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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Missouri
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
4,174,056
4,166,136
4,181,976
In labor force
2,814,738
2,786,772
2,842,704
Civilian labor force
2,800,593
2,776,381
2,824,805
Employed
2,663,638
2,638,051
2,689,225
Unemployed
136,955
122,887
151,023
Percent unemployed
4.9
4.4
5.4
Armed Forces
14,145
2,795
25,495
Not in labor force
1,359,318
1,331,349
1,387,287
 
Females 16 years and over
2,188,085
2,180,950
2,195,220
In labor force
1,345,220
1,319,424
1,371,016
Civilian labor force
1,343,012
1,318,257
1,367,767
Employed
1,281,953
1,258,645
1,305,261
 
Own children under 6 years
424,258
415,497
433,020
All parents in family in labor force
281,287
265,396
297,178
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
897,210
884,718
909,702
All parents in family in labor force
659,682
633,617
685,747
 
Population 16 to 19 years
296,922
287,905
305,939
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
33,844
28,016
39,672
Unemployed or not in the labor force
19,673
14,596
24,750
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
2,611,693
2,585,171
2,638,215
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
2,120,202
2,090,736
2,149,668
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
279,784
261,855
297,713
Public transportation (including taxicab)
37,254
30,880
43,628
Walked
52,904
44,255
61,553
Other means
28,860
20,011
37,709
Worked at home
92,689
82,768
102,610
23.3
22.5
24.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
2,663,638
2,638,051
2,689,225
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
859,890
831,837
887,943
Service occupations
419,357
398,014
440,700
Sales and office occupations
686,632
666,695
706,569
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
14,419
12,266
16,572
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
266,213
244,471
287,955
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
417,127
397,589
436,665
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
58,109
46,359
69,859
Construction
188,068
166,923
209,213
Manufacturing
369,285
349,612
388,958
Wholesale trade
105,821
97,291
114,352
Retail trade
314,104
299,770
328,438
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
150,328
135,486
165,170
Information
78,298
68,773
87,823
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
169,905
158,089
181,721
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
200,447
183,980
216,914
Educational, health, and social services
568,351
545,903
590,799
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
214,477
194,124
234,830
Other services (except public administration)
137,384
126,524
148,244
Public administration
109,061
93,817
124,305
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
2,122,345
2,083,687
2,161,003
Government workers
341,346
304,487
378,205
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
189,213
175,865
202,562
Unpaid family workers
10,734
7,670
13,798
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
2,235,614
2,214,900
2,256,328
Less than $10,000
208,871
194,861
222,881
$10,000 to $14,999
169,977
156,586
183,368
$15,000 to $24,999
329,842
311,831
347,853
$25,000 to $34,999
341,580
323,618
359,542
$35,000 to $49,999
392,781
373,085
412,477
$50,000 to $74,999
411,929
395,097
428,761
$75,000 to $99,999
189,652
172,896
206,408
$100,000 to $149,999
124,011
113,172
134,850
$150,000 to $199,999
38,419
33,535
43,303
$200,000 or more
28,552
24,123
32,981
37,145
36,333
37,957
Mean household income (dollars)
48,993
47,638
50,348
 
With earnings
1,795,647
1,770,080
1,821,214
Mean earnings (dollars)
49,048
47,830
50,266
With Social Security
625,190
613,155
637,225
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,375
11,180
11,570
With retirement income
385,304
367,695
402,913
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,061
13,144
14,978
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
358,752
343,503
374,001
With Supplemental Security Income
77,015
68,912
85,118
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,914
5,620
6,208
With cash public assistance income
45,675
38,054
53,296
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,138
1,782
2,494
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
145,943
135,327
156,559
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
167,507
155,092
179,922
 
Families
1,530,098
1,507,767
1,552,429
Less than $10,000
73,614
66,113
81,115
$10,000 to $14,999
74,292
64,267
84,317
$15,000 to $24,999
196,768
180,331
213,205
$25,000 to $34,999
222,860
210,584
235,136
$35,000 to $49,999
289,981
274,818
305,145
$50,000 to $74,999
339,467
325,401
353,533
$75,000 to $99,999
162,830
149,323
176,337
$100,000 to $149,999
111,033
101,701
120,365
$150,000 to $199,999
32,005
27,555
36,455
$200,000 or more
27,248
22,742
31,754
Median family income (dollars)
45,127
43,734
46,520
Mean family income (dollars)
57,191
54,973
59,409
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,854
19,275
20,433
 
Nonfamily households
705,516
678,131
732,901
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
22,626
21,951
23,301
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
29,225
28,395
30,055
 
Median earnings (dollars):
21,761
21,441
22,081
Male full-time, year-round workers
34,025
33,192
34,858
Female full-time, year-round workers
25,257
24,678
25,836
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
118,356
108,900
127,812
With related children under 18 years
96,131
85,987
106,275
With related children under 5 years only
20,730
15,891
25,569
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
62,488
51,598
73,378
With related children under 18 years
57,521
46,529
68,513
With related children under 5 years only
11,179
8,405
13,953
 
Individuals
605,924
568,322
643,526
18 years and over
385,076
364,093
406,059
65 years and over
68,606
61,123
76,089
Related children under 18 years
210,069
188,911
231,227
Related children 5 to 17 years
141,844
127,176
156,513
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
212,734
197,942
227,526
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
11.2
10.5
11.9
18 years and over
9.6
9.1
10.1
65 years and over
9.8
8.8
10.8
Related children under 18 years
15.2
13.7
16.7
Related children under 5 years
18.7
15.7
21.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.0
12.5
15.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
23.2
21.9
24.5
 

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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