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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,384,316
1,372,421 *
1,360,128 *
1,352,136 *
In labor force
71.45%
72.03%
70.12% *
71.40%
Civilian labor force
71.31%
71.90%
70.00% *
71.15%
Employed
64.95%
65.63%
66.38%
68.02% *
Unemployed
88,090
86,164
49,154 *
42,335 *
Percent unemployed
8.9
8.7
5.2 *
4.4 *
Armed Forces
0.14%
0.13%
0.12%
0.25%
Not in labor force
28.55%
27.97%
29.88% *
28.60%
 
Females 16 years and over
702,638
695,442 *
690,663 *
685,323 *
In labor force
64.75%
66.34%
62.18% *
65.43%
Civilian labor force
64.68%
66.24%
62.12% *
65.23%
Employed
59.95%
60.83%
58.74%
62.06%
 
Own children under 6 years
118,078
120,984
125,309 *
124,293
All parents in family in labor force
60.01%
63.93%
53.87%
58.98%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
248,960
248,000
251,210
248,713
All parents in family in labor force
68.50%
70.61%
64.10%
66.98%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
77,355
74,297
86,314 *
78,267
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4.36%
3.97%
8.52%
6.62%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3.17%
2.74%
3.11%
4.25%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
878,034
875,051
874,385
895,757
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
67.85%
69.32%
69.18%
68.25%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
11.19%
11.17%
10.63%
11.54%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
9.70%
9.26%
9.75%
9.90%
Walked
4.17%
3.93%
4.57%
2.83% *
Other means
2.72%
2.28%
2.27%
2.30%
Worked at home
4.38%
4.03%
3.61%
5.19%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.4
25.0
25.4
26.4
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
899,045
900,670
902,913
919,715
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
44.50%
43.84%
45.09%
45.11%
Service occupations
13.57%
13.34%
13.68%
11.34% *
Sales and office occupations
25.95%
25.98%
23.96%
26.09%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.50%
0.43%
0.22%
0.22%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
6.39%
6.67%
6.79%
7.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
9.08%
9.76%
10.28%
9.80%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.34%
0.71%
0.47%
0.53%
Construction
5.66%
5.17%
5.82%
5.42%
Manufacturing
12.27%
12.37%
12.97%
13.36%
Wholesale trade
4.57%
4.13%
4.52%
4.99%
Retail trade
11.13%
10.82%
11.48%
11.74%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.67%
5.72% *
5.43%
4.84%
Information
4.82%
5.97% *
5.75%
5.48%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
8.35%
7.51%
7.25%
8.17%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
14.26%
12.20% *
12.90%
13.65%
Educational, health, and social services
18.48%
18.45%
17.17%
16.70%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.66%
8.60%
8.23%
7.51%
Other services (except public administration)
3.87%
5.02% *
4.85% *
4.32%
Public administration
2.90%
3.34%
3.17%
3.30%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
78.93%
79.06%
80.29%
80.06%
Government workers
13.62%
14.02%
13.05%
12.55%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.23%
6.82%
6.56%
7.06%
Unpaid family workers
0.21%
0.10%
0.10%
0.32%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
722,826
723,926
721,881
707,183 *
Less than $10,000
6.31%
7.88% *
6.60%
4.85% *
$10,000 to $14,999
3.70%
3.68%
4.63%
5.01% *
$15,000 to $24,999
8.58%
8.46%
8.55%
8.27%
$25,000 to $34,999
10.32%
8.86%
10.46%
10.12%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.49%
15.78%
15.34%
16.08%
$50,000 to $74,999
21.24%
19.81%
19.66%
20.02%
$75,000 to $99,999
15.01%
13.78%
14.21%
12.84% *
$100,000 to $149,999
12.89%
14.48%
12.77%
13.49%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.43%
3.91%
4.48% *
4.00%
$200,000 or more
4.03%
3.34%
3.30%
5.31% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,881
56,019
55,730
55,994
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
73,341
70,745
70,950
79,036 *
 
With earnings
84.30%
83.97%
84.82%
84.59%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
71,803
70,705
69,874
77,327 *
With Social Security
19.07%
19.91%
19.55%
18.51%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,899
13,407
13,072 *
13,723
With retirement income
14.76%
14.04%
13.36%
13.94%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,478
18,782
18,407
16,873
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.32%
2.18%
2.91%
2.92%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,615
6,870
6,646
7,101
With cash public assistance income
1.97%
2.30%
2.23%
2.65%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,269
3,598
3,042
2,943 *
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
4.20%
4.56%
3.65%
3.65%
 
Families
417,274
421,853
423,526
414,729
Less than $10,000
3.17%
4.48%
3.22%
3.36%
$10,000 to $14,999
1.86%
2.21%
2.53%
3.80% *
$15,000 to $24,999
5.56%
5.70%
5.51%
5.78%
$25,000 to $34,999
7.22%
6.48%
8.94% *
7.37%
$35,000 to $49,999
12.67%
12.20%
11.73%
13.99%
$50,000 to $74,999
23.20%
22.56%
21.35%
18.53% *
$75,000 to $99,999
18.44%
16.75%
18.91%
16.03% *
$100,000 to $149,999
16.67%
19.92% *
17.10%
18.00%
$150,000 to $199,999
5.69%
5.36%
6.12%
5.88%
$200,000 or more
5.51%
4.35%
4.58%
7.26% *
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
71,048
70,965
71,510
70,683
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
88,655
84,722
85,069
94,389
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
32,074
30,612 *
30,620 *
33,433
 
Nonfamily households
305,552
302,073
298,355
292,454
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
37,618
37,527
36,436
41,487 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,154
49,688
48,329
54,615
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
32,932
33,331
31,970
33,124
Male full-time, year-round workers
51,669
51,627
51,209
49,198 *
Female full-time, year-round workers
38,948
38,969
37,551
38,022
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
18,428
28,560 *
23,634
29,074 *
With related children under 18 years
69.41%
74.62%
78.56%
74.28%
With related children under 5 years only
15.02%
12.02%
19.81%
17.73%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
9,879
16,059 *
11,534
15,928 *
With related children under 18 years
86.94%
88.81%
89.00%
95.59%
With related children under 5 years only
21.09%
12.57%
31.49%
24.11%
 
Individuals
125,320
158,675 *
150,645 *
151,505 *
18 years and over
74.78%
72.98%
71.15%
66.68%
65 years and over
8.82%
10.21%
10.18%
7.13%
Related children under 18 years
23.52%
26.46%
27.53%
31.79% *
Related children 5 to 17 years
16.61%
18.90%
19.33%
19.83%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
52.42%
42.75% *
46.88%
36.16% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
7.3
9.2 *
8.9 *
8.9 *
18 years and over
7.0
8.7 *
8.2 *
7.7
65 years and over
6.4
9.4
9.0
6.4
Related children under 18 years
7.9
11.0
10.8
12.5 *
Related children under 5 years
8.4
11.2
11.7
17.4 *
Related children 5 to 17 years
7.7
10.9
10.5
10.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
15.1
16.4
16.9
13.0
 
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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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