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 Nashville, TN MSA
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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
976,412
955,831 *
943,734 *
926,429 *
In labor force
70.38%
70.42%
70.29%
69.53%
Civilian labor force
70.38%
70.37%
70.22%
69.49%
Employed
66.09%
66.89%
67.24%
66.79%
Unemployed
41,880
33,242
28,049 *
25,016 *
Percent unemployed
6.1
4.9
4.2 *
3.9 *
Armed Forces
0.00%
0.05%
0.08%
0.04%
Not in labor force
29.62%
29.58%
29.71%
30.47%
 
Females 16 years and over
504,749
494,319 *
489,390 *
478,790 *
In labor force
63.68%
62.44%
61.99%
60.83%
Civilian labor force
63.68%
62.44%
61.99%
60.83%
Employed
59.98%
58.77%
59.47%
58.27%
 
Own children under 6 years
98,593
101,564
97,037
96,093
All parents in family in labor force
60.11%
67.13%
53.96%
53.15%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
198,387
191,934
190,975
186,421 *
All parents in family in labor force
71.41%
67.43%
71.23%
69.04%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
63,080
55,994 *
60,898
62,481
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.90%
12.43%
8.16%
9.50%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4.11%
7.61%
4.11%
4.11%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
634,756
622,861
615,817 *
604,675 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
83.84%
82.03%
82.31%
79.80% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10.54%
10.77%
12.05%
12.65%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
0.42%
0.50%
0.93% *
0.89% *
Walked
0.66%
1.07%
0.69%
1.64% *
Other means
1.04%
1.52%
0.93%
1.32%
Worked at home
3.51%
4.11%
3.08%
3.69%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.6
23.9
25.1 *
25.1 *
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
645,354
639,391
634,611
618,743 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
34.68%
35.79%
35.12%
34.01%
Service occupations
14.19%
13.67%
11.78% *
12.80%
Sales and office occupations
28.45%
28.86%
29.37%
28.93%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.20%
0.34%
0.32%
0.17%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.75%
8.46%
9.59% *
9.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14.74%
12.88%
13.82%
15.01%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.27%
0.84% *
0.91% *
0.84% *
Construction
6.88%
6.47%
7.42%
6.55%
Manufacturing
13.66%
12.41%
13.33%
15.55%
Wholesale trade
4.62%
4.54%
4.15%
4.31%
Retail trade
12.38%
13.03%
12.02%
12.22%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
5.68%
4.72%
6.61%
6.06%
Information
3.54%
3.60%
3.68%
5.10% *
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.25%
7.63%
7.61%
6.59%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
7.96%
9.17%
9.16%
8.24%
Educational, health, and social services
19.55%
18.50%
18.27%
17.64%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.71%
9.09%
7.92%
8.25%
Other services (except public administration)
4.66%
4.39%
5.26%
5.12%
Public administration
4.84%
5.62%
3.68%
3.52% *
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
78.29%
79.02%
81.60% *
81.34% *
Government workers
13.74%
13.37%
11.09% *
11.26% *
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.88%
7.35%
7.13%
7.10%
Unpaid family workers
0.10%
0.27%
0.18%
0.30% *
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
497,490
483,557 *
487,182 *
475,857 *
Less than $10,000
8.52%
7.61%
8.30%
7.75%
$10,000 to $14,999
5.94%
5.14%
5.80%
5.24%
$15,000 to $24,999
10.30%
12.78% *
11.09%
12.80% *
$25,000 to $34,999
12.87%
10.40% *
11.98%
13.56%
$35,000 to $49,999
14.61%
18.13% *
17.44% *
15.69%
$50,000 to $74,999
20.72%
21.65%
21.05%
20.26%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.12%
10.85% *
10.86% *
11.27%
$100,000 to $149,999
9.43%
8.47%
8.54%
8.94%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.69%
2.19%
2.45%
1.89%
$200,000 or more
1.78%
2.78% *
2.50%
2.59% *
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
47,204
45,969
45,478
45,034
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,249
59,372
58,546
59,496
 
With earnings
84.49%
85.34%
83.47%
85.68%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,958
59,847
59,269
58,413
With Social Security
23.08%
21.62%
21.97%
22.96%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,467
12,600
12,438
12,231
With retirement income
14.08%
12.82%
14.23%
12.47%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
15,902
17,594
16,985
17,609
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.29%
3.70%
2.94%
3.13%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,145
6,365
6,089
6,678
With cash public assistance income
2.37%
1.80%
2.41%
2.03%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
1,479
1,163
3,724
2,316
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
7.97%
5.17% *
5.90% *
5.97% *
 
Families
334,423
317,608 *
328,613
323,489
Less than $10,000
4.53%
3.89%
4.91%
4.55%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.49%
3.58%
3.81%
4.14%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.54%
8.96%
9.35%
9.60%
$25,000 to $34,999
11.08%
8.89%
11.15%
10.80%
$35,000 to $49,999
15.13%
17.40%
16.63%
15.87%
$50,000 to $74,999
23.52%
25.60%
23.05%
23.61%
$75,000 to $99,999
15.51%
13.59%
13.67%
14.29%
$100,000 to $149,999
12.21%
11.67%
11.38%
11.09%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.39%
2.56%
2.74%
2.57%
$200,000 or more
2.59%
3.86% *
3.32%
3.48%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
56,451
56,685
55,043
55,700
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
67,834
70,373
67,021
69,467
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
23,772
24,592
24,332
23,823
 
Nonfamily households
163,067
165,949
158,569
152,368
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
28,790
27,826
29,929
26,823
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
36,816
37,035
38,817
35,555
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
27,360
27,303
26,838
26,427
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,073
39,426
40,477
39,171
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,164
30,076
28,697
29,200
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
27,240
21,734
27,467
26,352
With related children under 18 years
83.40%
83.16%
75.26%
83.74%
With related children under 5 years only
26.22%
25.83%
17.56%
19.44%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
16,226
15,629
16,543
16,397
With related children under 18 years
95.14%
90.23%
87.39%
91.86%
With related children under 5 years only
34.46%
28.01%
22.50%
19.61%
 
Individuals
134,133
119,793
144,530
128,916
18 years and over
66.65%
62.61%
60.43%
62.22% *
65 years and over
10.41%
8.42%
9.09%
10.41%
Related children under 18 years
32.15%
35.66%
38.07%
35.57%
Related children 5 to 17 years
19.77%
23.95%
24.50%
22.29%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
36.59%
34.71%
31.07% *
31.58% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
10.7
9.7
11.9
10.8
18 years and over
9.5
8.1
9.6
9.0
65 years and over
11.4
8.4
11.1
11.7
Related children under 18 years
14.0
14.1
18.4
15.7
Related children under 5 years
19.4
16.5
23.2
21.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
12.0
13.2
16.5
13.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.9
18.4
20.8
18.9
 
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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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