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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Allen County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
243,992
242,458
245,527
In labor force
170,192
164,933
175,451
Civilian labor force
169,851
164,495
175,207
Employed
164,695
159,704
169,686
Unemployed
5,156
3,069
7,243
Percent unemployed
3.0
1.8
4.2
Armed Forces
341
0
783
Not in labor force
73,800
68,276
79,324
 
Females 16 years and over
125,887
124,131
127,643
In labor force
78,900
74,630
83,170
Civilian labor force
78,900
74,630
83,170
Employed
75,427
70,914
79,940
 
Own children under 6 years
27,120
23,577
30,663
All parents in family in labor force
18,209
13,823
22,595
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
59,934
56,131
63,737
All parents in family in labor force
37,769
31,544
43,994
 
Population 16 to 19 years
17,620
15,643
19,597
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,278
385
4,171
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,954
139
3,769
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
160,676
154,880
166,472
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
135,397
128,289
142,505
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
14,679
9,914
19,444
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3,063
1,362
4,764
Walked
1,713
520
2,906
Other means
399
0
912
Worked at home
5,425
2,706
8,144
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.1
17.8
20.4
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
164,695
159,704
169,686
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
53,851
48,134
59,568
Service occupations
20,938
17,173
24,703
Sales and office occupations
43,375
38,268
48,482
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0
0
512
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
11,193
8,276
14,110
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
35,338
29,263
41,413
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
569
0
1,155
Construction
8,002
5,228
10,776
Manufacturing
40,816
34,198
47,434
Wholesale trade
8,987
5,961
12,013
Retail trade
20,850
16,646
25,054
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
4,450
2,866
6,034
Information
4,472
2,246
6,698
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
11,894
8,662
15,126
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
14,921
11,075
18,767
Educational, health, and social services
26,331
22,163
30,499
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
11,211
7,395
15,027
Other services (except public administration)
9,204
6,861
11,547
Public administration
2,988
1,590
4,386
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
147,831
140,865
154,797
Government workers
9,672
7,139
12,205
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
7,192
4,806
9,578
Unpaid family workers
0
0
512
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
129,360
125,915
132,805
Less than $10,000
10,000
6,923
13,077
$10,000 to $14,999
6,908
4,943
8,873
$15,000 to $24,999
17,958
14,434
21,482
$25,000 to $34,999
21,990
17,405
26,575
$35,000 to $49,999
19,604
16,058
23,150
$50,000 to $74,999
25,274
21,484
29,064
$75,000 to $99,999
14,941
11,679
18,203
$100,000 to $149,999
8,144
5,232
11,056
$150,000 to $199,999
2,355
905
3,805
$200,000 or more
2,186
1,077
3,295
Median household income (dollars)
39,563
35,606
43,520
Mean household income (dollars)
54,302
49,862
58,742
 
With earnings
110,822
106,822
114,822
Mean earnings (dollars)
54,460
49,800
59,120
With Social Security
33,380
29,709
37,051
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,459
10,245
12,673
With retirement income
19,145
16,160
22,130
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,024
9,846
16,202
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
17,353
13,319
21,387
With Supplemental Security Income
2,008
950
3,066
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,036
4,112
5,960
With cash public assistance income
3,023
893
5,153
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
739
411
1,067
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
6,016
3,383
8,649
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
7,534
4,899
10,169
 
Families
86,156
80,794
91,519
Less than $10,000
4,447
2,356
6,538
$10,000 to $14,999
3,705
1,964
5,446
$15,000 to $24,999
7,891
5,817
9,965
$25,000 to $34,999
13,019
9,864
16,174
$35,000 to $49,999
14,341
11,132
17,550
$50,000 to $74,999
18,052
14,435
21,669
$75,000 to $99,999
13,480
10,563
16,397
$100,000 to $149,999
7,535
4,750
10,320
$150,000 to $199,999
1,679
656
2,702
$200,000 or more
2,007
938
3,076
Median family income (dollars)
49,583
44,966
54,200
Mean family income (dollars)
62,972
57,016
68,929
 
Per capita income (dollars)
21,858
20,093
23,624
 
Nonfamily households
43,204
38,183
48,225
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
25,670
22,467
28,873
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
34,860
28,384
41,336
 
Median earnings (dollars):
23,275
21,046
25,504
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,403
37,425
47,381
Female full-time, year-round workers
25,668
22,914
28,422
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
8,564
5,083
12,046
With related children under 18 years
7,873
4,451
11,295
With related children under 5 years only
1,111
37
2,185
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
5,955
3,497
8,414
With related children under 18 years
5,725
3,280
8,170
With related children under 5 years only
569
0
1,138
 
Individuals
41,666
28,400
54,932
18 years and over
21,446
15,107
27,785
65 years and over
2,466
953
3,979
Related children under 18 years
20,220
12,297
28,143
Related children 5 to 17 years
14,769
8,073
21,465
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
9,309
6,014
12,604
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
12.8
8.7
16.9
18 years and over
9.1
6.3
11.9
65 years and over
7.0
2.7
11.3
Related children under 18 years
22.3
13.6
31.0
Related children under 5 years
22.6
11.9
33.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
22.1
12.2
32.0
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.3
11.9
22.7
 

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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