|
TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
|
| |
2000 Estimate |
2000 Percent Distribution |
2002 Estimate |
2002 Percent Distribution |
Difference (2002 - 2000) |
Margin of Error of Difference |
Statistically Significant |
|
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
|
|
Population 16 years and over
|
756,026
|
100%
|
794,810
|
100%
|
38,784
|
+/-4,236
|
yes
|
|
In labor force
|
514,105
|
68.0%
|
536,269
|
67.5%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Civilian labor force
|
510,004
|
67.5%
|
532,032
|
66.9%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
Employed
|
479,875
|
63.5%
|
491,748
|
61.9%
|
- 1.6%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
Unemployed
|
30,129
|
4.0%
|
40,284
|
5.1%
|
1.1%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Percent unemployed
|
5.9
|
(NA)
|
7.6
|
(NA)
|
1.7
|
+/-1.7
|
yes
|
|
Armed Forces
|
4,101
|
0.5%
|
4,237
|
0.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Not in labor force
|
241,921
|
32.0%
|
258,541
|
32.5%
|
0.5%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Females 16 years and over
|
391,091
|
100%
|
410,547
|
100%
|
19,456
|
+/-3,581
|
yes
|
|
In labor force
|
240,973
|
61.6%
|
252,458
|
61.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-3.5%
|
no
|
|
Civilian labor force
|
240,170
|
61.4%
|
251,832
|
61.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-3.3%
|
no
|
|
Employed
|
229,819
|
58.8%
|
236,339
|
57.6%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-3.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Own children under 6 years
|
81,180
|
100%
|
84,802
|
100%
|
3,622
|
+/-6,740
|
no
|
|
All parents in family in labor force
|
51,667
|
63.6%
|
60,143
|
70.9%
|
7.3%
|
+/-9.1%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Own children 6 to 17 years
|
151,554
|
100%
|
162,043
|
100%
|
10,489
|
+/-8,328
|
yes
|
|
All parents in family in labor force
|
104,788
|
69.1%
|
114,368
|
70.6%
|
1.5%
|
+/-7.1%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Population 16 to 19 years
|
49,873
|
100%
|
48,675
|
100%
|
-1,198
|
+/-6,095
|
no
|
|
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
|
6,111
|
12.3%
|
3,306
|
6.8%
|
- 5.5%
|
+/-6.3%
|
no
|
|
Unemployed or not in the labor force
|
3,314
|
6.6%
|
1,210
|
2.5%
|
- 4.1%
|
+/-4.8%
|
no
|
|
|
|
COMMUTING TO WORK
|
|
Workers 16 years and over
|
473,116
|
100%
|
481,198
|
100%
|
8,082
|
+/-18,249
|
no
|
|
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
|
378,780
|
80.1%
|
393,650
|
81.8%
|
1.7%
|
+/-3.3%
|
no
|
|
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
|
51,986
|
11.0%
|
49,265
|
10.2%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
Public transportation (including taxicab)
|
6,586
|
1.4%
|
7,404
|
1.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Walked
|
10,605
|
2.2%
|
10,607
|
2.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
Other means
|
8,578
|
1.8%
|
5,163
|
1.1%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Worked at home
|
16,581
|
3.5%
|
15,109
|
3.1%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
|
23.5
|
(NA)
|
24.4
|
(NA)
|
0.9
|
+/-1.2
|
no
|
|
|
|
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
|
479,875
|
100%
|
491,748
|
100%
|
11,873
|
+/-18,257
|
no
|
|
OCCUPATION
|
|
Management, professional, and related occupations
|
152,353
|
31.7%
|
148,997
|
30.3%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-3.5%
|
no
|
|
Service occupations
|
78,764
|
16.4%
|
77,933
|
15.8%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
Sales and office occupations
|
146,480
|
30.5%
|
160,971
|
32.7%
|
2.2%
|
+/-3.1%
|
no
|
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
4,398
|
0.9%
|
364
|
0.1%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
|
49,308
|
10.3%
|
42,960
|
8.7%
|
- 1.6%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
|
48,572
|
10.1%
|
60,523
|
12.3%
|
2.2%
|
+/-2.1%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
INDUSTRY
|
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
|
3,554
|
0.7%
|
5,247
|
1.1%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Construction
|
38,296
|
8.0%
|
30,975
|
6.3%
|
- 1.7%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Manufacturing
|
34,901
|
7.3%
|
36,705
|
7.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Wholesale trade
|
25,368
|
5.3%
|
18,831
|
3.8%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
Retail trade
|
64,129
|
13.4%
|
71,160
|
14.5%
|
1.1%
|
+/-2.8%
|
no
|
|
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
|
24,797
|
5.2%
|
23,143
|
4.7%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Information
|
26,757
|
5.6%
|
20,734
|
4.2%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
|
42,583
|
8.9%
|
50,597
|
10.3%
|
1.4%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
|
54,139
|
11.3%
|
60,053
|
12.2%
|
0.9%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Educational, health, and social services
|
81,992
|
17.1%
|
87,215
|
17.7%
|
0.6%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
|
48,254
|
10.1%
|
42,484
|
8.6%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Other services (except public administration)
|
19,970
|
4.2%
|
22,038
|
4.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
Public administration
|
15,135
|
3.2%
|
22,566
|
4.6%
|
1.4%
|
+/-1.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
CLASS OF WORKER
|
|
Private wage and salary workers
|
396,783
|
82.7%
|
393,450
|
80.0%
|
- 2.7%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
Government workers
|
57,806
|
12.0%
|
67,009
|
13.6%
|
1.6%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
|
24,283
|
5.1%
|
29,957
|
6.1%
|
1.0%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
Unpaid family workers
|
1,003
|
0.2%
|
1,332
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2002 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
|
|
Total households
|
392,596
|
100%
|
407,639
|
100%
|
15,043
|
+/-9,771
|
yes
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
36,316
|
9.3%
|
38,373
|
9.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
28,244
|
7.2%
|
28,512
|
7.0%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
45,840
|
11.7%
|
53,695
|
13.2%
|
1.5%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
66,196
|
16.9%
|
55,320
|
13.6%
|
- 3.3%
|
+/-2.5%
|
yes
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
62,108
|
15.8%
|
68,470
|
16.8%
|
1.0%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
70,946
|
18.1%
|
80,792
|
19.8%
|
1.7%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
40,038
|
10.2%
|
43,956
|
10.8%
|
0.6%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
28,931
|
7.4%
|
25,766
|
6.3%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
5,270
|
1.3%
|
6,242
|
1.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
8,707
|
2.2%
|
6,513
|
1.6%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Median household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
38,897
|
(NA)
|
39,977
|
(NA)
|
1,080
|
+/-2,747
|
no
|
|
Mean household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
53,873
|
(NA)
|
51,313
|
(NA)
|
-2,560
|
+/-3,412
|
no
|
|
|
|
With earnings
|
325,018
|
82.8%
|
330,340
|
81.0%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
Mean earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
53,500
|
(NA)
|
51,164
|
(NA)
|
-2,336
|
+/-3,620
|
no
|
|
With Social Security
|
97,624
|
24.9%
|
106,319
|
26.1%
|
1.2%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Mean Social Security income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
11,837
|
(NA)
|
11,226
|
(NA)
|
-611
|
+/-747
|
no
|
|
With retirement income
|
60,097
|
15.3%
|
66,175
|
16.2%
|
0.9%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Mean retirement income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
17,558
|
(NA)
|
16,201
|
(NA)
|
-1,357
|
+/-3,133
|
no
|
|
|
|
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
|
68,432
|
17.4%
|
75,954
|
18.6%
|
1.2%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
With Supplemental Security Income
|
11,555
|
2.9%
|
17,319
|
4.2%
|
1.3%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
6,686
|
(NA)
|
6,471
|
(NA)
|
-215
|
+/-1,341
|
no
|
|
With cash public assistance income
|
7,128
|
1.8%
|
8,591
|
2.1%
|
0.3%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
2,696
|
(NA)
|
1,189
|
(NA)
|
-1,507
|
+/-789
|
yes
|
|
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
25,711
|
6.5%
|
27,374
|
6.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
|
39,314
|
10.0%
|
37,746
|
9.3%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families
|
257,658
|
100%
|
266,034
|
100%
|
8,376
|
+/-12,753
|
no
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
14,203
|
5.5%
|
14,627
|
5.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
12,601
|
4.9%
|
9,714
|
3.7%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
32,028
|
12.4%
|
33,654
|
12.7%
|
0.3%
|
+/-3.1%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
39,244
|
15.2%
|
30,316
|
11.4%
|
- 3.8%
|
+/-3.0%
|
yes
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
36,874
|
14.3%
|
43,316
|
16.3%
|
2.0%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
57,041
|
22.1%
|
67,090
|
25.2%
|
3.1%
|
+/-3.5%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
30,549
|
11.9%
|
34,256
|
12.9%
|
1.0%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
22,320
|
8.7%
|
21,899
|
8.2%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
4,662
|
1.8%
|
5,770
|
2.2%
|
0.4%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
8,136
|
3.2%
|
5,392
|
2.0%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Median family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
47,968
|
(NA)
|
50,314
|
(NA)
|
2,346
|
+/-3,882
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
61,534
|
(NA)
|
59,952
|
(NA)
|
-1,582
|
+/-4,607
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
21,908
|
(NA)
|
21,127
|
(NA)
|
-781
|
+/-1,355
|
no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
134,938
|
100%
|
141,605
|
100%
|
6,667
|
+/-11,634
|
no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
27,914
|
(NA)
|
25,364
|
(NA)
|
-2,550
|
+/-3,434
|
no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
36,413
|
(NA)
|
32,805
|
(NA)
|
-3,608
|
+/-4,331
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
23,882
|
(NA)
|
25,850
|
(NA)
|
1,968
|
+/-1,746
|
yes
|
|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
33,055
|
(NA)
|
35,424
|
(NA)
|
2,369
|
+/-3,310
|
no
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
28,817
|
(NA)
|
30,134
|
(NA)
|
1,317
|
+/-1,840
|
no
|
|
|
|
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Families
|
26,032
|
100%
|
24,366
|
100%
|
-1,666
|
+/-8,384
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
20,278
|
77.9%
|
20,066
|
82.4%
|
4.5%
|
+/-12.0%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
3,083
|
11.8%
|
5,145
|
21.1%
|
9.3%
|
+/-13.4%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families with female householder, no husband present
|
13,513
|
100%
|
10,775
|
100%
|
-2,738
|
+/-5,506
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
12,966
|
96.0%
|
9,753
|
90.5%
|
- 5.5%
|
+/-14.7%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
2,428
|
18.0%
|
3,184
|
29.5%
|
11.5%
|
+/-21.9%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
132,863
|
100%
|
128,937
|
100%
|
-3,926
|
+/-28,981
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
80,475
|
60.6%
|
85,975
|
66.7%
|
6.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
12,520
|
9.4%
|
15,288
|
11.9%
|
2.5%
|
+/-3.3%
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
51,083
|
38.4%
|
42,596
|
33.0%
|
- 5.4%
|
+/-9.7%
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
36,476
|
27.5%
|
28,510
|
22.1%
|
- 5.4%
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+/-9.4%
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no
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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41,766
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31.4%
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46,701
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36.2%
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4.8%
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+/-2.6%
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yes
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PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Individuals
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13.6
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(NA)
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12.5
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(NA)
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-1.1
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+/-2.8
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no
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18 years and over
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11.0
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(NA)
|
11.2
|
(NA)
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0.2
|
+/-2.1
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no
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65 years and over
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11.0
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(NA)
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13.1
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(NA)
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2.1
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+/-4.6
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no
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Related children under 18 years
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20.9
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(NA)
|
16.2
|
(NA)
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-4.7
|
+/-6.6
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no
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Related children under 5 years
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21.4
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(NA)
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18.8
|
(NA)
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-2.6
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+/-8.9
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no
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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20.7
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(NA)
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15.2
|
(NA)
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-5.5
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+/-7.9
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no
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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21.2
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(NA)
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23.5
|
(NA)
|
2.3
|
+/-5.0
|
no
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