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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC MSA
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
345,464
342,421
348,507
In labor force
212,824
203,759
221,889
Civilian labor force
206,506
197,520
215,492
Employed
196,284
187,650
204,918
Unemployed
10,222
6,925
13,519
Percent unemployed
4.9
3.3
6.6
Armed Forces
6,318
4,260
8,376
Not in labor force
132,640
123,570
141,710
 
Females 16 years and over
181,786
178,806
184,766
In labor force
99,906
93,648
106,164
Civilian labor force
98,953
92,637
105,269
Employed
94,778
88,729
100,827
 
Own children under 6 years
37,998
34,198
41,798
All parents in family in labor force
19,851
15,663
24,039
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
83,599
79,941
87,257
All parents in family in labor force
49,774
42,298
57,250
 
Population 16 to 19 years
24,997
20,837
29,157
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3,629
1,771
5,487
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,848
163
3,533
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
197,456
188,934
205,978
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
171,772
162,445
181,099
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
13,586
10,261
16,911
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2,039
599
3,479
Walked
1,226
185
2,267
Other means
3,800
1,280
6,320
Worked at home
5,033
3,027
7,039
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.3
21.0
23.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
196,284
187,650
204,918
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
57,743
50,726
64,760
Service occupations
31,979
26,272
37,686
Sales and office occupations
49,211
42,718
55,704
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,386
0
2,930
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
25,941
20,821
31,061
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
30,024
25,005
35,043
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,177
0
2,644
Construction
16,794
12,529
21,059
Manufacturing
25,390
20,895
29,885
Wholesale trade
8,897
5,800
11,994
Retail trade
19,623
15,376
23,870
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
13,921
9,608
18,234
Information
4,771
2,281
7,261
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
10,473
7,026
13,920
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
17,080
12,617
21,543
Educational, health, and social services
40,990
34,911
47,069
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
17,712
12,742
22,682
Other services (except public administration)
10,657
7,354
13,960
Public administration
8,799
5,836
11,762
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
149,148
139,738
158,558
Government workers
36,395
29,800
42,990
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,944
7,066
12,822
Unpaid family workers
797
41
1,553
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
175,323
169,908
180,738
Less than $10,000
24,914
19,850
29,978
$10,000 to $14,999
12,831
10,239
15,423
$15,000 to $24,999
27,651
23,145
32,157
$25,000 to $34,999
25,807
20,108
31,506
$35,000 to $49,999
27,249
22,223
32,275
$50,000 to $74,999
27,473
23,596
31,351
$75,000 to $99,999
14,030
11,209
16,852
$100,000 to $149,999
11,232
8,533
13,931
$150,000 to $199,999
2,365
1,175
3,555
$200,000 or more
1,771
710
2,832
Median household income (dollars)
32,709
29,208
36,210
Mean household income (dollars)
44,462
42,000
46,924
 
With earnings
133,318
126,553
140,083
Mean earnings (dollars)
45,915
43,072
48,758
With Social Security
46,677
42,841
50,513
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,899
10,089
11,709
With retirement income
31,907
27,845
35,969
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,114
12,004
16,224
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
37,692
31,912
43,472
With Supplemental Security Income
6,469
4,294
8,644
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,153
4,831
9,475
With cash public assistance income
5,306
3,275
7,337
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,259
1,231
3,287
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
17,407
13,635
21,179
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
21,215
16,645
25,786
 
Families
123,505
116,111
130,899
Less than $10,000
11,817
8,029
15,605
$10,000 to $14,999
7,202
4,942
9,463
$15,000 to $24,999
17,022
13,159
20,885
$25,000 to $34,999
19,604
14,699
24,509
$35,000 to $49,999
18,449
14,515
22,383
$50,000 to $74,999
22,526
19,059
25,993
$75,000 to $99,999
12,637
9,829
15,445
$100,000 to $149,999
10,535
7,844
13,226
$150,000 to $199,999
2,079
919
3,239
$200,000 or more
1,634
608
2,660
Median family income (dollars)
37,491
33,944
41,039
Mean family income (dollars)
51,124
47,964
54,284
 
Per capita income (dollars)
17,590
16,605
18,575
 
Nonfamily households
51,818
44,188
59,448
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
20,341
15,914
24,768
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
27,317
24,100
30,535
 
Median earnings (dollars):
21,695
20,764
22,626
Male full-time, year-round workers
31,245
29,372
33,118
Female full-time, year-round workers
23,525
21,139
25,911
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
15,919
11,677
20,161
With related children under 18 years
11,445
7,911
14,979
With related children under 5 years only
1,372
478
2,266
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
9,720
6,925
12,515
With related children under 18 years
8,541
5,767
11,315
With related children under 5 years only
1,184
331
2,037
 
Individuals
76,641
62,157
91,125
18 years and over
46,212
36,962
55,462
65 years and over
7,070
4,161
9,979
Related children under 18 years
29,420
21,394
37,446
Related children 5 to 17 years
22,002
15,810
28,194
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
15,532
11,323
19,741
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
16.7
13.6
19.8
18 years and over
13.9
11.1
16.7
65 years and over
15.2
9.3
21.1
Related children under 18 years
23.4
17.0
29.8
Related children under 5 years
23.3
14.2
32.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.5
16.9
30.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
23.4
17.8
29.0
 

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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