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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
987,111
959,732 *
915,145 *
900,392 *
In labor force
65.46%
66.40%
66.37%
66.80%
Civilian labor force
65.34%
66.26%
66.33%
66.67%
Employed
60.18%
60.73%
62.18%
62.31%
Unemployed
50,928
53,047
37,943 *
39,237 *
Percent unemployed
7.9
8.3
6.3 *
6.5
Armed Forces
0.13%
0.14%
0.04%
0.13%
Not in labor force
34.54%
33.60%
33.63%
33.20%
 
Females 16 years and over
511,086
497,505 *
479,080 *
469,449 *
In labor force
58.72%
60.33%
59.37%
62.58% *
Civilian labor force
58.72%
60.19%
59.33%
62.54% *
Employed
53.76%
54.71%
55.81%
58.65% *
 
Own children under 6 years
107,179
102,764
105,629
100,422
All parents in family in labor force
59.98%
57.92%
59.61%
62.91%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
228,883
228,524
232,748
216,539 *
All parents in family in labor force
63.29%
61.32%
64.29%
67.17%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
68,779
70,251
66,439
71,659
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7.15%
7.58%
8.11%
4.33%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
6.55%
4.58%
3.73%
2.01% *
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
578,052
563,334
550,898 *
539,292 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
77.66%
74.88%
75.41%
74.61% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
12.51%
14.19%
12.67%
13.68%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3.00%
3.16%
3.18%
2.99%
Walked
1.32%
1.60%
2.87% *
2.42% *
Other means
2.41%
1.46% *
1.55%
3.07%
Worked at home
3.10%
4.71% *
4.32% *
3.23%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.6
25.3 *
25.3 *
24.0
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
594,004
582,830
569,068 *
561,026 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
38.85%
35.95% *
33.79% *
35.80% *
Service occupations
15.22%
15.77%
15.46%
15.43%
Sales and office occupations
27.76%
28.20%
29.81%
29.68%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.65%
0.12% *
0.05% *
0.20%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
9.29%
10.42%
10.63%
9.13%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8.24%
9.54%
10.25% *
9.76%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1.06%
0.78%
0.24% *
0.79%
Construction
7.88%
8.66%
8.69%
6.00% *
Manufacturing
6.39%
7.73%
6.01%
7.17%
Wholesale trade
3.09%
2.96%
2.83%
2.72%
Retail trade
10.93%
10.32%
11.85%
11.74%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.44%
4.17%
5.08%
5.35%
Information
3.70%
3.04%
3.75%
2.94%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.73%
8.12%
7.44%
9.10%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
11.10%
11.08%
12.41%
11.19%
Educational, health, and social services
18.24%
20.18%
17.53%
19.07%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
7.87%
7.93%
6.84%
7.34%
Other services (except public administration)
5.00%
4.17%
6.07%
5.27%
Public administration
12.56%
10.84%
11.27%
11.31%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
69.78%
70.05%
69.29%
70.13%
Government workers
22.63%
22.42%
23.48%
22.94%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.42%
7.22%
6.86%
6.80%
Unpaid family workers
0.16%
0.31%
0.36%
0.12%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
478,498
469,572 *
466,329 *
451,977 *
Less than $10,000
7.17%
5.75%
6.84%
6.01%
$10,000 to $14,999
4.65%
4.93%
6.20% *
5.90%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.27%
11.62%
11.54%
13.53% *
$25,000 to $34,999
12.80%
11.40%
12.36%
11.56%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.23%
15.02%
16.15%
15.42%
$50,000 to $74,999
22.10%
22.82%
21.89%
23.10%
$75,000 to $99,999
12.20%
13.15%
11.25%
11.93%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.65%
10.95%
9.46%
8.80% *
$150,000 to $199,999
3.18%
2.45%
2.42%
1.93% *
$200,000 or more
1.76%
1.89%
1.88%
1.81%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
49,877
50,688
46,740 *
46,984
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,649
61,676
58,015
57,358 *
 
With earnings
81.64%
83.36%
80.75%
83.09%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,099
60,696
58,270
56,134 *
With Social Security
22.73%
23.21%
22.72%
22.22%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,912
12,431
11,667
11,493
With retirement income
18.56%
18.40%
18.21%
19.18%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,375
20,210
19,239
17,261 *
 
With Supplemental Security Income
6.03%
6.24%
6.55%
4.22% *
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
8,905
8,566
8,803
7,918
With cash public assistance income
4.47%
5.39%
6.85% *
5.40%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,442
5,185
5,614 *
4,976
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
4.49%
7.10% *
8.11% *
7.80% *
 
Families
311,006
311,501
301,502
287,216 *
Less than $10,000
4.68%
4.66%
3.71%
5.79%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.96%
5.10% *
5.59% *
3.64%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.31%
10.08%
9.70%
10.76%
$25,000 to $34,999
12.88%
8.79% *
10.37% *
9.79% *
$35,000 to $49,999
14.77%
13.82%
17.49%
16.77%
$50,000 to $74,999
22.72%
22.58%
23.10%
23.34%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.73%
15.93%
13.41%
14.05%
$100,000 to $149,999
13.48%
13.64%
11.24% *
11.09% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.22%
3.13%
3.57%
2.83% *
$200,000 or more
2.23%
2.27%
1.82%
1.95%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,794
56,148
53,473
53,090
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
68,220
68,382
64,705
63,268 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,462
23,531
22,660
22,530
 
Nonfamily households
167,492
158,071
164,827
164,761
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,716
35,662
31,750
33,355
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
43,360
44,458
43,185
43,760
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
29,943
30,084
27,317 *
26,685 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
43,901
42,459
41,924
42,701
Female full-time, year-round workers
35,331
36,028
33,660
34,417
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
23,687
32,366 *
32,294 *
30,673
With related children under 18 years
85.22%
88.29%
84.60%
77.84%
With related children under 5 years only
8.28%
20.06%
15.02%
23.78% *
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
13,618
13,606
16,268
14,586
With related children under 18 years
87.90%
98.24%
95.44%
90.68%
With related children under 5 years only
3.03%
27.94% *
21.61% *
42.45% *
 
Individuals
143,904
170,981
162,855
150,759
18 years and over
60.83%
61.00%
54.90%
60.05%
65 years and over
4.09%
4.30%
6.81% *
3.87%
Related children under 18 years
38.23%
37.38%
42.88%
38.42%
Related children 5 to 17 years
26.57%
27.28%
30.44%
26.28%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
30.26%
26.71%
23.07% *
24.00% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.1
13.4
13.2
12.6
18 years and over
9.2
11.3 *
10.1
10.5
65 years and over
4.3
5.4
8.4 *
4.5
Related children under 18 years
15.8
18.4
20.0
17.6
Related children under 5 years
18.2
19.1
22.0
21.0
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.9
18.1
19.3
16.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.7
18.8
16.1
15.3
 
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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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