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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
26,274,715
25,890,457 *
24,995,992 *
24,821,084 *
In labor force
65.35%
65.59%
65.66%
65.53%
Civilian labor force
65.03%
65.26%
65.34%
65.16%
Employed
59.52%
59.95% *
60.87% *
61.17% *
Unemployed
1,447,941
1,375,200 *
1,118,851 *
988,710 *
Percent unemployed
8.5
8.1 *
6.9 *
6.1 *
Armed Forces
0.32%
0.33%
0.32%
0.37%
Not in labor force
34.65%
34.41%
34.34%
34.47%
 
Females 16 years and over
13,383,385
13,208,584 *
12,764,642 *
12,676,008 *
In labor force
57.24%
57.22%
57.50%
57.34%
Civilian labor force
57.14%
57.17%
57.43%
57.24%
Employed
52.10%
52.28%
53.35% *
53.49% *
 
Own children under 6 years
2,874,724
2,862,693
2,934,128 *
2,878,108
All parents in family in labor force
54.24%
55.62%
54.81%
55.44%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
5,929,265
5,901,573
6,047,045 *
5,644,404 *
All parents in family in labor force
63.90%
63.15%
64.56%
64.17%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
1,875,496
1,896,818
1,852,166
1,846,381
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7.25%
7.56%
10.15% *
9.75% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4.39%
4.23%
5.88% *
5.09%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
15,188,553
15,093,961
14,864,060 *
14,803,213 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
74.24%
74.08%
73.30% *
72.33% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
12.60%
12.67%
13.12%
13.99% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5.03%
5.08%
5.37% *
5.38% *
Walked
2.32%
2.51%
2.55% *
2.77% *
Other means
1.55%
1.67%
1.83% *
1.88% *
Worked at home
4.26%
3.98% *
3.82% *
3.65% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
26.5
26.6
26.5
26.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
15,638,433
15,521,561 *
15,214,703 *
15,184,207 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
35.23%
35.45%
35.30%
35.17%
Service occupations
16.41%
16.10%
15.53% *
15.51% *
Sales and office occupations
25.95%
25.85%
26.48% *
26.37%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1.41%
1.22%
1.34%
1.52%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.90%
8.84%
8.65%
8.56%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12.11%
12.54%
12.70% *
12.86% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1.92%
1.77%
1.93%
2.11%
Construction
7.10%
6.57% *
6.45% *
6.37% *
Manufacturing
11.43%
12.57% *
12.93% *
12.94% *
Wholesale trade
3.97%
3.98%
3.78%
4.11%
Retail trade
11.01%
10.98%
11.39%
11.22%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.67%
4.70%
4.99% *
4.65%
Information
3.16%
3.47% *
3.64% *
3.89% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.19%
6.78% *
6.86% *
6.91%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12.03%
11.85%
11.76%
11.71%
Educational, health, and social services
18.96%
18.62%
18.03% *
17.46% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.72%
9.03%
8.70%
8.73%
Other services (except public administration)
5.06%
5.02%
4.81%
5.29%
Public administration
4.77%
4.68%
4.74%
4.63%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
75.33%
75.93%
76.81% *
76.65% *
Government workers
15.07%
14.95%
14.52%
14.15% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9.31%
8.87% *
8.38% *
8.86% *
Unpaid family workers
0.29%
0.25%
0.30%
0.34%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
11,856,538
11,705,477 *
11,551,928 *
11,389,368 *
Less than $10,000
7.47%
7.52%
7.38%
7.41%
$10,000 to $14,999
5.26%
5.47%
5.46%
5.56%
$15,000 to $24,999
11.56%
11.42%
11.11%
11.72%
$25,000 to $34,999
10.95%
10.32% *
11.30%
10.93%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.52%
14.66%
14.74%
14.65%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.92%
19.25%
18.87%
18.60%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.80%
11.99%
11.71%
11.83%
$100,000 to $149,999
11.80%
11.85%
11.79%
11.36% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.09%
3.93%
3.90%
4.06%
$200,000 or more
3.63%
3.59%
3.73%
3.88% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,220
50,574
50,009
49,699
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
67,022
67,425
68,357 *
68,155 *
 
With earnings
82.31%
82.54%
82.19%
82.55%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
67,620
67,877
68,867 *
68,026
With Social Security
23.46%
23.12%
22.84% *
23.41%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,588
12,651
12,512
12,382 *
With retirement income
15.31%
15.48%
15.54%
15.50%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,919
18,410
18,460
17,804 *
 
With Supplemental Security Income
4.73%
4.52%
4.34% *
4.58%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,770
7,482 *
7,705
7,443 *
With cash public assistance income
3.65%
3.61%
3.69%
4.30% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,896
4,882
5,109
4,873
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
4.19%
4.39%
4.33%
4.91% *
 
Families
8,105,897
7,925,631 *
7,832,995 *
7,752,326 *
Less than $10,000
5.02%
4.91%
4.71%
5.10%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.96%
3.86%
3.98%
4.15%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.40%
10.24%
10.13%
10.37%
$25,000 to $34,999
10.57%
9.89% *
10.53%
10.35%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.37%
14.30%
14.85%
14.33%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.42%
20.07% *
19.86%
19.71%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.37%
13.59%
13.23%
13.39%
$100,000 to $149,999
13.86%
14.04%
13.50%
13.28% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.74%
4.78%
4.70%
4.79%
$200,000 or more
4.27%
4.34%
4.51%
4.52%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,530
57,486
56,350
56,681
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
73,826
75,216 *
75,815 *
75,174 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,420
24,576
24,653
24,381
 
Nonfamily households
3,750,641
3,779,846
3,718,933
3,637,042 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
34,307
34,308
33,528
33,819
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,509
47,396 *
48,935
49,178
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,302
27,100
27,276
26,390 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,637
41,609
40,730 *
41,414
Female full-time, year-round workers
35,247
34,507 *
33,144 *
33,070 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
848,512
792,926 *
763,164 *
831,786
With related children under 18 years
83.60%
83.88%
84.15%
83.76%
With related children under 5 years only
12.83%
14.44%
13.96%
14.95%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
402,224
378,633
354,415 *
385,904
With related children under 18 years
90.95%
89.87%
91.15%
90.57%
With related children under 5 years only
14.33%
16.90%
14.30%
16.19%
 
Individuals
4,610,036
4,451,602
4,297,602 *
4,519,876
18 years and over
61.97%
61.48%
59.70%
60.66%
65 years and over
5.90%
5.85%
6.91% *
6.08%
Related children under 18 years
37.03%
37.48%
38.85% *
38.19%
Related children 5 to 17 years
26.03%
26.48%
27.29%
26.84%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
26.72%
27.66%
27.21%
26.69%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
13.4
13.0
12.8
13.7
18 years and over
11.3
11.0
10.7 *
11.5
65 years and over
7.6
7.3
8.5 *
8.1
Related children under 18 years
18.6
18.2
17.7
19.2
Related children under 5 years
20.3
19.7
19.5
21.1
Related children 5 to 17 years
18.0
17.6
17.1
18.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
20.9
20.8
20.4
21.2
 
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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.
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