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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
961,125
941,140 *
921,294 *
902,057 *
In labor force
59.50%
58.10%
55.85% *
56.75% *
Civilian labor force
59.48%
58.07%
55.85% *
56.75% *
Employed
55.12%
54.10%
52.82% *
54.14%
Unemployed
41,930
37,326
27,981 *
23,553 *
Percent unemployed
7.3
6.8
5.4 *
4.6 *
Armed Forces
0.02%
0.03%
0.00%
0.00%
Not in labor force
40.50%
41.90%
44.15% *
43.25% *
 
Females 16 years and over
501,632
492,572 *
483,868 *
475,851 *
In labor force
51.93%
51.35%
49.53%
49.98%
Civilian labor force
51.93%
51.35%
49.53%
49.98%
Employed
48.17%
48.08%
46.27%
47.35%
 
Own children under 6 years
86,235
78,946 *
79,132 *
72,534 *
All parents in family in labor force
62.11%
59.48%
56.07%
69.42%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
164,531
166,148
152,882 *
151,731 *
All parents in family in labor force
72.93%
76.09%
73.44%
63.82% *
 
Population 16 to 19 years
51,626
51,759
54,852
50,550
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7.82%
10.65%
11.57%
7.99%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4.99%
4.98%
9.18%
2.94%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
517,899
488,980 *
470,550 *
471,346 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
82.66%
81.85%
80.22%
79.03% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.33%
9.67%
11.73% *
10.96% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
0.89%
1.60%
1.18%
1.37%
Walked
1.30%
0.72%
1.85%
1.81%
Other means
1.83%
1.88%
1.29%
1.56%
Worked at home
4.99%
4.27%
3.73%
5.25%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.7
23.8
23.0
23.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
529,788
509,160 *
486,599 *
488,388 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
35.03%
31.64% *
34.39%
35.32%
Service occupations
21.12%
20.72%
17.55% *
17.25% *
Sales and office occupations
27.53%
28.64%
29.62%
29.62%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.86%
0.88%
0.66%
0.33% *
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.98%
8.85%
8.92%
9.54%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6.48%
9.27% *
8.86% *
7.94%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1.69%
1.29%
0.78% *
1.08%
Construction
7.66%
8.06%
7.01%
8.48%
Manufacturing
5.16%
5.60%
6.23%
7.79% *
Wholesale trade
4.69%
3.69%
4.27%
3.28% *
Retail trade
11.51%
12.63%
13.67% *
13.01%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.22%
4.07%
4.06%
4.21%
Information
3.17%
2.37%
3.47%
3.92%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9.20%
8.72%
8.62%
9.09%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
14.00%
12.97%
14.72%
12.53%
Educational, health, and social services
17.49%
18.44%
17.10%
17.47%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
11.90%
11.28%
10.75%
10.51%
Other services (except public administration)
5.28%
5.84%
4.95%
4.62%
Public administration
4.04%
5.04%
4.36%
4.00%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
82.81%
81.45%
80.57%
81.40%
Government workers
10.42%
11.32%
12.05%
11.34%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
6.69%
6.88%
7.14%
6.80%
Unpaid family workers
0.08%
0.36%
0.24%
0.45% *
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
487,924
483,170
475,029 *
459,418 *
Less than $10,000
7.02%
7.94%
7.66%
6.60%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.77%
6.35%
5.93%
7.21%
$15,000 to $24,999
13.77%
12.87%
12.95%
12.11%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.23%
12.95%
13.59% *
11.45%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.11%
16.29%
16.18%
15.38%
$50,000 to $74,999
17.41%
20.78% *
19.29%
19.00%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.65%
9.29% *
10.15%
11.61%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.11%
7.76% *
8.49%
9.46%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.62%
2.07%
1.84%
3.10%
$200,000 or more
4.29%
3.69%
3.93%
4.08%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
46,015
43,131 *
43,632 *
46,578
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
66,864
63,603
63,261
70,004
 
With earnings
70.56%
69.73%
68.05% *
68.02% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
67,405
62,576
62,443 *
65,050
With Social Security
38.42%
39.88%
37.96%
39.48%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
14,994
14,424
14,594
14,807
With retirement income
18.60%
19.73%
18.48%
20.31%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,013
20,489
19,818
21,819
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.39%
1.77%
3.21%
1.86%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,368
7,157
7,424
7,071
With cash public assistance income
0.77%
0.99%
0.91%
1.03%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,329
1,723
2,184
2,252
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
2.28%
3.97% *
2.81%
2.66%
 
Families
308,033
299,552
295,817
293,862
Less than $10,000
2.81%
4.35% *
4.84% *
3.78%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.73%
2.71%
3.43%
3.84%
$15,000 to $24,999
11.91%
11.04%
10.33%
10.23%
$25,000 to $34,999
10.39%
11.39%
12.40%
10.94%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.02%
17.15%
15.40%
15.25%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.65%
23.40% *
22.20%
19.87%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.70%
11.65% *
12.13% *
14.65%
$100,000 to $149,999
12.62%
11.03%
11.04%
12.24%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.33%
2.36%
2.62%
3.73%
$200,000 or more
5.83%
4.92%
5.62%
5.48%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,870
53,693
53,062
57,402
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
79,542
76,516
76,474
82,696
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
29,066
27,755
27,172 *
29,829
 
Nonfamily households
179,891
183,618
179,212
165,556
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
27,256
28,843
28,873
30,256
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
42,495
39,561
38,684
45,542
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
26,950
25,996
26,258
26,100
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,158
39,439
36,760 *
38,531
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,681
32,293
28,708 *
30,235
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
21,906
24,666
23,065
21,060
With related children under 18 years
75.77%
67.87%
53.39% *
77.15%
With related children under 5 years only
9.93%
14.26%
15.01%
7.73%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
8,646
13,527
8,260
14,077 *
With related children under 18 years
92.15%
85.77%
85.23%
87.97%
With related children under 5 years only
4.55%
23.93% *
24.07% *
10.22%
 
Individuals
122,276
132,545
114,432
118,940
18 years and over
71.19%
68.83%
75.50%
56.41%
65 years and over
16.77%
16.21%
22.04% *
13.68%
Related children under 18 years
27.92%
29.79%
23.55%
41.43% *
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.24%
19.05%
16.82%
34.46% *
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
35.83%
34.92%
36.92%
29.23% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
10.3
11.4
10.0
10.7
18 years and over
9.3
10.0
9.7
7.7
65 years and over
7.9
8.4
9.7
6.4
Related children under 18 years
13.3
15.7
10.8
21.1 *
Related children under 5 years
11.2
20.7
11.6
13.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.0
13.8
10.5
24.0 *
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.0
18.7
17.2
14.8
 
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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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