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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
$200,000 or more
40,488
4.4%
43,858
4.7%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
59,263
(NA)
57,457
(NA)
-1,806
+/-3,312
no
Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
76,035
(NA)
77,067
(NA)
1,032
+/-3,516
no
 
With earnings
789,022
85.2%
796,378
84.7%
- 0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
76,047
(NA)
77,187
(NA)
1,140
+/-3,523
no
With Social Security
205,858
22.2%
209,860
22.3%
0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,353
(NA)
12,632
(NA)
279
+/-594
no
With retirement income
121,155
13.1%
141,338
15.0%
1.9%
+/-1.3%
yes
Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,576
(NA)
17,150
(NA)
574
+/-2,284
no
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
141,523
15.3%
131,080
13.9%
- 1.4%
+/-1.8%
no
With Supplemental Security Income
31,415
3.4%
24,803
2.6%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,861
(NA)
8,199
(NA)
338
+/-1,066
no
With cash public assistance income
22,514
2.4%
18,342
2.0%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,250
(NA)
4,844
(NA)
594
+/-1,274
no
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
20,526
2.2%
16,343
1.7%
- 0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
79,391
8.6%
81,600
8.7%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Families
659,521
100%
660,217
100%
696
+/-20,247
no
Less than $10,000
19,380
2.9%
16,502
2.5%
- 0.4%
+/-1.0%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
22,253
3.4%
17,405
2.6%
- 0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
50,164
7.6%
49,079
7.4%
- 0.2%
+/-1.3%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
58,389
8.9%
69,229
10.5%
1.6%
+/-1.8%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
85,723
13.0%
98,841
15.0%
2.0%
+/-2.0%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
143,472
21.8%
132,103
20.0%
- 1.8%
+/-2.1%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
90,305
13.7%
91,866
13.9%
0.2%
+/-1.7%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
115,253
17.5%
106,911
16.2%
- 1.3%
+/-2.1%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
42,280
6.4%
41,458
6.3%
- 0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
$200,000 or more
32,302
4.9%
36,823
5.6%
0.7%
+/-1.2%
no
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
65,741
(NA)
64,728
(NA)
-1,013
+/-3,218
no
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
83,549
(NA)
85,993
(NA)
2,444
+/-4,493
no
 
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
25,594
(NA)
26,803
(NA)
1,209
+/-1,145
yes
 
Nonfamily households
266,710
100%
279,805
100%
13,095
+/-20,064
no
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,979
(NA)
38,156
(NA)
-1,823
+/-4,226
no
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,795
(NA)
50,648
(NA)
-147
+/-4,674
no
 
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
28,407
(NA)
30,055
(NA)
1,648
+/-1,424
yes
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,306
(NA)
41,779
(NA)
-527
+/-1,662
no
Female full-time, year-round workers
33,863
(NA)
34,305
(NA)
442
+/-2,298
no
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
47,108
100%
36,529
100%
-10,579
+/-8,839
yes
With related children under 18 years
36,953
78.4%
30,279
82.9%
4.5%
+/-10.4%
no
With related children under 5 years only
7,061
15.0%
5,928
16.2%
1.2%
+/-9.7%
no
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
19,103
100%
14,142
100%
-4,961
+/-6,331
no
With related children under 18 years
17,150
89.8%
13,311
94.1%
4.3%
+/-12.2%
no
With related children under 5 years only
3,713
19.4%
3,280
23.2%
3.8%
+/-15.8%
no
 
Individuals
274,674
100%
243,163
100%
-31,511
+/-46,324
no
18 years and over
176,468
64.2%
157,443
64.7%
0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
65 years and over
15,375
5.6%
20,257
8.3%
2.7%
+/-2.1%
yes
Related children under 18 years
95,486
34.8%
83,399
34.3%
- 0.5%
+/-7.4%
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
66,603
24.2%
54,443
22.4%
- 1.8%
+/-5.8%
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
80,222
29.2%
82,326
33.9%
4.7%
+/-3.5%
yes
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.9
(NA)
8.6
(NA)
-1.3
+/-1.8
no
18 years and over
8.7
(NA)
7.7
(NA)
-1.0
+/-1.3
no
65 years and over
5.8
(NA)
7.3
(NA)
1.5
+/-2.5
no
Related children under 18 years
12.8
(NA)
10.6
(NA)
-2.2
+/-3.1
no
Related children under 5 years
13.7
(NA)
13.1
(NA)
-0.6
+/-5.6
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
12.5
(NA)
9.6
(NA)
-2.9
+/-3.3
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.1
(NA)
18.2
(NA)
0.1
+/-3.3
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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