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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
288,969
286,913
291,025
In labor force
205,380
203,025
207,735
Civilian labor force
204,913
202,519
207,307
Employed
194,772
192,221
197,323
Unemployed
10,141
9,156
11,126
Percent unemployed
4.9
4.4
5.4
Armed Forces
467
266
668
Not in labor force
83,589
81,291
85,887
 
Females 16 years and over
149,348
148,076
150,620
In labor force
98,137
96,462
99,812
Civilian labor force
98,002
96,331
99,673
Employed
92,874
91,161
94,587
 
Own children under 6 years
30,377
29,270
31,484
All parents in family in labor force
20,349
19,141
21,557
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
59,673
57,985
61,361
All parents in family in labor force
42,850
40,812
44,888
 
Population 16 to 19 years
19,980
19,049
20,911
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,002
1,524
2,481
Unemployed or not in the labor force
950
613
1,287
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
190,407
187,793
193,021
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
154,191
151,363
157,019
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
21,390
19,649
23,131
Public transportation (including taxicab)
4,220
3,524
4,916
Walked
3,938
3,181
4,695
Other means
1,621
1,215
2,027
Worked at home
5,047
4,314
5,780
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
17.5
17.0
18.0
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
194,772
192,221
197,323
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
65,945
63,902
67,988
Service occupations
29,154
27,207
31,101
Sales and office occupations
60,042
57,735
62,349
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
364
187
541
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
15,953
14,579
17,327
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,314
21,788
24,840
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
417
199
635
Construction
12,269
10,886
13,652
Manufacturing
18,552
17,148
19,956
Wholesale trade
9,349
8,318
10,380
Retail trade
22,060
20,740
23,380
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
11,004
9,913
12,095
Information
7,999
7,149
8,849
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
22,482
21,141
23,823
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
22,669
21,032
24,306
Educational, health, and social services
38,674
36,887
40,461
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
15,531
14,196
16,866
Other services (except public administration)
9,215
8,312
10,118
Public administration
4,551
3,828
5,274
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
164,647
162,213
167,081
Government workers
19,691
18,312
21,070
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,872
8,887
10,857
Unpaid family workers
562
318
806
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
155,780
154,477
157,084
Less than $10,000
15,307
14,200
16,414
$10,000 to $14,999
11,071
9,933
12,210
$15,000 to $24,999
23,041
21,805
24,277
$25,000 to $34,999
23,499
22,149
24,849
$35,000 to $49,999
24,724
23,462
25,986
$50,000 to $74,999
28,873
27,581
30,165
$75,000 to $99,999
13,781
13,020
14,542
$100,000 to $149,999
9,868
9,061
10,675
$150,000 to $199,999
2,823
2,424
3,222
$200,000 or more
2,793
2,303
3,283
Median household income (dollars)
37,707
36,724
38,690
Mean household income (dollars)
51,586
50,304
52,868
 
With earnings
127,764
126,409
129,119
Mean earnings (dollars)
51,697
50,235
53,159
With Social Security
37,241
36,261
38,221
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,226
11,827
12,625
With retirement income
21,608
20,560
22,656
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,996
12,846
15,146
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
24,440
22,947
25,933
With Supplemental Security Income
4,286
3,623
4,949
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,163
5,681
6,645
With cash public assistance income
4,973
4,212
5,734
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,703
2,414
2,992
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
10,702
9,595
11,809
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
12,744
11,792
13,696
 
Families
90,721
88,965
92,477
Less than $10,000
5,545
4,783
6,307
$10,000 to $14,999
3,908
3,197
4,619
$15,000 to $24,999
9,247
8,483
10,011
$25,000 to $34,999
11,867
10,867
12,867
$35,000 to $49,999
15,013
13,927
16,099
$50,000 to $74,999
20,956
19,740
22,172
$75,000 to $99,999
10,948
10,166
11,730
$100,000 to $149,999
8,185
7,482
8,888
$150,000 to $199,999
2,519
2,090
2,948
$200,000 or more
2,533
2,040
3,026
Median family income (dollars)
49,767
48,569
50,965
Mean family income (dollars)
63,998
61,810
66,186
 
Per capita income (dollars)
21,791
21,275
22,307
 
Nonfamily households
65,059
63,148
66,970
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
25,371
24,630
26,112
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
32,557
31,191
33,923
 
Median earnings (dollars):
22,529
22,041
23,017
Male full-time, year-round workers
33,451
32,011
34,891
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,484
25,870
27,098
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
8,793
7,780
9,806
With related children under 18 years
7,210
6,260
8,160
With related children under 5 years only
1,723
1,218
2,228
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
5,696
4,881
6,511
With related children under 18 years
5,141
4,359
5,923
With related children under 5 years only
1,173
794
1,553
 
Individuals
44,670
41,030
48,310
18 years and over
28,151
25,993
30,309
65 years and over
3,463
2,813
4,113
Related children under 18 years
15,998
13,982
18,014
Related children 5 to 17 years
10,866
9,137
12,595
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14,902
13,641
16,163
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
12.0
11.0
13.0
18 years and over
10.1
9.3
10.9
65 years and over
8.0
6.5
9.5
Related children under 18 years
17.1
15.0
19.2
Related children under 5 years
19.2
15.9
22.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
16.2
13.6
18.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
16.9
15.6
18.2
 

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