ACS: 2000 C2SS Tabular Profile for Birmingham, AL MSA -- Table 3

Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile Birmingham, AL MSA

TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	700,555	697,532	703,578
In labor force	456,362	445,530	467,194
Civilian labor force	455,033	444,278	465,788
Employed	427,702	414,339	441,065
Unemployed	27,331	21,502	33,160
Percent unemployed	6.0	4.7	7.3
Armed Forces	1,329	410	2,248
Not in labor force	244,193	233,357	255,029

Females 16 years and over	371,906	369,555	374,257
In labor force	211,888	203,226	220,551
Civilian labor force	211,888	203,226	220,551
Employed	198,270	188,489	208,051

Own children under 6 years	61,434	56,482	66,386
All parents in family in labor force	37,655	32,621	42,689

Own children 6 to 17 years	142,882	136,416	149,348
All parents in family in labor force	92,590	82,466	102,714

Population 16 to 19 years	49,394	46,305	52,483
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	3,890	2,082	5,698
Unemployed or not in the labor force	2,237	826	3,648

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	418,702	405,570	431,834
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	358,873	345,518	372,228
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	40,428	33,774	47,082
Public transportation (including taxicab)	974	222	1,726
Walked	7,075	4,110	10,040
Other means	4,015	1,916	6,114
Worked at home	7,337	5,156	9,518
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	25.1	23.9	26.3

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	427,702	414,339	441,065
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	151,101	140,553	161,649
Service occupations	53,906	46,149	61,663
Sales and office occupations	130,999	120,376	141,622
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,212	0	2,430
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	47,245	40,129	54,361
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	43,239	36,585	49,893

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	3,643	1,988	5,298
Construction	36,725	29,848	43,602
Manufacturing	40,412	34,371	46,453
Wholesale trade	20,368	15,771	24,965
Retail trade	52,108	44,716	59,500
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	24,181	19,347	29,016
Information	21,131	17,196	25,066
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	36,379	29,340	43,418
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	40,620	34,777	46,463
Educational, health, and social services	86,316	78,026	94,606
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	31,831	24,295	39,367
Other services (except public administration)	20,585	16,610	24,560
Public administration	13,403	10,220	16,586

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	346,377	331,882	360,872
Government workers	50,962	43,329	58,595
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	29,952	24,656	35,249
Unpaid family workers	411	0	919

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	357,153	351,286	363,020
Less than $10,000	39,783	33,384	46,182
$10,000 to $14,999	23,772	18,723	28,821
$15,000 to $24,999	52,901	45,430	60,372
$25,000 to $34,999	46,423	39,580	53,266
$35,000 to $49,999	53,349	45,937	60,761
$50,000 to $74,999	67,164	59,810	74,518
$75,000 to $99,999	34,033	28,723	39,343
$100,000 to $149,999	28,755	23,906	33,604
$150,000 to $199,999	4,609	2,573	6,645
$200,000 or more	6,364	4,432	8,296
Median household income (dollars)	38,352	35,846	40,858
Mean household income (dollars)	51,530	49,171	53,890

With earnings	282,928	275,036	290,820
Mean earnings (dollars)	52,411	50,103	54,719
With Social Security	96,569	91,096	102,042
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,081	10,527	11,635
With retirement income	64,485	58,954	70,016
Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,684	13,239	22,129

With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)	56,753	50,396	63,110
With Supplemental Security Income	15,052	11,034	19,070
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,136	4,451	5,821
With cash public assistance income	3,393	1,200	5,586
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	1,318	704	1,932
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	22,573	18,049	27,097
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months	28,851	23,660	34,042

Families	235,363	225,696	245,030
Less than $10,000	14,945	10,784	19,106
$10,000 to $14,999	10,368	6,677	14,059
$15,000 to $24,999	31,524	24,858	38,190
$25,000 to $34,999	25,005	20,420	29,590
$35,000 to $49,999	35,563	29,248	41,878
$50,000 to $74,999	55,204	47,827	62,581
$75,000 to $99,999	28,670	23,878	33,462
$100,000 to $149,999	23,765	19,838	27,692
$150,000 to $199,999	4,568	2,517	6,619
$200,000 or more	5,751	3,981	7,521
Median family income (dollars)	50,102	46,221	53,983
Mean family income (dollars)	60,853	57,804	63,902

Per capita income (dollars)	21,633	20,663	22,603

Nonfamily households	121,790	112,842	130,738
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	24,263	22,054	26,472
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	32,239	28,792	35,686

Median earnings (dollars):	24,881	23,695	26,067
Male full-time, year-round workers	38,106	35,685	40,527
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,488	24,803	28,173

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	24,790	19,469	30,111
With related children under 18 years	17,133	12,402	21,864
With related children under 5 years only	4,270	1,757	6,783

Families with female householder, no husband present	17,214	12,764	21,664
With related children under 18 years	14,460	9,837	19,083
With related children under 5 years only	2,902	571	5,233

Individuals	118,195	99,268	137,122
18 years and over	78,399	67,073	89,725
65 years and over	13,738	9,630	17,847
Related children under 18 years	36,709	26,735	46,683
Related children 5 to 17 years	24,897	16,944	32,850
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	34,044	26,919	41,169

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	13.2	11.1	15.3
18 years and over	11.6	10.0	13.3
65 years and over	12.5	8.7	16.3
Related children under 18 years	17.0	12.4	21.6
Related children under 5 years	20.3	12.5	28.1
Related children 5 to 17 years	15.8	10.9	20.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	21.2	17.4	25.0

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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