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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
2,607,058
2,626,612
2,669,838 *
2,624,286
In labor force
69.15%
69.07%
70.07%
70.14%
Civilian labor force
69.09%
68.98%
70.02%
70.04%
Employed
63.63%
63.89%
66.74% *
67.91% *
Unemployed
142,333
133,610
87,676 *
55,984 *
Percent unemployed
7.9
7.4
4.7 *
3.0 *
Armed Forces
0.06%
0.10%
0.05%
0.10%
Not in labor force
30.85%
30.93%
29.93%
29.86%
 
Females 16 years and over
1,366,512
1,386,807
1,407,451 *
1,379,321
In labor force
62.25%
62.34%
63.47%
63.61%
Civilian labor force
62.24%
62.33%
63.45%
63.58%
Employed
57.49%
58.21%
60.45% *
61.48% *
 
Own children under 6 years
248,160
244,764
219,792 *
251,444
All parents in family in labor force
56.23%
59.43%
60.36%
62.01% *
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
488,502
480,648
461,650 *
497,396
All parents in family in labor force
69.28%
71.36%
73.18% *
70.88%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
142,540
132,140
134,927
143,836
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6.25%
4.54%
3.03% *
5.60%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4.96%
2.27%
1.57% *
3.04%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,611,707
1,634,561
1,730,813 *
1,727,641 *
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
68.69%
70.62% *
67.95%
66.79% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
7.48%
7.54%
7.76%
8.61% *
Public transportation (including taxicab)
14.83%
13.72%
14.76%
15.29%
Walked
4.09%
3.55%
4.52%
4.86% *
Other means
1.29%
1.22%
1.44%
1.13%
Worked at home
3.62%
3.35%
3.57%
3.31%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
27.7
27.2
27.7
27.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,658,835
1,678,119
1,781,794 *
1,782,111 *
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
46.39%
46.11%
45.60%
46.34%
Service occupations
13.85%
13.56%
13.62%
12.90%
Sales and office occupations
24.36%
24.86%
26.44% *
25.37%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.17%
0.09%
0.11%
0.12%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
7.71%
6.74%
6.19% *
6.60% *
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
7.52%
8.63%
8.03%
8.68% *
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.21%
0.23%
0.22%
0.25%
Construction
5.99%
5.60%
5.08% *
5.13% *
Manufacturing
9.15%
9.98%
10.61% *
10.16%
Wholesale trade
3.14%
3.18%
2.69%
3.08%
Retail trade
9.74%
10.10%
9.93%
10.52%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3.88%
3.77%
3.81%
3.96%
Information
3.21%
3.22%
4.22% *
3.72%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
10.01%
9.01%
10.58%
10.46%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
13.70%
14.49%
14.01%
14.88%
Educational, health, and social services
25.68%
24.19%
23.33% *
22.71% *
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
6.73%
7.54%
7.07%
6.93%
Other services (except public administration)
4.46%
4.43%
4.00%
3.98%
Public administration
4.09%
4.26%
4.46%
4.21%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
80.06%
81.13%
80.42%
81.71% *
Government workers
12.44%
12.57%
12.71%
11.66%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7.36%
6.18% *
6.73%
6.46% *
Unpaid family workers
0.14%
0.12%
0.14%
0.17%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,299,196
1,303,824
1,330,003 *
1,310,855
Less than $10,000
8.67%
7.23% *
7.42% *
7.01% *
$10,000 to $14,999
4.72%
5.15%
4.85%
4.82%
$15,000 to $24,999
8.63%
8.77%
8.48%
8.55%
$25,000 to $34,999
8.47%
8.46%
7.64%
8.78%
$35,000 to $49,999
11.92%
11.64%
12.46%
14.00% *
$50,000 to $74,999
18.19%
18.55%
18.40%
17.35%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.09%
13.67%
13.43%
13.25%
$100,000 to $149,999
14.67%
15.35%
15.21%
15.20%
$150,000 to $199,999
5.51%
5.50%
5.90%
5.32%
$200,000 or more
5.15%
5.68%
6.22% *
5.71%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
58,971
61,564 *
62,302 *
59,201
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
76,949
81,045 *
82,097 *
80,183 *
 
With earnings
81.05%
81.23%
81.99%
82.03%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
80,809
84,251 *
84,566 *
82,387
With Social Security
25.05%
25.01%
24.96%
25.02%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
12,310
13,175 *
12,280
12,257
With retirement income
16.23%
15.57%
16.11%
15.04% *
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
17,008
17,754
18,947 *
16,446
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.91%
4.46%
3.43%
3.43%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,183
6,987
6,949
7,718
With cash public assistance income
2.61%
2.11%
1.52% *
1.47% *
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,136
4,683
4,161
3,945
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
3.32%
2.88%
2.85%
3.08%
 
Families
815,190
824,227
831,887
809,616
Less than $10,000
4.41%
4.06%
3.54%
3.64%
$10,000 to $14,999
2.69%
3.15%
2.93%
2.61%
$15,000 to $24,999
5.61%
5.95%
5.83%
6.87% *
$25,000 to $34,999
6.65%
6.48%
5.87%
6.98%
$35,000 to $49,999
10.83%
11.20%
10.85%
12.58% *
$50,000 to $74,999
18.97%
19.10%
19.82%
18.57%
$75,000 to $99,999
17.15%
16.12%
15.83%
15.53%
$100,000 to $149,999
19.02%
19.58%
19.51%
18.83%
$150,000 to $199,999
7.27%
7.07%
7.56%
7.01%
$200,000 or more
7.41%
7.28%
8.25%
7.39%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
76,071
75,066
76,484
72,928 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
93,615
94,556
98,028 *
93,944
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
31,948
33,336 *
34,159 *
32,990
 
Nonfamily households
484,006
479,597
498,116
501,239
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
34,811
35,917
37,944
39,779 *
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
46,760
55,536 *
52,498 *
55,526 *
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
35,765
35,854
35,182
34,518 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
52,688
52,192
51,319
49,905 *
Female full-time, year-round workers
40,221
39,235
38,455 *
38,794 *
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
54,787
53,278
50,558
44,156 *
With related children under 18 years
70.95%
79.01%
78.76%
80.29%
With related children under 5 years only
13.34%
18.76%
15.63%
21.50%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
33,165
33,998
28,291
28,154
With related children under 18 years
82.57%
92.28% *
90.17%
94.63% *
With related children under 5 years only
13.75%
20.23%
21.77%
19.66%
 
Individuals
293,086
280,680
270,135
260,756
18 years and over
71.47%
70.01%
74.60%
69.69%
65 years and over
14.06%
12.73%
14.70%
13.52%
Related children under 18 years
27.73%
28.36%
24.17%
29.53%
Related children 5 to 17 years
19.04%
19.36%
18.65%
20.39%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
39.73%
42.55% *
43.88%
44.39%
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
8.9
8.5
8.2
7.9
18 years and over
8.3
7.7
7.8
7.2 *
65 years and over
10.1
8.6
9.4
8.5
Related children under 18 years
10.7
10.8
9.2
10.1
Related children under 5 years
12.0
12.0
7.7 *
11.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
10.2
10.3
9.8
9.6
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.5
17.4
16.5
16.1
 
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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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