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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
463,204
456,250 *
447,437 *
439,164 *
In labor force
73.46%
73.16%
72.58%
73.78%
Civilian labor force
71.57%
71.08%
70.17%
71.62%
Employed
63.84%
64.25%
65.31%
66.00% *
Unemployed
35,786
31,163
21,740 *
24,674 *
Percent unemployed
10.8
9.6
6.9 *
7.8 *
Armed Forces
1.89%
2.08%
2.41% *
2.16%
Not in labor force
26.54%
26.84%
27.42%
26.22%
 
Females 16 years and over
227,285
223,311 *
218,095 *
215,245 *
In labor force
67.89%
66.03%
67.10%
67.15%
Civilian labor force
67.15%
65.63%
66.44%
66.67%
Employed
60.02%
59.73%
61.99%
61.98%
 
Own children under 6 years
53,525
55,000
56,655
53,374
All parents in family in labor force
65.72%
60.81%
60.87%
59.87%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
119,380
124,455
121,539
122,239
All parents in family in labor force
76.36%
69.26% *
70.40% *
68.30% *
 
Population 16 to 19 years
43,341
39,138 *
41,311
36,252 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
10.23%
6.35% *
10.02%
8.07%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
6.60%
4.63%
6.13%
3.85% *
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
287,940
288,430
285,250
286,398
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
69.92%
69.43%
70.69%
68.60%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
14.37%
14.19%
12.62%
14.06%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1.84%
1.55%
1.98%
2.89%
Walked
6.19%
6.78%
7.00%
7.03%
Other means
3.01%
3.61%
3.54%
4.24% *
Worked at home
4.67%
4.44%
4.17%
3.18% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
18.9
18.3
18.7
18.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
295,732
293,134
292,214
289,854
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
33.98%
36.19% *
33.31%
35.30%
Service occupations
16.25%
15.08%
15.45%
17.52%
Sales and office occupations
26.78%
24.85%
25.30%
23.99% *
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1.12%
0.97%
1.71%
1.86%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
11.53%
12.99% *
12.18%
11.30%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10.34%
9.92%
12.05%
10.02%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
3.91%
4.78%
4.63%
5.12%
Construction
8.05%
8.10%
8.40%
7.98%
Manufacturing
2.36%
1.87%
3.07%
1.89%
Wholesale trade
2.47%
2.86%
2.33%
2.66%
Retail trade
11.83%
10.84%
11.27%
12.22%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
8.75%
8.09%
9.52%
8.73%
Information
2.36%
2.25%
2.71%
2.89%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
5.17%
4.36%
4.39%
4.26% *
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
7.74%
8.79%
8.03%
8.39%
Educational, health, and social services
20.76%
21.59%
19.87%
18.74% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
9.15%
8.93%
9.34%
9.09%
Other services (except public administration)
5.07%
5.69%
4.60%
6.45% *
Public administration
12.38%
11.82%
11.85%
11.58%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
64.52%
63.26%
64.83%
65.15%
Government workers
26.79%
28.37%
27.60%
25.55%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
8.13%
8.06%
7.26%
8.61%
Unpaid family workers
0.56%
0.31%
0.30%
0.69%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
229,408
225,474
220,110 *
222,607 *
Less than $10,000
4.29%
4.40%
3.64%
5.06%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.03%
3.81% *
4.45% *
4.95%
$15,000 to $24,999
9.78%
8.48%
9.20%
8.35%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.93%
11.10%
10.27%
9.77% *
$35,000 to $49,999
15.22%
14.42%
13.87%
14.88%
$50,000 to $74,999
21.21%
22.33%
24.43% *
21.83%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.07%
14.81%
14.99%
14.72%
$100,000 to $149,999
12.24%
14.42% *
13.13%
13.90%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.21%
4.27%
3.82%
4.04%
$200,000 or more
2.02%
1.96%
2.19%
2.51%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,499
57,567 *
58,292 *
56,586 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
64,292
68,632 *
68,449 *
68,842 *
 
With earnings
88.44%
89.24%
89.74% *
89.64% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
59,918
63,266 *
62,548 *
64,467 *
With Social Security
16.65%
17.21%
15.83%
14.94% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,088
12,303
11,718
10,622 *
With retirement income
17.08%
17.45%
15.83% *
13.96% *
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,178
22,286 *
22,399
20,679
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.18%
2.24%
2.96%
1.86%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,521
5,953
6,916
6,390
With cash public assistance income
7.71%
5.73% *
5.93% *
7.23%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,495
4,013
4,100
4,922 *
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
6.56%
5.75%
5.53%
7.05%
 
Families
156,453
161,026
152,316
156,464
Less than $10,000
3.09%
3.31%
2.33%
3.69%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.36%
2.32% *
3.07%
3.46%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.48%
6.47%
7.32%
7.26%
$25,000 to $34,999
9.61%
9.35%
8.16%
8.02%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.62%
13.23%
13.58%
14.84%
$50,000 to $74,999
23.76%
22.19%
25.37%
21.25%
$75,000 to $99,999
15.78%
17.08%
16.43%
16.34%
$100,000 to $149,999
14.88%
18.37% *
16.29%
17.21%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.81%
5.21%
4.68%
4.75%
$200,000 or more
2.60%
2.48%
2.78%
3.18%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,117
67,256 *
64,509 *
63,190
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
71,852
76,974 *
75,982 *
76,050 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,361
25,399
25,280 *
25,321 *
 
Nonfamily households
72,955
64,448 *
67,794
66,143 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,975
36,345
38,125
38,625 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
43,898
43,065
47,184
46,782
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,880
30,145 *
28,015
28,381
Male full-time, year-round workers
45,120
47,185
49,271 *
47,805
Female full-time, year-round workers
33,631
35,265
34,952
35,772
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
12,554
9,818
8,192 *
10,606
With related children under 18 years
89.43%
87.19%
87.67%
94.43%
With related children under 5 years only
21.55%
31.87%
18.21%
18.98%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
6,597
4,438 *
5,632
6,785
With related children under 18 years
94.25%
94.86%
93.27%
99.17% *
With related children under 5 years only
25.48%
36.62%
20.31%
23.63%
 
Individuals
60,622
47,553 *
43,836 *
54,831
18 years and over
57.68%
60.78%
61.07%
54.49%
65 years and over
3.13%
2.54%
3.31%
2.54%
Related children under 18 years
38.74%
37.51%
35.29%
42.66%
Related children 5 to 17 years
26.00%
20.18% *
25.75%
28.24%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
30.18%
29.86%
37.98% *
31.67%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.7
7.7 *
7.2 *
9.1
18 years and over
7.9
6.7 *
6.3 *
7.1
65 years and over
4.8
3.2
4.4
4.1
Related children under 18 years
12.8
9.6 *
8.3 *
12.8
Related children under 5 years
16.3
17.3
8.7 *
17.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
11.6
7.0 *
8.2 *
11.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
16.8
15.2
15.4
17.6
 
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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.
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