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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Spokane, WA MSA
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
311,772
309,823
313,721
In labor force
210,404
203,585
217,223
Civilian labor force
208,129
201,201
215,057
Employed
191,673
184,012
199,334
Unemployed
16,456
12,376
20,536
Percent unemployed
7.9
5.9
9.9
Armed Forces
2,275
1,262
3,288
Not in labor force
101,368
95,020
107,716
 
Females 16 years and over
161,190
159,273
163,107
In labor force
96,739
91,575
101,904
Civilian labor force
96,614
91,468
101,760
Employed
89,883
84,351
95,415
 
Own children under 6 years
33,885
31,045
36,725
All parents in family in labor force
21,102
17,376
24,828
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
65,456
62,144
68,768
All parents in family in labor force
40,600
35,709
45,491
 
Population 16 to 19 years
24,945
23,023
26,867
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,420
749
4,091
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,873
273
3,474
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
190,515
183,136
197,894
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
150,220
142,100
158,340
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
18,147
13,944
22,350
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5,535
3,189
7,881
Walked
2,508
917
4,099
Other means
2,189
1,016
3,362
Worked at home
11,916
7,487
16,345
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.1
18.3
19.9
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
191,673
184,012
199,334
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
61,351
54,505
68,197
Service occupations
30,419
24,728
36,110
Sales and office occupations
54,709
48,314
61,104
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
193
0
518
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
13,534
9,767
17,301
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
31,467
25,827
37,107
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
3,280
1,044
5,516
Construction
13,446
9,113
17,779
Manufacturing
22,974
17,664
28,284
Wholesale trade
8,274
5,236
11,312
Retail trade
28,852
24,234
33,470
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
11,817
8,534
15,101
Information
5,744
3,104
8,384
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
15,164
11,364
18,964
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12,441
8,973
15,909
Educational, health, and social services
38,997
34,007
43,987
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
14,174
10,808
17,540
Other services (except public administration)
8,322
5,595
11,049
Public administration
8,188
5,117
11,259
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
146,445
137,750
155,141
Government workers
26,929
22,004
31,854
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
17,915
13,948
21,882
Unpaid family workers
384
0
848
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
160,000
155,667
164,333
Less than $10,000
15,545
12,037
19,053
$10,000 to $14,999
14,968
11,369
18,567
$15,000 to $24,999
20,726
17,040
24,412
$25,000 to $34,999
22,342
18,354
26,330
$35,000 to $49,999
31,600
27,018
36,182
$50,000 to $74,999
30,093
26,224
33,962
$75,000 to $99,999
12,139
9,603
14,675
$100,000 to $149,999
7,791
5,031
10,551
$150,000 to $199,999
2,370
811
3,929
$200,000 or more
2,426
1,537
3,315
Median household income (dollars)
38,161
35,587
40,735
Mean household income (dollars)
47,720
45,177
50,263
 
With earnings
127,614
122,819
132,409
Mean earnings (dollars)
48,050
44,999
51,101
With Social Security
40,653
37,789
43,517
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,215
11,354
13,076
With retirement income
23,252
20,185
26,319
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,114
11,830
16,398
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
28,222
23,813
32,631
With Supplemental Security Income
5,840
3,771
7,909
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,514
5,394
7,634
With cash public assistance income
8,698
5,967
11,429
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
4,298
2,599
5,998
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
13,771
10,021
17,521
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
12,479
9,623
15,335
 
Families
101,408
95,145
107,671
Less than $10,000
5,379
3,001
7,757
$10,000 to $14,999
5,007
3,085
6,929
$15,000 to $24,999
9,359
6,884
11,834
$25,000 to $34,999
13,298
10,067
16,529
$35,000 to $49,999
21,285
17,365
25,205
$50,000 to $74,999
24,349
20,811
27,887
$75,000 to $99,999
10,778
8,143
13,413
$100,000 to $149,999
7,958
5,217
10,699
$150,000 to $199,999
1,979
514
3,444
$200,000 or more
2,016
1,133
2,899
Median family income (dollars)
48,043
44,887
51,199
Mean family income (dollars)
58,322
55,078
61,566
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,588
18,770
20,406
 
Nonfamily households
58,592
51,733
65,451
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
22,307
19,976
24,638
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
27,974
25,309
30,639
 
Median earnings (dollars):
21,548
20,682
22,414
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,933
33,932
37,934
Female full-time, year-round workers
24,786
22,994
26,578
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
9,899
7,361
12,437
With related children under 18 years
8,507
5,935
11,079
With related children under 5 years only
2,362
1,019
3,705
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
5,116
3,002
7,230
With related children under 18 years
4,671
2,617
6,725
With related children under 5 years only
1,024
0
2,080
 
Individuals
53,659
43,340
63,978
18 years and over
34,077
28,012
40,142
65 years and over
1,937
952
2,922
Related children under 18 years
18,309
12,617
24,002
Related children 5 to 17 years
12,475
7,084
17,866
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18,961
14,097
23,825
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
13.3
10.7
15.9
18 years and over
11.5
9.5
13.5
65 years and over
3.9
1.9
5.9
Related children under 18 years
17.6
12.2
23.0
Related children under 5 years
19.9
12.8
27.0
Related children 5 to 17 years
16.7
9.4
24.0
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
22.7
17.6
27.8
 

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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