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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
1,191,149
1,187,293
1,195,005
In labor force
847,894
834,834
860,954
Civilian labor force
847,092
834,087
860,097
Employed
817,316
802,850
831,782
Unemployed
29,776
22,839
36,713
Percent unemployed
3.5
2.7
4.3
Armed Forces
802
114
1,490
Not in labor force
343,255
330,279
356,231
 
Females 16 years and over
627,773
624,683
630,863
In labor force
401,192
391,233
411,151
Civilian labor force
400,938
390,977
410,899
Employed
387,661
377,142
398,180
 
Own children under 6 years
143,541
138,169
148,913
All parents in family in labor force
94,584
85,851
103,317
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
258,016
249,837
266,195
All parents in family in labor force
177,191
166,981
187,401
 
Population 16 to 19 years
82,146
77,199
87,093
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
13,536
8,434
18,638
Unemployed or not in the labor force
7,844
3,392
12,296
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
792,170
775,975
808,365
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
664,567
644,952
684,182
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
74,971
65,756
84,186
Public transportation (including taxicab)
10,535
7,139
13,931
Walked
15,771
10,273
21,269
Other means
7,378
4,241
10,515
Worked at home
18,948
13,965
23,931
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.8
22.1
23.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
817,316
802,850
831,782
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
271,348
257,179
285,517
Service occupations
106,184
95,629
116,739
Sales and office occupations
230,326
217,935
242,718
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
746
94
1,398
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
90,573
79,695
101,451
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
118,139
107,797
128,481
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
4,971
2,645
7,298
Construction
61,103
52,408
69,799
Manufacturing
120,637
111,950
129,324
Wholesale trade
33,965
28,192
39,738
Retail trade
108,163
98,062
118,264
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
47,209
41,068
53,350
Information
20,328
15,853
24,803
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
64,828
57,948
71,709
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
64,204
56,266
72,142
Educational, health, and social services
147,726
134,836
160,616
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
63,709
56,015
71,403
Other services (except public administration)
46,012
38,112
53,912
Public administration
34,461
28,414
40,508
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
676,702
660,436
692,968
Government workers
94,719
84,900
104,538
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
43,660
36,516
50,805
Unpaid family workers
2,235
643
3,827
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
625,503
617,103
633,903
Less than $10,000
41,428
35,353
47,503
$10,000 to $14,999
27,842
22,966
32,718
$15,000 to $24,999
77,142
68,953
85,331
$25,000 to $34,999
89,045
80,965
97,125
$35,000 to $49,999
104,233
95,599
112,867
$50,000 to $74,999
127,263
118,246
136,280
$75,000 to $99,999
76,113
68,236
83,990
$100,000 to $149,999
57,908
51,391
64,426
$150,000 to $199,999
13,100
9,539
16,661
$200,000 or more
11,429
9,035
13,823
Median household income (dollars)
45,896
44,599
47,193
Mean household income (dollars)
58,526
56,681
60,371
 
With earnings
530,404
521,776
539,032
Mean earnings (dollars)
58,617
56,454
60,780
With Social Security
144,623
137,691
151,555
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,625
12,184
13,066
With retirement income
107,214
99,593
114,835
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,104
12,926
15,282
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
80,607
72,220
88,994
With Supplemental Security Income
19,540
15,139
23,941
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,644
5,104
6,184
With cash public assistance income
14,422
10,851
17,993
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,834
1,290
2,379
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
34,229
28,654
39,804
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
31,861
27,106
36,616
 
Families
429,867
417,840
441,894
Less than $10,000
16,499
11,902
21,096
$10,000 to $14,999
10,784
7,982
13,586
$15,000 to $24,999
43,721
36,400
51,042
$25,000 to $34,999
50,874
44,467
57,281
$35,000 to $49,999
68,470
60,868
76,072
$50,000 to $74,999
103,214
94,997
111,431
$75,000 to $99,999
64,470
57,152
71,788
$100,000 to $149,999
51,108
44,731
57,485
$150,000 to $199,999
10,907
7,982
13,832
$200,000 or more
9,820
7,558
12,082
Median family income (dollars)
56,026
53,569
58,483
Mean family income (dollars)
66,561
64,355
68,767
 
Per capita income (dollars)
23,379
22,711
24,047
 
Nonfamily households
195,636
184,388
206,884
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
28,276
26,509
30,043
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,666
35,107
40,225
 
Median earnings (dollars):
26,741
26,089
27,393
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,678
39,640
41,716
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,810
28,571
31,049
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
25,862
20,397
31,327
With related children under 18 years
23,309
18,009
28,609
With related children under 5 years only
4,988
2,414
7,562
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
16,942
11,875
22,009
With related children under 18 years
16,942
11,875
22,009
With related children under 5 years only
2,495
649
4,341
 
Individuals
130,576
111,622
149,530
18 years and over
76,145
66,418
85,872
65 years and over
8,659
6,163
11,155
Related children under 18 years
54,201
42,720
65,682
Related children 5 to 17 years
36,717
27,053
46,381
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
38,461
32,046
44,876
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
8.3
7.1
9.5
18 years and over
6.6
5.8
7.4
65 years and over
5.3
3.8
6.8
Related children under 18 years
13.0
10.2
15.8
Related children under 5 years
14.8
10.8
18.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
12.2
9.1
15.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14.6
12.3
16.9
 

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.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 23, 2007