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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
972,759
974,158
937,896
921,859 *
In labor force
69.16%
69.59%
70.20%
68.34%
Civilian labor force
69.11%
69.45%
69.91%
68.19%
Employed
63.63%
64.05%
64.95%
64.47%
Unemployed
53,298
52,580
46,462
34,234 *
Percent unemployed
7.9
7.8
7.1
5.4 *
Armed Forces
0.04%
0.14%
0.29% *
0.16%
Not in labor force
30.84%
30.41%
29.80%
31.66%
 
Females 16 years and over
481,062
474,146
466,444
465,337
In labor force
59.34%
58.15%
60.79%
58.80%
Civilian labor force
59.34%
58.05%
60.79%
58.63%
Employed
54.15%
53.21%
56.36%
55.23%
 
Own children under 6 years
125,790
130,138
142,544
136,122
All parents in family in labor force
54.96%
49.30%
60.32%
54.79%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
225,600
220,980
227,761
221,225
All parents in family in labor force
64.60%
62.22%
70.42%
64.72%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
66,683
71,652
73,144
69,234
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
17.27%
18.52%
17.35%
26.87%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
11.40%
8.66%
10.56%
11.18%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
605,728
610,033
598,634
581,662
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
75.31%
74.19%
74.04%
72.24% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
14.27%
13.09%
14.44%
16.78%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3.95%
3.60%
3.98%
3.60%
Walked
1.29%
2.11%
1.73%
1.93%
Other means
2.38%
3.79%
2.43%
2.26%
Worked at home
2.79%
3.23%
3.38%
3.19%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
24.5
24.5
24.3
24.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
618,987
623,979
609,188
594,337
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
31.71%
29.64%
29.86%
30.54%
Service occupations
18.05%
17.13%
15.27% *
14.15% *
Sales and office occupations
25.98%
26.39%
28.73% *
29.08% *
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.62%
0.16%
0.25%
0.07%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
12.07%
13.22%
14.16%
14.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11.58%
13.47%
11.74%
12.13%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.67%
0.28%
0.14%
0.21%
Construction
10.52%
11.63%
12.34%
10.70%
Manufacturing
9.25%
10.88%
9.09%
10.90%
Wholesale trade
3.47%
3.70%
4.39%
4.56%
Retail trade
11.60%
10.01%
10.80%
12.77%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.78%
5.03%
5.32%
5.14%
Information
2.33%
2.74%
3.67% *
2.15%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9.25%
10.62%
8.84%
9.55%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12.95%
12.68%
13.12%
11.66%
Educational, health, and social services
15.51%
15.09%
14.51%
13.83%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
9.18%
9.09%
9.66%
8.86%
Other services (except public administration)
5.15%
3.53% *
3.84%
5.09%
Public administration
5.35%
4.70%
4.27%
4.58%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
82.20%
81.14%
82.88%
81.33%
Government workers
12.24%
11.83%
11.34%
11.26%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.31%
6.92% *
5.55%
7.32% *
Unpaid family workers
0.25%
0.11%
0.22%
0.10%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
481,687
481,044
462,490 *
459,268 *
Less than $10,000
8.65%
7.93%
8.68%
8.78%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.26%
7.14%
6.14%
5.43%
$15,000 to $24,999
13.20%
13.25%
11.47%
13.79%
$25,000 to $34,999
14.43%
11.75% *
15.03%
14.04%
$35,000 to $49,999
17.81%
16.38%
16.75%
16.07%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.78%
22.16% *
19.37%
18.46%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.54%
9.37%
10.10%
10.62%
$100,000 to $149,999
7.62%
8.27%
7.92%
7.86%
$150,000 to $199,999
1.96%
2.11%
2.63%
2.34%
$200,000 or more
1.74%
1.63%
1.89%
2.60% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,919
43,819 *
41,734
41,912
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,526
54,961
55,023
56,949 *
 
With earnings
85.09%
86.28%
85.59%
86.09%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
53,720
54,792
55,705
56,358
With Social Security
18.22%
18.37%
19.82%
19.98%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,817
11,911
12,173
11,765 *
With retirement income
11.78%
11.51%
12.51%
11.57%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
15,978
14,509
14,188
17,711
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.83%
2.77%
2.78%
2.66%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,114
7,042
6,609
6,659
With cash public assistance income
2.87%
3.28%
1.81% *
2.67%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,050
3,494 *
2,876
2,090
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
7.47%
5.99%
5.41% *
5.21% *
 
Families
308,841
307,718
304,856
298,031
Less than $10,000
7.33%
6.24%
6.41%
6.60%
$10,000 to $14,999
5.61%
6.01%
3.97%
4.46%
$15,000 to $24,999
12.55%
13.35%
10.83%
11.95%
$25,000 to $34,999
14.62%
10.12% *
14.04%
13.69%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.17%
14.92%
16.97%
14.16%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.10%
23.30% *
20.78%
20.50%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.71%
10.86%
11.82%
12.98%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.13%
10.27%
9.75%
9.32%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.39%
2.61%
3.00%
3.07%
$200,000 or more
2.39%
2.32%
2.43%
3.27%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
43,872
49,301 *
46,932
48,965 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,270
61,391
61,009
63,481 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
19,984
20,693
20,242
20,489
 
Nonfamily households
172,846
173,326
157,634
161,237
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,829
32,248
29,381
30,638
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,150
40,894
39,672
41,114
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
24,635
25,394
25,349
23,902
Male full-time, year-round workers
32,454
35,089
33,078
34,069
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,802
28,552 *
29,207
27,059 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
42,978
41,335
35,486
41,997
With related children under 18 years
90.25%
82.51%
87.15%
89.25%
With related children under 5 years only
24.10%
16.93%
23.56%
17.07%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
21,918
16,344
16,131
18,954
With related children under 18 years
96.57%
88.97%
94.51%
94.92%
With related children under 5 years only
23.89%
16.75%
37.31%
26.29%
 
Individuals
230,723
215,693
193,767
229,705
18 years and over
58.56%
56.79%
57.01%
56.06%
65 years and over
3.96%
5.08%
6.18% *
5.12%
Related children under 18 years
40.72%
42.60%
39.79%
41.39%
Related children 5 to 17 years
25.95%
28.00%
25.63%
27.38%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.83%
22.26% *
27.10%
25.27%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
17.6
16.6
15.0
18.0
18 years and over
14.4
13.1
12.3
14.4
65 years and over
9.3
11.0
11.5
11.6
Related children under 18 years
25.5
25.2
20.0
25.1
Related children under 5 years
30.6
26.6
22.3
27.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.3
24.5
18.9
24.0
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
22.4
18.8
21.7
23.2
 
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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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