,114
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12.2%
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- 3.3%
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+/-3.1%
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yes
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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18,774
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7.5%
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15,682
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6.1%
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- 1.4%
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+/-2.1%
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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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1,958,226
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100%
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1,974,626
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100%
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16,400
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+/-31,114
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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1,523,678
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77.8%
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1,544,801
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78.2%
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0.4%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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248,274
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12.7%
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242,326
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12.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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70,166
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3.6%
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61,602
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3.1%
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- 0.5%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Walked
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32,869
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1.7%
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34,572
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1.8%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Other means
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22,314
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1.1%
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25,032
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1.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Worked at home
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60,925
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3.1%
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66,293
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3.4%
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0.3%
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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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27.0
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(NA)
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27.1
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(NA)
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0.1
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+/-0.7
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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2,001,280
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100%
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2,028,414
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100%
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27,134
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+/-31,104
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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672,730
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33.6%
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698,039
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34.4%
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0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Service occupations
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279,802
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14.0%
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294,159
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14.5%
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0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Sales and office occupations
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549,659
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27.5%
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543,631
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26.8%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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6,116
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0.3%
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3,206
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0.2%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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232,566
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11.6%
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240,231
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11.8%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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260,407
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13.0%
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249,148
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12.3%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.8%
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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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50,473
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2.5%
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50,568
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2.5%
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0.0%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Construction
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192,487
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9.6%
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193,568
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9.5%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Manufacturing
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247,506
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12.4%
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240,828
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11.9%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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90,863
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4.5%
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88,110
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4.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Retail trade
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227,671
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11.4%
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234,743
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11.6%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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127,553
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6.4%
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139,831
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6.9%
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0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Information
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44,870
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2.2%
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47,560
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2.3%
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0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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127,372
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6.4%
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130,435
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6.4%
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0.0%
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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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232,939
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11.6%
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247,756
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12.2%
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0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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339,603
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17.0%
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339,801
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16.8%
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- 0.2%
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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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142,758
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7.1%
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153,567
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7.6%
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0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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119,504
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6.0%
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106,269
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5.2%
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- 0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Public administration
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57,681
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2.9%
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55,378
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2.7%
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- 0.2%
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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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1,638,196
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81.9%
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1,668,034
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82.2%
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0.3%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Government workers
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221,319
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11.1%
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224,128
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11.0%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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136,074
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6.8%
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130,833
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6.5%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Unpaid family workers
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5,691
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0.3%
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5,419
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0.3%
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0.0%
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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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1,432,694
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100%
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1,475,698
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100%
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43,004
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+/-16,104
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yes
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Less than $10,000
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96,685
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6.7%
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115,859
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7.9%
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1.2%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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$10,000 to $14,999
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78,062
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5.4%
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78,370
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5.3%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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189,821
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13.2%
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177,302
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12.0%
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- 1.2%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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197,319
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13.8%
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183,682
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12.4%
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- 1.4%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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$35,000 to $49,999
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236,721
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16.5%
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242,159
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16.4%
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- 0.1%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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261,269
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18.2%
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277,594
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18.8%
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0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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151,765
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10.6%
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155,156
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10.5%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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139,181
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9.7%
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150,844
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10.2%
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0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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42,800
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3.0%
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47,712
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3.2%
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0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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