ACS: 2000 C2SS Tabular Profile for Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ PMSA -- Table 3

Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ PMSA

TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	887,371	882,824	891,918
In labor force	615,480	602,990	627,971
Civilian labor force	615,480	602,990	627,971
Employed	592,679	579,542	605,816
Unemployed	22,801	17,295	28,307
Percent unemployed	3.7	2.9	4.5
Armed Forces	0	0	464
Not in labor force	271,891	259,163	284,619

Females 16 years and over	456,755	452,209	461,301
In labor force	278,656	269,142	288,170
Civilian labor force	278,656	269,142	288,170
Employed	268,706	258,874	278,538

Own children under 6 years	98,764	94,146	103,382
All parents in family in labor force	56,264	48,441	64,087

Own children 6 to 17 years	176,701	171,429	181,973
All parents in family in labor force	121,784	112,033	131,536

Population 16 to 19 years	52,144	46,600	57,688
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	5,265	2,371	8,159
Unemployed or not in the labor force	2,202	583	3,821

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	579,549	566,710	592,388
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	444,410	429,869	458,951
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	53,709	44,083	63,335
Public transportation (including taxicab)	49,550	41,275	57,825
Walked	12,656	8,986	16,326
Other means	4,608	2,481	6,735
Worked at home	14,616	10,717	18,515
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	30.1	28.9	31.3

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	592,679	579,542	605,816
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	269,968	257,317	282,619
Service occupations	50,168	42,639	57,697
Sales and office occupations	170,693	157,396	183,990
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	163	0	452
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	38,150	32,822	43,478
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	63,537	55,211	71,863

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,470	804	4,137
Construction	28,067	23,043	33,091
Manufacturing	92,196	82,552	101,840
Wholesale trade	29,439	24,349	34,529
Retail trade	61,137	53,580	68,694
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	33,560	28,075	39,045
Information	30,191	24,779	35,603
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	58,147	51,737	64,557
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	76,412	69,098	83,726
Educational, health, and social services	98,423	89,630	107,216
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	36,550	28,127	44,973
Other services (except public administration)	20,021	15,320	24,722
Public administration	26,066	20,700	31,432

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	478,100	462,079	494,122
Government workers	81,452	72,027	90,877
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	31,875	26,252	37,498
Unpaid family workers	1,252	435	2,069

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	411,574	406,154	416,994
Less than $10,000	16,995	13,357	20,633
$10,000 to $14,999	12,328	9,031	15,625
$15,000 to $24,999	29,599	24,845	34,353
$25,000 to $34,999	28,589	24,055	33,123
$35,000 to $49,999	54,803	48,454	61,152
$50,000 to $74,999	83,059	75,075	91,043
$75,000 to $99,999	65,959	60,577	71,341
$100,000 to $149,999	72,321	65,493	79,149
$150,000 to $199,999	27,880	22,405	33,355
$200,000 or more	20,041	16,261	23,821
Median household income (dollars)	69,200	65,948	72,452
Mean household income (dollars)	82,793	79,755	85,831

With earnings	352,060	346,709	357,411
Mean earnings (dollars)	84,461	81,263	87,659
With Social Security	98,586	93,365	103,807
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,495	12,847	14,143
With retirement income	67,176	61,561	72,791
Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,322	13,735	16,909

With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)	30,430	25,180	35,680
With Supplemental Security Income	4,189	2,445	5,933
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,196	4,866	7,526
With cash public assistance income	4,093	1,966	6,220
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	3,373	1,741	5,005
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	5,318	3,279	7,357
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months	13,979	10,341	17,617

Families	292,931	284,485	301,377
Less than $10,000	5,833	3,234	8,432
$10,000 to $14,999	4,772	2,609	6,935
$15,000 to $24,999	15,329	11,569	19,089
$25,000 to $34,999	14,882	11,458	18,306
$35,000 to $49,999	34,003	28,705	39,301
$50,000 to $74,999	59,729	52,538	66,920
$75,000 to $99,999	53,417	48,399	58,435
$100,000 to $149,999	60,755	54,711	66,799
$150,000 to $199,999	25,332	20,083	30,581
$200,000 or more	18,879	15,234	22,524
Median family income (dollars)	80,953	78,061	83,845
Mean family income (dollars)	95,187	91,521	98,853

Per capita income (dollars)	30,650	29,571	31,729

Nonfamily households	118,643	110,644	126,642
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	40,291	37,753	42,829
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	49,951	46,149	53,753

Median earnings (dollars):	36,288	35,250	37,326
Male full-time, year-round workers	52,378	50,256	54,500
Female full-time, year-round workers	39,032	36,237	41,827

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	9,805	6,431	13,179
With related children under 18 years	6,743	3,854	9,632
With related children under 5 years only	2,325	462	4,188

Families with female householder, no husband present	2,760	777	4,743
With related children under 18 years	2,208	413	4,003
With related children under 5 years only	218	0	589

Individuals	59,537	46,045	73,029
18 years and over	46,068	36,081	56,055
65 years and over	7,571	4,789	10,353
Related children under 18 years	13,202	7,767	18,637
Related children 5 to 17 years	8,373	4,076	12,670
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	26,103	19,607	32,599

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	5.2	4.0	6.4
18 years and over	5.4	4.2	6.6
65 years and over	5.7	3.6	7.8
Related children under 18 years	4.7	2.7	6.7
Related children under 5 years	6.0	1.5	10.5
Related children 5 to 17 years	4.2	2.1	6.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	15.3	12.2	18.4

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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