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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Butler County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
243,483
241,094
245,872
In labor force
163,966
157,452
170,480
Civilian labor force
163,780
157,282
170,278
Employed
158,694
151,673
165,715
Unemployed
5,086
3,198
6,974
Percent unemployed
3.1
1.9
4.3
Armed Forces
186
0
501
Not in labor force
79,517
73,567
85,467
 
Females 16 years and over
129,136
127,268
131,004
In labor force
74,805
69,700
79,910
Civilian labor force
74,619
69,537
79,701
Employed
73,513
68,296
78,730
 
Own children under 6 years
25,972
23,705
28,239
All parents in family in labor force
14,997
11,522
18,472
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
54,067
50,572
57,562
All parents in family in labor force
32,822
28,077
37,567
 
Population 16 to 19 years
16,592
14,406
18,778
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,295
127
2,463
Unemployed or not in the labor force
207
0
577
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
153,805
146,599
161,011
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
130,416
122,854
137,978
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10,400
7,849
12,951
Public transportation (including taxicab)
473
0
1,282
Walked
5,142
2,304
7,980
Other means
3,497
685
6,309
Worked at home
3,877
2,100
5,654
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.1
19.8
22.4
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
158,694
151,673
165,715
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
45,677
40,907
50,447
Service occupations
25,023
20,538
29,508
Sales and office occupations
42,979
37,222
48,736
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0
0
442
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
15,304
11,865
18,743
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
29,711
24,720
34,702
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
971
341
1,601
Construction
11,826
8,592
15,060
Manufacturing
32,657
28,113
37,201
Wholesale trade
10,179
6,879
13,479
Retail trade
18,348
14,068
22,628
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6,277
4,170
8,384
Information
3,836
1,637
6,035
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
10,363
7,875
12,851
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12,570
9,191
15,949
Educational, health, and social services
28,405
23,627
33,183
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
11,342
7,448
15,236
Other services (except public administration)
7,457
4,457
10,457
Public administration
4,463
2,542
6,384
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
131,960
123,001
140,920
Government workers
17,279
13,496
21,062
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,455
7,056
11,854
Unpaid family workers
0
0
442
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
119,590
116,353
122,827
Less than $10,000
6,359
4,173
8,545
$10,000 to $14,999
7,541
5,127
9,955
$15,000 to $24,999
13,556
10,939
16,173
$25,000 to $34,999
15,584
12,342
18,826
$35,000 to $49,999
19,452
16,182
22,722
$50,000 to $74,999
27,184
23,084
31,284
$75,000 to $99,999
12,879
10,356
15,402
$100,000 to $149,999
13,667
11,009
16,325
$150,000 to $199,999
2,372
1,308
3,436
$200,000 or more
996
395
1,597
Median household income (dollars)
46,950
42,904
50,996
Mean household income (dollars)
57,263
54,361
60,165
 
With earnings
101,368
97,893
104,843
Mean earnings (dollars)
57,655
54,596
60,714
With Social Security
29,011
26,435
31,587
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,758
10,733
12,783
With retirement income
20,863
17,830
23,896
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,881
10,612
17,150
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
15,508
12,154
18,862
With Supplemental Security Income
3,253
1,629
4,877
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,784
5,957
7,611
With cash public assistance income
2,887
940
4,834
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
4,438
2,173
6,703
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
5,474
3,161
7,787
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
7,222
4,668
9,776
 
Families
87,318
82,040
92,596
Less than $10,000
3,687
2,022
5,352
$10,000 to $14,999
3,031
1,223
4,839
$15,000 to $24,999
6,792
4,479
9,105
$25,000 to $34,999
10,166
7,156
13,176
$35,000 to $49,999
13,498
11,114
15,882
$50,000 to $74,999
24,041
19,824
28,258
$75,000 to $99,999
10,975
8,581
13,369
$100,000 to $149,999
12,121
9,271
14,971
$150,000 to $199,999
2,011
990
3,032
$200,000 or more
996
395
1,597
Median family income (dollars)
56,478
53,960
58,996
Mean family income (dollars)
64,619
60,951
68,287
 
Per capita income (dollars)
21,599
20,550
22,648
 
Nonfamily households
32,272
28,056
36,488
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
28,080
21,765
34,395
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,740
29,990
37,490
 
Median earnings (dollars):
24,888
22,601
27,175
Male full-time, year-round workers
44,399
40,533
48,265
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,621
25,973
33,269
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
7,576
4,911
10,241
With related children under 18 years
6,326
3,854
8,798
With related children under 5 years only
1,619
631
2,607
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
3,837
2,006
5,669
With related children under 18 years
3,668
1,850
5,486
With related children under 5 years only
875
109
1,641
 
Individuals
37,445
26,827
48,063
18 years and over
24,853
18,831
30,876
65 years and over
1,397
346
2,448
Related children under 18 years
12,430
6,399
18,461
Related children 5 to 17 years
9,510
4,019
15,001
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
13,339
8,618
18,060
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.8
8.5
15.1
18 years and over
10.5
7.9
13.1
65 years and over
4.1
1.0
7.2
Related children under 18 years
15.0
7.7
22.3
Related children under 5 years
13.4
6.6
20.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
15.6
6.5
24.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
26.7
18.9
34.5
 

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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