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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
328,996
315,341
342,651
In labor force
228,213
215,939
240,487
Civilian labor force
226,164
212,976
239,352
Employed
212,011
199,250
224,772
Unemployed
14,153
10,637
17,669
Percent unemployed
6.3
4.8
7.8
Armed Forces
2,049
0
4,872
Not in labor force
100,783
90,240
111,327
 
Females 16 years and over
178,168
169,291
187,045
In labor force
116,109
107,150
125,069
Civilian labor force
116,109
107,150
125,069
Employed
109,732
100,916
118,548
 
Own children under 6 years
35,531
30,598
40,465
All parents in family in labor force
26,362
21,630
31,094
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
62,416
54,480
70,353
All parents in family in labor force
45,487
37,857
53,117
 
Population 16 to 19 years
21,587
18,086
25,088
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,842
986
4,698
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,271
504
4,038
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
208,784
196,894
220,674
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
164,891
153,803
175,979
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
23,200
16,183
30,217
Public transportation (including taxicab)
11,682
6,999
16,365
Walked
4,531
1,368
7,694
Other means
1,210
237
2,184
Worked at home
3,270
1,538
5,003
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.6
18.6
20.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
212,011
199,250
224,772
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
75,478
67,545
83,411
Service occupations
40,369
33,175
47,563
Sales and office occupations
57,331
50,155
64,507
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
181
0
493
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
15,100
11,524
18,676
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,552
18,541
28,563
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
718
108
1,329
Construction
12,105
8,853
15,357
Manufacturing
15,575
11,927
19,223
Wholesale trade
7,143
5,183
9,103
Retail trade
22,113
17,615
26,611
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
13,016
9,655
16,377
Information
12,617
8,325
16,909
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
18,151
14,143
22,159
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
17,609
13,081
22,137
Educational, health, and social services
50,209
42,556
57,862
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
20,646
15,691
25,601
Other services (except public administration)
12,500
9,035
15,965
Public administration
9,609
6,726
12,492
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
169,161
156,646
181,676
Government workers
31,857
24,914
38,800
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,749
5,698
13,800
Unpaid family workers
1,244
221
2,267
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
179,223
170,668
187,778
Less than $10,000
20,693
16,497
24,889
$10,000 to $14,999
11,028
7,749
14,307
$15,000 to $24,999
26,380
21,399
31,361
$25,000 to $34,999
28,054
21,574
34,534
$35,000 to $49,999
32,890
27,620
38,160
$50,000 to $74,999
32,346
26,736
37,956
$75,000 to $99,999
14,654
11,034
18,274
$100,000 to $149,999
8,376
5,617
11,135
$150,000 to $199,999
2,648
1,566
3,730
$200,000 or more
2,154
1,020
3,288
Median household income (dollars)
36,690
33,222
40,158
Mean household income (dollars)
47,399
43,873
50,925
 
With earnings
150,939
143,374
158,504
Mean earnings (dollars)
46,945
43,091
50,799
With Social Security
43,954
38,870
49,038
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,352
10,715
11,989
With retirement income
28,633
24,178
33,088
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,808
11,510
16,106
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
33,270
28,073
38,468
With Supplemental Security Income
6,993
4,506
9,480
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,342
4,725
5,959
With cash public assistance income
6,020
3,271
8,769
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,399
1,807
2,991
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
13,742
9,632
17,852
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
15,149
10,649
19,649
 
Families
105,798
98,307
113,289
Less than $10,000
6,339
3,717
8,961
$10,000 to $14,999
4,365
2,393
6,337
$15,000 to $24,999
15,627
11,360
19,894
$25,000 to $34,999
17,323
11,611
23,035
$35,000 to $49,999
18,282
14,444
22,120
$50,000 to $74,999
23,340
18,949
27,731
$75,000 to $99,999
10,659
7,742
13,576
$100,000 to $149,999
6,250
4,100
8,400
$150,000 to $199,999
1,674
852
2,496
$200,000 or more
1,939
862
3,016
Median family income (dollars)
44,011
39,243
48,780
Mean family income (dollars)
55,084
49,469
60,699
 
Per capita income (dollars)
20,295
18,698
21,892
 
Nonfamily households
73,425
65,536
81,314
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,156
23,407
30,905
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
34,480
31,002
37,958
 
Median earnings (dollars):
23,280
21,871
24,689
Male full-time, year-round workers
34,877
30,523
39,231
Female full-time, year-round workers
28,036
25,300
30,772
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
9,569
6,220
12,919
With related children under 18 years
8,615
5,332
11,899
With related children under 5 years only
1,037
291
1,783
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
6,666
3,980
9,352
With related children under 18 years
6,307
3,629
8,985
With related children under 5 years only
872
233
1,511
 
Individuals
58,998
43,920
74,076
18 years and over
32,044
25,627
38,461
65 years and over
5,324
3,552
7,096
Related children under 18 years
26,733
16,701
36,765
Related children 5 to 17 years
19,480
11,548
27,412
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18,139
14,451
21,827
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
13.9
10.4
17.4
18 years and over
10.1
8.1
12.1
65 years and over
10.3
6.8
13.8
Related children under 18 years
24.7
15.6
33.8
Related children under 5 years
23.3
10.9
35.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
25.3
15.4
35.2
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.9
15.1
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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