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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
931,701
922,299 *
931,452
911,821 *
In labor force
69.74%
68.99%
69.17%
69.59%
Civilian labor force
69.72%
68.94%
69.17%
69.57%
Employed
65.11%
63.63%
66.05%
67.31% *
Unemployed
42,953
48,964
29,064 *
20,606 *
Percent unemployed
6.6
7.7
4.5 *
3.2 *
Armed Forces
0.03%
0.05%
0.00%
0.02%
Not in labor force
30.26%
31.01%
30.83%
30.41%
 
Females 16 years and over
479,250
479,463
483,744 *
473,908 *
In labor force
61.39%
61.77%
60.31%
59.46%
Civilian labor force
61.39%
61.77%
60.31%
59.41%
Employed
56.72%
56.83%
57.86%
57.60%
 
Own children under 6 years
85,219
91,601 *
85,019
93,521 *
All parents in family in labor force
50.13%
53.95%
57.54%
52.12%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
196,779
191,837
186,645 *
189,167 *
All parents in family in labor force
66.41%
67.17%
66.24%
65.84%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
58,621
58,850
57,368
55,984
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7.46%
6.64%
4.96%
4.68%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.20%
1.75%
2.63%
3.37%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
586,148
568,150
592,321
590,766
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
87.08%
89.46% *
85.55%
86.77%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
6.99%
5.11% *
7.08%
7.29%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
0.40%
0.56%
0.24%
0.47%
Walked
1.08%
1.30%
1.87% *
1.51%
Other means
0.86%
0.82%
0.76%
0.98%
Worked at home
3.58%
2.75%
4.49%
2.98%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.3
24.9
26.6 *
25.2
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
606,619
586,890 *
615,230
613,733
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
44.26%
44.52%
44.23%
44.62%
Service occupations
12.88%
10.14% *
11.92%
10.97%
Sales and office occupations
26.74%
28.35%
27.37%
27.55%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.07%
0.04%
0.00%
0.03%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
6.36%
5.72%
6.85%
7.12%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9.68%
11.23%
9.63%
9.71%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.03%
0.23%
0.22%
0.03%
Construction
5.06%
4.46%
5.58%
6.15%
Manufacturing
20.43%
19.02%
20.64%
19.33%
Wholesale trade
3.25%
4.06%
4.04%
4.11%
Retail trade
11.28%
13.09%
12.45%
11.62%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
2.81%
3.20%
2.20%
2.80%
Information
2.36%
2.59%
3.03%
3.07%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
8.88%
8.58%
6.17% *
7.42%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
13.11%
12.29%
13.92%
13.66%
Educational, health, and social services
18.07%
19.78%
19.61%
17.45%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.03%
6.98%
6.22% *
7.37%
Other services (except public administration)
4.68%
3.31% *
3.83%
4.63%
Public administration
2.01%
2.41%
2.08%
2.36%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
84.65%
85.45%
84.96%
84.88%
Government workers
9.11%
8.88%
8.86%
8.50%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
6.12%
5.48%
5.75%
6.07%
Unpaid family workers
0.12%
0.20%
0.43% *
0.55%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
475,283
475,133
474,064
464,631 *
Less than $10,000
5.19%
4.74%
5.14%
4.68%
$10,000 to $14,999
4.61%
3.94%
3.71%
3.55%
$15,000 to $24,999
7.72%
8.45%
8.02%
8.08%
$25,000 to $34,999
8.25%
9.23%
9.15%
10.04% *
$35,000 to $49,999
13.62%
12.10%
12.26%
13.02%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.96%
19.85%
20.79%
18.15%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.11%
15.48%
14.18%
14.35%
$100,000 to $149,999
16.95%
16.44%
16.09%
15.52%
$150,000 to $199,999
5.50%
5.74%
5.69%
5.89%
$200,000 or more
5.08%
4.04% *
4.98%
6.72% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
63,024
63,818
64,088
64,355
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
80,280
78,817
82,737
88,589 *
 
With earnings
83.42%
82.44%
84.57%
83.69%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
79,505
80,183
83,589
87,378 *
With Social Security
23.16%
23.28%
22.42%
22.79%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
14,286
14,088
14,102
13,558
With retirement income
18.83%
17.59%
15.52% *
17.35%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,902
19,308 *
19,877 *
25,063
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.33%
1.67%
3.27%
2.68%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
9,305
8,602
7,410 *
7,056 *
With cash public assistance income
1.73%
1.74%
1.80%
0.98% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,259
3,469
2,635
2,942
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
3.90%
3.03%
3.39%
2.02% *
 
Families
321,229
316,273
318,588
303,390 *
Less than $10,000
3.32%
2.92%
2.76%
2.43%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.64%
1.44% *
1.56%
2.11%
$15,000 to $24,999
4.90%
6.31%
5.68%
4.90%
$25,000 to $34,999
6.70%
6.30%
6.89%
6.36%
$35,000 to $49,999
11.41%
10.23%
10.79%
10.32%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.99%
20.21%
20.21%
17.93%
$75,000 to $99,999
16.67%
17.84%
16.82%
18.38%
$100,000 to $149,999
21.34%
21.35%
20.95%
21.21%
$150,000 to $199,999
7.38%
7.77%
7.35%
7.71%
$200,000 or more
6.65%
5.62%
7.00%
8.64% *
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
78,229
77,583
77,933
81,266
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
94,589
93,428
98,853
105,872 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,039
32,088
34,044
35,567 *
 
Nonfamily households
154,054
158,860
155,476
161,241
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
37,073
38,141
36,981
37,381
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,360
48,022
48,002
53,790
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
35,750
35,406
36,148
35,957
Male full-time, year-round workers
59,915
57,319
61,741
61,622
Female full-time, year-round workers
40,509
39,349
37,313 *
37,654 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
19,667
13,804 *
15,742
13,042 *
With related children under 18 years
76.06%
71.86%
70.02%
75.35%
With related children under 5 years only
17.56%
7.39%
14.90%
27.45%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
10,139
5,943 *
6,239 *
7,116
With related children under 18 years
89.79%
96.72%
91.17%
88.31%
With related children under 5 years only
23.29%
5.35% *
6.07% *
24.82%
 
Individuals
91,669
67,349 *
78,113
69,754 *
18 years and over
64.52%
62.58%
69.75%
67.92%
65 years and over
8.71%
8.27%
14.85% *
15.37% *
Related children under 18 years
33.28%
36.96%
28.01%
31.54%
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.82%
27.15%
21.51%
17.28%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
29.71%
28.80%
32.66%
35.48%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
7.7
5.7 *
6.6
5.9 *
18 years and over
6.6
4.7 *
6.1
5.4
65 years and over
6.1
4.2
8.9
8.4
Related children under 18 years
10.6
8.4
7.9
7.5
Related children under 5 years
11.5
8.6
6.9
12.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
10.3
8.4
8.2
5.7 *
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
13.9
9.9 *
12.6
12.1
 
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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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