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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
765,370
766,394
746,261 *
740,580 *
In labor force
72.26%
73.47%
72.02%
74.54% *
Civilian labor force
70.94%
71.65%
70.78%
73.41% *
Employed
68.09%
67.95%
67.62%
71.53% *
Unemployed
21,833
28,332
23,529
13,934 *
Percent unemployed
4.0
5.2
4.5
2.6 *
Armed Forces
1.32%
1.82%
1.24%
1.12%
Not in labor force
27.74%
26.53%
27.98%
25.46% *
 
Females 16 years and over
389,062
389,381
384,355 *
376,538 *
In labor force
64.07%
66.37%
63.31%
67.59% *
Civilian labor force
63.43%
66.01%
62.81%
67.47% *
Employed
61.05%
62.59%
60.24%
65.51% *
 
Own children under 6 years
83,951
85,815
85,509
77,828 *
All parents in family in labor force
58.92%
57.77%
52.40%
60.21%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
162,524
160,025
160,635
160,835
All parents in family in labor force
70.80%
69.16%
63.71% *
73.44%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
47,759
52,420
49,673
44,674
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2.05%
1.97%
3.24%
4.23%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1.17%
1.57%
1.38%
2.31%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
514,828
520,544
502,583
524,408
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
73.38%
72.52%
73.05%
73.71%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
13.05%
12.00%
12.33%
10.26% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
8.59%
8.24%
8.60%
8.27%
Walked
1.31%
1.34%
0.82%
1.93%
Other means
0.58%
1.31% *
0.71%
0.98%
Worked at home
3.09%
4.59% *
4.49% *
4.85% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
30.7
28.6 *
29.8
29.0 *
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
521,114
520,764
504,653 *
529,757
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
54.62%
57.05%
55.04%
55.00%
Service occupations
12.46%
11.17%
12.27%
12.18%
Sales and office occupations
20.58%
22.26%
21.55%
23.17%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.09%
0.00%
0.02%
0.12%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.35%
5.08% *
7.16%
5.50% *
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3.91%
4.44%
3.97%
4.02%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.18%
0.04%
0.35%
0.35%
Construction
7.65%
5.38% *
6.44%
5.84% *
Manufacturing
3.64%
4.39%
3.45%
3.61%
Wholesale trade
1.42%
1.86%
1.31%
1.28%
Retail trade
8.80%
7.42%
8.34%
9.25%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.92%
4.04%
3.17%
3.59%
Information
4.25%
6.09% *
6.47% *
7.81% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.49%
8.01%
7.63%
8.16% *
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
21.10%
21.84%
23.30%
18.84%
Educational, health, and social services
16.42%
15.70%
16.18%
14.09% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
6.85%
6.29%
6.07%
8.67%
Other services (except public administration)
6.79%
6.70%
6.64%
6.58%
Public administration
12.47%
12.23%
10.64% *
11.93%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
70.31%
71.62%
74.23% *
74.13% *
Government workers
23.47%
22.26%
20.35% *
21.10% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
6.13%
5.90%
5.22%
4.40% *
Unpaid family workers
0.09%
0.21%
0.20%
0.36%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
366,851
363,100
361,079 *
349,721 *
Less than $10,000
2.15%
2.72%
2.64%
3.84% *
$10,000 to $14,999
1.51%
1.61%
2.00%
1.41%
$15,000 to $24,999
5.19%
3.23% *
3.49% *
4.55%
$25,000 to $34,999
4.96%
6.41%
4.48%
4.48%
$35,000 to $49,999
12.72%
9.47% *
10.66%
9.47% *
$50,000 to $74,999
18.77%
17.61%
17.82%
17.73%
$75,000 to $99,999
15.90%
16.09%
15.92%
14.61%
$100,000 to $149,999
21.17%
23.70%
20.94%
23.06%
$150,000 to $199,999
9.35%
10.18%
12.50% *
12.11% *
$200,000 or more
8.27%
8.98%
9.54%
8.74%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
80,753
86,775 *
87,734 *
89,431 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
102,317
105,065
110,596 *
106,679
 
With earnings
89.68%
89.88%
89.54%
89.97%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
97,956
100,651
104,222 *
101,176
With Social Security
16.59%
16.63%
16.36%
14.67% *
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,857
13,211
12,828
11,584 *
With retirement income
18.41%
18.68%
20.17%
17.64%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
34,043
36,638
35,113
37,728
 
With Supplemental Security Income
0.96%
1.51%
1.18%
0.78%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,745
6,065
7,101 *
7,532 *
With cash public assistance income
1.07%
0.63%
0.38% *
0.61%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,019
1,966
2,471
9,255
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
1.27%
1.47%
1.01%
1.68%
 
Families
259,957
258,059
257,897
251,438
Less than $10,000
0.62%
1.83% *
1.52% *
1.87% *
$10,000 to $14,999
1.04%
0.82%
1.68%
1.27%
$15,000 to $24,999
3.38%
2.42%
2.67%
3.76%
$25,000 to $34,999
4.49%
5.71%
3.51%
4.14%
$35,000 to $49,999
10.96%
8.29% *
8.15% *
8.31% *
$50,000 to $74,999
16.54%
15.45%
16.05%
15.79%
$75,000 to $99,999
16.39%
16.03%
15.48%
13.69%
$100,000 to $149,999
24.22%
25.28%
24.53%
25.96%
$150,000 to $199,999
12.24%
12.95%
14.43%
14.50%
$200,000 or more
10.14%
11.22%
11.98%
10.70%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
93,978
98,763
101,418 *
101,653 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
115,226
116,540
123,634 *
118,029
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
38,560
39,479
40,051
39,435
 
Nonfamily households
106,894
105,041
103,182
98,283
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
54,467
62,932 *
58,857
64,962 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
68,150
72,651
73,521
72,769
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
41,406
42,151
41,405
40,452
Male full-time, year-round workers
64,140
68,289
67,984
61,871
Female full-time, year-round workers
47,836
49,964
44,744
47,211
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
6,103
7,653
6,513
9,062
With related children under 18 years
82.45%
63.52%
59.24% *
53.42% *
With related children under 5 years only
2.23%
27.92% *
16.29% *
1.73%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,823
3,010
3,034
2,086
With related children under 18 years
100.00%
52.26%
93.54%
100.00%
With related children under 5 years only
7.46%
25.38%
14.47%
0.00%
 
Individuals
41,165
44,012
44,822
52,658
18 years and over
69.04%
73.20%
77.41%
76.26%
65 years and over
7.47%
7.87%
15.41% *
11.75%
Related children under 18 years
28.05%
23.10%
20.31%
23.01%
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.69%
14.81%
12.52%
16.65%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
42.01%
40.55%
52.81%
36.09%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
4.2
4.5
4.6
5.5
18 years and over
3.8
4.4
4.8
5.6 *
65 years and over
3.7
4.3
8.7 *
8.3 *
Related children under 18 years
4.6
4.1
3.6
5.0
Related children under 5 years
3.8
5.0
4.9
5.0
Related children 5 to 17 years
4.9
3.7
3.1
5.0
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
11.6
11.4
15.2
12.9
 
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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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