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 Miami-Dade County
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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,781,807
1,770,396 *
1,745,251 *
1,719,388 *
In labor force
62.40%
61.88%
62.36%
62.38%
Civilian labor force
62.34%
61.85%
62.24%
62.34%
Employed
56.87%
56.25%
57.64%
58.41% *
Unemployed
97,313
99,110
80,318 *
67,485 *
Percent unemployed
8.8
9.1
7.4 *
6.3 *
Armed Forces
0.06%
0.04%
0.12%
0.04%
Not in labor force
37.60%
38.12%
37.64%
37.62%
 
Females 16 years and over
938,588
930,907 *
916,913 *
906,424 *
In labor force
54.20%
53.68%
54.82%
54.36%
Civilian labor force
54.20%
53.68%
54.82%
54.36%
Employed
49.19%
48.13%
50.73%
50.45%
 
Own children under 6 years
175,270
182,848
167,644
158,934 *
All parents in family in labor force
62.84%
62.41%
61.46%
60.34%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
349,882
351,733
351,192
349,049
All parents in family in labor force
67.80%
69.44%
62.73%
72.87%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
116,529
116,656
125,547 *
125,129 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.89%
8.06%
8.77%
9.46%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
5.07%
4.93%
3.59%
4.58%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
985,352
969,109
982,946
978,555
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
79.32%
77.56%
75.87% *
73.46% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.22%
11.08%
12.19% *
13.34% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5.09%
5.26%
5.33%
5.92%
Walked
1.40%
1.99%
2.13% *
3.35% *
Other means
0.80%
1.20%
1.62% *
1.47% *
Worked at home
3.17%
2.92%
2.86%
2.47%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.0
29.4
28.1
28.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,013,400
995,817
1,005,965
1,004,332
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
31.02%
29.75%
27.08% *
30.07%
Service occupations
19.09%
19.28%
18.02%
16.02% *
Sales and office occupations
28.84%
29.54%
30.90%
30.41%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.31%
0.14%
0.32%
0.43%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
9.23%
9.68%
10.72%
9.48%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11.51%
11.61%
12.97%
13.60% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.56%
0.18% *
0.31%
0.27% *
Construction
7.01%
6.81%
8.57% *
6.82%
Manufacturing
7.42%
6.96%
7.29%
8.31%
Wholesale trade
6.52%
6.05%
6.02%
6.06%
Retail trade
11.01%
11.05%
11.49%
13.25% *
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6.31%
7.51%
7.49% *
7.31%
Information
2.18%
3.07% *
3.23% *
2.36%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.82%
8.40%
7.45%
8.24%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12.70%
11.32%
11.15%
12.29%
Educational, health, and social services
19.20%
19.66%
16.93% *
16.41% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.89%
8.72%
9.14%
8.83%
Other services (except public administration)
6.38%
6.31%
6.75%
5.84%
Public administration
3.99%
3.96%
4.19%
4.02%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
80.55%
77.61% *
80.60%
81.70%
Government workers
12.37%
13.74%
12.15%
12.26%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
6.76%
8.29%
6.89%
5.86%
Unpaid family workers
0.33%
0.36%
0.36%
0.17%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
785,773
784,063
775,070
760,019 *
Less than $10,000
13.01%
12.88%
12.01%
13.37%
$10,000 to $14,999
8.77%
9.40%
9.48%
7.35% *
$15,000 to $24,999
14.94%
14.33%
13.21% *
13.18%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.75%
11.35%
15.00% *
13.41%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.30%
14.45%
15.14%
15.52%
$50,000 to $74,999
16.47%
18.19%
16.80%
17.90%
$75,000 to $99,999
8.84%
7.32% *
8.25%
8.16%
$100,000 to $149,999
6.20%
6.99%
6.43%
7.19%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.24%
2.21%
1.69%
1.70%
$200,000 or more
2.50%
2.86%
1.99%
2.21%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
36,089
36,809
35,241
37,509
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,924
53,361
50,261
53,574
 
With earnings
81.16%
80.26%
81.21%
80.65%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
54,425
55,052
52,648
55,387
With Social Security
26.60%
26.66%
25.73%
25.20%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
10,401
10,956
10,882
10,931
With retirement income
8.39%
9.65%
9.25%
9.40%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
14,747
17,323
12,604
14,345
 
With Supplemental Security Income
5.84%
5.99%
5.47%
5.92%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,985
6,584
6,280
5,696
With cash public assistance income
2.66%
1.79% *
2.19%
2.63%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,325
1,989
2,354
2,487
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
13.04%
12.91%
11.60%
11.51%
 
Families
546,939
549,188
544,909
525,962 *
Less than $10,000
7.42%
7.04%
6.32%
7.53%
$10,000 to $14,999
7.21%
8.84%
9.14% *
7.15%
$15,000 to $24,999
14.78%
13.01%
14.27%
14.25%
$25,000 to $34,999
12.84%
12.31%
14.75%
12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.36%
15.55%
16.57%
15.75%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.45%
20.91%
17.31%
19.43%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.73%
7.98% *
10.08%
9.22%
$100,000 to $149,999
7.30%
8.12%
7.25%
8.88%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.86%
2.77%
1.96% *
2.18%
$200,000 or more
3.04%
3.47%
2.35%
2.80%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,938
42,531
39,349
42,609
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,934
60,276
55,215 *
61,019
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
19,368
19,588
18,555
19,417
 
Nonfamily households
238,834
234,875
230,161
234,057
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,571
19,431
23,059
25,028 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,345
34,068
36,071
33,339
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
21,947
22,541
21,025 *
21,838
Male full-time, year-round workers
31,045
30,287
29,186 *
30,916
Female full-time, year-round workers
24,171
25,276
24,155
26,427 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
81,981
82,382
79,191
76,576
With related children under 18 years
68.73%
73.74%
74.13%
70.13%
With related children under 5 years only
13.91%
7.94% *
14.21%
14.45%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
44,357
36,227
32,718 *
34,912 *
With related children under 18 years
79.34%
84.71%
85.27%
79.03%
With related children under 5 years only
15.32%
4.27% *
14.18%
13.51%
 
Individuals
419,750
416,451
407,671
407,781
18 years and over
67.53%
67.56%
65.04%
67.87%
65 years and over
16.89%
17.03%
15.09%
15.49%
Related children under 18 years
31.82%
31.82%
34.15%
31.60%
Related children 5 to 17 years
20.97%
23.58%
25.08% *
21.23%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
26.58%
27.78%
26.14%
28.59%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
18.4
18.3
18.2
18.6
18 years and over
16.5
16.4
15.8
16.8
65 years and over
23.3
23.6
21.0
21.9
Related children under 18 years
23.8
23.4
25.1
23.7
Related children under 5 years
29.4
22.2
24.7
29.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.7
23.8
25.3
21.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
31.8
33.4
31.1
32.0
 
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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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