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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,096,257
1,108,104 *
1,109,048 *
1,120,550 *
In labor force
59.84%
59.99%
58.07%
61.90%
Civilian labor force
59.81%
59.96%
58.04%
61.89% *
Employed
52.61%
52.88%
52.66%
55.11% *
Unemployed
78,934
78,409
59,730 *
75,892
Percent unemployed
12.0
11.8
9.3 *
10.9
Armed Forces
0.03%
0.04%
0.02%
0.02%
Not in labor force
40.16%
40.01%
41.93%
38.10%
 
Females 16 years and over
604,567
609,826 *
610,773 *
620,530 *
In labor force
54.64%
55.50%
54.16%
58.14% *
Civilian labor force
54.64%
55.50%
54.16%
58.14% *
Employed
48.17%
49.07%
50.01%
52.76% *
 
Own children under 6 years
101,092
109,526
99,904
103,956
All parents in family in labor force
63.64%
66.87%
62.66%
61.32%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
219,732
226,359
234,152 *
235,359 *
All parents in family in labor force
68.56%
69.78%
67.03%
75.56% *
 
Population 16 to 19 years
70,807
79,023 *
68,588
79,017 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
10.99%
12.43%
13.66%
11.78%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
9.03%
7.96%
11.17%
9.01%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
551,632
561,869
561,688
598,021 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
51.63%
52.60%
50.92%
47.27% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
11.58%
9.53%
10.88%
10.65%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
26.39%
26.86%
26.54%
27.89%
Walked
6.88%
7.98%
8.40%
10.73% *
Other means
2.14%
0.97% *
1.89%
1.73%
Worked at home
1.39%
2.06%
1.37%
1.73%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.4
30.3
29.2
29.4
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
576,702
585,963
584,013
617,577 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
31.68%
32.97%
31.73%
29.73%
Service occupations
21.47%
20.46%
20.14%
20.39%
Sales and office occupations
28.54%
27.49%
28.43%
27.29%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.22%
0.06%
0.09%
0.17%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
6.09%
6.69%
7.52%
7.86% *
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
12.01%
12.33%
12.09%
14.56% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.44%
0.06%
0.31%
0.17%
Construction
3.04%
4.61% *
5.51% *
6.13% *
Manufacturing
8.29%
7.91%
7.70%
11.98% *
Wholesale trade
3.40%
3.48%
2.77%
3.12%
Retail trade
9.71%
9.58%
10.40%
9.13%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
5.91%
5.95%
6.37%
4.57%
Information
3.42%
2.66%
3.02%
2.11% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.70%
6.17%
7.08%
8.81% *
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
10.96%
10.76%
10.51%
9.15%
Educational, health, and social services
26.82%
26.52%
25.79%
25.34%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.79%
9.13%
8.13%
9.04%
Other services (except public administration)
5.08%
4.80%
5.60%
4.97%
Public administration
7.45%
8.36%
6.81%
5.47% *
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
80.80%
78.80%
81.33%
81.51%
Government workers
15.45%
17.50%
14.87%
13.13% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
3.54%
3.45%
3.68%
4.72%
Unpaid family workers
0.22%
0.25%
0.12%
0.64%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
580,784
586,402
583,340
580,172
Less than $10,000
18.04%
15.55% *
18.46%
16.16%
$10,000 to $14,999
8.79%
10.07%
9.32%
9.01%
$15,000 to $24,999
13.14%
15.24% *
14.62%
14.70%
$25,000 to $34,999
12.55%
13.32%
11.95%
13.49%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.54%
15.04%
14.57%
16.02%
$50,000 to $74,999
15.38%
14.76%
15.41%
16.67%
$75,000 to $99,999
8.99%
7.93%
8.49%
6.47% *
$100,000 to $149,999
6.08%
5.94%
5.25%
5.48%
$150,000 to $199,999
1.31%
1.41%
1.24%
1.07%
$200,000 or more
1.17%
0.75%
0.68% *
0.94%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,062
31,694
31,685
31,681
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
44,620
43,504
42,260
42,761
 
With earnings
72.05%
73.36%
72.82%
74.16%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,535
46,889 *
46,771 *
45,616 *
With Social Security
29.90%
28.96%
27.85% *
29.36%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
10,669
11,024
10,573
10,881
With retirement income
15.91%
16.47%
17.31%
16.06%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,106
14,152
11,915
13,356
 
With Supplemental Security Income
9.08%
9.20%
7.76%
8.48%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,692
7,341 *
6,450
6,937
With cash public assistance income
7.10%
6.92%
7.85%
7.04%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,169
2,936
2,963
3,002
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
13.96%
13.90%
14.63%
13.42%
 
Families
340,315
342,825
346,337
341,961
Less than $10,000
10.35%
11.45%
13.16% *
8.72%
$10,000 to $14,999
5.78%
8.24%
7.51%
7.24%
$15,000 to $24,999
12.62%
14.27%
13.53%
13.24%
$25,000 to $34,999
14.00%
12.64%
11.59%
13.59%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.00%
15.83%
14.88%
17.90%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.64%
16.59% *
17.98%
19.59%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.71%
9.80%
11.95%
8.69% *
$100,000 to $149,999
7.78%
8.07%
7.12%
8.31%
$150,000 to $199,999
1.91%
2.10%
1.48%
1.42%
$200,000 or more
1.21%
1.01%
0.80%
1.30%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
41,577
37,833 *
38,820
42,133
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,883
50,557
48,854 *
51,732
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,399
18,266
18,012
17,699
 
Nonfamily households
240,469
243,577
237,003
238,211
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
19,167
23,022 *
20,515
19,907
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,139
31,290
30,606
28,187
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
26,143
25,465
24,360 *
22,863 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
37,062
36,604
35,551
33,710 *
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,018
31,630
29,268 *
29,141 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
58,564
63,078
68,956
59,841
With related children under 18 years
75.46%
76.45%
79.18%
81.05%
With related children under 5 years only
8.44%
12.06%
9.37%
9.65%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
40,463
41,076
50,288
38,744
With related children under 18 years
87.79%
88.01%
88.14%
92.00%
With related children under 5 years only
9.38%
11.14%
11.17%
6.68%
 
Individuals
315,042
302,560
332,026
327,364
18 years and over
67.31%
63.33%
64.74%
61.79%
65 years and over
10.60%
9.21%
12.12%
10.11%
Related children under 18 years
32.14%
35.91%
34.77%
37.36%
Related children 5 to 17 years
24.94%
27.21%
26.35%
28.00%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
32.96%
30.04%
31.73%
30.26%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
22.3
21.2
23.2
22.4
18 years and over
20.1
18.0
20.0
18.7
65 years and over
17.8
14.6
20.7
16.3
Related children under 18 years
28.3
30.0
32.4
32.7
Related children under 5 years
23.4
27.0
31.3
33.1 *
Related children 5 to 17 years
30.1
31.1
32.8
32.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
32.9
27.7 *
32.6
30.5
 
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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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