2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Fort Lauderdale, FL 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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1,261,405
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100%
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1,285,526
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100%
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24,121
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+/-2,661
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yes
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In labor force
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816,805
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64.8%
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828,497
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64.4%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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815,653
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64.7%
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826,669
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64.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Employed
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773,484
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61.3%
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774,959
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60.3%
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- 1.0%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Unemployed
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42,169
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(NA)
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51,710
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(NA)
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9,541
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+/-4,224
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yes
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Percent unemployed
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5.2
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(NA)
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6.3
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(NA)
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1.1
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+/-0.7
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yes
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Armed Forces
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1,152
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0.1%
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1,828
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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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444,600
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35.2%
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457,029
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35.6%
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0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Females 16 years and over
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664,397
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100%
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677,111
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100%
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12,714
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+/-1,858
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yes
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In labor force
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386,154
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58.1%
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391,804
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57.9%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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386,037
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58.1%
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391,519
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57.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Employed
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364,739
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54.9%
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364,831
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53.9%
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- 1.0%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Own children under 6 years
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116,435
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100%
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124,635
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100%
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8,200
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+/-3,378
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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76,218
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65.5%
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79,169
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63.5%
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- 2.0%
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+/-3.0%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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239,202
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100%
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255,021
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100%
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15,819
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+/-4,754
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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175,912
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73.5%
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179,629
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70.4%
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- 3.1%
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+/-2.5%
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yes
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Population 16 to 19 years
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74,425
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100%
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79,484
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100%
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5,059
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+/-2,666
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yes
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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7,775
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10.4%
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7,941
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10.0%
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- 0.4%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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3,035
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4.1%
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4,416
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5.6%
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1.5%
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+/-2.0%
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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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752,590
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100%
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754,170
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100%
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1,580
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+/-9,382
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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586,930
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78.0%
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593,703
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78.7%
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0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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99,997
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13.3%
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95,882
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12.7%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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19,925
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2.6%
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17,238
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2.3%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Walked
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9,415
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1.3%
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11,826
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1.6%
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0.3%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Other means
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14,428
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1.9%
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11,929
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1.6%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Worked at home
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21,895
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2.9%
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23,592
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3.1%
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0.2%
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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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25.8
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(NA)
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25.7
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(NA)
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-0.1
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+/-0.5
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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773,484
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100%
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774,959
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100%
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1,475
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+/-8,958
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no
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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254,176
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32.9%
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253,551
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32.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Service occupations
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135,007
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17.5%
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132,048
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17.0%
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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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243,517
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31.5%
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244,515
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31.6%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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1,208
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0.2%
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1,363
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0.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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70,363
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9.1%
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72,088
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9.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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69,213
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8.9%
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71,394
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9.2%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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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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1,376
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0.2%
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1,894
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0.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Construction
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55,560
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7.2%
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59,626
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7.7%
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0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Manufacturing
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53,060
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6.9%
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53,080
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6.8%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Wholesale trade
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36,508
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4.7%
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33,196
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4.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Retail trade
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110,784
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14.3%
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111,792
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14.4%
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0.1%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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45,039
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5.8%
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42,313
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5.5%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Information
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27,994
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3.6%
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28,420
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3.7%
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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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68,996
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8.9%
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69,521
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9.0%
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0.1%
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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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92,626
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12.0%
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96,000
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12.4%
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0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
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130,343
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16.9%
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133,566
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17.2%
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0.3%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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76,118
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9.8%
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70,967
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9.2%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Other services (except public administration)
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42,947
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5.6%
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42,873
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5.5%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Public administration
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32,133
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4.2%
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31,711
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4.1%
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- 0.1%
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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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643,126
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83.1%
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635,352
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82.0%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Government workers
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85,989
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11.1%
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88,248
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11.4%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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43,122
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5.6%
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49,394
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6.4%
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0.8%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Unpaid family workers
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1,247
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0.2%
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1,965
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0.3%
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0.1%
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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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645,481
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100%
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661,764
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100%
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16,283
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+/-5,542
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yes
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Less than $10,000
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55,411
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8.6%
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58,211
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8.8%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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43,820
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6.8%
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47,331
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7.2%
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0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$15,000 to $24,999
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85,695
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13.3%
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91,044
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13.8%
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0.5%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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85,664
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13.3%
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87,013
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13.1%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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107,317
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16.6%
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105,192
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15.9%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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119,902
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18.6%
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123,678
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18.7%
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0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
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66,157
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10.2%
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65,333
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9.9%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$100,000 to $149,999
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50,945
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7.9%
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56,752
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8.6%
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0.7%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$150,000 to $199,999
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15,638
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2.4%
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13,927
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2.1%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.2%
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yes
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$200,000 or more
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14,932
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2.3%
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13,283
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2.0%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.2%
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yes
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Median household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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41,349
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(NA)
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40,972
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(NA)
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-377
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+/-782
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no
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Mean household income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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55,810
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(NA)
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54,886
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(NA)
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-924
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+/-1,198
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no
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With earnings
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492,105
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76.2%
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509,568
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77.0%
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0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Mean earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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58,727
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(NA)
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57,191
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(NA)
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-1,536
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+/-1,346
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yes
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With Social Security
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189,492
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29.4%
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188,855
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28.5%
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- 0.9%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Mean Social Security income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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12,150
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(NA)
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12,361
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(NA)
|
211
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+/-234
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no
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With retirement income
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91,596
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14.2%
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91,089
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13.8%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Mean retirement income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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14,105
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(NA)
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15,513
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(NA)
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1,408
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+/-846
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yes
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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75,068
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11.6%
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82,409
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12.5%
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0.9%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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With Supplemental Security Income
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17,532
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2.7%
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17,451
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2.6%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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6,595
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(NA)
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6,376
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(NA)
|
-219
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+/-488
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no
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With cash public assistance income
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7,229
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1.1%
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8,464
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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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Mean cash public assistance income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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2,113
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(NA)
|
2,838
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(NA)
|
725
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+/-642
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yes
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
20,891
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3.2%
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21,050
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3.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
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41,545
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6.4%
|
47,213
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7.1%
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0.7%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Families
|
395,791
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100%
|
414,241
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100%
|
18,450
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+/-8,339
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yes
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Less than $10,000
|
18,914
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4.8%
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20,417
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4.9%
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0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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$10,000 to $14,999
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18,067
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4.6%
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19,310
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4.7%
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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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44,016
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11.1%
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49,509
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12.0%
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0.9%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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$25,000 to $34,999
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49,341
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12.5%
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50,765
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12.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$35,000 to $49,999
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65,131
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16.5%
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65,321
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15.8%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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$50,000 to $74,999
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84,053
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21.2%
|
87,364
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21.1%
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- 0.1%
|
+/-1.0%
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no
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$75,000 to $99,999
|
49,577
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12.5%
|
51,854
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12.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
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$100,000 to $149,999
|
40,915
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10.3%
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46,200
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11.2%
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0.9%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
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$150,000 to $199,999
|
13,215
|
3.3%
|
12,356
|
3.0%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
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|
$200,000 or more
|
12,562
|
3.2%
|
11,145
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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
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yes
|
|
|
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Nonfamily households
|
249,690
|
100%
|
247,523
|
100%
|
-2,167
|
+/-7,814
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no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
27,953
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(NA)
|
26,930
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(NA)
|
-1,023
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+/-1,269
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no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
37,514
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(NA)
|
36,862
|
(NA)
|
-652
|
+/-1,538
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no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2001 inflation-adjusted dollars):
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25,959
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(NA)
|
26,111
|
(NA)
|
152
|
+/-465
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no
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Male full-time, year-round workers
|
37,075
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(NA)
|
36,457
|
(NA)
|
-618
|
+/-769
|
no
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Female full-time, year-round workers
|
28,857
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(NA)
|
30,120
|
(NA)
|
1,263
|
+/-723
|
yes
|
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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|
Families
|
32,407
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100%
|
36,879
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100%
|
4,472
|
+/-3,889
|
yes
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With related children under 18 years
|
24,132
|
74.5%
|
27,300
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74.0%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-5.3%
|
no
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With related children under 5 years only
|
4,407
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13.6%
|
4,561
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12.4%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-4.6%
|
no
|
|
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Families with female householder, no husband present
|
16,270
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100%
|
19,352
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100%
|
3,082
|
+/-2,985
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yes
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|
With related children under 18 years
|
14,647
|
90.0%
|
16,136
|
83.4%
|
- 6.6%
|
+/-6.8%
|
no
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|
With related children under 5 years only
|
2,849
|
17.5%
|
2,542
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13.1%
|
- 4.4%
|
+/-5.8%
|
no
|
|
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Individuals
|
175,490
|
100%
|
189,294
|
100%
|
13,804
|
+/-14,152
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no
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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
|
|
|
|