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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
2,834,803
2,824,274
2,712,505 *
2,746,185 *
In labor force
65.25%
65.96%
65.47%
64.92%
Civilian labor force
65.21%
65.91%
65.45%
64.87%
Employed
58.55%
59.73%
60.30% *
59.64%
Unemployed
188,605
174,543
139,694 *
143,633 *
Percent unemployed
10.2
9.4
7.9 *
8.1 *
Armed Forces
0.04%
0.06%
0.02%
0.05%
Not in labor force
34.75%
34.04%
34.53%
35.08%
 
Females 16 years and over
1,447,070
1,424,163
1,377,381 *
1,381,899 *
In labor force
56.09%
56.20%
56.32%
56.07%
Civilian labor force
56.08%
56.20%
56.32%
56.01%
Employed
50.09%
49.88%
51.40%
50.96%
 
Own children under 6 years
302,435
304,189
335,793 *
330,753
All parents in family in labor force
54.10%
59.05%
46.63% *
57.19%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
615,114
583,590
611,247
545,526 *
All parents in family in labor force
60.11%
64.83%
59.38%
60.70%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
184,869
191,988
197,479
193,672
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
11.30%
12.82%
11.75%
12.13%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
7.12%
8.27%
5.08%
5.91%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,602,915
1,635,140
1,590,700
1,597,156
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
67.92%
67.09%
66.85%
67.16%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
11.93%
12.56%
12.70%
14.91% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
10.28%
11.89%
11.68%
9.47%
Walked
3.68%
2.84%
3.08%
2.95%
Other means
1.11%
1.58%
1.68% *
1.55%
Worked at home
5.08%
4.04% *
4.01% *
3.96% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.0
28.5
29.1
28.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,659,852
1,686,902
1,635,767
1,637,922
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
34.43%
32.95%
32.45% *
32.48% *
Service occupations
17.61%
18.68%
17.12%
17.39%
Sales and office occupations
25.53%
24.27%
26.50%
25.72%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.30%
0.29%
0.47%
0.38%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.94%
7.77%
7.96%
8.63%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14.18%
16.05%
15.49%
15.40%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.46%
0.16% *
0.49%
0.40%
Construction
6.03%
5.86%
6.21%
5.81%
Manufacturing
12.26%
12.91%
12.98%
13.08%
Wholesale trade
2.81%
3.76% *
3.16%
3.92% *
Retail trade
9.83%
10.14%
11.07%
10.41%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.78%
4.03%
4.27%
4.57%
Information
6.19%
6.34%
5.82%
6.37%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.27%
6.12% *
6.86%
6.32%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
13.80%
11.79% *
11.94% *
13.38%
Educational, health, and social services
18.28%
17.84%
17.90%
15.34% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
10.66%
11.36%
10.86%
10.80%
Other services (except public administration)
6.24%
6.94%
6.11%
7.14%
Public administration
2.39%
2.74%
2.33%
2.48%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
76.71%
78.28%
79.61% *
78.78% *
Government workers
10.70%
10.94%
10.34%
9.90%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
12.49%
10.40% *
9.76% *
10.92% *
Unpaid family workers
0.11%
0.37% *
0.29% *
0.40% *
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,278,815
1,273,109
1,258,309
1,260,393
Less than $10,000
11.36%
11.71%
11.30%
11.23%
$10,000 to $14,999
7.12%
7.21%
7.26%
8.36% *
$15,000 to $24,999
14.17%
14.19%
13.04%
14.91%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.17%
11.22%
13.82% *
12.16%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.41%
15.34%
15.59%
14.47%
$50,000 to $74,999
16.38%
17.27%
15.18%
15.50%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.33%
8.98%
9.01%
8.53%
$100,000 to $149,999
8.30%
8.36%
8.76%
7.83%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.20%
2.81%
2.99%
3.49%
$200,000 or more
3.55%
2.92% *
3.06%
3.53%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
40,733
39,811
38,721 *
38,375 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
59,628
57,910
59,634
59,450
 
With earnings
82.41%
83.97% *
83.01%
82.69%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,375
58,453
60,497
59,566
With Social Security
20.34%
18.31% *
18.78% *
20.58%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,120
11,668
11,716
11,833
With retirement income
10.89%
9.71% *
9.98%
10.24%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,746
17,218
16,525 *
16,821
 
With Supplemental Security Income
4.79%
5.21%
4.61%
5.18%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
8,246
7,760
8,076
7,284 *
With cash public assistance income
4.92%
5.46%
4.79%
5.20%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,027
4,564
5,057
5,558
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
5.51%
5.93%
5.95%
6.66% *
 
Families
787,563
767,900
800,619
794,555
Less than $10,000
8.47%
7.67%
8.83%
8.34%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.42%
6.80%
5.87%
7.46%
$15,000 to $24,999
13.81%
13.98%
13.10%
14.41%
$25,000 to $34,999
10.72%
11.47%
13.18% *
12.45%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.20%
15.49%
15.73%
15.32%
$50,000 to $74,999
15.19%
18.06% *
16.57%
15.76%
$75,000 to $99,999
10.61%
9.70%
9.89%
9.32%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.27%
9.68%
9.72%
9.18%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.98%
3.64%
3.37%
3.83%
$200,000 or more
4.32%
3.50%
3.76%
3.93%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
44,479
43,458
42,351
41,697 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
66,631
64,272
65,390
63,924
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
22,251
21,912
21,828
21,945
 
Nonfamily households
491,252
505,209
457,690 *
465,838
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
31,137
30,778
30,255
29,696
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
45,420
45,041
46,908
49,040
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
23,671
22,369
23,307
21,368 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
31,876
30,845
29,783
30,164
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,433
30,479
29,248 *
28,759 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
131,608
124,047
130,051
140,204
With related children under 18 years
86.17%
81.30%
83.48%
87.37%
With related children under 5 years only
11.99%
15.31%
13.34%
18.31% *
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
69,921
63,143
63,907
66,057
With related children under 18 years
91.34%
89.28%
89.90%
91.64%
With related children under 5 years only
13.15%
15.93%
13.01%
19.81%
 
Individuals
743,732
687,597
686,095
726,485
18 years and over
60.85%
62.98%
59.46%
60.26%
65 years and over
4.40%
5.92% *
7.04% *
6.48% *
Related children under 18 years
38.58%
36.26%
39.57%
38.63%
Related children 5 to 17 years
27.75%
24.39%
27.38%
25.95%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.72%
27.07%
23.56% *
25.41%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
20.1
18.8
18.9
20.2
18 years and over
16.5
15.8
15.6
16.5
65 years and over
9.0
12.3 *
14.8 *
13.4 *
Related children under 18 years
29.8
27.0
27.1
29.8
Related children under 5 years
30.4
30.1
28.5
31.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
29.5
25.7
26.5
28.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
24.6
23.5
23.5
25.4
 
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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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