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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
488,741
478,417 *
473,722 *
453,391 *
In labor force
72.42%
72.66%
71.49%
71.87%
Civilian labor force
71.95%
72.07%
70.99%
71.15%
Employed
66.20%
66.91%
68.06% *
68.22% *
Unemployed
28,142
24,690
13,902 *
13,291 *
Percent unemployed
8.0
7.2
4.1 *
4.1 *
Armed Forces
0.47%
0.59%
0.50%
0.72% *
Not in labor force
27.58%
27.34%
28.51%
28.13%
 
Females 16 years and over
247,760
242,663 *
240,685 *
231,540 *
In labor force
63.57%
64.36%
62.18%
62.76%
Civilian labor force
63.36%
64.17%
61.90%
62.38%
Employed
57.87%
60.25% *
59.27%
59.81% *
 
Own children under 6 years
61,498
61,380
62,112
61,452
All parents in family in labor force
59.04%
58.61%
55.25%
57.39%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
124,196
125,840
117,562 *
120,839 *
All parents in family in labor force
67.17%
71.97% *
65.88%
66.68%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
35,516
34,516
35,130
32,217 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4.22%
5.70%
11.54% *
8.58% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.93%
3.88%
5.08%
5.12%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
316,525
314,647
316,740
305,589 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
78.88%
80.25%
78.56%
79.19%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.34%
9.51%
10.72%
9.63%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
4.20%
4.40%
4.80%
4.97% *
Walked
1.72%
1.10% *
1.74%
1.50%
Other means
1.00%
0.73%
0.77%
1.00%
Worked at home
3.85%
4.02%
3.40%
3.71%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
30.1
29.0 *
30.2
31.1 *
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
323,526
320,116
322,401
309,314 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
40.66%
41.55%
41.08%
39.81%
Service occupations
12.50%
11.66%
11.91%
11.74%
Sales and office occupations
28.54%
28.03%
27.13%
27.73%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.09%
0.13%
0.11%
0.10%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.83%
7.08%
7.52%
7.89%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10.38%
11.54%
12.24% *
12.74% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.19%
0.19%
0.38%
0.26%
Construction
6.49%
5.74%
5.99%
6.61%
Manufacturing
18.39%
18.93%
20.01% *
20.09% *
Wholesale trade
5.49%
5.46%
5.15%
4.82%
Retail trade
12.08%
11.76%
11.76%
11.30%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.18%
3.55%
3.82% *
3.88% *
Information
1.61%
2.36% *
2.69% *
2.83% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9.16%
9.50%
9.16%
8.15% *
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12.68%
12.44%
11.88%
13.40%
Educational, health, and social services
16.05%
16.07%
15.27%
15.43%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
7.62%
6.68%
6.72%
6.11% *
Other services (except public administration)
3.94%
4.13%
3.68%
4.43%
Public administration
3.12%
3.20%
3.49%
2.71%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
84.15%
83.41%
84.06%
84.34%
Government workers
10.32%
10.55%
10.55%
10.03%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.35%
5.74%
5.00%
5.33%
Unpaid family workers
0.18%
0.30%
0.38% *
0.29%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
226,074
222,841 *
216,266 *
214,271 *
Less than $10,000
3.98%
4.50%
4.17%
4.27%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.93%
3.24%
3.12%
2.30% *
$15,000 to $24,999
7.55%
6.40%
5.97% *
7.02%
$25,000 to $34,999
8.44%
7.45%
7.64%
7.86%
$35,000 to $49,999
12.11%
12.68%
12.85%
12.35%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.78%
20.05%
18.69%
17.74%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.90%
14.26%
14.78%
15.66%
$100,000 to $149,999
16.11%
17.23%
16.02%
16.57%
$150,000 to $199,999
6.95%
6.86%
8.03% *
6.85%
$200,000 or more
8.24%
7.32%
8.73%
9.38% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
69,670
69,776
71,914
72,456 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
92,928
92,713
99,483 *
100,806 *
 
With earnings
87.94%
87.43%
87.86%
88.54%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
90,688
90,946
96,348 *
98,353 *
With Social Security
19.77%
18.52% *
19.78%
18.85%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
14,576
14,405
14,099
13,616 *
With retirement income
13.40%
12.47%
13.51%
12.57%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,301
21,124
19,520
20,399
 
With Supplemental Security Income
1.34%
1.59%
1.41%
1.36%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,565
7,842
6,781
6,452
With cash public assistance income
0.83%
1.24%
1.08%
1.00%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,416
4,324 *
3,006
2,814
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
2.06%
3.31% *
2.44%
2.17%
 
Families
166,516
166,749
163,751
162,461 *
Less than $10,000
2.58%
3.04%
2.85%
2.96%
$10,000 to $14,999
1.30%
2.03%
1.55%
1.39%
$15,000 to $24,999
5.75%
4.70%
4.35% *
5.18%
$25,000 to $34,999
5.98%
5.77%
6.31%
6.02%
$35,000 to $49,999
10.64%
11.04%
10.92%
10.48%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.49%
18.74%
17.84%
17.43%
$75,000 to $99,999
16.66%
16.63%
16.67%
17.03%
$100,000 to $149,999
19.48%
20.55%
18.99%
19.05%
$150,000 to $199,999
8.64%
8.50%
9.64%
8.61%
$200,000 or more
10.48%
9.01% *
10.87%
11.84% *
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
81,756
81,771
83,388
85,155 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
106,574
105,656
112,917 *
115,494 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,224
33,759
35,887 *
35,735 *
 
Nonfamily households
59,558
56,092
52,515 *
51,810 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
37,990
41,157
40,490
39,346
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,367
51,577
54,292
49,584
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
33,584
36,553 *
34,882
34,823
Male full-time, year-round workers
55,189
54,659
54,553
54,753
Female full-time, year-round workers
37,792
39,813
36,600
37,663
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
8,020
8,494
7,410
8,103
With related children under 18 years
84.10%
87.33%
85.30%
87.38%
With related children under 5 years only
12.54%
19.21%
18.80%
21.26%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
4,487
3,959
4,067
4,590
With related children under 18 years
95.45%
93.76%
96.78%
97.02%
With related children under 5 years only
15.60%
23.89%
26.85%
14.42%
 
Individuals
42,190
42,581
38,032
37,967
18 years and over
60.70%
60.01%
61.68%
58.94%
65 years and over
6.14%
5.99%
7.00%
7.49%
Related children under 18 years
36.90%
38.68%
37.42%
39.85%
Related children 5 to 17 years
26.76%
25.72%
27.14%
24.98%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
27.48%
26.13%
26.77%
25.22%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
6.4
6.5
6.0
6.1
18 years and over
5.4
5.6
5.2
5.1
65 years and over
4.6
4.8
5.0
5.5
Related children under 18 years
8.2
8.6
7.8
8.1
Related children under 5 years
8.3
10.5
7.7
10.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
8.1
7.9
7.8
7.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14.1
14.4
13.7
13.1
 
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Footnotes

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Occupation codes are 4-digit codes, but are still based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000.

Industry codes are 4-digit codes and are based on the North American Industry Classification System 2002. However, the Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U.S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

1. An '-' entry in an Estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An 'N' entry in an Estimate column indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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