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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
2,210,588
2,183,270 *
2,121,333 *
2,116,525 *
In labor force
67.73%
67.73%
68.39%
67.15%
Civilian labor force
67.63%
67.64%
68.23%
67.10%
Employed
63.30%
63.46%
65.02% *
64.07%
Unemployed
95,725
91,351
68,260 *
64,087 *
Percent unemployed
6.4
6.2
4.7 *
4.5 *
Armed Forces
0.09%
0.09%
0.15%
0.05%
Not in labor force
32.27%
32.27%
31.61%
32.85%
 
Females 16 years and over
1,119,129
1,108,113 *
1,072,520 *
1,071,406 *
In labor force
59.81%
58.41%
59.77%
57.48% *
Civilian labor force
59.77%
58.41%
59.77%
57.48% *
Employed
55.85%
54.75%
56.58%
54.69%
 
Own children under 6 years
240,709
250,939
258,382 *
247,693
All parents in family in labor force
55.76%
52.81%
58.86%
50.19%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
490,251
487,536
495,713
454,755 *
All parents in family in labor force
64.82%
64.22%
64.78%
61.10%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
146,206
137,140 *
145,878
150,950
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
5.94%
9.89%
10.07% *
12.74% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.95%
3.58%
4.31%
5.24%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,363,813
1,355,338
1,344,622
1,325,306 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
79.12%
77.97%
77.45%
75.30% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.28%
11.73%
13.03% *
13.49% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3.72%
2.48% *
2.90%
3.22%
Walked
1.45%
2.41% *
1.68%
2.33% *
Other means
1.19%
1.62%
1.43%
1.68%
Worked at home
4.23%
3.79%
3.52%
3.98%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.6
25.5
26.1
26.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,399,375
1,385,454
1,379,204
1,356,085 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
36.90%
37.47%
38.59%
37.59%
Service occupations
14.78%
15.50%
14.35%
14.08%
Sales and office occupations
28.51%
28.85%
27.01%
27.63%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.55%
0.34%
0.20% *
0.15% *
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.97%
7.07%
7.12%
7.40%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11.29%
10.77%
12.74% *
13.15% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.57%
0.43%
0.51%
0.75%
Construction
7.28%
5.75% *
5.32% *
6.51%
Manufacturing
13.98%
16.69% *
17.67% *
17.22% *
Wholesale trade
4.84%
5.12%
4.08% *
5.21%
Retail trade
10.44%
11.44%
11.39%
10.90%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.71%
3.38%
3.70%
3.25%
Information
2.57%
2.44%
3.00%
3.59% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9.67%
9.79%
9.23%
8.51%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
13.42%
13.32%
13.77%
12.18%
Educational, health, and social services
16.53%
15.93%
15.04%
15.77%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
9.74%
8.39%
7.96% *
8.54%
Other services (except public administration)
4.31%
4.64%
5.20%
4.89%
Public administration
2.93%
2.66%
3.13%
2.67%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
80.04%
81.10%
80.37%
79.92%
Government workers
11.28%
10.53%
10.56%
10.52%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
8.30%
8.20%
8.52%
9.16%
Unpaid family workers
0.39%
0.16% *
0.55%
0.40%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
968,231
957,490 *
940,022 *
926,231 *
Less than $10,000
4.86%
4.83%
4.62%
4.66%
$10,000 to $14,999
4.05%
3.78%
3.50%
4.50%
$15,000 to $24,999
9.60%
9.39%
7.86% *
7.74% *
$25,000 to $34,999
9.25%
9.66%
10.78%
9.10%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.16%
14.85%
14.31%
13.16%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.69%
19.05%
20.28%
21.70% *
$75,000 to $99,999
13.74%
13.54%
12.88%
13.64%
$100,000 to $149,999
15.21%
13.85%
15.63%
15.24%
$150,000 to $199,999
5.31%
5.74%
4.98%
5.32%
$200,000 or more
5.12%
5.30%
5.16%
4.96%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,118
59,117
59,626
61,534
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
77,513
78,752
80,087
79,014
 
With earnings
84.77%
84.41%
84.72%
85.19%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
78,433
79,487
80,211
79,026
With Social Security
20.97%
22.00%
22.33% *
22.23% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,779
13,443
13,127
12,837 *
With retirement income
13.30%
13.03%
15.04% *
13.08%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,979
21,211
17,821 *
17,226 *
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.21%
2.68%
2.64%
3.39%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
8,385
7,308
8,520
8,169
With cash public assistance income
1.66%
2.08%
1.95%
2.43% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,363
5,052
5,033
4,417
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
1.93%
2.24%
1.74%
2.22%
 
Families
687,395
653,908 *
660,217 *
659,521 *
Less than $10,000
3.63%
2.77%
2.44% *
2.94%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.70%
2.28%
2.33%
3.00%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.87%
9.61%
7.06% *
6.96% *
$25,000 to $34,999
8.83%
8.75%
9.65%
8.58%
$35,000 to $49,999
13.44%
13.11%
13.92%
12.32%
$50,000 to $74,999
17.99%
18.86%
20.73% *
21.05% *
$75,000 to $99,999
14.55%
14.15%
13.91%
15.03%
$100,000 to $149,999
17.97%
17.15%
17.54%
17.60%
$150,000 to $199,999
5.76%
6.63%
6.17%
6.83%
$200,000 or more
6.25%
6.69%
6.25%
5.69%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
67,729
68,316
67,440
68,276
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
85,143
88,027
89,362
86,818
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
27,388
28,008
27,854
26,597
 
Nonfamily households
280,836
303,582 *
279,805
266,710
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
41,859
40,264
39,799
41,663
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
53,574
54,376
52,632
52,785
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
30,897
30,742
30,542
29,661
Male full-time, year-round workers
46,037
42,631 *
42,357 *
44,598
Female full-time, year-round workers
38,329
36,385
35,500 *
35,357 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
50,562
41,616
36,529 *
47,108
With related children under 18 years
82.55%
80.83%
82.89%
78.44%
With related children under 5 years only
16.07%
7.11% *
16.23%
14.99%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
21,568
15,549
14,142 *
19,103
With related children under 18 years
94.90%
94.10%
94.12%
89.78% *
With related children under 5 years only
15.75%
7.19%
23.19%
19.44%
 
Individuals
277,320
268,449
243,163
274,674
18 years and over
60.67%
64.65%
64.75%
64.25%
65 years and over
5.65%
6.63%
8.33% *
5.60%
Related children under 18 years
37.85%
34.41%
34.30%
34.76%
Related children 5 to 17 years
24.84%
23.40%
22.39%
24.25%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.88%
33.10% *
33.86% *
29.21%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.6
9.3
8.6
9.9
18 years and over
7.9
8.2
7.7
8.7
65 years and over
5.4
6.3
7.3
5.8
Related children under 18 years
13.8
12.2
10.6
12.8
Related children under 5 years
17.0
13.9
13.1
13.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
12.6
11.5
9.6
12.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
15.7
17.2
18.2
18.1
 
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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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