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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,759,193
1,759,465
1,750,879 *
1,747,825 *
In labor force
58.72%
62.47% *
62.58% *
64.54% *
Civilian labor force
58.68%
62.47% *
62.58% *
64.48% *
Employed
54.54%
56.59% *
57.87% *
60.23% *
Unemployed
72,963
103,514 *
82,404
74,350
Percent unemployed
7.1
9.4 *
7.5
6.6
Armed Forces
0.04%
0.00%
0.00%
0.07%
Not in labor force
41.28%
37.53% *
37.42% *
35.46% *
 
Females 16 years and over
920,046
922,266
921,145
916,267
In labor force
47.04%
53.43% *
53.52% *
57.45% *
Civilian labor force
47.04%
53.43% *
53.52% *
57.35% *
Employed
43.98%
48.11% *
49.11% *
53.04% *
 
Own children under 6 years
161,516
159,724
166,032
155,508
All parents in family in labor force
43.84%
53.45% *
51.67%
57.01% *
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
302,641
305,556
294,341
298,934
All parents in family in labor force
54.26%
62.69% *
62.18% *
67.62% *
 
Population 16 to 19 years
98,776
94,085
98,174
104,652
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.79%
9.91%
6.28%
9.84%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4.71%
5.79%
4.78%
5.10%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
941,552
967,348
989,206 *
1,016,283 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
35.64%
32.95% *
34.36%
31.34% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.69%
6.34% *
7.85%
8.33%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
49.38%
50.90%
48.97%
52.32%
Walked
4.44%
7.22% *
5.06%
5.37%
Other means
0.45%
0.77%
1.45% *
1.52% *
Worked at home
1.40%
1.82%
2.31% *
1.13%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
41.7
41.4
40.0 *
41.0
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
959,415
995,659 *
1,013,217 *
1,052,628 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
32.91%
29.71% *
28.86% *
30.00% *
Service occupations
21.15%
20.17%
20.61%
19.91%
Sales and office occupations
26.26%
27.04%
29.07% *
29.81% *
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.02%
0.23%
0.00%
0.16%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.33%
9.91% *
7.47%
8.59%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12.33%
12.94%
13.98% *
11.53%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.13%
0.31%
0.05%
0.10%
Construction
5.24%
6.55%
4.26%
5.27%
Manufacturing
6.85%
7.56%
8.28%
8.70% *
Wholesale trade
4.57%
3.83%
3.92%
3.23% *
Retail trade
8.11%
9.35%
10.71% *
9.81% *
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
8.53%
8.65%
9.46%
7.96%
Information
3.14%
2.93%
4.05% *
3.64%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9.45%
10.18%
8.94%
10.42%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
11.17%
10.39%
10.75%
10.41%
Educational, health, and social services
22.87%
21.37%
19.79% *
19.11% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.79%
8.63%
8.65%
9.69%
Other services (except public administration)
5.23%
6.20%
6.72% *
6.99% *
Public administration
5.93%
4.04% *
4.42% *
4.67%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
79.72%
80.50%
78.98%
80.09%
Government workers
15.03%
15.73%
15.00%
14.39%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.14%
3.64% *
5.93%
5.39%
Unpaid family workers
0.11%
0.12%
0.09%
0.12%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
775,037
775,666
777,165
770,814
Less than $10,000
9.78%
9.49%
9.42%
6.85% *
$10,000 to $14,999
4.85%
6.00%
5.78%
5.19%
$15,000 to $24,999
11.57%
11.88%
11.37%
10.98%
$25,000 to $34,999
12.02%
12.11%
11.10%
11.53%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.31%
15.79%
17.79% *
15.62%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.78%
19.60%
20.24%
20.28%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.59%
11.17%
11.54%
13.95% *
$100,000 to $149,999
9.81%
9.45%
9.08%
10.41%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.12%
2.84%
2.28% *
3.30%
$200,000 or more
2.17%
1.67%
1.42% *
1.87%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
45,595
45,194
44,466
49,837 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,454
57,050
55,523 *
63,137 *
 
With earnings
79.44%
79.48%
81.16% *
81.60% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,389
60,543
57,716 *
64,378
With Social Security
25.70%
25.46%
26.37%
26.60%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,494
13,199
12,571 *
12,428 *
With retirement income
12.48%
15.70% *
11.79%
15.85% *
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,534
15,261
18,409
15,101
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.56%
3.43%
3.96%
4.15%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,934
6,492
7,295
6,898
With cash public assistance income
2.49%
2.33%
3.01%
3.81% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,051
3,204
3,364
3,604
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
4.66%
5.88%
5.38%
5.83%
 
Families
544,369
543,068
527,054
531,533
Less than $10,000
6.82%
5.10%
5.96%
4.25% *
$10,000 to $14,999
3.50%
3.89%
4.58%
3.04%
$15,000 to $24,999
11.26%
11.25%
9.96%
9.23% *
$25,000 to $34,999
11.73%
12.62%
11.28%
12.05%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.63%
16.69%
18.47% *
16.02%
$50,000 to $74,999
20.88%
21.06%
21.15%
20.85%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.05%
12.88%
13.51%
16.21% *
$100,000 to $149,999
10.92%
11.51%
10.30%
12.23%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.79%
2.98%
3.01%
3.78%
$200,000 or more
2.41%
2.02%
1.77%
2.35%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,686
50,419
49,769
56,207 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
63,433
63,547
61,108
70,000 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,506
20,864
20,732
22,852 *
 
Nonfamily households
230,668
232,598
250,111 *
239,281
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
32,060
28,866
31,691
33,627
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
42,836
38,458 *
40,214
42,409
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
30,898
28,309 *
27,293 *
28,889 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
39,154
35,701 *
36,659 *
38,243
Female full-time, year-round workers
35,880
32,985 *
33,483
34,051
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
61,009
54,327
56,716
43,817 *
With related children under 18 years
67.44%
63.07%
73.81%
79.12% *
With related children under 5 years only
9.71%
5.57%
11.58%
16.41%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
26,740
20,489
24,677
20,989
With related children under 18 years
78.78%
72.35%
78.37%
89.69%
With related children under 5 years only
13.12%
9.87%
10.06%
16.89%
 
Individuals
293,351
268,074
286,736
223,683 *
18 years and over
69.99%
74.03%
67.00%
66.98%
65 years and over
12.35%
13.23%
11.04%
10.67%
Related children under 18 years
29.09%
25.40%
32.19%
32.70%
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.48%
20.58%
22.42%
25.08%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
27.51%
29.91%
27.72%
27.78%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
13.4
12.2
13.1
10.2 *
18 years and over
12.0
11.6
11.3
8.8 *
65 years and over
13.1
12.9
11.8
8.8 *
Related children under 18 years
17.6
13.9
19.0
14.8
Related children under 5 years
15.7
9.2 *
19.9
12.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
18.4
15.7
18.7
15.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
23.9
24.1
21.6
16.9 *
 
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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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