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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Broward County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,261,405
1,259,638
1,263,172
In labor force
816,805
811,311
822,300
Civilian labor force
815,653
810,149
821,157
Employed
773,484
767,462
779,507
Unemployed
42,169
39,234
45,104
Percent unemployed
5.2
4.9
5.5
Armed Forces
1,152
726
1,578
Not in labor force
444,600
439,434
449,766
 
Females 16 years and over
664,397
663,277
665,517
In labor force
386,154
382,032
390,276
Civilian labor force
386,037
381,940
390,134
Employed
364,739
360,416
369,062
 
Own children under 6 years
116,435
114,085
118,785
All parents in family in labor force
76,218
73,298
79,139
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
239,202
236,105
242,299
All parents in family in labor force
175,912
171,655
180,169
 
Population 16 to 19 years
74,425
72,671
76,179
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
7,775
6,529
9,021
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,035
2,203
3,867
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
752,590
746,251
758,929
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
586,930
580,360
593,500
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
99,997
95,372
104,622
Public transportation (including taxicab)
19,925
17,399
22,451
Walked
9,415
7,834
10,996
Other means
14,428
12,542
16,314
Worked at home
21,895
19,872
23,918
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.8
25.5
26.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
773,484
767,462
779,507
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
254,176
248,475
259,877
Service occupations
135,007
130,098
139,916
Sales and office occupations
243,517
237,499
249,535
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,208
779
1,637
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
70,363
66,517
74,209
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
69,213
65,996
72,431
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,376
805
1,947
Construction
55,560
52,057
59,063
Manufacturing
53,060
49,922
56,198
Wholesale trade
36,508
33,479
39,537
Retail trade
110,784
105,999
115,569
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
45,039
41,874
48,204
Information
27,994
25,732
30,256
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
68,996
65,513
72,479
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
92,626
88,112
97,140
Educational, health, and social services
130,343
126,439
134,247
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
76,118
71,185
81,052
Other services (except public administration)
42,947
40,198
45,696
Public administration
32,133
29,691
34,575
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
643,126
635,935
650,317
Government workers
85,989
82,735
89,243
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
43,122
40,022
46,222
Unpaid family workers
1,247
849
1,645
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
645,481
642,148
648,814
Less than $10,000
57,797
54,870
60,724
$10,000 to $14,999
46,104
43,363
48,845
$15,000 to $24,999
86,720
83,390
90,050
$25,000 to $34,999
88,671
85,209
92,133
$35,000 to $49,999
105,623
101,831
109,415
$50,000 to $74,999
118,936
115,463
122,409
$75,000 to $99,999
64,725
61,590
67,860
$100,000 to $149,999
48,722
46,552
50,892
$150,000 to $199,999
14,025
12,532
15,518
$200,000 or more
14,158
12,657
15,660
Median household income (dollars)
40,569
40,077
41,061
Mean household income (dollars)
54,295
53,529
55,061
 
With earnings
492,105
487,762
496,448
Mean earnings (dollars)
57,133
56,227
58,039
With Social Security
189,492
186,524
192,460
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,820
11,665
11,975
With retirement income
91,596
88,448
94,744
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,722
13,214
14,230
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
75,068
71,426
78,710
With Supplemental Security Income
17,532
15,946
19,118
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,416
6,099
6,733
With cash public assistance income
7,229
6,044
8,414
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,056
1,790
2,322
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
20,891
18,767
23,015
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
41,545
38,750
44,340
 
Families
395,791
390,493
401,089
Less than $10,000
19,573
17,633
21,513
$10,000 to $14,999
19,472
17,408
21,536
$15,000 to $24,999
45,834
42,663
49,005
$25,000 to $34,999
50,687
47,630
53,744
$35,000 to $49,999
64,787
61,837
67,737
$50,000 to $74,999
83,686
80,701
86,671
$75,000 to $99,999
48,923
46,108
51,738
$100,000 to $149,999
38,904
36,657
41,151
$150,000 to $199,999
12,020
10,797
13,243
$200,000 or more
11,905
10,666
13,144
Median family income (dollars)
49,351
48,415
50,287
Mean family income (dollars)
63,897
62,902
64,892
 
Per capita income (dollars)
22,799
22,486
23,113
 
Nonfamily households
249,690
244,242
255,138
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,372
26,649
28,095
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
36,495
35,490
37,500
 
Median earnings (dollars):
25,443
25,113
25,773
Male full-time, year-round workers
36,474
35,997
36,951
Female full-time, year-round workers
28,111
27,507
28,715
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
32,407
30,019
34,795
With related children under 18 years
24,132
22,045
26,219
With related children under 5 years only
4,407
3,330
5,484
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
16,270
14,476
18,064
With related children under 18 years
14,647
12,860
16,434
With related children under 5 years only
2,849
2,097
3,601
 
Individuals
175,490
166,108
184,872
18 years and over
120,471
115,128
125,814
65 years and over
28,100
26,300
29,900
Related children under 18 years
53,444
48,086
58,802
Related children 5 to 17 years
38,589
34,736
42,442
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
62,650
59,084
66,216
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.0
10.3
11.7
18 years and over
9.9
9.4
10.4
65 years and over
11.1
10.4
11.8
Related children under 18 years
14.3
12.8
15.8
Related children under 5 years
14.8
12.3
17.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.2
12.7
15.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.9
16.9
18.9
 

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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