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 Bergen--Passaic, NJ PMSA
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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,070,367
1,064,430 *
1,083,201 *
1,055,120 *
In labor force
66.69%
66.74%
67.46%
66.42%
Civilian labor force
66.69%
66.74%
67.32%
66.42%
Employed
61.50%
61.39%
63.37%
62.98%
Unemployed
55,556
56,920
42,759 *
36,305 *
Percent unemployed
7.8
8.0
5.9 *
5.2 *
Armed Forces
0.00%
0.00%
0.14%
0.00%
Not in labor force
33.31%
33.26%
32.54%
33.58%
 
Females 16 years and over
559,179
558,017
569,126 *
556,527
In labor force
59.34%
58.95%
59.53%
57.47%
Civilian labor force
59.34%
58.95%
59.40%
57.47%
Employed
55.04%
53.88%
55.37%
54.54%
 
Own children under 6 years
99,967
107,289 *
94,964
106,644
All parents in family in labor force
56.10%
51.77%
55.24%
64.21% *
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
227,227
209,606 *
195,947 *
206,856 *
All parents in family in labor force
70.12%
66.73%
66.07%
71.16%
 
Population 16 to 19 years
65,903
56,327 *
57,706 *
63,942
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3.58%
4.76%
7.11%
5.04%
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2.37%
2.50%
5.03%
2.99%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
639,990
640,021
667,579 *
642,107
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
69.10%
71.10% *
71.46% *
71.92% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
12.37%
10.68%
10.66%
10.45%
Public transportation (including taxicab)
12.13%
11.27%
11.64%
10.75%
Walked
3.11%
3.65%
2.36%
3.01%
Other means
0.69%
0.92%
1.49% *
2.01% *
Worked at home
2.60%
2.39%
2.39%
1.86%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
27.2
27.9
28.1
27.0
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
658,284
653,492
686,417 *
664,499
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
37.84%
42.01% *
37.52%
39.70%
Service occupations
13.38%
11.06% *
14.22%
11.68%
Sales and office occupations
28.56%
28.00%
28.36%
29.17%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0.06%
0.10%
0.08%
0.06%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
8.79%
6.81% *
7.64%
7.33%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11.37%
12.01%
12.18%
12.07%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0.03%
0.09%
0.13%
0.15% *
Construction
8.22%
5.40% *
4.93% *
5.58% *
Manufacturing
12.83%
13.76%
14.19%
14.00%
Wholesale trade
5.40%
5.80%
4.73%
4.79%
Retail trade
10.37%
10.56%
10.89%
11.48%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
5.05%
5.38%
5.40%
4.97%
Information
4.49%
4.29%
5.86% *
4.02%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7.93%
11.80% *
9.32%
8.75%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
11.67%
12.49%
12.43%
12.43%
Educational, health, and social services
20.11%
19.75%
18.47%
20.35%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
6.13%
4.65%
5.44%
5.66%
Other services (except public administration)
4.11%
3.55%
5.68% *
4.85%
Public administration
3.68%
2.48% *
2.53% *
2.97%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
81.46%
82.30%
84.60% *
81.45%
Government workers
13.60%
12.10%
10.27% *
12.24%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
4.72%
5.21%
4.72%
6.13% *
Unpaid family workers
0.22%
0.39%
0.41%
0.19%
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
496,779
490,274
493,621
493,598
Less than $10,000
5.25%
4.99%
4.95%
4.91%
$10,000 to $14,999
5.45%
4.03% *
5.04%
4.07% *
$15,000 to $24,999
9.09%
8.56%
7.88%
7.87%
$25,000 to $34,999
8.29%
8.80%
8.19%
8.68%
$35,000 to $49,999
12.30%
12.64%
12.03%
14.10%
$50,000 to $74,999
19.33%
18.11%
20.32%
17.43%
$75,000 to $99,999
13.10%
14.02%
12.78%
14.54%
$100,000 to $149,999
14.96%
15.75%
16.86%
16.07%
$150,000 to $199,999
6.40%
5.62%
6.44%
5.56%
$200,000 or more
5.83%
7.47% *
5.52%
6.76%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
61,550
64,435
64,057
65,050
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
81,459
88,495 *
83,496
85,771
 
With earnings
83.93%
83.47%
82.62%
81.37% *
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
81,528
87,926 *
83,342
88,174 *
With Social Security
28.16%
27.17%
28.94%
29.61%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
14,077
14,488
13,690
13,581
With retirement income
16.44%
16.48%
16.23%
16.16%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
16,921
17,686
17,520
17,303
 
With Supplemental Security Income
3.34%
2.87%
2.41% *
3.33%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
7,252
8,013
9,036 *
7,148
With cash public assistance income
1.77%
1.59%
1.34%
2.00%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
4,201
2,970
4,313
3,034
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
4.14%
2.80% *
3.57%
3.26%
 
Families
367,745
344,288 *
357,061
350,002 *
Less than $10,000
4.48%
2.66% *
2.56% *
2.16% *
$10,000 to $14,999
3.54%
1.82% *
2.99%
1.90% *
$15,000 to $24,999
6.30%
6.22%
4.58% *
6.25%
$25,000 to $34,999
7.35%
8.04%
8.30%
7.22%
$35,000 to $49,999
12.05%
12.12%
10.78%
11.12%
$50,000 to $74,999
18.67%
17.58%
22.36% *
19.08%
$75,000 to $99,999
14.72%
15.99%
14.30%
17.23%
$100,000 to $149,999
17.79%
18.76%
19.66%
19.64%
$150,000 to $199,999
7.99%
7.65%
7.60%
6.75%
$200,000 or more
7.11%
9.16% *
6.85%
8.66%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
71,173
77,338 *
73,642
77,644 *
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
91,606
102,214 *
94,743
98,766 *
 
Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
29,619
33,098 *
32,296 *
32,443 *
 
Nonfamily households
129,034
145,986 *
136,560
143,596 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
33,893
37,947
35,157
35,641
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)
48,336
52,397
49,868
50,719
 
Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):
31,817
35,267 *
32,768
34,939 *
Male full-time, year-round workers
50,522
50,103
51,028
48,949
Female full-time, year-round workers
37,473
38,782
36,076
38,899
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
31,394
15,092 *
19,979 *
13,204 *
With related children under 18 years
83.68%
65.86% *
82.34%
71.79%
With related children under 5 years only
13.25%
17.00%
8.93%
14.01%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
19,037
6,813 *
9,332 *
7,023 *
With related children under 18 years
89.54%
61.13% *
81.62%
80.14%
With related children under 5 years only
12.00%
5.08%
4.76%
5.62%
 
Individuals
133,741
81,829 *
102,299 *
75,967 *
18 years and over
61.21%
71.53%
66.50%
73.53%
65 years and over
7.14%
13.78% *
12.88% *
14.62% *
Related children under 18 years
38.63%
26.18% *
33.32%
24.81% *
Related children 5 to 17 years
26.64%
16.28% *
24.60%
15.06% *
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.29%
33.82% *
23.89%
45.59% *
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.8
6.0 *
7.6 *
5.6 *
18 years and over
7.9
5.7 *
6.5
5.5 *
65 years and over
5.2
6.2
7.2
6.0
Related children under 18 years
15.5
6.5 *
11.3
5.8 *
Related children under 5 years
18.1
8.8 *
10.9 *
8.1 *
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.5
5.6 *
11.5
4.9 *
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
15.7
13.9
13.1
17.5
 
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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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