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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,123,829
1,130,105 *
1,130,491 *
1,118,149 *
In labor force
69.29%
70.83% *
70.98% *
70.17%
Civilian labor force
69.18%
70.74% *
70.90% *
70.01%
Employed
64.31%
65.98%
67.36% *
68.04% *
Unemployed
54,788
53,748
40,113 *
22,000 *
Percent unemployed
7.0
6.7
5.0 *
2.8 *
Armed Forces
0.11%
0.10%
0.07%
0.17%
Not in labor force
30.71%
29.17% *
29.02% *
29.83%
 
Females 16 years and over
583,080
590,465 *
590,356 *
583,265
In labor force
62.05%
64.07%
63.31%
62.62%
Civilian labor force
62.01%
64.04%
63.31%
62.58%
Employed
58.24%
60.24%
60.11%
60.45%
 
Own children under 6 years
106,152
106,242
100,401 *
104,929
All parents in family in labor force
56.92%
56.36%
58.05%
60.72%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
215,784
210,951
202,900 *
210,321
All parents in family in labor force
67.85%
72.34%
71.46%
70.19%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
59,909
55,656
51,649 *
60,387
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4.98%
5.92%
0.85% *
4.79%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3.65%
2.06%
0.44% *
1.77%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
702,787
729,965 *
742,667 *
742,596 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
72.69%
73.90%
73.00%
71.98%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.05%
7.28%
7.83%
8.98%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
11.89%
10.29%
9.78% *
11.36%
Walked
2.84%
3.30%
3.56%
3.12%
Other means
1.34%
1.23%
1.79%
0.99%
Worked at home
3.18%
3.99%
4.04%
3.57%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
27.1
26.3
26.5
27.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
722,719
745,665 *
761,455 *
760,784 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
50.03%
50.13%
49.27%
51.62%
Service occupations
12.56%
11.94%
11.71%
10.39% *
Sales and office occupations
23.12%
24.15%
25.09%
22.70%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.10%
0.03%
0.16%
0.03%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.23%
5.69% *
6.37%
6.37%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6.95%
8.06%
7.41%
8.89% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.14%
0.06%
0.18%
0.22%
Construction
5.97%
5.04%
5.56%
5.38%
Manufacturing
10.79%
11.90%
11.97%
13.31% *
Wholesale trade
3.12%
3.11%
2.78%
3.40%
Retail trade
8.67%
10.36% *
9.02%
9.17%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
2.69%
3.43%
3.35%
3.51%
Information
3.39%
3.33%
4.85% *
4.47% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
8.94%
7.54%
9.30%
8.39%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
14.88%
16.60%
16.10%
17.48% *
Educational, health, and social services
27.03%
24.58% *
23.65% *
21.74% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
5.99%
6.22%
5.39%
5.73%
Other services (except public administration)
4.90%
3.82% *
3.91% *
3.84% *
Public administration
3.49%
4.01%
3.93%
3.35%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
80.07%
80.90%
80.88%
82.01%
Government workers
12.16%
11.81%
11.68%
10.65%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.55%
7.06%
7.36%
7.16%
Unpaid family workers
0.22%
0.24%
0.08%
0.18%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
551,957
554,224
565,799 *
549,974
Less than $10,000
5.71%
6.14%
6.03%
5.46%
$10,000 to $14,999
4.57%
4.40%
3.69%
4.42%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.52%
7.26%
8.17%
7.89%
$25,000 to $34,999
8.57%
6.52% *
7.00% *
7.46%
$35,000 to $49,999
10.93%
11.22%
11.61%
12.90% *
$50,000 to $74,999
17.99%
19.14%
19.29%
17.00%
$75,000 to $99,999
15.08%
15.58%
14.45%
15.51%
$100,000 to $149,999
17.05%
17.33%
16.39%
17.44%
$150,000 to $199,999
6.20%
5.92%
6.17%
5.89%
$200,000 or more
5.37%
6.50% *
7.20% *
6.03%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
65,529
68,594
67,354
65,833
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
81,666
88,928 *
88,375 *
86,877 *
 
With earnings
83.15%
82.44%
83.78%
82.99%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
83,766
90,660 *
89,098 *
87,221
With Social Security
25.58%
25.52%
23.62% *
24.38%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,536
13,340 *
12,583
12,977
With retirement income
17.17%
15.86%
15.46% *
14.69% *
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
15,762
19,332 *
21,012 *
16,427
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.86%
3.50%
2.79%
3.11%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,207
6,114
6,894
7,705
With cash public assistance income
1.60%
1.50%
0.75% *
1.40%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,796
5,106
2,909 *
4,367
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
1.80%
1.86%
1.62%
2.32%
 
Families
356,742
363,380
368,931
347,519
Less than $10,000
2.20%
2.47%
3.12%
2.04%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.46%
2.84%
1.63%
2.87%
$15,000 to $24,999
5.96%
5.13%
5.12%
5.64%
$25,000 to $34,999
6.78%
4.88% *
5.66%
6.71%
$35,000 to $49,999
9.05%
10.15%
10.79%
10.14%
$50,000 to $74,999
17.70%
18.87%
19.93%
17.92%
$75,000 to $99,999
17.65%
17.37%
16.59%
17.60%
$100,000 to $149,999
22.36%
21.66%
20.29%
20.93%
$150,000 to $199,999
7.92%
7.96%
7.88%
8.15%
$200,000 or more
7.91%
8.66%
8.99%
8.01%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
82,863
81,733
79,986
80,943
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
99,088
104,142
103,282
102,686
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,009
36,025 *
36,337 *
35,701 *
 
Nonfamily households
195,215
190,844
196,868
202,455
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
37,273
42,063 *
40,524
44,163 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
46,973
57,956 *
56,885 *
57,080 *
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
36,375
38,051 *
36,667
37,610
Male full-time, year-round workers
54,584
55,760
54,037
53,970
Female full-time, year-round workers
40,334
41,363
40,317
40,117
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
15,023
15,275
15,380
12,988
With related children under 18 years
78.83%
85.06%
68.24%
67.07%
With related children under 5 years only
5.62%
25.48% *
6.47%
11.76%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
8,249
10,907
9,254
6,420
With related children under 18 years
87.95%
97.95%
80.51%
94.11%
With related children under 5 years only
0.00%
32.32% *
8.60%
6.70%
 
Individuals
82,230
87,811
82,780
81,828
18 years and over
76.09%
69.69%
78.02%
74.65%
65 years and over
16.41%
13.60%
18.78%
18.76%
Related children under 18 years
23.63%
28.36%
20.75%
24.27%
Related children 5 to 17 years
18.80%
17.37%
15.09%
18.13%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
48.69%
46.98%
49.27%
46.48%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
5.8
6.2
5.9
5.8
18 years and over
5.7
5.6
5.9
5.6
65 years and over
7.7
6.6
8.9
8.6
Related children under 18 years
6.0
7.8
5.6
6.2
Related children under 5 years
4.4
10.6 *
5.4
5.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
6.6
6.6
5.6
6.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14.4
15.3
14.4
13.0
 
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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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