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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Florida
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
12,374,196
12,361,649
12,386,743
In labor force
7,598,616
7,540,081
7,657,151
Civilian labor force
7,571,643
7,512,260
7,631,027
Employed
7,175,023
7,114,849
7,235,197
Unemployed
396,620
375,551
417,689
Percent unemployed
5.2
4.9
5.5
Armed Forces
26,973
20,861
33,085
Not in labor force
4,775,580
4,718,521
4,832,639
 
Females 16 years and over
6,465,601
6,455,557
6,475,645
In labor force
3,544,559
3,501,009
3,588,109
Civilian labor force
3,541,999
3,498,117
3,585,881
Employed
3,345,925
3,304,277
3,387,573
 
Own children under 6 years
1,054,073
1,034,349
1,073,797
All parents in family in labor force
684,034
662,525
705,543
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
2,273,124
2,243,442
2,302,806
All parents in family in labor force
1,612,521
1,581,293
1,643,749
 
Population 16 to 19 years
754,750
738,321
771,179
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
88,322
74,957
101,687
Unemployed or not in the labor force
37,597
31,228
43,966
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
7,003,750
6,948,115
7,059,385
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
5,539,580
5,482,906
5,596,254
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
838,403
796,090
880,716
Public transportation (including taxicab)
143,277
131,019
155,535
Walked
131,211
116,803
145,619
Other means
127,913
112,873
142,953
Worked at home
223,366
206,364
240,368
24.3
24.0
24.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
7,175,023
7,114,849
7,235,197
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,255,882
2,204,813
2,306,951
Service occupations
1,219,222
1,184,579
1,253,865
Sales and office occupations
2,111,720
2,072,298
2,151,142
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
50,984
38,642
63,326
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
733,139
700,863
765,415
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
804,076
769,438
838,714
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
69,997
59,163
80,831
Construction
573,033
541,790
604,276
Manufacturing
548,742
520,379
577,106
Wholesale trade
316,152
298,677
333,627
Retail trade
965,340
931,586
999,094
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
395,325
374,778
415,872
Information
222,408
206,482
238,334
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
579,678
550,026
609,330
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
795,915
766,317
825,513
Educational, health, and social services
1,242,786
1,198,914
1,286,658
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
762,386
729,396
795,376
Other services (except public administration)
341,745
324,184
359,306
Public administration
361,516
328,079
394,953
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
5,736,182
5,670,281
5,802,083
Government workers
960,739
910,652
1,010,826
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
459,162
433,547
484,777
Unpaid family workers
18,940
14,742
23,138
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
6,289,855
6,252,877
6,326,833
Less than $10,000
609,883
580,419
639,347
$10,000 to $14,999
453,986
427,850
480,122
$15,000 to $24,999
904,329
875,735
932,924
$25,000 to $34,999
926,403
900,752
952,054
$35,000 to $49,999
1,075,110
1,046,756
1,103,464
$50,000 to $74,999
1,161,074
1,130,920
1,191,228
$75,000 to $99,999
538,940
515,937
561,943
$100,000 to $149,999
398,938
378,546
419,330
$150,000 to $199,999
101,171
92,650
109,692
$200,000 or more
120,021
108,887
131,155
38,054
37,368
38,740
Mean household income (dollars)
51,614
50,444
52,784
 
With earnings
4,696,661
4,659,043
4,734,279
Mean earnings (dollars)
50,778
49,809
51,747
With Social Security
2,097,386
2,064,140
2,130,632
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,038
11,886
12,190
With retirement income
1,224,292
1,193,058
1,255,527
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,044
16,500
17,589
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
926,223
892,914
959,532
With Supplemental Security Income
204,295
190,976
217,614
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,148
5,962
6,334
With cash public assistance income
97,461
88,328
106,594
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,228
1,964
2,492
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
324,222
304,627
343,817
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
471,372
449,663
493,081
 
Families
4,140,873
4,106,393
4,175,353
Less than $10,000
241,328
226,287
256,369
$10,000 to $14,999
204,088
185,951
222,225
$15,000 to $24,999
522,121
499,361
544,881
$25,000 to $34,999
580,388
558,529
602,247
$35,000 to $49,999
752,566
723,788
781,344
$50,000 to $74,999
886,828
861,664
911,992
$75,000 to $99,999
432,506
415,503
449,509
$100,000 to $149,999
331,609
311,849
351,369
$150,000 to $199,999
86,184
78,540
93,828
$200,000 or more
103,255
92,764
113,746
Median family income (dollars)
45,326
44,438
46,214
Mean family income (dollars)
59,512
57,941
61,083
 
Per capita income (dollars)
21,390
20,921
21,859
 
Nonfamily households
2,148,982
2,105,919
2,192,045
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
24,888
24,299
25,477
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,909
33,094
34,724
 
Median earnings (dollars):
22,231
21,995
22,467
Male full-time, year-round workers
32,213
31,784
32,642
Female full-time, year-round workers
25,657
25,296
26,018
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
386,567
367,044
406,090
With related children under 18 years
283,526
266,567
300,485
With related children under 5 years only
61,053
52,744
69,362
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
201,520
187,066
215,974
With related children under 18 years
181,827
168,386
195,268
With related children under 5 years only
37,339
29,978
44,700
 
Individuals
1,986,652
1,909,023
2,064,281
18 years and over
1,316,445
1,265,478
1,367,412
65 years and over
267,786
250,309
285,263
Related children under 18 years
643,070
606,943
679,197
Related children 5 to 17 years
458,229
428,369
488,089
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
660,413
628,129
692,697
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
12.8
12.3
13.3
18 years and over
11.0
10.5
11.5
65 years and over
9.9
9.2
10.6
Related children under 18 years
18.3
17.3
19.3
Related children under 5 years
20.0
18.4
21.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
17.7
16.5
18.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.6
20.6
22.6
 

The Census 2000 Supplementary 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.

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