|
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
|
824,925
|
100%
|
872,599
|
100%
|
47,674
|
+/-9,910
|
yes
|
|
In labor force
|
563,213
|
68.3%
|
587,656
|
67.3%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
Civilian labor force
|
555,078
|
67.3%
|
577,850
|
66.2%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Employed
|
535,491
|
64.9%
|
541,976
|
62.1%
|
- 2.8%
|
+/-2.3%
|
yes
|
|
Unemployed
|
19,587
|
2.4%
|
35,874
|
4.1%
|
1.7%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
Percent unemployed
|
3.5
|
(NA)
|
6.2
|
(NA)
|
2.7
|
+/-1.5
|
yes
|
|
Armed Forces
|
8,135
|
1.0%
|
9,806
|
1.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Not in labor force
|
261,712
|
31.7%
|
284,943
|
32.7%
|
1.0%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Females 16 years and over
|
432,209
|
100%
|
457,937
|
100%
|
25,728
|
+/-6,711
|
yes
|
|
In labor force
|
260,863
|
60.4%
|
275,899
|
60.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
Civilian labor force
|
259,833
|
60.1%
|
275,057
|
60.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
Employed
|
249,930
|
57.8%
|
255,944
|
55.9%
|
- 1.9%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Own children under 6 years
|
87,366
|
100%
|
97,532
|
100%
|
10,166
|
+/-8,930
|
yes
|
|
All parents in family in labor force
|
56,393
|
64.5%
|
59,208
|
60.7%
|
- 3.8%
|
+/-10.1%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Own children 6 to 17 years
|
180,269
|
100%
|
188,785
|
100%
|
8,516
|
+/-10,511
|
no
|
|
All parents in family in labor force
|
127,026
|
70.5%
|
131,431
|
69.6%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-7.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Population 16 to 19 years
|
57,145
|
100%
|
62,202
|
100%
|
5,057
|
+/-7,178
|
no
|
|
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
|
6,830
|
12.0%
|
4,838
|
7.8%
|
- 4.2%
|
+/-5.8%
|
no
|
|
Unemployed or not in the labor force
|
1,832
|
3.2%
|
2,798
|
4.5%
|
1.3%
|
+/-3.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
COMMUTING TO WORK
|
|
Workers 16 years and over
|
527,788
|
100%
|
540,162
|
100%
|
12,374
|
+/-19,914
|
no
|
|
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
|
426,389
|
80.8%
|
443,636
|
82.1%
|
1.3%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
|
63,803
|
12.1%
|
55,417
|
10.3%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
Public transportation (including taxicab)
|
8,088
|
1.5%
|
9,223
|
1.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Walked
|
10,834
|
2.1%
|
3,786
|
0.7%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Other means
|
7,898
|
1.5%
|
11,081
|
2.1%
|
0.6%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Worked at home
|
10,776
|
2.0%
|
17,019
|
3.2%
|
1.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
|
25.0
|
(NA)
|
24.7
|
(NA)
|
-0.3
|
+/-1.5
|
no
|
|
|
|
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
|
535,491
|
100%
|
541,976
|
100%
|
6,485
|
+/-20,741
|
no
|
|
OCCUPATION
|
|
Management, professional, and related occupations
|
172,093
|
32.1%
|
162,784
|
30.0%
|
- 2.1%
|
+/-2.8%
|
no
|
|
Service occupations
|
72,618
|
13.6%
|
92,504
|
17.1%
|
3.5%
|
+/-2.6%
|
yes
|
|
Sales and office occupations
|
170,837
|
31.9%
|
168,269
|
31.0%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
513
|
0.1%
|
3,079
|
0.6%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
|
60,563
|
11.3%
|
56,780
|
10.5%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
|
58,867
|
11.0%
|
58,560
|
10.8%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
|
|
INDUSTRY
|
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
|
1,713
|
0.3%
|
3,109
|
0.6%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Construction
|
42,984
|
8.0%
|
38,086
|
7.0%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Manufacturing
|
32,658
|
6.1%
|
44,217
|
8.2%
|
2.1%
|
+/-1.5%
|
yes
|
|
Wholesale trade
|
27,386
|
5.1%
|
19,032
|
3.5%
|
- 1.6%
|
+/-1.2%
|
yes
|
|
Retail trade
|
60,025
|
11.2%
|
66,314
|
12.2%
|
1.0%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
|
39,973
|
7.5%
|
37,445
|
6.9%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Information
|
20,022
|
3.7%
|
11,287
|
2.1%
|
- 1.6%
|
+/-1.2%
|
yes
|
|
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
|
62,627
|
11.7%
|
67,680
|
12.5%
|
0.8%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
|
60,266
|
11.3%
|
55,607
|
10.3%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Educational, health, and social services
|
91,128
|
17.0%
|
95,359
|
17.6%
|
0.6%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
|
49,486
|
9.2%
|
48,941
|
9.0%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Other services (except public administration)
|
17,649
|
3.3%
|
24,487
|
4.5%
|
1.2%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Public administration
|
29,574
|
5.5%
|
30,412
|
5.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
CLASS OF WORKER
|
|
Private wage and salary workers
|
425,584
|
79.5%
|
430,731
|
79.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-2.8%
|
no
|
|
Government workers
|
79,301
|
14.8%
|
77,814
|
14.4%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
|
28,788
|
5.4%
|
32,225
|
5.9%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Unpaid family workers
|
1,818
|
0.3%
|
1,206
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2002 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
|
|
Total households
|
425,525
|
100%
|
455,461
|
100%
|
29,936
|
+/-10,647
|
yes
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
30,979
|
7.3%
|
38,499
|
8.5%
|
1.2%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
21,908
|
5.1%
|
30,346
|
6.7%
|
1.6%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
50,647
|
11.9%
|
54,976
|
12.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
56,014
|
13.2%
|
62,960
|
13.8%
|
0.6%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
74,131
|
17.4%
|
77,880
|
17.1%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
87,557
|
20.6%
|
94,243
|
20.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-2.8%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
51,263
|
12.0%
|
49,178
|
10.8%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
37,133
|
8.7%
|
30,268
|
6.6%
|
- 2.1%
|
+/-1.8%
|
yes
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
7,162
|
1.7%
|
8,342
|
1.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
8,731
|
2.1%
|
8,769
|
1.9%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Median household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
45,429
|
(NA)
|
41,938
|
(NA)
|
-3,491
|
+/-3,252
|
yes
|
|
Mean household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
57,069
|
(NA)
|
53,334
|
(NA)
|
-3,735
|
+/-3,155
|
yes
|
|
|
|
With earnings
|
358,668
|
84.3%
|
375,393
|
82.4%
|
- 1.9%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Mean earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
54,767
|
(NA)
|
52,205
|
(NA)
|
-2,562
|
+/-3,430
|
no
|
|
With Social Security
|
104,993
|
24.7%
|
107,231
|
23.5%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
Mean Social Security income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
11,752
|
(NA)
|
12,100
|
(NA)
|
348
|
+/-784
|
no
|
|
With retirement income
|
78,972
|
18.6%
|
90,027
|
19.8%
|
1.2%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Mean retirement income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
19,206
|
(NA)
|
18,355
|
(NA)
|
-851
|
+/-2,249
|
no
|
|
|
|
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
|
51,628
|
12.1%
|
70,663
|
15.5%
|
3.4%
|
+/-2.3%
|
yes
|
|
With Supplemental Security Income
|
9,363
|
2.2%
|
14,178
|
3.1%
|
0.9%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
5,618
|
(NA)
|
6,775
|
(NA)
|
1,157
|
+/-1,271
|
no
|
|
With cash public assistance income
|
4,097
|
1.0%
|
6,469
|
1.4%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
1,758
|
(NA)
|
3,316
|
(NA)
|
1,558
|
+/-3,251
|
no
|
|
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
15,885
|
3.7%
|
21,781
|
4.8%
|
1.1%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
|
28,542
|
6.7%
|
37,330
|
8.2%
|
1.5%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families
|
292,293
|
100%
|
305,810
|
100%
|
13,517
|
+/-16,431
|
no
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
12,675
|
4.3%
|
16,168
|
5.3%
|
1.0%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
10,195
|
3.5%
|
16,139
|
5.3%
|
1.8%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
29,805
|
10.2%
|
25,409
|
8.3%
|
- 1.9%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
33,358
|
11.4%
|
38,131
|
12.5%
|
1.1%
|
+/-3.3%
|
no
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
52,431
|
17.9%
|
53,703
|
17.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
67,132
|
23.0%
|
74,725
|
24.4%
|
1.4%
|
+/-3.5%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
40,947
|
14.0%
|
40,469
|
13.2%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
31,965
|
10.9%
|
26,673
|
8.7%
|
- 2.2%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
6,388
|
2.2%
|
7,514
|
2.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
7,397
|
2.5%
|
6,879
|
2.2%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
52,521
|
(NA)
|
50,782
|
(NA)
|
-1,739
|
+/-3,491
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
64,110
|
(NA)
|
61,081
|
(NA)
|
-3,029
|
+/-3,698
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
22,654
|
(NA)
|
21,485
|
(NA)
|
-1,169
|
+/-997
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
133,232
|
100%
|
149,651
|
100%
|
16,419
|
+/-14,855
|
yes
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
30,307
|
(NA)
|
27,176
|
(NA)
|
-3,131
|
+/-3,922
|
no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
38,301
|
(NA)
|
35,884
|
(NA)
|
-2,417
|
+/-4,224
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
25,440
|
(NA)
|
25,487
|
(NA)
|
47
|
+/-1,069
|
no
|
|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
36,235
|
(NA)
|
36,261
|
(NA)
|
26
|
+/-2,048
|
no
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
26,986
|
(NA)
|
27,393
|
(NA)
|
407
|
+/-1,325
|
no
|
|
|
|
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Families
|
22,712
|
100%
|
32,604
|
100%
|
9,892
|
+/-7,653
|
yes
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
20,232
|
89.1%
|
24,727
|
75.8%
|
-13.3%
|
+/-9.2%
|
yes
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
5,759
|
25.4%
|
2,539
|
7.8%
|
-17.6%
|
+/-11.1%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Families with female householder, no husband present
|
14,808
|
100%
|
19,490
|
100%
|
4,682
|
+/-6,364
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
14,680
|
99.1%
|
17,062
|
87.5%
|
-11.6%
|
+/-10.9%
|
yes
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
3,992
|
27.0%
|
1,508
|
7.7%
|
-19.3%
|
+/-15.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
112,617
|
100%
|
149,520
|
100%
|
36,903
|
+/-27,387
|
yes
|
|
18 years and over
|
70,876
|
62.9%
|
89,813
|
60.1%
|
- 2.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
11,850
|
10.5%
|
11,856
|
7.9%
|
- 2.6%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
39,377
|
35.0%
|
56,704
|
37.9%
|
2.9%
|
+/-7.9%
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
29,586
|
26.3%
|
37,818
|
25.3%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-6.9%
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no
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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34,049
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30.2%
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39,672
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26.5%
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- 3.7%
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+/-3.5%
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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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10.5
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(NA)
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13.2
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(NA)
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2.7
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+/-2.5
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yes
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18 years and over
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8.9
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(NA)
|
10.8
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(NA)
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1.9
|
+/-2.0
|
no
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65 years and over
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10.1
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(NA)
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9.7
|
(NA)
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-0.4
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+/-3.6
|
no
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Related children under 18 years
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14.1
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(NA)
|
19.2
|
(NA)
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5.1
|
+/-5.1
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no
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Related children under 5 years
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13.2
|
(NA)
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23.2
|
(NA)
|
10.0
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+/-8.6
|
yes
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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14.4
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(NA)
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17.6
|
(NA)
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3.2
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+/-5.4
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no
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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18.7
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(NA)
|
19.8
|
(NA)
|
1.1
|
+/-4.1
|
no
|
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