|
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
|
1,255,895
|
100%
|
1,331,729
|
100%
|
75,834
|
+/-5,811
|
yes
|
|
In labor force
|
865,951
|
69.0%
|
901,954
|
67.7%
|
- 1.3%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Civilian labor force
|
864,779
|
68.9%
|
900,517
|
67.6%
|
- 1.3%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Employed
|
822,877
|
65.5%
|
842,924
|
63.3%
|
- 2.2%
|
+/-1.7%
|
yes
|
|
Unemployed
|
41,902
|
3.3%
|
57,593
|
4.3%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
Percent unemployed
|
4.8
|
(NA)
|
6.4
|
(NA)
|
1.6
|
+/-1.3
|
yes
|
|
Armed Forces
|
1,172
|
0.1%
|
1,437
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Not in labor force
|
389,944
|
31.0%
|
429,775
|
32.3%
|
1.3%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Females 16 years and over
|
646,290
|
100%
|
682,922
|
100%
|
36,632
|
+/-5,270
|
yes
|
|
In labor force
|
396,975
|
61.4%
|
430,886
|
63.1%
|
1.7%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Civilian labor force
|
396,975
|
61.4%
|
430,886
|
63.1%
|
1.7%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Employed
|
376,295
|
58.2%
|
403,321
|
59.1%
|
0.9%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Own children under 6 years
|
115,664
|
100%
|
131,780
|
100%
|
16,116
|
+/-9,686
|
yes
|
|
All parents in family in labor force
|
82,137
|
71.0%
|
87,937
|
66.7%
|
- 4.3%
|
+/-8.6%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Own children 6 to 17 years
|
262,024
|
100%
|
274,189
|
100%
|
12,165
|
+/-11,596
|
yes
|
|
All parents in family in labor force
|
179,300
|
68.4%
|
191,959
|
70.0%
|
1.6%
|
+/-6.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Population 16 to 19 years
|
83,020
|
100%
|
88,240
|
100%
|
5,220
|
+/-8,174
|
no
|
|
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
|
11,029
|
13.3%
|
3,460
|
3.9%
|
- 9.4%
|
+/-5.3%
|
yes
|
|
Unemployed or not in the labor force
|
5,567
|
6.7%
|
2,060
|
2.3%
|
- 4.4%
|
+/-3.8%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
COMMUTING TO WORK
|
|
Workers 16 years and over
|
805,191
|
100%
|
824,191
|
100%
|
19,000
|
+/-21,735
|
no
|
|
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
|
651,330
|
80.9%
|
667,619
|
81.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
|
92,575
|
11.5%
|
84,042
|
10.2%
|
- 1.3%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
Public transportation (including taxicab)
|
15,249
|
1.9%
|
15,599
|
1.9%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Walked
|
11,515
|
1.4%
|
17,001
|
2.1%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Other means
|
11,747
|
1.5%
|
16,752
|
2.0%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Worked at home
|
22,775
|
2.8%
|
23,178
|
2.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
|
24.8
|
(NA)
|
25.3
|
(NA)
|
0.5
|
+/-1.2
|
no
|
|
|
|
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
|
822,877
|
100%
|
842,924
|
100%
|
20,047
|
+/-21,222
|
no
|
|
OCCUPATION
|
|
Management, professional, and related occupations
|
259,874
|
31.6%
|
276,217
|
32.8%
|
1.2%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Service occupations
|
154,106
|
18.7%
|
163,480
|
19.4%
|
0.7%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Sales and office occupations
|
237,765
|
28.9%
|
256,550
|
30.4%
|
1.5%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
|
4,293
|
0.5%
|
1,374
|
0.2%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
|
72,043
|
8.8%
|
71,878
|
8.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
|
94,796
|
11.5%
|
73,425
|
8.7%
|
- 2.8%
|
+/-1.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
INDUSTRY
|
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
|
9,301
|
1.1%
|
3,966
|
0.5%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Construction
|
55,504
|
6.7%
|
69,581
|
8.3%
|
1.6%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
Manufacturing
|
57,611
|
7.0%
|
48,677
|
5.8%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Wholesale trade
|
37,635
|
4.6%
|
34,760
|
4.1%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Retail trade
|
102,411
|
12.4%
|
115,045
|
13.6%
|
1.2%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
|
59,072
|
7.2%
|
39,502
|
4.7%
|
- 2.5%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
Information
|
28,278
|
3.4%
|
32,933
|
3.9%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
|
68,868
|
8.4%
|
58,976
|
7.0%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
|
91,391
|
11.1%
|
83,172
|
9.9%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Educational, health, and social services
|
117,197
|
14.2%
|
145,043
|
17.2%
|
3.0%
|
+/-1.8%
|
yes
|
|
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
|
138,633
|
16.8%
|
139,517
|
16.6%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Other services (except public administration)
|
29,810
|
3.6%
|
41,066
|
4.9%
|
1.3%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Public administration
|
27,166
|
3.3%
|
30,686
|
3.6%
|
0.3%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
|
|
CLASS OF WORKER
|
|
Private wage and salary workers
|
683,858
|
83.1%
|
694,648
|
82.4%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
Government workers
|
85,920
|
10.4%
|
96,296
|
11.4%
|
1.0%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
|
50,266
|
6.1%
|
50,238
|
6.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Unpaid family workers
|
2,833
|
0.3%
|
1,742
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2002 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
|
|
Total households
|
625,652
|
100%
|
665,208
|
100%
|
39,556
|
+/-11,639
|
yes
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
39,398
|
6.3%
|
50,451
|
7.6%
|
1.3%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
32,901
|
5.3%
|
40,728
|
6.1%
|
0.8%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
74,695
|
11.9%
|
81,593
|
12.3%
|
0.4%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
101,947
|
16.3%
|
95,245
|
14.3%
|
- 2.0%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
116,755
|
18.7%
|
124,350
|
18.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
122,351
|
19.6%
|
123,983
|
18.6%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
62,368
|
10.0%
|
73,911
|
11.1%
|
1.1%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
49,267
|
7.9%
|
45,394
|
6.8%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
11,444
|
1.8%
|
16,140
|
2.4%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
14,526
|
2.3%
|
13,413
|
2.0%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Median household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
43,405
|
(NA)
|
42,293
|
(NA)
|
-1,112
|
+/-1,841
|
no
|
|
Mean household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
57,118
|
(NA)
|
55,362
|
(NA)
|
-1,756
|
+/-2,727
|
no
|
|
|
|
With earnings
|
516,124
|
82.5%
|
538,676
|
81.0%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Mean earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
57,484
|
(NA)
|
56,445
|
(NA)
|
-1,039
|
+/-2,869
|
no
|
|
With Social Security
|
160,600
|
25.7%
|
164,598
|
24.7%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
Mean Social Security income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
12,025
|
(NA)
|
12,982
|
(NA)
|
957
|
+/-627
|
yes
|
|
With retirement income
|
96,929
|
15.5%
|
99,205
|
14.9%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Mean retirement income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
15,168
|
(NA)
|
16,581
|
(NA)
|
1,413
|
+/-1,977
|
no
|
|
|
|
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
|
89,075
|
14.2%
|
92,456
|
13.9%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
With Supplemental Security Income
|
17,546
|
2.8%
|
20,068
|
3.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
6,893
|
(NA)
|
6,325
|
(NA)
|
-568
|
+/-1,030
|
no
|
|
With cash public assistance income
|
6,199
|
1.0%
|
10,566
|
1.6%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
3,331
|
(NA)
|
2,712
|
(NA)
|
-619
|
+/-2,185
|
no
|
|
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
25,727
|
4.1%
|
33,767
|
5.1%
|
1.0%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
|
48,296
|
7.7%
|
54,677
|
8.2%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families
|
417,113
|
100%
|
444,625
|
100%
|
27,512
|
+/-17,868
|
yes
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
15,463
|
3.7%
|
19,064
|
4.3%
|
0.6%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
18,920
|
4.5%
|
18,191
|
4.1%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
41,363
|
9.9%
|
42,695
|
9.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
59,924
|
14.4%
|
58,499
|
13.2%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
76,788
|
18.4%
|
81,975
|
18.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
92,737
|
22.2%
|
97,098
|
21.8%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
48,479
|
11.6%
|
61,602
|
13.9%
|
2.3%
|
+/-2.0%
|
yes
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
39,588
|
9.5%
|
39,206
|
8.8%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
11,578
|
2.8%
|
14,689
|
3.3%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
12,273
|
2.9%
|
11,606
|
2.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
49,224
|
(NA)
|
50,420
|
(NA)
|
1,196
|
+/-2,744
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
64,115
|
(NA)
|
63,992
|
(NA)
|
-123
|
+/-3,524
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
22,736
|
(NA)
|
22,099
|
(NA)
|
-637
|
+/-1,002
|
no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
208,539
|
100%
|
220,583
|
100%
|
12,044
|
+/-17,036
|
no
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
30,671
|
(NA)
|
27,396
|
(NA)
|
-3,275
|
+/-2,140
|
yes
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
39,712
|
(NA)
|
35,548
|
(NA)
|
-4,164
|
+/-3,605
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
24,637
|
(NA)
|
25,093
|
(NA)
|
456
|
+/-1,259
|
no
|
|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
34,727
|
(NA)
|
35,634
|
(NA)
|
907
|
+/-2,246
|
no
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
26,263
|
(NA)
|
28,212
|
(NA)
|
1,949
|
+/-2,369
|
no
|
|
|
|
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Families
|
31,819
|
100%
|
34,927
|
100%
|
3,108
|
+/-8,375
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
25,969
|
81.6%
|
24,164
|
69.2%
|
-12.4%
|
+/-8.9%
|
yes
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
6,980
|
21.9%
|
4,428
|
12.7%
|
- 9.2%
|
+/-10.6%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families with female householder, no husband present
|
19,604
|
100%
|
17,294
|
100%
|
-2,310
|
+/-6,646
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
19,419
|
99.1%
|
15,898
|
91.9%
|
- 7.2%
|
+/-2.6%
|
yes
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
5,089
|
26.0%
|
3,611
|
20.9%
|
- 5.1%
|
+/-15.8%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
161,459
|
100%
|
193,173
|
100%
|
31,714
|
+/-32,838
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
105,923
|
65.6%
|
123,204
|
63.8%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
17,825
|
11.0%
|
16,801
|
8.7%
|
- 2.3%
|
+/-2.1%
|
yes
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
52,777
|
32.7%
|
66,749
|
34.6%
|
1.9%
|
+/-8.1%
|
no
|
|
Related children 5 to 17 years
|
33,347
|
20.7%
|
46,095
|
23.9%
|
3.2%
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+/-6.3%
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no
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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58,824
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36.4%
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63,075
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32.7%
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- 3.7%
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+/-4.0%
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no
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PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Individuals
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10.0
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(NA)
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11.3
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(NA)
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1.3
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+/-2.0
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no
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18 years and over
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8.8
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(NA)
|
9.6
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(NA)
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0.8
|
+/-1.5
|
no
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65 years and over
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9.0
|
(NA)
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8.3
|
(NA)
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-0.7
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+/-2.5
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no
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Related children under 18 years
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13.4
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(NA)
|
15.7
|
(NA)
|
2.3
|
+/-4.6
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no
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Related children under 5 years
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18.5
|
(NA)
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17.8
|
(NA)
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-0.7
|
+/-7.9
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no
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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11.5
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(NA)
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14.9
|
(NA)
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3.4
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+/-4.6
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no
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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18.4
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(NA)
|
19.4
|
(NA)
|
1.0
|
+/-3.6
|
no
|
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