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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Orange County, CA PMSA
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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
2,116,525
100%
2,121,333
100%
4,808
+/-7,451
no
In labor force
1,421,219
67.1%
1,450,752
68.4%
1.3%
+/-1.3%
no
Civilian labor force
1,420,172
67.1%
1,447,464
68.2%
1.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Employed
1,356,085
64.1%
1,379,204
65.0%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Unemployed
64,087
(NA)
68,260
(NA)
4,173
+/-14,259
no
Percent unemployed
4.5
(NA)
4.7
(NA)
0.2
+/-1.0
no
Armed Forces
1,047
0.1%
3,288
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
695,306
32.9%
670,581
31.6%
- 1.3%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
1,071,406
100%
1,072,520
100%
1,114
+/-6,128
no
In labor force
615,810
57.5%
641,038
59.8%
2.3%
+/-2.1%
yes
Civilian labor force
615,810
57.5%
641,038
59.8%
2.3%
+/-2.1%
yes
Employed
585,936
54.7%
606,849
56.6%
1.9%
+/-2.1%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
247,693
100%
258,382
100%
10,689
+/-12,005
no
All parents in family in labor force
124,323
50.2%
152,090
58.9%
8.7%
+/-6.1%
yes
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
454,755
100%
495,713
100%
40,958
+/-15,729
yes
All parents in family in labor force
277,863
61.1%
321,099
64.8%
3.7%
+/-5.4%
no
 
Population 16 to 19 years
150,950
100%
145,878
100%
-5,072
+/-7,973
no
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
19,233
12.7%
14,683
10.1%
- 2.6%
+/-4.6%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
7,915
5.2%
6,290
4.3%
- 0.9%
+/-3.5%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,325,306
100%
1,344,622
100%
19,316
+/-30,802
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
998,015
75.3%
1,041,357
77.4%
2.1%
+/-2.1%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
178,788
13.5%
175,246
13.0%
- 0.5%
+/-2.0%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
42,609
3.2%
38,991
2.9%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Walked
30,927
2.3%
22,537
1.7%
- 0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
Other means
22,270
1.7%
19,162
1.4%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Worked at home
52,697
4.0%
47,329
3.5%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
26.1
(NA)
26.1
(NA)
0.0
+/-1.0
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,356,085
100%
1,379,204
100%
23,119
+/-29,378
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
509,704
37.6%
532,185
38.6%
1.0%
+/-2.1%
no
Service occupations
190,926
14.1%
197,914
14.3%
0.2%
+/-1.7%
no
Sales and office occupations
374,720
27.6%
372,482
27.0%
- 0.6%
+/-1.7%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
2,019
0.1%
2,796
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
100,324
7.4%
98,133
7.1%
- 0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
178,392
13.2%
175,694
12.7%
- 0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
10,218
0.8%
7,047
0.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Construction
88,235
6.5%
73,400
5.3%
- 1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
Manufacturing
233,565
17.2%
243,719
17.7%
0.5%
+/-1.7%
no
Wholesale trade
70,619
5.2%
56,311
4.1%
- 1.1%
+/-1.0%
yes
Retail trade
147,878
10.9%
157,125
11.4%
0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
44,084
3.3%
50,981
3.7%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Information
48,693
3.6%
41,411
3.0%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
115,374
8.5%
127,254
9.2%
0.7%
+/-1.2%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
165,165
12.2%
189,857
13.8%
1.6%
+/-1.7%
no
Educational, health, and social services
213,917
15.8%
207,454
15.0%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
115,811
8.5%
109,817
8.0%
- 0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
Other services (except public administration)
66,300
4.9%
71,726
5.2%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Public administration
36,226
2.7%
43,102
3.1%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
1,083,752
79.9%
1,108,500
80.4%
0.5%
+/-1.7%
no
Government workers
142,645
10.5%
145,609
10.6%
0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
124,229
9.2%
117,457
8.5%
- 0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
Unpaid family workers
5,459
0.4%
7,638
0.6%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
926,231
100%
940,022
100%
13,791
+/-10,735
yes
Less than $10,000
44,878
4.8%
45,831
4.9%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
43,884
4.7%
33,854
3.6%
- 1.1%
+/-1.0%
yes
$15,000 to $24,999
75,377
8.1%
80,985
8.6%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
86,004
9.3%
105,175
11.2%
1.9%
+/-1.5%
yes
$35,000 to $49,999
133,237
14.4%
141,147
15.0%
0.6%
+/-1.8%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
202,528
21.9%
187,445
19.9%
- 2.0%
+/-2.1%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
116,259
12.6%
119,844
12.7%
0.1%
+/-1.5%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
137,885
14.9%
135,633
14.4%
- 0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
45,691
4.9%
46,250
4.9%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no