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 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA
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
986,987
979,244
949,247 *
952,189 *
In labor force
67.74%
69.63% *
68.22%
69.54% *
Civilian labor force
67.73%
69.56% *
67.95%
69.12%
Employed
62.39%
65.20% *
63.41%
67.07% *
Unemployed
52,692
42,705
43,127
19,459 *
Percent unemployed
7.9
6.3 *
6.7
3.0 *
Armed Forces
0.01%
0.07%
0.27% *
0.42%
Not in labor force
32.26%
30.37% *
31.78%
30.46% *
 
Females 16 years and over
513,982
506,607 *
495,084 *
498,518 *
In labor force
62.14%
62.43%
62.00%
62.84%
Civilian labor force
62.14%
62.43%
62.00%
62.45%
Employed
56.39%
58.56%
58.06%
60.71% *
 
Own children under 6 years
101,369
102,710
99,262
95,339
All parents in family in labor force
59.55%
65.77%
63.41%
68.15%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
183,521
198,045 *
199,386 *
183,496
All parents in family in labor force
73.13%
72.36%
74.37%
72.12%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
63,799
59,951
54,218 *
59,421
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
13.07%
8.52%
10.45%
13.13%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
6.02%
3.15%
5.41%
6.26%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
597,254
620,052 *
587,785
626,860 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
83.04%
84.01%
83.13%
82.57%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.91%
10.55%
10.39%
12.29%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1.26%
0.66% *
1.24%
0.30% *
Walked
1.24%
1.45%
1.19%
1.20%
Other means
0.76%
0.52%
0.90%
0.84%
Worked at home
2.78%
2.81%
3.14%
2.80%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.6
20.8
21.3
20.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
615,826
638,499 *
601,916
638,667 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
32.41%
30.91%
31.17%
31.34%
Service occupations
13.49%
14.85%
11.98%
13.12%
Sales and office occupations
25.10%
24.40%
26.24%
23.93%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.43%
0.53%
0.30%
0.42%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
10.14%
9.67%
9.75%
9.09%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
18.43%
19.65%
20.57%
22.09% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.74%
1.09%
1.15%
0.76%
Construction
8.44%
6.96%
7.29%
6.28% *
Manufacturing
19.87%
20.42%
22.39%
22.95% *
Wholesale trade
4.63%
4.24%
4.07%
3.52%
Retail trade
11.68%
9.99% *
10.72%
10.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4.55%
5.17%
5.09%
5.72%
Information
1.35%
1.93%
2.28% *
2.12% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.36%
7.13%
6.70%
6.49%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
8.64%
6.97% *
7.84%
7.09% *
Educational, health, and social services
19.61%
19.38%
19.75%
18.48%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
6.65%
9.47% *
5.53%
7.42%
Other services (except public administration)
4.91%
4.77%
4.32%
5.54%
Public administration
2.58%
2.49%
2.88%
3.16%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
81.70%
82.01%
81.32%
80.57%
Government workers
10.66%
11.14%
11.52%
11.81%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.20%
6.50%
6.85%
7.46%
Unpaid family workers
0.43%
0.35%
0.31%
0.16% *
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
514,625
515,340
501,388 *
493,982 *
Less than $10,000
10.41%
7.86% *
9.32%
7.93% *
$10,000 to $14,999
6.66%
6.20%
5.71%
5.40%
$15,000 to $24,999
13.74%
15.08%
13.23%
11.73% *
$25,000 to $34,999
13.80%
13.09%
13.22%
14.94%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.61%
16.86%
17.21%
20.18% *
$50,000 to $74,999
18.69%
19.06%
20.27%
17.94%
$75,000 to $99,999
9.81%
10.56%
10.43%
9.90%
$100,000 to $149,999
6.94%
7.33%
7.13%
6.72%
$150,000 to $199,999
1.39%
1.95%
1.71%
2.60% *
$200,000 or more
1.96%
2.02%
1.76%
2.67%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
38,978
41,434 *
42,044 *
42,553 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,559
54,715
55,175
58,137 *
 
With earnings
81.27%
81.47%
81.10%
83.65% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
52,753
55,153
55,315
57,613 *
With Social Security
27.40%
25.78%
26.13%
26.57%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,502
13,026
12,451
12,169
With retirement income
17.87%
16.58%
16.60%
14.76% *
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
13,636
15,606
15,574 *
16,205 *
 
With Supplemental Security Income
2.76%
2.39%
3.37%
2.51%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
5,731
6,441
6,068
5,341
With cash public assistance income
1.34%
1.29%
1.61%
1.67%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
2,267
1,986
5,068
1,899
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
5.65%
4.72%
5.41%
4.96%
 
Families
358,998
354,838
344,607
341,348 *
Less than $10,000
6.21%
4.76%
5.23%
3.78% *
$10,000 to $14,999
4.60%
3.81%
3.07%
3.07%
$15,000 to $24,999
11.89%
12.64%
12.07%
9.41% *
$25,000 to $34,999
12.44%
11.75%
12.64%
12.30%
$35,000 to $49,999
17.36%
16.67%
16.98%
21.94% *
$50,000 to $74,999
22.29%
22.46%
23.18%
21.34%
$75,000 to $99,999
12.20%
13.43%
13.32%
12.26%
$100,000 to $149,999
8.69%
9.22%
8.85%
9.06%
$150,000 to $199,999
1.78%
2.49%
2.29%
3.32% *
$200,000 or more
2.55%
2.79%
2.38%
3.52%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
47,589
50,389
50,017
49,673
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,902
63,091
64,429
67,631 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
21,667
22,915
22,710
23,696 *
 
Nonfamily households
155,627
160,502
156,781
152,634
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,452
25,065
26,487
25,728
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
31,673
33,691
33,180
34,336
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
24,719
24,408
24,883
24,594
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,532
36,304
36,322
35,801
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,884
26,669
27,029
27,756
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
36,474
29,434
25,719 *
23,664 *
With related children under 18 years
78.40%
82.83%
85.81% *
80.15%
With related children under 5 years only
26.47%
23.34%
13.37% *
20.88%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
21,041
20,193
15,883
14,302 *
With related children under 18 years
90.08%
90.99%
97.27%
93.13%
With related children under 5 years only
28.14%
21.26%
18.91%
24.70%
 
Individuals
164,480
136,004 *
137,387 *
124,238 *
18 years and over
66.52%
62.69%
63.19%
65.11%
65 years and over
8.43%
14.01% *
10.81% *
13.72% *
Related children under 18 years
31.92%
35.87%
36.64%
34.36%
Related children 5 to 17 years
16.78%
24.18% *
28.94% *
20.92%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
33.65%
30.47%
34.87%
36.87%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
13.1
10.8 *
11.2
10.2 *
18 years and over
11.5
9.0 *
9.4 *
8.8 *
65 years and over
9.0
12.8 *
10.1
11.5
Related children under 18 years
17.5
15.7
16.2
14.5
Related children under 5 years
28.5
18.1 *
12.4 *
19.4 *
Related children 5 to 17 years
13.0
14.7
17.7
12.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
27.0
19.8 *
22.7 *
22.7
 
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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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