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2000 American Community Survey Profile
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
65,210
62,057
68,363
In labor force
46,815
44,084
49,546
Civilian labor force
46,777
44,058
49,496
Employed
44,938
42,273
47,603
Unemployed
1,839
1,243
2,435
Percent unemployed
3.9
2.6
5.2
Armed Forces
38
0
101
Not in labor force
18,395
16,945
19,845
 
Females 16 years and over
34,498
32,404
36,592
In labor force
22,114
20,198
24,030
Civilian labor force
22,114
20,198
24,030
Employed
21,169
19,338
23,001
 
Own children under 6 years
7,419
6,025
8,813
All parents in family in labor force
4,326
3,364
5,288
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
11,752
10,048
13,456
All parents in family in labor force
8,194
6,699
9,689
 
Population 16 to 19 years
3,317
2,551
4,083
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
122
0
280
Unemployed or not in the labor force
0
0
449
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
43,952
41,277
46,627
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
30,806
28,753
32,859
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10,526
8,830
12,222
Public transportation (including taxicab)
387
24
750
Walked
411
104
718
Other means
374
143
605
Worked at home
1,448
905
1,991
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.9
22.9
24.9
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
44,938
42,273
47,603
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
18,350
16,365
20,335
Service occupations
5,405
4,308
6,502
Sales and office occupations
14,933
13,316
16,550
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
75
0
162
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
3,534
2,466
4,602
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,641
2,075
3,207
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0
0
449
Construction
2,609
1,814
3,404
Manufacturing
3,125
2,534
3,716
Wholesale trade
2,210
1,644
2,776
Retail trade
6,568
5,415
7,721
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
2,236
1,723
2,749
Information
2,131
1,484
2,778
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
4,366
3,526
5,206
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
6,025
5,035
7,015
Educational, health, and social services
8,893
7,675
10,111
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
3,808
2,891
4,725
Other services (except public administration)
1,259
875
1,643
Public administration
1,708
1,050
2,366
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
37,652
35,164
40,140
Government workers
5,394
4,318
6,470
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
1,764
1,267
2,261
Unpaid family workers
128
0
296
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
31,846
30,486
33,206
Less than $10,000
1,469
1,073
1,865
$10,000 to $14,999
1,139
799
1,479
$15,000 to $24,999
2,680
1,975
3,385
$25,000 to $34,999
3,034
2,395
3,673
$35,000 to $49,999
5,790
4,884
6,696
$50,000 to $74,999
6,990
6,050
7,931
$75,000 to $99,999
4,148
3,546
4,750
$100,000 to $149,999
4,115
3,348
4,882
$150,000 to $199,999
1,240
844
1,636
$200,000 or more
1,241
883
1,599
Median household income (dollars)
54,646
51,778
57,514
Mean household income (dollars)
70,339
66,564
74,114
 
With earnings
26,981
25,484
28,478
Mean earnings (dollars)
72,052
67,866
76,238
With Social Security
6,404
5,607
7,201
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,946
11,558
14,334
With retirement income
4,002
3,365
4,639
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,527
13,356
17,698
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
1,757
1,186
2,328
With Supplemental Security Income
539
217
861
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,131
5,030
7,232
With cash public assistance income
383
137
629
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,499
339
4,659
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
441
144
738
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
951
477
1,425
 
Families
21,242
19,910
22,574
Less than $10,000
559
249
869
$10,000 to $14,999
388
182
594
$15,000 to $24,999
1,516
1,011
2,021
$25,000 to $34,999
1,716
1,150
2,282
$35,000 to $49,999
3,449
2,768
4,130
$50,000 to $74,999
4,676
3,910
5,442
$75,000 to $99,999
3,348
2,777
3,919
$100,000 to $149,999
3,373
2,703
4,043
$150,000 to $199,999
1,172
802
1,542
$200,000 or more
1,045
732
1,359
Median family income (dollars)
62,603
57,571
67,636
Mean family income (dollars)
80,644
75,942
85,347
 
Per capita income (dollars)
27,967
26,409
29,525
 
Nonfamily households
10,604
9,621
11,587
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
36,399
34,650
38,148
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
46,131
40,775
51,487
 
Median earnings (dollars):
31,025
29,428
32,622
Male full-time, year-round workers
44,516
40,652
48,380
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,478
29,869
35,087
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
761
395
1,127
With related children under 18 years
570
245
895
With related children under 5 years only
233
9
457
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
389
137
641
With related children under 18 years
355
116
594
With related children under 5 years only
190
0
403
 
Individuals
4,224
3,036
5,412
18 years and over
3,197
2,426
3,968
65 years and over
591
324
858
Related children under 18 years
988
417
1,559
Related children 5 to 17 years
624
240
1,008
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
1,886
1,442
2,330
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
5.1
3.6
6.6
18 years and over
5.1
3.9
6.3
65 years and over
6.4
3.6
9.2
Related children under 18 years
4.9
2.1
7.7
Related children under 5 years
5.9
1.6
10.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
4.5
1.9
7.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
12.2
9.7
14.7
 

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