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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,495,128
1,499,379
1,527,894 *
1,509,445 *
In labor force
62.90%
62.16%
64.32%
62.70%
Civilian labor force
62.88%
62.14%
64.32%
62.61%
Employed
55.03%
55.26%
58.51% *
57.32% *
Unemployed
117,366
103,199
88,661 *
79,908 *
Percent unemployed
12.5
11.1
9.0 *
8.5 *
Armed Forces
0.02%
0.02%
0.00%
0.09%
Not in labor force
37.10%
37.84%
35.68%
37.30%
 
Females 16 years and over
791,387
797,086 *
811,624 *
802,943 *
In labor force
57.55%
56.33%
58.77%
57.44%
Civilian labor force
57.55%
56.33%
58.77%
57.44%
Employed
50.71%
49.81%
54.08% *
52.55%
 
Own children under 6 years
164,021
160,681
155,466
164,060
All parents in family in labor force
60.36%
60.03%
62.14%
58.37%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
347,855
362,803 *
336,599
353,197
All parents in family in labor force
68.47%
64.82%
70.66%
69.38%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
109,964
103,011
109,809
106,961
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
8.02%
11.49%
8.68%
16.48% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4.20%
5.52%
6.37%
12.75% *
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
789,735
799,155
849,021 *
841,819 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
84.05%
83.53%
81.57%
83.64%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.82%
9.11%
10.10%
9.36%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2.93%
3.43%
3.61%
3.10%
Walked
1.50%
1.48%
2.39% *
1.46%
Other means
0.73%
0.44%
0.91%
1.12%
Worked at home
1.96%
2.00%
1.42%
1.31% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.5
23.8
23.6
23.8
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
822,708
828,554
894,039 *
865,207 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
29.11%
28.33%
28.08%
28.49%
Service occupations
18.02%
17.85%
17.74%
16.72%
Sales and office occupations
26.71%
26.67%
25.20%
26.28%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.16%
0.19%
0.07%
0.45%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.43%
7.94%
9.05%
9.41%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17.57%
19.00%
19.87% *
18.66%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.13%
0.05%
0.16%
0.31%
Construction
4.31%
5.01%
4.70%
5.72% *
Manufacturing
20.55%
18.71%
22.31%
21.60%
Wholesale trade
3.50%
2.32% *
3.17%
2.92%
Retail trade
11.14%
11.22%
10.70%
10.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6.25%
7.33%
5.76%
6.12%
Information
2.25%
2.74%
2.62%
2.29%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.06%
6.21%
5.17%
5.20%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
8.75%
9.24%
8.79%
9.27%
Educational, health, and social services
19.70%
19.81%
18.54%
18.63%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.11%
7.73%
9.18%
8.04%
Other services (except public administration)
4.36%
5.70% *
4.57%
4.83%
Public administration
4.88%
3.93%
4.33%
4.44%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
83.33%
82.26%
83.86%
84.67%
Government workers
13.24%
12.77%
12.73%
11.50% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
3.24%
4.84% *
3.30%
3.64%
Unpaid family workers
0.20%
0.13%
0.11%
0.19%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
753,019
757,228
746,786
764,576
Less than $10,000
11.39%
10.84%
10.15%
9.69% *
$10,000 to $14,999
6.87%
5.93%
6.34%
6.49%
$15,000 to $24,999
14.29%
13.59%
11.83% *
12.74%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.85%
13.08%
12.56%
13.00%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.78%
16.83%
15.90%
13.95% *
$50,000 to $74,999
18.18%
18.37%
18.06%
18.58%
$75,000 to $99,999
10.20%
10.70%
12.64% *
12.30% *
$100,000 to $149,999
7.99%
7.96%
8.59%
9.43% *
$150,000 to $199,999
2.36%
1.82%
2.77%
2.45%
$200,000 or more
1.08%
0.87%
1.16%
1.38%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,769
40,713
42,863 *
43,837 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,539
50,792
54,559 *
55,185 *
 
With earnings
77.31%
76.97%
78.18%
76.94%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
53,937
53,305
57,760 *
58,031 *
With Social Security
27.55%
27.59%
27.39%
27.54%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,146
12,819 *
12,319
12,483
With retirement income
20.93%
20.45%
20.07%
21.20%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,483
15,549
14,176 *
14,656
 
With Supplemental Security Income
6.14%
5.70%
5.26%
6.76%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,456
6,925
7,298 *
7,428 *
With cash public assistance income
4.69%
4.36%
4.78%
4.59%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,332
3,802
2,511
3,000
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
11.26%
10.90%
9.75%
7.83% *
 
Families
486,609
478,710
497,192
502,836
Less than $10,000
8.52%
6.47% *
6.12% *
6.15% *
$10,000 to $14,999
5.17%
4.78%
4.41%
4.49%
$15,000 to $24,999
11.11%
10.61%
9.66%
11.05%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.27%
12.09%
12.22%
11.24%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.47%
16.00%
16.21%
14.27%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.97%
21.48%
20.64%
20.70%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.24%
13.93%
14.77%
15.07%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.51%
10.79%
11.03%
11.88%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.30%
2.63%
3.51%
3.24%
$200,000 or more
1.45%
1.23%
1.44%
1.90%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,376
50,070
51,997 *
53,395 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
59,516
59,880
62,495 *
63,715 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,670
20,526
21,825 *
21,561 *
 
Nonfamily households
266,410
278,518
249,594
261,740
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
25,724
27,653
26,365
26,878
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
34,461
33,467
36,194
35,043
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,124
28,040
27,760
28,200
Male full-time, year-round workers
45,914
46,069
44,515
47,621
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,714
31,365
31,386
32,149
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
67,431
60,220
55,109 *
54,279 *
With related children under 18 years
81.28%
84.70%
83.22%
79.09%
With related children under 5 years only
20.03%
15.78%
15.57%
11.79%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
46,420
40,777
40,380
35,846 *
With related children under 18 years
89.71%
88.35%
85.84%
90.51%
With related children under 5 years only
20.26%
14.35%
16.84%
10.28%
 
Individuals
341,764
312,499
280,480 *
269,796 *
18 years and over
59.20%
56.89%
59.67%
58.62%
65 years and over
8.89%
7.41%
8.50%
9.44%
Related children under 18 years
39.76%
43.02%
39.40%
40.49%
Related children 5 to 17 years
25.37%
30.86% *
27.90%
29.28%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.14%
23.51%
26.68%
26.55%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
17.2
15.6
14.0 *
13.4 *
18 years and over
14.1
12.3 *
11.4 *
10.9 *
65 years and over
13.3
10.1 *
10.3 *
10.7
Related children under 18 years
24.7
24.2
20.9
19.7 *
Related children under 5 years
34.0
25.9
23.1 *
20.3 *
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.4
23.6
20.1
19.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
24.0
20.3 *
21.7
20.6 *
 
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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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