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 New York city, New York County pt.
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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,258,343
1,249,269 *
1,247,358 *
1,243,997 *
In labor force
67.59%
68.21%
66.25%
65.90%
Civilian labor force
67.59%
68.21%
66.25%
65.90%
Employed
62.10%
61.17%
62.12%
61.65%
Unemployed
69,148
87,945 *
51,556 *
52,885 *
Percent unemployed
8.1
10.3 *
6.2 *
6.5 *
Armed Forces
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Not in labor force
32.41%
31.79%
33.75%
34.10%
 
Females 16 years and over
667,479
661,735 *
664,102
664,497
In labor force
60.56%
60.85%
59.02%
60.00%
Civilian labor force
60.56%
60.85%
59.02%
60.00%
Employed
55.73%
55.42%
55.56%
55.61%
 
Own children under 6 years
101,399
98,025
83,835 *
83,406 *
All parents in family in labor force
50.84%
53.51%
48.87%
51.16%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
153,858
153,982
154,591
153,716
All parents in family in labor force
66.07%
68.91%
61.00%
61.77%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
48,300
53,561
49,522
45,531
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
14.34%
6.49% *
13.60%
8.29%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
11.56%
5.81%
12.68%
6.71%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
762,287
744,523
757,618
745,465
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
8.70%
7.29%
6.75% *
9.60%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
3.42%
2.29% *
2.71%
2.78%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
61.79%
60.60%
60.93%
58.24% *
Walked
18.21%
21.04% *
21.98% *
20.99% *
Other means
1.77%
2.62% *
2.31%
2.11%
Worked at home
6.11%
6.16%
5.33%
6.28%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.8
29.4
28.6
29.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
781,381
764,186
774,842
766,922
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
54.11%
55.92%
56.09%
55.88%
Service occupations
15.38%
14.53%
13.79%
12.62% *
Sales and office occupations
22.56%
22.09%
22.85%
23.01%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.00%
0.12%
0.00%
0.02%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
2.46%
1.42% *
1.73%
2.35%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5.48%
5.92%
5.54%
6.12%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.05%
0.02%
0.06%
0.10%
Construction
2.03%
1.38%
1.50%
1.23% *
Manufacturing
5.59%
6.08%
5.31%
6.01%
Wholesale trade
3.49%
3.38%
2.37% *
2.91%
Retail trade
6.33%
6.50%
5.80%
7.96% *
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
2.31%
3.39% *
2.49%
2.34%
Information
7.29%
7.46%
8.32%
9.10% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
16.14%
14.70%
14.38%
15.11%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
17.90%
18.23%
19.35%
16.61%
Educational, health, and social services
18.92%
20.55%
19.97%
18.03%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
10.45%
10.53%
12.50% *
11.53%
Other services (except public administration)
6.53%
4.71% *
4.20% *
5.27%
Public administration
2.97%
3.07%
3.75%
3.82%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
81.38%
79.67%
79.48%
80.37%
Government workers
8.65%
9.93%
10.22% *
9.38%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9.72%
10.27%
10.30%
10.10%
Unpaid family workers
0.25%
0.13%
0.00% *
0.15%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
732,040
708,878 *
714,562 *
726,890
Less than $10,000
13.76%
14.95%
13.89%
14.56%
$10,000 to $14,999
7.12%
6.28%
7.97%
5.71% *
$15,000 to $24,999
10.41%
8.87%
8.91%
9.48%
$25,000 to $34,999
8.65%
9.38%
9.82%
8.95%
$35,000 to $49,999
11.69%
10.63%
11.46%
13.50%
$50,000 to $74,999
14.78%
15.09%
13.30%
13.56%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.00%
8.81%
8.39%
10.39%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.39%
10.34%
11.17%
9.56%
$150,000 to $199,999
4.95%
5.59%
5.68%
4.21%
$200,000 or more
9.26%
10.06%
9.42%
10.08%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
47,415
49,690
46,431
47,340
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
86,732
92,164
88,925
93,834
 
With earnings
79.50%
79.47%
78.16%
79.00%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
93,859
99,865
96,410
97,716
With Social Security
20.54%
18.83% *
21.73%
20.57%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,272
12,025
11,721
11,535
With retirement income
8.71%
9.11%
9.80%
8.84%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
20,191
23,932
23,090
28,917
 
With Supplemental Security Income
4.75%
5.38%
3.72% *
4.32%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,677
6,765 *
6,389
5,639
With cash public assistance income
3.16%
3.48%
4.20%
4.85% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,652
3,157
3,122
3,655
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
8.67%
8.13%
9.26%
9.54%
 
Families
294,965
300,192
291,592
302,836
Less than $10,000
9.24%
11.64%
10.79%
13.32% *
$10,000 to $14,999
7.76%
5.87%
8.95%
4.55% *
$15,000 to $24,999
13.00%
8.53% *
10.30%
10.17% *
$25,000 to $34,999
8.44%
11.07%
9.92%
9.51%
$35,000 to $49,999
10.03%
10.66%
10.66%
11.51%
$50,000 to $74,999
13.38%
13.29%
11.41%
12.31%
$75,000 to $99,999
7.54%
6.39%
7.33%
10.57% *
$100,000 to $149,999
9.43%
10.36%
11.27%
9.74%
$150,000 to $199,999
5.97%
7.18%
6.47%
5.04%
$200,000 or more
15.22%
15.02%
12.90%
13.28%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
51,650
53,310
49,086
51,270
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
112,200
119,813
105,471
119,524
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
45,209
47,433
46,657
49,317 *
 
Nonfamily households
437,075
408,686 *
422,970
424,054
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
43,282
44,724
44,275
44,296
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
68,557
70,835
76,663 *
74,558
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
40,152
39,413
40,200
39,201
Male full-time, year-round workers
56,324
55,210
58,215
53,391
Female full-time, year-round workers
50,544
50,365
48,221
49,819
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
53,486
54,334
57,111
57,620
With related children under 18 years
72.92%
76.97%
73.47%
75.44%
With related children under 5 years only
11.56%
12.63%
10.02%
14.41%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
30,099
36,152
36,571
36,174
With related children under 18 years
76.88%
85.05%
91.88% *
89.20% *
With related children under 5 years only
12.32%
12.44%
12.07%
15.27%
 
Individuals
294,093
290,818
312,917
294,707
18 years and over
71.04%
67.77%
70.30%
71.00%
65 years and over
14.63%
11.65% *
13.42%
12.99%
Related children under 18 years
28.52%
31.95%
28.89%
29.00%
Related children 5 to 17 years
19.50%
22.44%
21.06%
21.37%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
36.07%
33.21% *
34.46%
32.07% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
19.6
19.6
21.2
20.0
18 years and over
17.0
16.2
18.0
17.1
65 years and over
23.0
18.5
23.3
21.2
Related children under 18 years
31.5
35.4
35.8
33.8
Related children under 5 years
29.7
32.7
31.4
30.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
32.4
36.6
37.8
35.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.7
17.9
19.0
17.4
 
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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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