US Census Bureau
Skip top of page navigation

People Business Geography Newsroom Subjects A to Z Search@Census

American Community Survey (ACS)

Skip top of page navigation
 
   ACS Home  |  Contact ACS  
 Tucson city
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
371,389
372,789
360,628 *
361,106 *
In labor force
66.10%
65.20%
64.54% *
65.29%
Civilian labor force
65.21%
64.23%
63.54% *
64.54%
Employed
60.07%
59.31%
59.44%
60.75%
Unemployed
19,063
18,362
14,760 *
13,685 *
Percent unemployed
7.9
7.7
6.4 *
5.9 *
Armed Forces
0.90%
0.97%
1.00%
0.76%
Not in labor force
33.90%
34.80%
35.46% *
34.71%
 
Females 16 years and over
193,277
193,074
187,672 *
186,958 *
In labor force
60.52%
57.27% *
57.17% *
58.14% *
Civilian labor force
60.18%
56.90% *
56.84% *
57.89% *
Employed
55.38%
52.38% *
53.22% *
54.31%
 
Own children under 6 years
40,958
41,929
43,871
40,513
All parents in family in labor force
63.82%
59.84%
64.32%
63.55%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
70,440
77,118 *
71,597
71,375
All parents in family in labor force
67.77%
64.56%
71.22%
72.81% *
 
Population 16 to 19 years
24,310
26,134
24,398
25,966
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
10.49%
12.11%
9.94%
14.16%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
6.08%
6.35%
6.38%
8.43%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
219,495
218,774
212,075
215,914
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
75.52%
74.11%
73.10% *
72.59% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
12.23%
13.71%
13.89%
13.99% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3.02%
2.28%
2.88%
3.68%
Walked
3.15%
2.74%
3.05%
3.05%
Other means
3.43%
4.04%
4.10%
4.13%
Worked at home
2.64%
3.12%
2.98%
2.56%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.6
20.4
20.2
20.4
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
223,105
221,092
214,373 *
219,370
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
33.07%
32.15%
32.12%
31.95%
Service occupations
20.03%
20.21%
19.45%
19.77%
Sales and office occupations
27.29%
26.52%
26.67%
26.96%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.04%
0.12%
0.08%
0.31% *
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
11.71%
11.84%
10.92%
10.84%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7.87%
9.17%
10.77% *
10.17% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.29%
0.48%
0.51% *
0.57% *
Construction
7.62%
8.94%
8.09%
7.98%
Manufacturing
7.46%
8.03%
8.94% *
9.04% *
Wholesale trade
1.97%
2.16%
2.21%
2.20%
Retail trade
13.04%
12.72%
12.48%
13.23%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.08%
3.32%
4.16%
3.71%
Information
2.88%
2.19%
2.80%
2.20%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
5.82%
4.58% *
5.01%
4.98%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
9.61%
11.34% *
11.38% *
10.59%
Educational, health, and social services
25.16%
22.95% *
22.44% *
23.41% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
10.77%
13.14% *
11.53%
11.66%
Other services (except public administration)
5.20%
5.42%
5.36%
5.28%
Public administration
6.10%
4.72% *
5.08%
5.14%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
74.07%
76.34%
77.07% *
75.08%
Government workers
19.68%
17.81% *
17.00% *
18.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5.97%
5.58%
5.60%
6.14%
Unpaid family workers
0.27%
0.27%
0.33%
0.19%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
200,766
202,441
196,042 *
195,222 *
Less than $10,000
11.61%
11.36%
12.47%
12.17%
$10,000 to $14,999
9.30%
9.42%
9.52%
9.48%
$15,000 to $24,999
17.10%
18.31%
18.08%
17.84%
$25,000 to $34,999
15.16%
14.70%
16.62%
14.85%
$35,000 to $49,999
17.97%
17.05%
16.06% *
17.39%
$50,000 to $74,999
15.25%
16.54%
14.59%
16.05%
$75,000 to $99,999
7.21%
6.20%
7.44%
6.86%
$100,000 to $149,999
4.80%
4.31%
3.88% *
3.89% *
$150,000 to $199,999
1.05%
1.19%
0.72% *
0.76%
$200,000 or more
0.55%
0.92%
0.60%
0.71%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
32,414
32,310
30,619 *
31,780
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
41,656
42,392
39,895 *
40,849
 
With earnings
80.00%
79.96%
79.54%
79.04%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
41,628
42,026
38,792 *
40,588
With Social Security
24.19%
24.47%
23.79%
24.24%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,039
11,764
11,794
11,585
With retirement income
16.49%
16.19%
16.12%
16.76%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
15,845
16,038
15,520
15,668
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.69%
3.93%
3.23%
3.72%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,317
6,277
6,504
6,454
With cash public assistance income
2.58%
1.93%
2.46%
2.43%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,010
2,550
2,885
2,653 *
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
9.72%
8.92%
7.28% *
7.39% *
 
Families
113,346
117,097
110,003
109,122
Less than $10,000
7.39%
7.08%
8.16%
8.19%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.22%
7.58%
6.59%
6.36%
$15,000 to $24,999
14.04%
13.08%
14.06%
14.20%
$25,000 to $34,999
14.45%
14.92%
16.79% *
14.37%
$35,000 to $49,999
19.84%
20.75%
18.32%
19.49%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.01%
20.71%
18.77%
20.52%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.90%
7.33% *
9.92%
9.28%
$100,000 to $149,999
6.95%
6.04%
5.38% *
5.48% *
$150,000 to $199,999
1.55%
1.29%
1.15%
1.06%
$200,000 or more
0.65%
1.20%
0.87%
1.05%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,108
39,796
38,192
40,220
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
49,133
49,217
47,630
48,320
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
17,997
17,842
17,189 *
17,574
 
Nonfamily households
87,420
85,344
86,039
86,100
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,374
21,881
21,984
22,024
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
30,346
31,364
28,528
29,671
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
21,246
20,104 *
20,245 *
19,177 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
32,388
31,934
30,079 *
30,994
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,337
24,576 *
25,112 *
24,474 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
15,571
16,659
16,667
16,672
With related children under 18 years
83.75%
81.63%
81.61%
82.28%
With related children under 5 years only
15.42%
16.09%
20.32%
18.09%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
8,679
10,068
9,337
9,213
With related children under 18 years
89.84%
85.94%
90.25%
92.41%
With related children under 5 years only
18.03%
14.40%
22.82%
19.78%
 
Individuals
90,029
88,314
91,411
90,414
18 years and over
65.86%
66.99%
64.98%
65.62%
65 years and over
5.92%
7.45%
6.94%
6.46%
Related children under 18 years
33.38%
32.37%
34.29%
33.69%
Related children 5 to 17 years
21.39%
20.61%
21.06%
22.74%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
37.40%
37.24%
35.93%
35.19%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
18.8
18.2
19.4
19.4
18 years and over
16.5
16.4
17.0
17.0
65 years and over
9.6
12.4
11.2
10.6
Related children under 18 years
25.5
23.1
26.1
26.1
Related children under 5 years
29.6
26.9
31.2
29.1
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.7
21.4
23.7
24.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
27.6
27.4
27.2
26.5
 
Profile Navigation
  
Viewing 2003 Multiyear Profile for Tucson city
  Demographic - Table 1
  Social - Table 2
  Economic - Table 3
  Housing - Table 4

Back to AZ State Index

Download Profile (xls)

 


See footnotes below.

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.

[Excel] or the letters [xls] indicate a document is in the Microsoft® Excel® Spreadsheet Format (XLS). To view the file, you will need the Microsoft® Excel® Viewer This link to a non-federal Web site does not imply endorsement of any particular product, company, or content. available for free from Microsoft®.
Back to Top   
Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 29, 2007