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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
216,459
214,558 *
211,217 *
206,751 *
In labor force
67.37%
68.07%
66.90%
66.02%
Civilian labor force
67.34%
68.07%
66.90%
65.99%
Employed
63.01%
65.38% *
64.40%
63.85%
Unemployed
9,368
5,772 *
5,282 *
4,427 *
Percent unemployed
6.4
4.0 *
3.7 *
3.2 *
Armed Forces
0.03%
0.00%
0.00%
0.03%
Not in labor force
32.63%
31.93%
33.10%
33.98%
 
Females 16 years and over
111,656
111,342
109,795 *
107,856 *
In labor force
61.28%
60.68%
59.84%
57.93% *
Civilian labor force
61.28%
60.68%
59.84%
57.90% *
Employed
57.60%
58.44%
57.52%
55.98%
 
Own children under 6 years
24,500
26,077 *
25,054
25,495
All parents in family in labor force
60.42%
53.95%
48.69% *
50.37% *
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
50,206
50,554
50,207
50,831
All parents in family in labor force
64.84%
61.22%
64.95%
61.48%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
15,185
16,125
15,219
13,675 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3.93%
3.06%
4.34%
3.17%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3.54%
1.31%
2.95%
0.99%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
133,157
136,770
131,922
127,919 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
73.95%
73.16%
72.45%
72.14%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
11.00%
9.80%
9.81%
10.43%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
7.79%
9.61%
10.00% *
9.65% *
Walked
1.90%
3.32% *
2.54%
3.01% *
Other means
1.06%
1.05%
1.50%
1.58%
Worked at home
4.30%
3.07% *
3.69%
3.18% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
31.4
31.6
31.7
30.9
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
136,392
140,278
136,019
132,018 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
43.55%
44.87%
45.05%
43.43%
Service occupations
14.97%
15.50%
14.39%
14.24%
Sales and office occupations
25.71%
26.65%
26.53%
26.72%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.05%
0.03%
0.07%
0.02%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.58%
6.83% *
6.35% *
7.00% *
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7.14%
6.12%
7.61%
8.58% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.17%
0.18%
0.21%
0.12%
Construction
7.45%
5.54% *
5.16% *
4.81% *
Manufacturing
7.53%
8.49%
9.13% *
9.52% *
Wholesale trade
3.31%
3.87%
3.52%
3.92%
Retail trade
11.16%
9.18% *
10.75%
11.74%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.25%
3.88%
4.16%
4.59%
Information
3.93%
4.19%
4.53%
4.75%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.37%
7.42%
8.61%
6.74%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
9.14%
10.54%
11.42% *
10.01%
Educational, health, and social services
29.74%
28.81%
28.59%
26.29% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
5.64%
7.58% *
4.86%
6.88%
Other services (except public administration)
5.41%
4.85%
4.25%
5.23%
Public administration
4.91%
5.47%
4.81%
5.41%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
73.56%
73.22%
75.98% *
74.91%
Government workers
19.81%
19.62%
17.75%
18.26%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
6.42%
6.95%
6.14%
6.74%
Unpaid family workers
0.21%
0.20%
0.13%
0.09%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
93,330
92,847
92,251
92,295
Less than $10,000
4.40%
4.21%
4.32%
4.55%
$10,000 to $14,999
4.46%
3.92%
3.77%
3.81%
$15,000 to $24,999
5.66%
7.99% *
6.31%
6.74%
$25,000 to $34,999
7.36%
7.45%
8.40%
7.78%
$35,000 to $49,999
11.97%
9.74%
10.96%
11.29%
$50,000 to $74,999
17.91%
15.97%
19.12%
17.60%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.70%
14.60%
14.40%
14.68%
$100,000 to $149,999
19.40%
20.28%
18.70%
18.87%
$150,000 to $199,999
8.40%
8.26%
7.76%
7.94%
$200,000 or more
6.75%
7.58%
6.26%
6.75%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
72,276
75,866
71,540
72,037
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
89,732
93,370
89,529
89,818
 
With earnings
85.86%
85.17%
84.73%
84.61%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
89,311
93,436
88,555
90,071
With Social Security
27.16%
26.17%
27.45%
26.15%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
14,515
15,343
14,343
13,752
With retirement income
18.88%
17.91%
19.37%
18.90%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,693
22,589
22,460
22,907
 
With Supplemental Security Income
1.91%
2.09%
1.57%
2.13%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,397
6,822
6,915
7,269
With cash public assistance income
0.98%
0.85%
0.60%
1.30%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,013
3,927
5,155 *
3,139
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
3.70%
3.68%
3.14%
3.21%
 
Families
70,583
68,929
68,489
69,917
Less than $10,000
2.98%
1.99%
2.47%
2.57%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.75%
2.63%
2.21%
1.63% *
$15,000 to $24,999
4.76%
4.60%
4.00%
4.34%
$25,000 to $34,999
5.71%
5.50%
6.90%
6.49%
$35,000 to $49,999
11.11%
8.46%
9.21%
10.28%
$50,000 to $74,999
17.45%
17.88%
19.17%
18.17%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.27%
15.85%
16.75%
16.32%
$100,000 to $149,999
23.04%
23.77%
22.31%
22.65%
$150,000 to $199,999
10.15%
9.87%
9.42%
9.40%
$200,000 or more
7.78%
9.45%
7.56%
8.14%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
83,543
88,006
84,645
85,227
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
99,803
106,541
101,355
101,558
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,302
31,425
31,432
30,083
 
Nonfamily households
22,747
23,918
23,762
22,378
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
41,883
34,795 *
39,827
35,923 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,973
51,035
52,008
48,437
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
36,229
36,104
36,892
35,715
Male full-time, year-round workers
51,425
52,936
54,390 *
54,600 *
Female full-time, year-round workers
41,514
39,546
41,599
38,745 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
4,656
3,333
3,265 *
3,145 *
With related children under 18 years
76.72%
86.74%
79.39%
78.86%
With related children under 5 years only
14.93%
20.07%
20.86%
23.50%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,697
438 *
1,106
944 *
With related children under 18 years
74.19%
65.98%
88.52%
81.99%
With related children under 5 years only
5.30%
0.00%
29.39% *
16.63%
 
Individuals
24,991
24,859
21,342
18,667 *
18 years and over
58.10%
50.67%
54.86%
57.43%
65 years and over
8.15%
6.64%
7.82%
10.76%
Related children under 18 years
41.19%
47.50%
43.89%
40.80%
Related children 5 to 17 years
26.80%
30.77%
27.18%
25.45%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
19.31%
20.87%
25.04% *
25.95% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
8.8
8.8
7.6
6.7 *
18 years and over
7.0
6.1
5.8
5.4 *
65 years and over
6.0
5.2
5.2
6.5
Related children under 18 years
13.5
15.2
12.2
9.7 *
Related children under 5 years
17.2
19.5
17.0
13.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
12.1
13.5
10.4
8.3 *
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14.2
14.8
15.4
15.4
 
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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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