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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
986,797
987,190
994,261 *
990,576
In labor force
64.41%
63.96%
62.82%
63.37%
Civilian labor force
64.38%
63.95%
62.71%
63.30%
Employed
60.08%
59.14%
59.91%
59.98%
Unemployed
42,344
47,490
27,868 *
32,967 *
Percent unemployed
6.7
7.5
4.5 *
5.3 *
Armed Forces
0.04%
0.02%
0.11%
0.06%
Not in labor force
35.59%
36.04%
37.18%
36.63%
 
Females 16 years and over
523,628
526,532
529,939 *
530,360 *
In labor force
58.91%
57.53%
55.82% *
57.12%
Civilian labor force
58.87%
57.53%
55.76% *
57.12%
Employed
55.15%
53.51%
53.26%
54.50%
 
Own children under 6 years
77,359
79,955
79,157
85,384 *
All parents in family in labor force
60.55%
66.95%
66.83%
68.88%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
177,547
180,507
176,858
186,104 *
All parents in family in labor force
70.95%
71.89%
69.11%
70.03%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
58,226
53,214 *
56,897
55,639
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.82%
4.52%
4.83%
2.59%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1.77%
2.35%
4.23%
2.21%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
579,857
568,505
579,548
579,108
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
74.31%
72.38%
71.26% *
73.15%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
9.13%
7.88%
8.86%
8.34%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
9.88%
11.31%
12.89% *
11.46%
Walked
3.48%
3.78%
3.90%
3.86%
Other means
0.52%
1.45% *
0.84%
1.04% *
Worked at home
2.68%
3.21%
2.25%
2.15%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.8
25.1 *
24.6
24.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
592,908
583,812
595,658
594,107
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
39.45%
40.32%
37.67%
38.31%
Service occupations
16.03%
14.18%
15.01%
15.01%
Sales and office occupations
29.14%
28.73%
29.17%
29.79%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.00%
0.00%
0.13%
0.23%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
6.41%
7.51%
8.08% *
7.05%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8.97%
9.26%
9.94%
9.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.21%
0.08%
0.28%
0.50%
Construction
4.52%
5.31%
5.75%
4.48%
Manufacturing
8.79%
8.49%
9.57%
10.40%
Wholesale trade
3.13%
3.03%
3.51%
3.84%
Retail trade
11.29%
11.00%
12.87%
13.13%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
5.59%
5.97%
5.29%
5.39%
Information
2.52%
2.81%
3.21%
3.65% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
8.91%
9.23%
8.38%
7.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
11.17%
11.95%
10.81%
10.53%
Educational, health, and social services
27.31%
26.23%
24.33% *
24.07% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.11%
7.19%
7.65%
7.26%
Other services (except public administration)
4.81%
5.96%
4.90%
5.14%
Public administration
3.65%
2.75%
3.44%
3.72%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
82.02%
83.75%
84.71% *
83.26%
Government workers
12.66%
10.54% *
10.44% *
11.66%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.22%
5.53%
4.74%
4.91%
Unpaid family workers
0.11%
0.18%
0.11%
0.17%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
529,930
535,794
531,334
530,224
Less than $10,000
8.60%
9.54%
9.62%
9.03%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.99%
7.15%
7.11%
7.32%
$15,000 to $24,999
15.23%
15.81%
13.33%
12.92% *
$25,000 to $34,999
12.38%
11.36%
12.42%
13.45%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.97%
13.97% *
14.93%
17.78%
$50,000 to $74,999
17.38%
17.69%
19.85% *
19.15%
$75,000 to $99,999
10.68%
10.86%
10.71%
9.03% *
$100,000 to $149,999
8.26%
9.10%
7.70%
7.56%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.56%
2.23%
2.07%
1.87%
$200,000 or more
1.95%
2.29%
2.25%
1.91%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,722
41,074
41,590
41,107
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
54,250
55,961
56,287
54,945
 
With earnings
75.17%
76.12%
74.67%
75.71%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
57,786
59,084
59,822
56,647
With Social Security
30.56%
31.41%
33.14% *
32.39% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,158
13,125
12,834
13,339
With retirement income
21.43%
20.77%
20.51%
21.93%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,681
13,230
13,301
13,920
 
With Supplemental Security Income
4.51%
3.69%
3.86%
3.64%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,757
7,855
7,305
7,183
With cash public assistance income
2.39%
1.59%
1.74%
2.21%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,527
2,660
3,243
3,044
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
5.01%
5.23%
6.52% *
5.68%
 
Families
309,179
329,794 *
314,408
322,965
Less than $10,000
3.65%
4.21%
3.67%
5.20%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.32%
3.86%
1.96% *
3.57%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.22%
11.53%
9.57%
8.10% *
$25,000 to $34,999
10.17%
9.72%
11.84%
13.45% *
$35,000 to $49,999
16.87%
13.85% *
14.77%
17.01%
$50,000 to $74,999
21.82%
21.43%
25.01% *
24.68% *
$75,000 to $99,999
14.81%
16.00%
14.85%
11.66% *
$100,000 to $149,999
12.47%
12.94%
11.72%
10.78%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.82%
3.31%
3.07%
2.79%
$200,000 or more
2.85%
3.14%
3.54%
2.76%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
55,477
56,913
57,317
51,739 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
68,821
69,853
71,877
68,212
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,433
24,809
25,234
24,347
 
Nonfamily households
220,751
206,000
216,926
207,259
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
24,396
22,889
23,316
25,133
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
32,727
32,400
32,773
33,403
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,540
27,608
26,406
25,883 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
43,191
42,402
43,648
40,930
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,676
33,061
28,900 *
29,934 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
18,898
26,774 *
16,746
27,814 *
With related children under 18 years
76.84%
86.49%
75.82%
77.75%
With related children under 5 years only
13.26%
24.48%
10.29%
22.42%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
12,495
17,075
11,604
20,477 *
With related children under 18 years
93.09%
96.44%
81.39% *
93.67%
With related children under 5 years only
14.81%
19.20%
11.40%
30.45%
 
Individuals
109,829
137,364 *
108,948
137,407 *
18 years and over
70.47%
65.20%
77.47%
64.94%
65 years and over
15.82%
10.74% *
16.37%
13.96%
Related children under 18 years
29.07%
34.07%
21.07% *
34.33%
Related children 5 to 17 years
20.82%
23.88%
15.03%
24.00%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
44.93%
35.31% *
52.65%
35.80% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.0
11.2 *
8.9
11.1 *
18 years and over
8.1
9.4
8.8
9.3
65 years and over
8.6
7.1
8.5
9.0
Related children under 18 years
12.1
17.4 *
8.8
16.9
Related children under 5 years
13.4
20.0
9.9
20.0
Related children 5 to 17 years
11.7
16.6
8.4
15.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.1
19.5
21.2
19.1
 
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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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