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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,023,372
1,017,834 *
1,015,445 *
978,508 *
In labor force
67.63%
67.45%
66.82%
66.89%
Civilian labor force
67.43%
67.16%
66.52%
66.66%
Employed
63.37%
62.57%
63.21%
63.87%
Unemployed
41,551
46,704
33,566 *
27,220 *
Percent unemployed
6.0
6.8
5.0 *
4.2 *
Armed Forces
0.19%
0.28%
0.30%
0.23%
Not in labor force
32.37%
32.55%
33.18%
33.11%
 
Females 16 years and over
530,722
532,316
527,289
508,231 *
In labor force
62.46%
61.14%
61.02%
62.31%
Civilian labor force
62.41%
61.11%
60.85%
62.27%
Employed
58.77%
57.21%
58.14%
59.35%
 
Own children under 6 years
76,158
78,717
71,999 *
81,725 *
All parents in family in labor force
62.19%
60.04%
67.22%
65.86%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
192,830
186,252 *
183,433 *
204,106 *
All parents in family in labor force
72.88%
77.05%
74.64%
76.67%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
67,709
64,960
66,246
63,297
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.75%
7.89%
7.26%
4.85%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.46%
5.30% *
4.25%
2.08%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
630,591
622,567
623,118
609,548 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
80.34%
79.83%
80.14%
80.43%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.49%
10.33%
10.18%
9.27%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
0.82%
0.83%
0.67%
0.87%
Walked
2.77%
3.14%
3.39%
3.89% *
Other means
0.87%
0.79%
0.91%
1.22%
Worked at home
4.70%
5.08%
4.71%
4.32%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.6
22.3
22.4
21.2 *
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
648,513
636,902
641,872
625,015 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
32.41%
32.85%
28.77% *
29.97% *
Service occupations
16.98%
16.05%
16.77%
15.66%
Sales and office occupations
24.20%
26.00%
26.47% *
26.60% *
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1.54%
1.88%
1.82%
1.70%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
11.09%
9.76% *
11.63%
10.29%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
13.78%
13.47%
14.55%
15.78% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2.38%
2.73%
2.46%
2.81%
Construction
7.84%
7.73%
7.47%
7.31%
Manufacturing
12.18%
12.80%
13.44%
14.34% *
Wholesale trade
3.25%
3.18%
3.49%
3.71%
Retail trade
13.15%
13.04%
15.11% *
15.38% *
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.96%
4.27%
4.06%
4.03%
Information
1.67%
2.06%
1.89%
2.14%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.08%
7.28% *
6.17%
5.54%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
7.19%
7.21%
7.38%
6.90%
Educational, health, and social services
24.57%
23.02%
22.51% *
21.86% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.05%
7.91%
7.54%
7.06%
Other services (except public administration)
4.91%
4.39%
4.27%
4.65%
Public administration
4.76%
4.38%
4.22%
4.27%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
74.98%
75.38%
77.18% *
76.88%
Government workers
14.23%
14.58%
14.04%
12.80%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
10.59%
9.81%
8.65% *
9.98%
Unpaid family workers
0.20%
0.23%
0.13%
0.33%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
535,091
536,194
528,917
523,101 *
Less than $10,000
8.97%
9.45%
9.65%
9.71%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.50%
7.46%
7.22%
8.19% *
$15,000 to $24,999
14.16%
12.35% *
14.30%
13.62%
$25,000 to $34,999
14.10%
13.72%
14.00%
13.85%
$35,000 to $49,999
18.66%
18.12%
18.33%
16.81% *
$50,000 to $74,999
19.87%
20.71%
19.50%
19.20%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.35%
9.05%
8.09% *
9.47%
$100,000 to $149,999
6.18%
6.55%
5.94%
6.51%
$150,000 to $199,999
0.98%
1.41%
1.56% *
1.19%
$200,000 or more
1.24%
1.18%
1.42%
1.47%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,838
40,676
39,011
38,980
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
49,217
50,163
49,205
49,733
 
With earnings
78.71%
78.77%
78.62%
77.97%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
49,094
49,641
49,264
50,650
With Social Security
30.64%
29.86%
29.10% *
30.00%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,380
11,755
12,091 *
11,374
With retirement income
17.93%
17.31%
17.13%
17.43%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
15,788
14,927
13,920 *
15,181
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.65%
3.67%
4.55% *
3.84%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,519
6,854
5,648 *
6,393
With cash public assistance income
4.08%
3.42%
2.88% *
3.48%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,180
2,617
2,109 *
1,632 *
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
10.66%
9.56%
9.53%
9.76%
 
Families
347,904
361,753 *
350,019
342,714
Less than $10,000
4.42%
5.94% *
5.49%
3.23% *
$10,000 to $14,999
4.38%
4.51%
3.81%
5.39%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.72%
10.21%
11.53%
11.29%
$25,000 to $34,999
12.92%
12.77%
14.05%
13.83%
$35,000 to $49,999
19.33%
19.41%
20.20%
17.78%
$50,000 to $74,999
24.66%
24.64%
22.85%
23.31%
$75,000 to $99,999
12.37%
11.22%
10.44% *
12.44%
$100,000 to $149,999
8.22%
8.07%
7.54%
9.01%
$150,000 to $199,999
1.33%
1.78%
2.13% *
1.60%
$200,000 or more
1.64%
1.47%
1.96%
2.12%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,541
48,086
45,610 *
48,911
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
57,746
57,289
57,280
59,634
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,543
21,635
21,369
20,822
 
Nonfamily households
187,187
174,441 *
178,898
180,387
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,981
24,828
23,477
21,541 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,438
32,828
31,429
29,266
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
23,649
23,531
22,804
22,789
Male full-time, year-round workers
36,301
36,908
34,853 *
35,684
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,010
26,790
26,176
26,447
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
26,408
32,887 *
27,544
22,484
With related children under 18 years
76.98%
80.77%
59.29% *
73.22%
With related children under 5 years only
25.08%
19.02%
16.46% *
22.22%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
15,683
18,792
13,491
11,452 *
With related children under 18 years
93.86%
95.05%
80.58% *
91.85%
With related children under 5 years only
37.03%
17.61% *
21.78% *
21.06% *
 
Individuals
132,581
139,325
131,798
124,464
18 years and over
72.07%
68.66%
77.73%
72.49%
65 years and over
12.57%
12.94%
14.94%
13.04%
Related children under 18 years
26.81%
29.91%
20.86% *
25.63%
Related children 5 to 17 years
18.13%
19.09%
13.56% *
17.57%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
41.95%
36.90% *
43.95%
46.21%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
10.5
11.1
10.6
10.1
18 years and over
9.7
9.7
10.5
9.6
65 years and over
9.4
10.4
11.3
9.5
Related children under 18 years
12.8
15.4
10.4
10.9
Related children under 5 years
17.5
22.6
16.0
14.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
11.4
13.1
8.8
9.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.6
21.4
23.3
24.2
 
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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.
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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