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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
949,468
956,685
942,013
927,142
In labor force
64.74%
68.07% *
64.96%
67.62% *
Civilian labor force
63.08%
66.38% *
63.11%
66.24% *
Employed
59.18%
62.98% *
59.89%
63.05% *
Unemployed
36,994
32,591
30,352
29,583
Percent unemployed
6.2
5.1
5.1
4.8 *
Armed Forces
1.66%
1.69%
1.85%
1.38%
Not in labor force
35.26%
31.93% *
35.04%
32.38% *
 
Females 16 years and over
471,387
480,279
472,573
464,875
In labor force
56.48%
61.79% *
55.40%
59.44%
Civilian labor force
56.01%
61.48% *
55.00%
59.03%
Employed
52.35%
58.29% *
52.34%
56.37% *
 
Own children under 6 years
93,109
102,160
118,150 *
95,956
All parents in family in labor force
49.12%
51.19%
47.58%
57.08%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
190,657
197,444
184,125
173,078
All parents in family in labor force
62.89%
68.53%
65.57%
62.70%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
59,442
55,246
58,312
56,597
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3.53%
7.13%
10.57% *
21.07% *
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.26%
2.90%
7.89% *
11.28% *
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
557,132
602,681 *
570,065
579,337
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
76.12%
76.18%
75.65%
78.49%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.54%
10.99%
9.63%
10.49%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5.09%
4.46%
5.56%
4.64%
Walked
2.32%
2.38%
3.02%
2.38%
Other means
1.45%
1.87%
1.86%
1.06%
Worked at home
4.47%
4.12%
4.28%
2.93% *
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.4
22.3
22.8
22.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
561,889
602,483 *
564,154
584,572
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
42.35%
41.94%
41.22%
40.43%
Service occupations
17.39%
16.90%
18.09%
16.06%
Sales and office occupations
24.74%
25.69%
25.55%
27.14%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.24%
0.19%
0.20%
0.14%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.25%
7.23%
6.31%
5.47% *
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8.03%
8.05%
8.63%
10.77% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.38%
0.21%
0.29%
0.14%
Construction
5.54%
5.07%
4.49%
4.33%
Manufacturing
8.91%
9.70%
9.65%
10.67% *
Wholesale trade
2.82%
2.83%
2.84%
3.24%
Retail trade
10.08%
9.32%
9.66%
10.72%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.18%
3.29%
3.33%
3.61%
Information
3.00%
4.22% *
4.92% *
3.96%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.87%
7.91%
7.45%
7.63%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
16.61%
16.85%
15.02%
14.56% *
Educational, health, and social services
17.70%
20.04% *
19.13%
19.06%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
11.67%
10.71%
12.56%
12.00%
Other services (except public administration)
5.34%
4.91%
4.98%
5.10%
Public administration
6.91%
4.95% *
5.68%
4.98% *
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
75.82%
74.21%
77.06%
77.51%
Government workers
16.45%
16.89%
15.11%
14.81%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.60%
8.46%
7.67%
7.47%
Unpaid family workers
0.13%
0.44% *
0.17%
0.21%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
461,618
465,561
453,333
452,716
Less than $10,000
8.53%
7.24%
8.52%
5.16% *
$10,000 to $14,999
5.23%
5.98%
5.59%
5.13%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.83%
10.78%
11.41%
13.20% *
$25,000 to $34,999
13.20%
10.40% *
11.94%
13.11%
$35,000 to $49,999
13.97%
14.08%
14.47%
14.36%
$50,000 to $74,999
17.91%
19.98%
17.53%
19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999
11.32%
13.37%
11.69%
12.07%
$100,000 to $149,999
12.07%
10.95%
11.89%
10.53%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.98%
4.38%
3.91%
4.07%
$200,000 or more
2.97%
2.84%
3.06%
2.91%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
47,631
51,103 *
48,009
48,771
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
64,072
64,716
64,030
64,042
 
With earnings
81.70%
82.49%
83.07%
85.14% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
65,182
65,589
64,682
62,712
With Social Security
20.32%
20.14%
20.25%
21.49%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,366
12,510
12,130
13,025
With retirement income
14.56%
14.67%
13.59%
16.09%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,534
20,508
20,872
20,214
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.08%
3.46%
4.01%
4.73% *
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,162
7,577
8,207
7,355
With cash public assistance income
2.46%
3.13%
1.54%
3.64% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,981
6,295
6,071
3,487 *
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
2.16%
3.31% *
1.81%
3.77% *
 
Families
270,630
273,441
256,786
268,584
Less than $10,000
5.72%
4.72%
5.34%
4.40%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.71%
3.99%
4.88%
4.41%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.73%
9.17%
11.56% *
12.31% *
$25,000 to $34,999
12.76%
10.13%
11.10%
11.48%
$35,000 to $49,999
12.48%
11.52%
11.89%
11.44%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.67%
21.51%
17.53%
20.29%
$75,000 to $99,999
12.44%
13.90%
13.45%
13.67%
$100,000 to $149,999
16.96%
14.96%
14.35%
13.63% *
$150,000 to $199,999
4.41%
6.30% *
5.63%
5.16%
$200,000 or more
3.13%
3.81%
4.27%
3.20%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,905
59,341
55,578
58,620
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
72,546
74,853
73,839
71,383
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
25,719
25,952
24,959
24,787
 
Nonfamily households
190,988
192,120
196,547
184,132
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
35,599
39,130
38,611
38,495
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
50,429
48,624
49,204
50,204
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,878
30,125
28,326
26,808
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,970
40,970
41,180
39,154
Female full-time, year-round workers
35,431
35,780
34,082
31,864 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
29,221
30,912
26,920
27,514
With related children under 18 years
87.22%
84.95%
85.78%
87.13%
With related children under 5 years only
19.43%
12.53%
21.37%
15.97%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
15,335
16,092
12,506
12,116
With related children under 18 years
93.98%
89.06%
92.27%
91.19%
With related children under 5 years only
20.46%
16.61%
23.33%
21.81%
 
Individuals
176,198
182,001
169,558
164,786
18 years and over
67.75%
60.10%
69.12%
63.98%
65 years and over
6.45%
4.10%
7.22%
4.40%
Related children under 18 years
32.01%
39.46%
30.38%
34.67%
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.49%
24.76%
20.18%
23.74%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
35.97%
27.57% *
39.11%
30.59% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
14.5
14.7
13.9
13.9
18 years and over
13.0
11.8
12.9
11.7
65 years and over
9.4
5.7
9.6
6.0
Related children under 18 years
19.0
23.3
16.5
20.3
Related children under 5 years
18.4
29.8 *
17.0
21.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
19.3
20.6
16.3
19.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.6
17.2 *
21.3
17.5 *
 
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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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