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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
984,975
968,240 *
965,504 *
926,866 *
In labor force
71.81%
72.24%
72.24%
72.71%
Civilian labor force
71.69%
72.17%
72.11%
72.62%
Employed
67.39%
68.56%
69.73% *
70.26% *
Unemployed
42,344
35,027 *
23,056 *
21,918 *
Percent unemployed
6.0
5.0 *
3.3 *
3.3 *
Armed Forces
0.12%
0.06%
0.13%
0.08%
Not in labor force
28.19%
27.76%
27.76%
27.29%
 
Females 16 years and over
503,207
493,439 *
495,885 *
475,578 *
In labor force
66.21%
65.61%
65.49%
65.89%
Civilian labor force
66.19%
65.61%
65.48%
65.86%
Employed
62.24%
62.57%
63.13%
63.84%
 
Own children under 6 years
85,744
85,522
76,484 *
91,739 *
All parents in family in labor force
61.01%
65.12%
62.72%
62.09%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
205,305
206,593
201,866
200,943
All parents in family in labor force
74.67%
75.36%
76.01%
75.82%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
65,135
61,590
60,953
59,377 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.77%
7.42%
5.12%
8.82%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.60%
3.76%
1.37%
3.17%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
643,813
646,989
653,307
633,590
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
82.69%
83.02%
83.40%
83.31%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
9.43%
8.22%
8.35%
9.29%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
0.48%
0.77% *
0.59%
0.55%
Walked
2.59%
2.51%
2.91%
2.29%
Other means
0.99%
1.14%
0.86%
0.89%
Worked at home
3.81%
4.34%
3.90%
3.66%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
24.6
24.9
24.0
24.3
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
663,773
663,790
673,213
651,189 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
36.80%
36.55%
35.48%
35.41%
Service occupations
13.86%
13.27%
13.48%
13.70%
Sales and office occupations
26.37%
27.04%
26.85%
26.58%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.22%
0.39%
0.29%
0.32%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
10.63%
9.47%
9.12% *
8.76% *
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12.12%
13.29%
14.79% *
15.24% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.54%
0.68%
0.90% *
0.92% *
Construction
8.32%
8.38%
6.68% *
7.08% *
Manufacturing
14.04%
15.44%
18.41% *
18.27% *
Wholesale trade
3.96%
3.68%
3.30% *
4.16%
Retail trade
14.15%
13.96%
14.02%
13.35%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.88%
4.27%
4.69% *
4.24%
Information
2.47%
2.80%
2.59%
3.07% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.58%
5.63% *
5.71%
5.59% *
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
8.68%
9.57%
8.16%
8.40%
Educational, health, and social services
20.72%
20.04%
20.50%
19.49%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
7.93%
7.85%
7.08%
7.29%
Other services (except public administration)
4.18%
4.30%
4.39%
4.40%
Public administration
4.57%
3.42% *
3.59% *
3.73% *
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
77.28%
79.23% *
79.14% *
80.15% *
Government workers
14.46%
12.21% *
12.60% *
12.40% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.88%
8.18%
8.08%
7.27%
Unpaid family workers
0.37%
0.39%
0.18%
0.18%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
492,948
485,903 *
482,895 *
470,416 *
Less than $10,000
7.05%
5.05% *
5.68% *
5.28% *
$10,000 to $14,999
5.12%
4.05% *
4.35%
4.53%
$15,000 to $24,999
9.48%
10.12%
8.99%
9.51%
$25,000 to $34,999
9.27%
9.45%
10.39%
11.26% *
$35,000 to $49,999
14.95%
16.26%
15.39%
15.32%
$50,000 to $74,999
22.08%
20.51%
24.08% *
22.53%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.41%
15.05%
13.72%
14.14%
$100,000 to $149,999
12.27%
12.87%
12.25%
11.84%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.19%
3.89%
2.88%
3.16%
$200,000 or more
2.18%
2.74%
2.25%
2.42%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
53,910
55,456
54,693
54,199
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
65,289
69,273 *
65,663
66,244
 
With earnings
82.68%
84.20% *
83.23%
85.33% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
67,027
69,077
66,294
65,053
With Social Security
24.63%
24.96%
24.96%
24.86%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,139
13,378
12,746
12,241 *
With retirement income
15.12%
16.46% *
16.78% *
15.91%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
17,566
16,795
16,268
14,905 *
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.38%
2.60%
2.31%
2.06%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,974
7,165
6,792 *
6,507 *
With cash public assistance income
1.98%
1.87%
2.09%
1.81%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,417
2,897
2,629
3,341
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
3.92%
3.88%
3.48%
3.91%
 
Families
338,238
333,784
326,917 *
321,618 *
Less than $10,000
3.32%
2.21% *
2.40% *
2.55%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.76%
2.79%
2.36%
1.82% *
$15,000 to $24,999
7.03%
6.96%
7.25%
6.81%
$25,000 to $34,999
8.49%
7.75%
8.12%
9.23%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.54%
15.27%
14.49%
15.55%
$50,000 to $74,999
24.31%
22.69%
26.36%
24.81%
$75,000 to $99,999
17.23%
17.88%
16.70%
17.23%
$100,000 to $149,999
15.45%
15.91%
15.73%
14.85%
$150,000 to $199,999
4.12%
4.89%
3.74%
4.05%
$200,000 or more
2.74%
3.66% *
2.86%
3.10%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
63,439
65,816
64,767
64,493
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
75,229
79,658 *
75,501
76,343
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
26,467
27,751 *
26,636
26,259
 
Nonfamily households
154,710
152,119
155,978
148,798
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
29,789
32,635
32,995 *
31,165
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,612
42,742
41,595
41,530
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
29,315
30,587 *
28,598
28,207
Male full-time, year-round workers
45,207
45,667
42,507 *
42,882 *
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,079
32,818
30,959 *
30,021 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
17,316
15,342
13,436 *
11,356 *
With related children under 18 years
72.55%
74.75%
75.95%
78.45%
With related children under 5 years only
15.58%
16.50%
25.53% *
24.09%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
9,191
8,567
8,164
7,357
With related children under 18 years
89.44%
88.48%
97.84% *
84.86%
With related children under 5 years only
23.81%
13.94%
30.24%
25.34%
 
Individuals
95,997
79,228 *
73,258 *
63,295 *
18 years and over
74.28%
70.04%
71.16%
69.47%
65 years and over
13.25%
15.64%
15.21%
14.86%
Related children under 18 years
23.97%
27.27%
25.45%
29.50%
Related children 5 to 17 years
17.76%
19.72%
14.37%
20.89%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
47.04%
41.74% *
46.87%
44.67%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
7.7
6.4 *
6.0 *
5.3 *
18 years and over
7.5
6.0 *
5.6 *
4.9 *
65 years and over
8.9
8.7
8.0
6.9
Related children under 18 years
7.8
7.2
6.5
6.2
Related children under 5 years
8.5
8.3
12.1
7.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
7.6
6.9
4.8 *
5.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
20.1
15.0 *
15.5 *
13.5 *
 
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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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