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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
1,261,405
100%
1,285,526
100%
24,121
+/-2,661
yes
In labor force
816,805
64.8%
828,497
64.4%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Civilian labor force
815,653
64.7%
826,669
64.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Employed
773,484
61.3%
774,959
60.3%
- 1.0%
+/-0.7%
yes
Unemployed
42,169
(NA)
51,710
(NA)
9,541
+/-4,224
yes
Percent unemployed
5.2
(NA)
6.3
(NA)
1.1
+/-0.7
yes
Armed Forces
1,152
0.1%
1,828
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Not in labor force
444,600
35.2%
457,029
35.6%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Females 16 years and over
664,397
100%
677,111
100%
12,714
+/-1,858
yes
In labor force
386,154
58.1%
391,804
57.9%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Civilian labor force
386,037
58.1%
391,519
57.8%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Employed
364,739
54.9%
364,831
53.9%
- 1.0%
+/-1.0%
no
 
Own children under 6 years
116,435
100%
124,635
100%
8,200
+/-3,378
yes
All parents in family in labor force
76,218
65.5%
79,169
63.5%
- 2.0%
+/-3.0%
no
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
239,202
100%
255,021
100%
15,819
+/-4,754
yes
All parents in family in labor force
175,912
73.5%
179,629
70.4%
- 3.1%
+/-2.5%
yes
 
Population 16 to 19 years
74,425
100%
79,484
100%
5,059
+/-2,666
yes
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7,775
10.4%
7,941
10.0%
- 0.4%
+/-2.6%
no
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,035
4.1%
4,416
5.6%
1.5%
+/-2.0%
no
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
752,590
100%
754,170
100%
1,580
+/-9,382
no
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
586,930
78.0%
593,703
78.7%
0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
99,997
13.3%
95,882
12.7%
- 0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
Public transportation (including taxicab)
19,925
2.6%
17,238
2.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Walked
9,415
1.3%
11,826
1.6%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Other means
14,428
1.9%
11,929
1.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Worked at home
21,895
2.9%
23,592
3.1%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.8
(NA)
25.7
(NA)
-0.1
+/-0.5
no
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
773,484
100%
774,959
100%
1,475
+/-8,958
no
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
254,176
32.9%
253,551
32.7%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Service occupations
135,007
17.5%
132,048
17.0%
- 0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Sales and office occupations
243,517
31.5%
244,515
31.6%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,208
0.2%
1,363
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
70,363
9.1%
72,088
9.3%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
69,213
8.9%
71,394
9.2%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,376
0.2%
1,894
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Construction
55,560
7.2%
59,626
7.7%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Manufacturing
53,060
6.9%
53,080
6.8%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Wholesale trade
36,508
4.7%
33,196
4.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Retail trade
110,784
14.3%
111,792
14.4%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
45,039
5.8%
42,313
5.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Information
27,994
3.6%
28,420
3.7%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
68,996
8.9%
69,521
9.0%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
92,626
12.0%
96,000
12.4%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Educational, health, and social services
130,343
16.9%
133,566
17.2%
0.3%
+/-0.8%
no
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
76,118
9.8%
70,967
9.2%
- 0.6%
+/-1.0%
no
Other services (except public administration)
42,947
5.6%
42,873
5.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Public administration
32,133
4.2%
31,711
4.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
643,126
83.1%
635,352
82.0%
- 1.1%
+/-1.0%
yes
Government workers
85,989
11.1%
88,248
11.4%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
43,122
5.6%
49,394
6.4%
0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
Unpaid family workers
1,247
0.2%
1,965
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
645,481
100%
661,764
100%
16,283
+/-5,542
yes
Less than $10,000
55,411
8.6%
58,211
8.8%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
43,820
6.8%
47,331
7.2%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
85,695
13.3%
91,044
13.8%
0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
85,664
13.3%
87,013
13.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
107,317
16.6%
105,192
15.9%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
119,902
18.6%
123,678
18.7%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
66,157
10.2%
65,333
9.9%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
50,945
7.9%
56,752
8.6%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
$150,000 to $199,999
15,638
2.4%
13,927
2.1%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
$200,000 or more
14,932
2.3%
13,283
2.0%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
41,349
(NA)
40,972
(NA)
-377
+/-782
no
Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
55,810
(NA)
54,886
(NA)
-924
+/-1,198
no
 
With earnings
492,105
76.2%
509,568
77.0%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,727
(NA)
57,191
(NA)
-1,536
+/-1,346
yes
With Social Security
189,492
29.4%
188,855
28.5%
- 0.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,150
(NA)
12,361
(NA)
211
+/-234
no
With retirement income
91,596
14.2%
91,089
13.8%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
14,105
(NA)
15,513
(NA)
1,408
+/-846
yes
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
75,068
11.6%
82,409
12.5%
0.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
With Supplemental Security Income
17,532
2.7%
17,451
2.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,595
(NA)
6,376
(NA)
-219
+/-488
no
With cash public assistance income
7,229
1.1%
8,464
1.3%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,113
(NA)
2,838
(NA)
725
+/-642
yes
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
20,891
3.2%
21,050
3.2%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
41,545
6.4%
47,213
7.1%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Families
395,791
100%
414,241
100%
18,450
+/-8,339
yes
Less than $10,000
18,914
4.8%
20,417
4.9%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
$10,000 to $14,999
18,067
4.6%
19,310
4.7%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
$15,000 to $24,999
44,016
11.1%
49,509
12.0%
0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
$25,000 to $34,999
49,341
12.5%
50,765
12.3%
- 0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
$35,000 to $49,999
65,131
16.5%
65,321
15.8%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
$50,000 to $74,999
84,053
21.2%
87,364
21.1%
- 0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
$75,000 to $99,999
49,577
12.5%
51,854
12.5%
0.0%
+/-1.0%
no
$100,000 to $149,999
40,915
10.3%
46,200
11.2%
0.9%
+/-0.8%
yes
$150,000 to $199,999
13,215
3.3%
12,356
3.0%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
$200,000 or more
12,562
3.2%
11,145
2.7%
- 0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
Median family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,591
(NA)
50,354
(NA)
-237
+/-1,143
no
Mean family income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
65,682
(NA)
64,319
(NA)
-1,363
+/-1,709
no
 
Per capita income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,435
(NA)
22,868
(NA)
-567
+/-488
yes
 
Nonfamily households
249,690
100%
247,523
100%
-2,167
+/-7,814
no
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
27,953
(NA)
26,930
(NA)
-1,023
+/-1,269
no
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
37,514
(NA)
36,862
(NA)
-652
+/-1,538
no
 
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
25,959
(NA)
26,111
(NA)
152
+/-465
no
Male full-time, year-round workers
37,075
(NA)
36,457
(NA)
-618
+/-769
no
Female full-time, year-round workers
28,857
(NA)
30,120
(NA)
1,263
+/-723
yes
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
32,407
100%
36,879
100%
4,472
+/-3,889
yes
With related children under 18 years
24,132
74.5%
27,300
74.0%
- 0.5%
+/-5.3%
no
With related children under 5 years only
4,407
13.6%
4,561
12.4%
- 1.2%
+/-4.6%
no
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
16,270
100%
19,352
100%
3,082
+/-2,985
yes
With related children under 18 years
14,647
90.0%
16,136
83.4%
- 6.6%
+/-6.8%
no
With related children under 5 years only
2,849
17.5%
2,542
13.1%
- 4.4%
+/-5.8%
no
 
Individuals
175,490
100%
189,294
100%
13,804
+/-14,152
no
18 years and over
120,471
68.6%
127,702
67.5%
- 1.1%
+/-0.2%
yes
65 years and over
28,100
16.0%
25,742
13.6%
- 2.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
Related children under 18 years
53,444
30.5%
59,893
31.6%
1.1%
+/-3.8%
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
38,589
22.0%
42,274
22.3%
0.3%
+/-3.1%
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
62,650
35.7%
61,367
32.4%
- 3.3%
+/-1.2%
yes
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.0
(NA)
11.5
(NA)
0.5
+/-1.0
no
18 years and over
9.9
(NA)
10.3
(NA)
0.4
+/-0.7
no
65 years and over
11.1
(NA)
10.3
(NA)
-0.8
+/-1.2
no
Related children under 18 years
14.3
(NA)
15.0
(NA)
0.7
+/-2.1
no
Related children under 5 years
14.8
(NA)
16.3
(NA)
1.5
+/-3.1
no
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.2
(NA)
14.6
(NA)
0.4
+/-2.3
no
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.9
(NA)
18.2
(NA)
0.3
+/-1.5
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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