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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Hennepin County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
852,050
848,668
855,433
In labor force
638,436
629,953
646,919
Civilian labor force
638,249
629,740
646,758
Employed
614,713
605,051
624,375
Unemployed
23,536
18,550
28,522
Percent unemployed
3.7
2.9
4.5
Armed Forces
187
0
501
Not in labor force
213,614
204,519
222,709
 
Females 16 years and over
432,412
429,129
435,696
In labor force
295,665
287,897
303,433
Civilian labor force
295,665
287,897
303,433
Employed
283,946
275,612
292,280
 
Own children under 6 years
83,622
80,545
86,699
All parents in family in labor force
54,378
48,319
60,437
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
167,427
161,400
173,454
All parents in family in labor force
120,305
110,987
129,623
 
Population 16 to 19 years
53,306
49,186
57,426
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6,121
2,958
9,284
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,508
325
6,691
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
603,044
593,330
612,758
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
451,454
438,191
464,717
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
61,066
50,758
71,374
Public transportation (including taxicab)
37,593
32,468
42,718
Walked
17,104
12,951
21,257
Other means
11,971
7,920
16,022
Worked at home
23,856
18,767
28,945
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.4
20.6
22.2
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
614,713
605,051
624,375
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
253,976
240,243
267,709
Service occupations
72,630
64,944
80,316
Sales and office occupations
177,507
167,889
187,125
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
2,205
75
4,335
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
42,756
34,442
51,070
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
65,639
57,615
73,663
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,258
384
2,133
Construction
35,052
26,891
43,213
Manufacturing
79,378
70,229
88,527
Wholesale trade
29,894
24,870
34,918
Retail trade
76,162
67,881
84,443
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
23,771
19,222
28,320
Information
20,119
16,260
23,978
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
53,405
46,869
59,941
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
80,493
72,807
88,179
Educational, health, and social services
111,358
102,905
119,811
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
46,922
39,375
54,469
Other services (except public administration)
36,333
31,568
41,098
Public administration
20,568
13,466
27,670
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
511,566
499,381
523,751
Government workers
64,224
55,065
73,383
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
38,511
32,155
44,867
Unpaid family workers
412
0
894
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
452,758
448,070
457,446
Less than $10,000
29,166
23,554
34,778
$10,000 to $14,999
18,107
14,495
21,719
$15,000 to $24,999
52,833
46,456
59,210
$25,000 to $34,999
48,139
40,047
56,231
$35,000 to $49,999
68,652
60,753
76,551
$50,000 to $74,999
98,965
91,066
106,864
$75,000 to $99,999
58,574
52,527
64,621
$100,000 to $149,999
47,292
42,293
52,292
$150,000 to $199,999
16,370
13,207
19,533
$200,000 or more
14,660
11,738
17,582
Median household income (dollars)
51,473
49,972
52,975
Mean household income (dollars)
65,644
63,286
68,002
 
With earnings
388,803
382,941
394,665
Mean earnings (dollars)
65,842
63,382
68,302
With Social Security
90,229
85,845
94,613
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,626
12,176
13,076
With retirement income
53,428
47,173
59,683
Mean retirement income (dollars)
19,147
15,139
23,155
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
57,693
50,247
65,139
With Supplemental Security Income
7,461
5,341
9,581
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,409
5,035
7,783
With cash public assistance income
15,419
11,212
19,627
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,011
2,344
3,678
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
22,452
17,317
27,587
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
20,668
15,588
25,748
 
Families
268,688
258,418
278,958
Less than $10,000
12,408
7,875
16,941
$10,000 to $14,999
5,385
3,161
7,609
$15,000 to $24,999
18,746
14,487
23,005
$25,000 to $34,999
20,073
12,797
27,350
$35,000 to $49,999
33,949
28,162
39,736
$50,000 to $74,999
67,717
62,355
73,080
$75,000 to $99,999
44,537
39,889
49,185
$100,000 to $149,999
39,247
34,817
43,677
$150,000 to $199,999
14,504
11,458
17,550
$200,000 or more
12,122
9,380
14,864
Median family income (dollars)
64,775
61,145
68,405
Mean family income (dollars)
79,769
76,088
83,450
 
Per capita income (dollars)
27,989
26,983
28,996
 
Nonfamily households
184,070
174,490
193,650
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
34,071
31,759
36,383
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
42,751
40,335
45,167
 
Median earnings (dollars):
29,206
27,528
30,884
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,675
40,388
42,962
Female full-time, year-round workers
33,358
31,000
35,716
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
18,708
13,718
23,698
With related children under 18 years
16,257
11,258
21,257
With related children under 5 years only
2,838
1,252
4,424
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
13,839
9,410
18,268
With related children under 18 years
13,459
8,940
17,978
With related children under 5 years only
1,645
325
2,965
 
Individuals
92,501
75,857
109,145
18 years and over
56,975
48,806
65,144
65 years and over
7,662
4,849
10,475
Related children under 18 years
35,122
23,419
46,825
Related children 5 to 17 years
25,398
16,435
34,361
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
30,311
24,752
35,870
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
8.5
7.0
10.0
18 years and over
6.9
5.9
7.9
65 years and over
6.8
4.3
9.3
Related children under 18 years
13.4
8.9
17.9
Related children under 5 years
13.5
8.4
18.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
13.3
8.7
17.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
12.1
10.1
14.1
 

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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