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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
617,594
611,870 *
595,561 *
586,667 *
In labor force
67.47%
69.44% *
67.44%
67.66%
Civilian labor force
67.02%
68.91% *
67.02%
66.80%
Employed
62.84%
64.64% *
64.02%
63.91%
Unemployed
25,825
26,111
17,847 *
16,947 *
Percent unemployed
6.2
6.2
4.5 *
4.3 *
Armed Forces
0.46%
0.53%
0.42%
0.86% *
Not in labor force
32.53%
30.56% *
32.56%
32.34%
 
Females 16 years and over
323,639
320,279 *
312,876 *
307,669 *
In labor force
62.13%
63.79%
61.20%
62.04%
Civilian labor force
62.09%
63.62%
61.15%
61.85%
Employed
58.51%
59.97%
58.66%
58.92%
 
Own children under 6 years
61,627
59,271
60,257
58,165 *
All parents in family in labor force
63.86%
68.12%
63.85%
66.96%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
124,742
118,586 *
123,950
124,438
All parents in family in labor force
77.03%
77.61%
76.19%
74.67%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
39,176
35,006 *
37,406
39,395
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7.25%
10.26%
11.53% *
12.23% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.93%
4.44%
6.87% *
5.89%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
378,377
386,600
374,091
370,500
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
80.84%
82.04%
81.34%
78.54% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.61%
8.25% *
9.33%
11.02%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2.39%
2.54%
2.66%
3.11%
Walked
1.85%
1.79%
2.31%
2.64% *
Other means
0.50%
1.05% *
1.01% *
1.47% *
Worked at home
3.82%
4.34%
3.35%
3.22%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.5
22.7
23.1
22.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
388,079
395,513
381,296
374,941 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
35.87%
33.04% *
34.85%
35.56%
Service occupations
15.00%
16.65% *
14.87%
15.44%
Sales and office occupations
28.13%
27.13%
27.57%
27.51%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.67%
0.46%
0.38% *
0.51%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
9.66%
10.12%
9.38%
9.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10.66%
12.60% *
12.96% *
11.95% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1.15%
1.00%
1.21%
1.17%
Construction
7.60%
7.33%
6.63%
6.74%
Manufacturing
11.50%
11.64%
14.37% *
12.64%
Wholesale trade
2.60%
3.37% *
2.83%
3.19%
Retail trade
11.65%
11.85%
10.63%
12.28%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.50%
6.15% *
4.52%
4.11%
Information
1.62%
2.27%
2.10%
2.01%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
12.28%
11.83%
12.84%
12.60%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
9.37%
8.62%
9.31%
8.68%
Educational, health, and social services
19.99%
18.75%
19.13%
18.55% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.01%
8.44%
7.27%
8.19%
Other services (except public administration)
4.70%
3.72% *
3.95%
4.84%
Public administration
5.04%
5.04%
5.22%
5.01%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
80.03%
80.32%
81.69% *
81.24%
Government workers
14.17%
13.57%
13.26%
13.54%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.64%
5.90%
4.87%
5.04%
Unpaid family workers
0.15%
0.21%
0.18%
0.18%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
303,790
306,205
296,754 *
295,163 *
Less than $10,000
5.45%
6.18%
6.47%
6.91% *
$10,000 to $14,999
5.36%
4.42% *
5.26%
4.27% *
$15,000 to $24,999
11.43%
10.75%
10.75%
9.97% *
$25,000 to $34,999
10.86%
11.47%
11.73%
11.84%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.22%
16.07%
14.85%
16.01%
$50,000 to $74,999
20.56%
22.06%
22.90% *
22.13%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.28%
13.71%
12.56%
13.07%
$100,000 to $149,999
11.80%
9.93% *
10.69%
10.09% *
$150,000 to $199,999
3.13%
3.20%
2.82%
3.03%
$200,000 or more
1.91%
2.22%
1.97%
2.70% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,583
50,883
50,979
50,983
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
63,261
62,772
61,104
63,994
 
With earnings
81.47%
81.77%
80.61%
80.78%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
63,357
63,050
61,495
64,441
With Social Security
28.38%
26.93% *
27.16% *
27.07% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,475
13,197
13,138
12,890 *
With retirement income
21.76%
20.62%
21.72%
21.81%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,210
15,848 *
17,253
17,398
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.97%
3.35%
3.10%
3.14%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,322
7,007
7,175
7,216
With cash public assistance income
2.15%
2.73%
2.26%
2.41%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,794
1,961
2,619
1,781
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
5.52%
5.16%
4.96%
4.87%
 
Families
200,332
210,168 *
202,128
202,606
Less than $10,000
2.83%
3.68%
4.18% *
3.91% *
$10,000 to $14,999
2.76%
2.41%
3.05%
2.55%
$15,000 to $24,999
7.51%
8.60%
7.58%
8.24%
$25,000 to $34,999
9.50%
10.04%
10.82%
10.48%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.10%
15.55%
15.06%
14.67%
$50,000 to $74,999
22.42%
23.90%
24.53%
24.29%
$75,000 to $99,999
16.36%
16.30%
14.75%
15.68%
$100,000 to $149,999
15.79%
12.65% *
13.68% *
12.76% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.21%
3.97%
3.72%
3.91%
$200,000 or more
2.52%
2.90%
2.63%
3.52% *
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,270
58,936
59,278
58,919
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
74,349
71,315 *
70,115 *
73,466
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
25,553
25,501
24,708 *
25,505
 
Nonfamily households
103,458
96,037 *
94,626 *
92,557 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,309
32,195
30,307
31,330
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
38,989
40,899
38,689
39,811
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
29,657
29,184
29,289
28,945
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,305
41,156
42,185
42,726
Female full-time, year-round workers
33,196
31,884
31,635
31,352
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
11,560
12,109
14,431 *
13,527
With related children under 18 years
75.24%
80.76%
75.34%
80.44%
With related children under 5 years only
15.02%
13.21%
20.25%
16.09%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
6,921
7,834
7,923
7,692
With related children under 18 years
85.91%
92.99%
89.57%
92.56%
With related children under 5 years only
15.60%
11.12%
27.94%
19.58%
 
Individuals
68,874
63,753
75,479
70,136
18 years and over
64.62%
66.90%
65.15%
68.26%
65 years and over
9.23%
11.99% *
10.62%
11.41% *
Related children under 18 years
33.54%
32.59%
33.40%
30.75%
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.21%
22.25%
21.98%
20.18%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
38.07%
37.06%
34.19%
36.46%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
8.7
8.2
9.8
9.3
18 years and over
7.5
7.2
8.6
8.5
65 years and over
6.2
7.7
8.2 *
8.3 *
Related children under 18 years
11.9
11.2
13.0
11.3
Related children under 5 years
15.9
13.3
16.4
14.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
10.4
10.5
11.8
10.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.7
16.9
18.8
19.4
 
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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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