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2000 American Community Survey Profile
Franklin County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
805,923
804,778
807,068
In labor force
576,650
572,297
581,003
Civilian labor force
576,146
571,783
580,509
Employed
550,561
545,411
555,711
Unemployed
25,585
23,240
27,930
Percent unemployed
4.4
3.9
4.9
Armed Forces
504
164
844
Not in labor force
229,273
224,948
233,598
 
Females 16 years and over
420,334
419,346
421,322
In labor force
276,109
272,743
279,475
Civilian labor force
276,043
272,672
279,414
Employed
263,001
259,439
266,563
 
Own children under 6 years
88,359
86,234
90,484
All parents in family in labor force
57,496
54,346
60,646
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
161,822
159,119
164,525
All parents in family in labor force
122,038
118,340
125,736
 
Population 16 to 19 years
52,058
50,862
53,254
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4,504
3,631
5,377
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,637
1,989
3,285
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
536,917
531,588
542,247
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
450,989
444,658
457,320
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
44,893
42,019
47,767
Public transportation (including taxicab)
13,515
11,867
15,163
Walked
9,245
7,918
10,572
Other means
3,419
2,568
4,270
Worked at home
14,856
13,112
16,600
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.7
20.4
21.0
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
550,561
545,411
555,711
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
205,982
201,407
210,557
Service occupations
74,501
71,104
77,898
Sales and office occupations
165,289
160,403
170,175
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
809
385
1,233
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
38,191
35,125
41,257
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
65,789
61,936
69,642
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,242
825
1,659
Construction
28,973
26,658
31,288
Manufacturing
51,604
48,507
54,701
Wholesale trade
21,991
19,970
24,012
Retail trade
76,550
73,125
79,975
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
28,197
26,017
30,377
Information
23,669
21,242
26,096
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
62,521
59,391
65,651
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
57,880
55,044
60,716
Educational, health, and social services
99,756
96,121
103,391
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
44,405
41,402
47,408
Other services (except public administration)
23,587
21,765
25,409
Public administration
30,186
27,800
32,572
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
438,878
432,935
444,821
Government workers
82,334
79,103
85,565
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
28,462
25,855
31,069
Unpaid family workers
887
572
1,202
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
432,018
429,106
434,930
Less than $10,000
40,650
37,992
43,308
$10,000 to $14,999
24,114
22,349
25,880
$15,000 to $24,999
51,714
48,957
54,471
$25,000 to $34,999
60,566
57,502
63,630
$35,000 to $49,999
73,655
69,987
77,323
$50,000 to $74,999
89,098
85,537
92,659
$75,000 to $99,999
42,994
40,951
45,037
$100,000 to $149,999
32,235
30,314
34,156
$150,000 to $199,999
9,034
7,968
10,100
$200,000 or more
7,958
6,980
8,936
Median household income (dollars)
42,056
41,502
42,610
Mean household income (dollars)
54,542
53,631
55,453
 
With earnings
361,980
358,680
365,280
Mean earnings (dollars)
55,343
54,472
56,214
With Social Security
81,358
79,234
83,482
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,256
11,037
11,475
With retirement income
63,930
61,762
66,098
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,663
15,911
17,415
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
60,958
58,150
63,766
With Supplemental Security Income
12,458
11,075
13,841
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,083
5,788
6,378
With cash public assistance income
10,572
9,138
12,006
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,560
2,218
2,902
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
24,420
22,455
26,385
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
26,032
23,753
28,311
 
Families
259,653
255,320
263,986
Less than $10,000
15,342
13,705
16,979
$10,000 to $14,999
9,346
8,089
10,603
$15,000 to $24,999
23,739
21,843
25,635
$25,000 to $34,999
29,054
26,647
31,461
$35,000 to $49,999
42,015
39,494
44,536
$50,000 to $74,999
63,875
60,443
67,307
$75,000 to $99,999
34,518
32,624
36,412
$100,000 to $149,999
26,860
25,222
28,498
$150,000 to $199,999
8,041
6,995
9,087
$200,000 or more
6,863
5,932
7,794
Median family income (dollars)
53,524
52,329
54,719
Mean family income (dollars)
65,681
64,356
67,006
 
Per capita income (dollars)
23,197
22,824
23,570
 
Nonfamily households
172,365
168,558
176,172
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
28,611
27,804
29,418
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
35,704
34,686
36,722
 
Median earnings (dollars):
26,724
26,358
27,090
Male full-time, year-round workers
37,713
36,733
38,693
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,108
28,545
29,671
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
23,574
21,912
25,236
With related children under 18 years
19,287
17,576
20,998
With related children under 5 years only
5,197
4,148
6,246
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
15,636
13,927
17,345
With related children under 18 years
14,456
12,766
16,146
With related children under 5 years only
3,610
2,806
4,414
 
Individuals
127,385
120,529
134,241
18 years and over
83,429
78,872
87,986
65 years and over
7,821
6,758
8,884
Related children under 18 years
42,939
38,814
47,064
Related children 5 to 17 years
27,921
24,524
31,318
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
48,559
44,652
52,466
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
12.2
11.5
12.9
18 years and over
10.7
10.0
11.4
65 years and over
7.9
6.7
9.1
Related children under 18 years
16.4
14.8
18.1
Related children under 5 years
19.7
17.7
21.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
15.1
13.3
16.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
20.1
18.6
21.6
 

The 2000 American Community Survey 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 degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

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.

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.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 23, 2007