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 Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, 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
959,970
937,184 *
910,153 *
881,479 *
In labor force
72.24%
70.95%
72.30%
73.06%
Civilian labor force
71.85%
70.80%
72.18%
72.91%
Employed
66.60%
66.00%
68.65% *
69.96% *
Unemployed
50,424
45,007
32,161 *
26,022 *
Percent unemployed
7.3
6.8
4.9 *
4.0 *
Armed Forces
0.39%
0.15%
0.12% *
0.14%
Not in labor force
27.76%
29.05%
27.70%
26.94%
 
Females 16 years and over
490,787
478,151 *
466,198 *
454,917 *
In labor force
65.74%
64.78%
66.31%
66.67%
Civilian labor force
65.63%
64.69%
66.31%
66.46%
Employed
59.30%
60.28%
62.97% *
63.43% *
 
Own children under 6 years
108,058
104,687
106,557
85,830 *
All parents in family in labor force
58.68%
57.88%
61.44%
65.95%
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
197,848
189,715
182,592 *
177,218 *
All parents in family in labor force
73.93%
68.13%
74.26%
74.81%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
56,161
57,909
56,681
49,800
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
9.90%
6.40%
15.39%
17.60%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
5.48%
2.19%
8.52%
4.92%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
620,852
604,787
612,499
604,579
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
81.69%
82.00%
82.47%
80.22%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
11.41%
11.10%
9.69%
12.01%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1.86%
1.01% *
1.54%
1.01% *
Walked
0.86%
1.29%
1.08%
2.29% *
Other means
0.83%
1.33%
1.31%
0.90%
Worked at home
3.34%
3.28%
3.90%
3.57%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.4
23.2
22.9
23.4
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
639,342
618,535 *
624,810
616,692 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
44.68%
44.67%
44.95%
44.29%
Service occupations
12.99%
11.61%
11.10% *
11.42%
Sales and office occupations
23.55%
26.71% *
25.73% *
24.65%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.80%
0.09% *
0.17% *
0.99%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
9.33%
8.80%
9.39%
8.98%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8.66%
8.12%
8.67%
9.67%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.97%
0.20% *
0.55%
1.21%
Construction
8.61%
8.22%
8.57%
7.04%
Manufacturing
10.59%
9.82%
12.42% *
14.67% *
Wholesale trade
3.65%
3.68%
3.27%
3.31%
Retail trade
9.87%
11.19%
11.50%
10.27%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.30%
4.34%
3.54%
3.69%
Information
2.96%
3.44%
3.18%
3.19%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6.08%
6.48%
7.52%
6.15%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
13.32%
13.40%
13.32%
12.57%
Educational, health, and social services
23.03%
21.73%
19.74% *
22.79%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8.04%
6.98%
6.93%
5.55% *
Other services (except public administration)
4.43%
4.54%
4.30%
4.61%
Public administration
5.15%
5.99%
5.17%
4.95%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
75.32%
75.29%
77.26%
77.04%
Government workers
17.69%
18.49%
16.11%
16.99%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
6.69%
6.08%
6.43%
5.76%
Unpaid family workers
0.30%
0.14%
0.19%
0.20%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
506,052
486,780 *
485,171 *
462,100 *
Less than $10,000
8.24%
9.23%
7.68%
7.15%
$10,000 to $14,999
6.03%
4.18% *
4.77%
3.50% *
$15,000 to $24,999
9.43%
9.63%
8.44%
10.31%
$25,000 to $34,999
12.03%
10.57%
9.82% *
11.17%
$35,000 to $49,999
16.42%
16.18%
16.66%
15.26%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.18%
18.72%
21.26% *
20.77% *
$75,000 to $99,999
13.03%
12.76%
13.79%
12.67%
$100,000 to $149,999
10.74%
11.99%
11.57%
11.91%
$150,000 to $199,999
2.70%
3.70% *
3.73% *
3.59%
$200,000 or more
3.20%
3.03%
2.27% *
3.66%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
46,887
50,167 *
53,435 *
53,144 *
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
63,001
65,785
65,287
68,454 *
 
With earnings
86.15%
85.51%
86.52%
86.11%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
62,711
65,420
64,153
65,451
With Social Security
18.54%
19.59%
17.51%
18.55%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,496
12,862
13,062
12,183
With retirement income
14.09%
14.38%
12.64%
12.72%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
18,853
17,201
21,478
21,934
 
With Supplemental Security Income
1.93%
1.96%
1.91%
2.15%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
6,187
6,496
5,831
5,001
With cash public assistance income
1.03%
1.34%
1.31%
1.04%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
3,822
2,050
2,114
2,243
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
3.76%
5.26% *
3.77%
4.42%
 
Families
317,707
314,041
320,331
309,837
Less than $10,000
4.86%
6.79%
4.60%
3.75%
$10,000 to $14,999
3.35%
2.16%
2.47%
2.27%
$15,000 to $24,999
6.35%
8.05%
7.10%
8.90% *
$25,000 to $34,999
11.11%
8.06% *
9.28%
8.11% *
$35,000 to $49,999
16.05%
13.96%
13.30% *
13.49%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.13%
19.96%
22.74% *
22.51% *
$75,000 to $99,999
16.26%
15.81%
17.37%
15.43%
$100,000 to $149,999
14.46%
15.94%
15.05%
15.99%
$150,000 to $199,999
3.93%
5.25%
5.18%
4.62%
$200,000 or more
4.51%
4.01%
2.91% *
4.92%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
60,918
62,320
63,810
64,106
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
76,089
78,061
75,857
80,615
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
26,486
27,390
26,384
27,862
 
Nonfamily households
188,345
172,739 *
164,840 *
152,263 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
31,289
33,939
35,427 *
33,429
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
39,330
41,840
42,504
42,012
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
28,987
30,751 *
30,295
30,118
Male full-time, year-round workers
44,226
43,218
42,630
43,173
Female full-time, year-round workers
33,336
34,609
33,336
32,489
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
23,292
29,955
22,776
22,172
With related children under 18 years
88.31%
89.27%
77.02%
84.20%
With related children under 5 years only
24.56%
29.46%
26.69%
12.90%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
15,853
20,701
12,201
13,337
With related children under 18 years
94.56%
92.54%
91.73%
96.21%
With related children under 5 years only
26.92%
34.94%
36.75%
11.00%
 
Individuals
138,765
151,276
121,459
121,288
18 years and over
66.11%
64.62%
69.17%
68.42%
65 years and over
7.47%
6.58%
7.10%
11.32% *
Related children under 18 years
32.81%
34.92%
30.21%
31.14%
Related children 5 to 17 years
22.57%
22.79%
18.52%
22.65%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
42.57%
33.17% *
37.52%
38.33%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.1
12.5
10.2
10.6
18 years and over
9.9
10.8
9.5
9.7
65 years and over
10.0
9.8
8.7
14.8 *
Related children under 18 years
14.3
17.2
12.1
13.4
Related children under 5 years
15.5
20.6
15.5
12.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
13.8
15.9
10.7
13.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
22.7
21.1
20.0
21.6
 
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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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