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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
2,157,734
2,144,489 *
2,079,026 *
2,064,889 *
In labor force
64.22%
66.16% *
65.42%
66.68% *
Civilian labor force
62.46%
64.34% *
63.73%
64.55% *
Employed
58.87%
60.69% *
60.54% *
61.54% *
Unemployed
77,534
78,422
66,314
62,155 *
Percent unemployed
5.8
5.7
5.0
4.7 *
Armed Forces
1.76%
1.82%
1.69%
2.13%
Not in labor force
35.78%
33.84% *
34.58%
33.32% *
 
Females 16 years and over
1,099,166
1,089,747 *
1,059,419 *
1,052,898 *
In labor force
56.25%
57.90%
56.71%
58.54% *
Civilian labor force
55.77%
57.67%
56.43%
57.92% *
Employed
52.41%
54.13%
53.46%
55.18% *
 
Own children under 6 years
246,009
241,933
246,005
237,186
All parents in family in labor force
51.29%
52.81%
50.76%
58.48% *
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
463,052
467,905
488,277 *
438,319 *
All parents in family in labor force
63.97%
65.51%
65.69%
65.71%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
145,025
147,463
145,393
138,293
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
5.63%
8.95%
10.65% *
11.92% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3.99%
3.49%
6.11%
6.34%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,261,372
1,297,487 *
1,264,517
1,275,119
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
77.64%
78.46%
76.84%
78.36%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.42%
9.98%
10.28%
11.18%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3.93%
3.48%
4.41%
3.31%
Walked
1.97%
1.95%
2.39%
1.93%
Other means
1.21%
1.72% *
1.76% *
1.74% *
Worked at home
4.83%
4.41%
4.33%
3.48% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.9
25.0
24.9 *
24.7 *
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,270,226
1,301,405 *
1,258,668
1,270,832
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
38.53%
37.65%
38.47%
38.47%
Service occupations
17.15%
17.17%
16.22%
15.31% *
Sales and office occupations
26.39%
26.14%
27.14%
28.38% *
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.45%
0.61%
0.50%
0.51%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.59%
9.24%
7.85%
7.27% *
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8.90%
9.19%
9.82%
10.06%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.55%
0.76%
0.78%
0.64%
Construction
6.39%
7.30%
5.87%
6.52%
Manufacturing
8.99%
9.66%
10.47% *
11.57% *
Wholesale trade
3.34%
2.73%
3.24%
3.85%
Retail trade
10.30%
10.41%
10.92%
11.66% *
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.81%
4.19%
4.11%
3.54%
Information
2.78%
3.80% *
4.15% *
3.36%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.29%
6.76%
7.70%
7.34%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
14.26%
14.71%
13.02%
13.51%
Educational, health, and social services
19.39%
18.90%
18.15%
17.63% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
10.16%
10.36%
10.54%
10.06%
Other services (except public administration)
5.87%
5.02%
5.35%
5.05%
Public administration
6.88%
5.39% *
5.70% *
5.27% *
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
73.66%
74.25%
76.03% *
76.79% *
Government workers
17.33%
15.74%
15.36% *
14.50% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
8.85%
9.69%
8.45%
8.38%
Unpaid family workers
0.17%
0.32%
0.16%
0.33% *
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,015,791
1,008,680
991,776 *
997,379 *
Less than $10,000
7.02%
6.25%
7.01%
5.43% *
$10,000 to $14,999
5.19%
5.68%
5.31%
5.08%
$15,000 to $24,999
11.40%
10.94%
11.30%
11.55%
$25,000 to $34,999
12.02%
11.28%
12.35%
12.09%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.46%
14.56%
15.32%
15.37%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.16%
20.23%
17.92%
19.76%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.90%
13.47% *
12.70%
12.70%
$100,000 to $149,999
12.35%
10.84% *
11.70%
10.80% *
$150,000 to $199,999
3.85%
3.98%
3.66%
3.80%
$200,000 or more
2.65%
2.78%
2.73%
3.41% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
49,886
51,144
48,651
50,630
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
64,290
64,776
64,008
66,816 *
 
With earnings
81.71%
82.17%
82.37%
83.60% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
65,112
64,940
63,987
65,479
With Social Security
22.97%
22.41%
22.64%
23.74%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,292
13,053 *
12,528
12,764
With retirement income
16.43%
16.61%
15.76%
17.01%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,162
19,254
19,928
19,932
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.15%
3.78%
3.78%
4.76% *
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,422
7,899
7,611
7,263
With cash public assistance income
2.15%
2.88% *
1.66%
3.02% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,085
5,801
5,554
4,183
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
2.14%
2.78%
1.96%
2.75%
 
Families
670,070
662,313
638,988 *
659,964
Less than $10,000
4.25%
4.04%
4.66%
3.69%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.84%
3.52%
4.16%
3.98%
$15,000 to $24,999
9.50%
9.83%
10.42%
10.56%
$25,000 to $34,999
10.97%
10.36%
10.94%
11.41%
$35,000 to $49,999
13.26%
12.77%
14.04%
13.55%
$50,000 to $74,999
21.48%
21.54%
18.60% *
20.90%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.53%
15.21%
15.09%
14.23%
$100,000 to $149,999
15.92%
14.01% *
13.91% *
13.28% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.36%
5.39%
4.57%
4.51%
$200,000 or more
2.89%
3.33%
3.60%
3.89% *
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,180
58,639
56,836
58,338
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
72,063
73,438
71,868
73,814
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,519
24,733
24,187
24,914
 
Nonfamily households
345,721
346,367
352,788
337,415
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,749
35,484
34,888
37,490 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
47,018
45,746
46,457
49,446
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
28,711
29,462
27,651
27,432
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,428
41,004
40,541
40,505
Female full-time, year-round workers
34,434
35,113
32,073 *
32,340 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
60,887
60,471
56,874
61,075
With related children under 18 years
82.93%
84.64%
82.16%
84.42%
With related children under 5 years only
15.18%
12.25%
17.72%
12.17%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
28,211
31,426
27,092
27,822
With related children under 18 years
89.18%
87.47%
94.29%
90.29%
With related children under 5 years only
15.57%
14.55%
22.21%
16.10%
 
Individuals
348,425
337,552
321,193
334,829
18 years and over
64.46%
60.82%
64.19%
59.49%
65 years and over
7.85%
5.13% *
7.50%
5.69% *
Related children under 18 years
34.95%
37.97%
34.81%
39.30%
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.62%
24.91%
24.31%
27.42%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
30.42%
28.34%
32.23%
26.82%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
12.3
12.0
11.6
12.4
18 years and over
10.8
9.9
10.3
10.0
65 years and over
8.9
5.6 *
8.0
6.4 *
Related children under 18 years
16.5
17.5
14.8
18.8
Related children under 5 years
19.0
21.4
16.2
20.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
15.5
15.9
14.3
18.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
20.3
18.3
18.8
17.2 *
 
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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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