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 Columbus city, Franklin County pt.
Data followed by an * indicates a Significant Difference at the 90 percent level between that data and the data from the most current year.  Data followed by a "c" indicates the estimate for that year and the current year are both controlled; a statistical test is not appropriate.
TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
527,471
533,785
534,407
525,472
In labor force
70.58%
70.54%
72.92% *
71.85%
Civilian labor force
70.52%
70.49%
72.83% *
71.77%
Employed
64.99%
65.38%
68.85% *
68.10% *
Unemployed
29,202
27,297
21,259 *
19,280 *
Percent unemployed
7.9
7.3
5.5 *
5.1 *
Armed Forces
0.06%
0.05%
0.09%
0.09%
Not in labor force
29.42%
29.46%
27.08% *
28.15%
 
Females 16 years and over
275,884
277,045
278,319
273,700
In labor force
65.77%
65.40%
68.29% *
66.29%
Civilian labor force
65.73%
65.40%
68.26% *
66.27%
Employed
60.33%
60.65%
64.27% *
62.63% *
 
Own children under 6 years
63,809
63,145
56,779 *
59,316
All parents in family in labor force
66.26%
64.05%
67.64%
66.52%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
95,425
102,429 *
93,581
95,322
All parents in family in labor force
71.77%
70.96%
74.32%
77.23% *
 
Population 16 to 19 years
28,700
30,249
31,424 *
32,007 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.65%
8.30%
11.92% *
11.17% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
5.03%
6.05%
6.15%
6.25%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
332,748
338,536
358,072 *
349,136 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
83.26%
82.96%
81.42% *
82.29%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
8.72%
8.11%
8.84%
9.42%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2.74%
3.45%
3.58% *
3.06%
Walked
1.78%
1.97%
2.51% *
1.95%
Other means
0.80%
0.87%
1.12% *
0.78%
Worked at home
2.69%
2.64%
2.53%
2.51%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.1
19.9
19.8
20.6 *
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
342,779
348,978
367,953 *
357,838 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
37.10%
36.45%
37.00%
34.81% *
Service occupations
15.73%
16.45%
15.42%
14.98%
Sales and office occupations
30.19%
29.78%
29.91%
30.41%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.07%
0.10%
0.05%
0.09%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
6.37%
6.37%
6.65%
7.10%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10.53%
10.85%
10.97%
12.61% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.10%
0.38%
0.05%
0.17%
Construction
4.70%
5.04%
5.30%
5.21%
Manufacturing
8.19%
7.82%
8.12%
8.96%
Wholesale trade
3.86%
4.10%
3.62%
3.98%
Retail trade
12.83%
12.57%
12.82%
13.93%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
5.26%
5.32%
4.44% *
5.13%
Information
2.93%
3.44%
4.45% *
4.53% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
10.45%
11.72% *
10.64%
11.53% *
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
10.84%
10.30%
11.73%
10.24%
Educational, health, and social services
21.81%
21.15%
19.37% *
17.92% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.98%
9.07%
8.90%
8.68%
Other services (except public administration)
4.62%
3.96%
4.58%
4.13%
Public administration
5.42%
5.12%
5.98%
5.58%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
78.88%
79.95%
80.05%
80.50% *
Government workers
16.37%
15.26%
15.52%
14.75% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
4.65%
4.67%
4.32%
4.68%
Unpaid family workers
0.10%
0.12%
0.10%
0.07%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
287,995
295,618 *
293,066
292,727
Less than $10,000
12.11%
12.33%
10.24% *
11.15%
$10,000 to $14,999
5.49%
6.42%
6.73% *
5.87%
$15,000 to $24,999
12.30%
13.42%
13.08%
12.52%
$25,000 to $34,999
13.48%
13.24%
13.44%
14.80%
$35,000 to $49,999
17.97%
17.45%
16.93%
18.26%
$50,000 to $74,999
20.29%
18.59% *
20.01%
19.81%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.70%
9.61%
10.47%
9.45%
$100,000 to $149,999
6.53%
6.49%
7.02%
5.72% *
$150,000 to $199,999
1.25%
1.37%
1.26%
1.49%
$200,000 or more
0.89%
1.08%
0.81%
0.93%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,839
37,827 *
39,971
39,132
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,817
48,539
49,264
48,537
 
With earnings
82.74%
83.80%
84.90% *
83.54%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,395
50,055
50,312
49,753
With Social Security
18.44%
16.52% *
17.58%
17.63%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
11,634
11,670
11,274
11,206
With retirement income
12.87%
11.99%
13.33%
13.36%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
17,156
16,631
16,063
16,450
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.90%
4.20%
3.89%
3.51%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,385
6,730
5,939
6,342
With cash public assistance income
3.11%
2.38% *
2.75%
3.24%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,789
2,444
2,801
2,712
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
8.71%
8.37%
7.96%
7.31% *
 
Families
162,779
158,233
159,719
159,420
Less than $10,000
9.02%
8.78%
7.44% *
7.49% *
$10,000 to $14,999
3.87%
4.59%
4.75%
4.15%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.11%
10.96%
9.76%
10.26%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.67%
10.35%
11.02%
12.49%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.60%
17.04%
16.57%
17.06%
$50,000 to $74,999
23.35%
22.40%
23.31%
23.84%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.23%
13.47%
14.05%
13.22%
$100,000 to $149,999
9.18%
9.11%
10.13%
7.66% *
$150,000 to $199,999
1.75%
1.91%
1.85%
2.50% *
$200,000 or more
1.22%
1.40%
1.12%
1.32%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,860
47,980
50,536
48,823
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,543
57,465
58,403
57,848
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,563
21,707
22,398 *
21,634
 
Nonfamily households
125,216
137,385 *
133,347 *
133,307 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,333
28,638 *
30,236
29,409
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
37,076
36,669
36,881
35,479
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,037
27,017
26,778
26,253 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
37,295
37,943
36,264
37,892
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,083
31,383
31,342
29,531 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
21,721
21,525
19,021
19,537
With related children under 18 years
80.29%
81.15%
81.56%
81.72%
With related children under 5 years only
20.44%
22.31%
24.43%
23.42%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
14,004
14,041
12,318
13,594
With related children under 18 years
91.91%
92.14%
92.20%
91.32%
With related children under 5 years only
22.34%
28.25%
24.72%
24.25%
 
Individuals
114,187
117,833
99,121 *
107,030
18 years and over
64.94%
66.17%
67.51%
66.18%
65 years and over
6.45%
5.66%
5.13% *
5.82%
Related children under 18 years
34.77%
33.42%
31.72%
33.09%
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.63%
20.37%
20.27%
21.01%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
34.94%
38.34% *
39.09% *
39.56% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
16.8
17.1
14.6 *
15.9
18 years and over
14.5
15.1
12.9 *
13.9
65 years and over
12.5
11.9
8.9 *
10.3
Related children under 18 years
23.9
22.9
19.9 *
21.7
Related children under 5 years
27.2
28.2
22.9
24.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
22.2
20.4
18.5
20.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
22.8
23.5
20.5 *
22.5
 
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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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