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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
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2000 Estimate |
2000 Percent Distribution |
2002 Estimate |
2002 Percent Distribution |
Difference (2002 - 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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902,057
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100%
|
941,140
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100%
|
39,083
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+/-3,934
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yes
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In labor force
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511,941
|
56.8%
|
546,780
|
58.1%
|
1.3%
|
+/-2.1%
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no
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Civilian labor force
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511,941
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56.8%
|
546,486
|
58.1%
|
1.3%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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Employed
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488,388
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54.1%
|
509,160
|
54.1%
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0.0%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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Unemployed
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23,553
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2.6%
|
37,326
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4.0%
|
1.4%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
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Percent unemployed
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4.6
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(NA)
|
6.8
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(NA)
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2.2
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+/-1.8
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yes
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Armed Forces
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0
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0.0%
|
294
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Not in labor force
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390,116
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43.2%
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394,360
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41.9%
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- 1.3%
|
+/-2.1%
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no
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|
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Females 16 years and over
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475,851
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100%
|
492,572
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100%
|
16,721
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+/-3,820
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yes
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In labor force
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237,817
|
50.0%
|
252,948
|
51.4%
|
1.4%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
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Civilian labor force
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237,817
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50.0%
|
252,948
|
51.4%
|
1.4%
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+/-2.6%
|
no
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Employed
|
225,301
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47.3%
|
236,820
|
48.1%
|
0.8%
|
+/-2.6%
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no
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|
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Own children under 6 years
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72,534
|
100%
|
78,946
|
100%
|
6,412
|
+/-5,410
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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50,351
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69.4%
|
46,955
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59.5%
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- 9.9%
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+/-10.7%
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no
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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151,731
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100%
|
166,148
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100%
|
14,417
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+/-8,402
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yes
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All parents in family in labor force
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96,838
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63.8%
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126,415
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76.1%
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12.3%
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+/-6.8%
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yes
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Population 16 to 19 years
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50,550
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100%
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51,759
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100%
|
1,209
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+/-6,994
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no
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
|
4,038
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8.0%
|
5,514
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10.7%
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2.7%
|
+/-6.8%
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no
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
|
1,487
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2.9%
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2,580
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5.0%
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2.1%
|
+/-5.1%
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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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471,346
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100%
|
488,980
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100%
|
17,634
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+/-18,980
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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372,516
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79.0%
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400,242
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81.9%
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2.9%
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+/-3.5%
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no
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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51,665
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11.0%
|
47,293
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9.7%
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- 1.3%
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+/-3.0%
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no
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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6,475
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1.4%
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7,832
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1.6%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Walked
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8,549
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1.8%
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3,508
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0.7%
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- 1.1%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Other means
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7,374
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1.6%
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9,215
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1.9%
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0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Worked at home
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24,767
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5.3%
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20,890
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4.3%
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- 1.0%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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23.7
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(NA)
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23.8
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(NA)
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0.1
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+/-1.5
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no
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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488,388
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100%
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509,160
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100%
|
20,772
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+/-20,105
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yes
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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172,501
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35.3%
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161,092
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31.6%
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- 3.7%
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+/-2.8%
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yes
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Service occupations
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84,243
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17.2%
|
105,514
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20.7%
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3.5%
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+/-3.1%
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yes
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Sales and office occupations
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144,660
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29.6%
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145,798
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28.6%
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- 1.0%
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+/-3.0%
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no
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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1,610
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0.3%
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4,477
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0.9%
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0.6%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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46,604
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9.5%
|
45,061
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8.9%
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- 0.6%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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38,770
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7.9%
|
47,218
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9.3%
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1.4%
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+/-1.8%
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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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5,277
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1.1%
|
6,583
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1.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Construction
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41,392
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8.5%
|
41,032
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8.1%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Manufacturing
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38,023
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7.8%
|
28,493
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5.6%
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- 2.2%
|
+/-1.5%
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yes
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Wholesale trade
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16,021
|
3.3%
|
18,793
|
3.7%
|
0.4%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
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Retail trade
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63,562
|
13.0%
|
64,286
|
12.6%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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20,554
|
4.2%
|
20,743
|
4.1%
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- 0.1%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
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Information
|
19,161
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3.9%
|
12,056
|
2.4%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-1.3%
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yes
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|
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
|
44,405
|
9.1%
|
44,401
|
8.7%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-1.8%
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no
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
|
61,218
|
12.5%
|
66,027
|
13.0%
|
0.5%
|
+/-2.3%
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no
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Educational, health, and social services
|
85,343
|
17.5%
|
93,910
|
18.4%
|
0.9%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
|
51,328
|
10.5%
|
57,455
|
11.3%
|
0.8%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
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Other services (except public administration)
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22,572
|
4.6%
|
29,716
|
5.8%
|
1.2%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
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|
Public administration
|
19,532
|
4.0%
|
25,665
|
5.0%
|
1.0%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
|
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CLASS OF WORKER
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|
Private wage and salary workers
|
397,563
|
81.4%
|
414,712
|
81.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
Government workers
|
55,389
|
11.3%
|
57,620
|
11.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
|
33,230
|
6.8%
|
35,009
|
6.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Unpaid family workers
|
2,206
|
0.5%
|
1,819
|
0.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
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INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2002 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
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Total households
|
459,418
|
100%
|
483,170
|
100%
|
23,752
|
+/-12,905
|
yes
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
30,928
|
6.7%
|
38,825
|
8.0%
|
1.3%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
33,725
|
7.3%
|
31,164
|
6.4%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
57,477
|
12.5%
|
64,804
|
13.4%
|
0.9%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
53,583
|
11.7%
|
62,428
|
12.9%
|
1.2%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
71,191
|
15.5%
|
77,712
|
16.1%
|
0.6%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
88,453
|
19.3%
|
100,652
|
20.8%
|
1.5%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
51,165
|
11.1%
|
45,018
|
9.3%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
41,832
|
9.1%
|
35,276
|
7.3%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
12,334
|
2.7%
|
9,445
|
2.0%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
18,730
|
4.1%
|
17,846
|
3.7%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Median household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
45,322
|
(NA)
|
42,150
|
(NA)
|
-3,172
|
+/-3,125
|
yes
|
|
Mean household income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
68,437
|
(NA)
|
62,179
|
(NA)
|
-6,258
|
+/-5,328
|
yes
|
|
|
|
With earnings
|
312,500
|
68.0%
|
336,896
|
69.7%
|
1.7%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
|
|
Mean earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
63,593
|
(NA)
|
61,175
|
(NA)
|
-2,418
|
+/-5,694
|
no
|
|
With Social Security
|
181,387
|
39.5%
|
192,669
|
39.9%
|
0.4%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Mean Social Security income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
14,475
|
(NA)
|
14,101
|
(NA)
|
-374
|
+/-685
|
no
|
|
With retirement income
|
93,320
|
20.3%
|
95,307
|
19.7%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-2.0%
|
no
|
|
Mean retirement income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
21,330
|
(NA)
|
20,030
|
(NA)
|
-1,300
|
+/-3,302
|
no
|
|
|
|
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
|
38,333
|
8.3%
|
53,714
|
11.1%
|
2.8%
|
+/-2.0%
|
yes
|
|
With Supplemental Security Income
|
8,556
|
1.9%
|
8,551
|
1.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
6,913
|
(NA)
|
6,997
|
(NA)
|
84
|
+/-2,005
|
no
|
|
With cash public assistance income
|
4,730
|
1.0%
|
4,802
|
1.0%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
2,201
|
(NA)
|
1,685
|
(NA)
|
-516
|
+/-980
|
no
|
|
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
|
12,240
|
2.7%
|
19,188
|
4.0%
|
1.3%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
|
17,179
|
3.7%
|
29,323
|
6.1%
|
2.4%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Families
|
293,862
|
100%
|
299,552
|
100%
|
5,690
|
+/-15,442
|
no
|
|
Less than $10,000
|
11,117
|
3.8%
|
13,259
|
4.4%
|
0.6%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
$10,000 to $14,999
|
11,277
|
3.8%
|
8,599
|
2.9%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
$15,000 to $24,999
|
32,713
|
11.1%
|
34,441
|
11.5%
|
0.4%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$25,000 to $34,999
|
31,890
|
10.9%
|
34,010
|
11.4%
|
0.5%
|
+/-2.6%
|
no
|
|
$35,000 to $49,999
|
45,136
|
15.4%
|
51,142
|
17.1%
|
1.7%
|
+/-3.0%
|
no
|
|
$50,000 to $74,999
|
60,263
|
20.5%
|
70,574
|
23.6%
|
3.1%
|
+/-3.6%
|
no
|
|
$75,000 to $99,999
|
41,206
|
14.0%
|
35,453
|
11.8%
|
- 2.2%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
$100,000 to $149,999
|
34,343
|
11.7%
|
30,635
|
10.2%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-2.3%
|
no
|
|
$150,000 to $199,999
|
9,820
|
3.3%
|
6,702
|
2.2%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
$200,000 or more
|
16,097
|
5.5%
|
14,737
|
4.9%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Median family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
56,068
|
(NA)
|
52,796
|
(NA)
|
-3,272
|
+/-4,338
|
no
|
|
Mean family income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
80,844
|
(NA)
|
74,802
|
(NA)
|
-6,042
|
+/-7,719
|
no
|
|
|
|
Per capita income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
29,161
|
(NA)
|
27,134
|
(NA)
|
-2,027
|
+/-2,226
|
no
|
|
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
165,556
|
100%
|
183,618
|
100%
|
18,062
|
+/-14,942
|
yes
|
|
Median nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
29,688
|
(NA)
|
28,249
|
(NA)
|
-1,439
|
+/-3,292
|
no
|
|
Mean nonfamily income (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars)
|
44,522
|
(NA)
|
38,675
|
(NA)
|
-5,847
|
+/-5,815
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Median earnings (in 2002 inflation-adjusted dollars):
|
25,718
|
(NA)
|
25,775
|
(NA)
|
57
|
+/-1,302
|
no
|
|
Male full-time, year-round workers
|
36,769
|
(NA)
|
38,226
|
(NA)
|
1,457
|
+/-4,957
|
no
|
|
Female full-time, year-round workers
|
29,720
|
(NA)
|
31,398
|
(NA)
|
1,678
|
+/-1,780
|
no
|
|
|
|
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
|
|
Families
|
21,060
|
100%
|
24,666
|
100%
|
3,606
|
+/-6,927
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
16,248
|
77.2%
|
16,740
|
67.9%
|
- 9.3%
|
+/-17.2%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
1,628
|
7.7%
|
3,517
|
14.3%
|
6.6%
|
+/-11.6%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Families with female householder, no husband present
|
14,077
|
100%
|
13,527
|
100%
|
-550
|
+/-6,224
|
no
|
|
With related children under 18 years
|
12,384
|
88.0%
|
11,602
|
85.8%
|
- 2.2%
|
+/-16.5%
|
no
|
|
With related children under 5 years only
|
1,438
|
10.2%
|
3,237
|
23.9%
|
13.7%
|
+/-18.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Individuals
|
118,940
|
100%
|
132,545
|
100%
|
13,605
|
+/-29,479
|
no
|
|
18 years and over
|
67,089
|
56.4%
|
91,234
|
68.8%
|
12.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
16,276
|
13.7%
|
21,481
|
16.2%
|
2.5%
|
+/-3.6%
|
no
|
|
Related children under 18 years
|
49,277
|
41.4%
|
39,481
|
29.8%
|
-11.6%
|
+/-9.7%
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yes
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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40,983
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34.5%
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25,254
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19.1%
|
-15.4%
|
+/-7.8%
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yes
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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34,769
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29.2%
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46,291
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34.9%
|
5.7%
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+/-1.8%
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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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10.7
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(NA)
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11.4
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(NA)
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0.7
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+/-2.6
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no
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18 years and over
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7.7
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(NA)
|
10.0
|
(NA)
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2.3
|
+/-1.8
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yes
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65 years and over
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6.4
|
(NA)
|
8.4
|
(NA)
|
2.0
|
+/-2.6
|
no
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Related children under 18 years
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21.1
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(NA)
|
15.7
|
(NA)
|
-5.4
|
+/-6.6
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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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20.7
|
(NA)
|
7.5
|
+/-9.4
|
no
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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24.0
|
(NA)
|
13.8
|
(NA)
|
-10.2
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+/-7.4
|
yes
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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14.8
|
(NA)
|
18.7
|
(NA)
|
3.9
|
+/-3.5
|
yes
|
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