2001 American Community Survey Profile
Pima County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
642,629
641,623
643,636
In labor force
396,855
393,001
400,709
Civilian labor force
392,199
388,293
396,105
Employed
368,862
365,013
372,711
Unemployed
23,337
21,624
25,050
Percent unemployed
6.0
5.5
6.5
Armed Forces
4,656
3,956
5,356
Not in labor force
245,774
241,771
249,777
 
Females 16 years and over
333,054
332,239
333,869
In labor force
181,308
178,685
183,932
Civilian labor force
180,362
177,719
183,005
Employed
169,392
166,833
171,951
 
Own children under 6 years
68,931
67,373
70,489
All parents in family in labor force
41,684
39,485
43,883
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
139,454
137,684
141,224
All parents in family in labor force
96,346
93,091
99,601
 
Population 16 to 19 years
43,979
43,040
44,918
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4,229
3,557
4,901
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,580
2,082
3,078
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
364,177
360,273
368,081
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
275,855
271,322
280,388
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
46,148
43,059
49,237
Public transportation (including taxicab)
7,087
5,978
8,196
Walked
8,953
7,772
10,134
Other means
12,514
10,885
14,143
Worked at home
13,620
12,295
14,945
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.4
22.1
22.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
368,862
365,013
372,711
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
130,572
126,830
134,314
Service occupations
65,932
62,974
68,890
Sales and office occupations
95,712
92,521
98,903
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
580
318
842
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
39,791
37,775
41,807
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
36,275
33,836
38,714
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
3,168
2,572
3,764
Construction
30,234
28,068
32,400
Manufacturing
35,454
33,128
37,781
Wholesale trade
9,997
8,958
11,037
Retail trade
43,422
40,869
45,975
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
16,223
14,796
17,650
Information
10,117
8,980
11,254
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
19,186
17,581
20,791
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
41,142
38,449
43,835
Educational, health, and social services
82,707
79,369
86,045
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
37,140
34,508
39,772
Other services (except public administration)
19,930
18,346
21,514
Public administration
20,142
18,532
21,752
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
278,648
273,988
283,308
Government workers
63,807
61,205
66,409
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
25,027
23,230
26,824
Unpaid family workers
1,380
984
1,776
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
336,586
334,352
338,820
Less than $10,000
35,831
33,737
37,925
$10,000 to $14,999
26,014
23,999
28,029
$15,000 to $24,999
53,403
50,928
55,878
$25,000 to $34,999
50,682
48,476
52,888
$35,000 to $49,999
55,176
52,508
57,844
$50,000 to $74,999
56,934
54,754
59,114
$75,000 to $99,999
28,574
26,972
30,176
$100,000 to $149,999
20,255
18,810
21,700
$150,000 to $199,999
4,852
4,238
5,466
$200,000 or more
4,865
4,212
5,518
Median household income (dollars)
35,615
34,721
36,509
Mean household income (dollars)
47,802
46,911
48,693
 
With earnings
259,293
256,750
261,836
Mean earnings (dollars)
45,414
44,454
46,374
With Social Security
93,242
91,396
95,088
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,624
12,388
12,860
With retirement income
66,465
64,129
68,801
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,100
17,460
18,740
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
55,409
52,903
57,915
With Supplemental Security Income
10,482
9,385
11,579
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,707
6,357
7,057
With cash public assistance income
6,929
5,787
8,071
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,945
2,349
3,541
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
19,897
18,259
21,535
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
30,598
28,734
32,463
 
Families
208,552
205,221
211,883
Less than $10,000
14,285
12,788
15,782
$10,000 to $14,999
10,016
8,846
11,186
$15,000 to $24,999
26,200
24,350
28,050
$25,000 to $34,999
30,048
28,431
31,665
$35,000 to $49,999
36,486
34,430
38,542
$50,000 to $74,999
43,169
41,402
44,936
$75,000 to $99,999
23,084
21,649
24,520
$100,000 to $149,999
16,825
15,535
18,115
$150,000 to $199,999
4,246
3,675
4,817
$200,000 or more
4,193
3,612
4,774
Median family income (dollars)
44,469
43,161
45,777
Mean family income (dollars)
56,857
55,590
58,124
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,888
19,588
20,188
 
Nonfamily households
128,034
124,846
131,222
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
23,707
22,849
24,565
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
31,429
30,441
32,417
 
Median earnings (dollars):
21,644
21,311
21,977
Male full-time, year-round workers
33,015
32,150
33,880
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,249
25,744
26,754
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
24,600
22,712
26,488
With related children under 18 years
19,348
17,802
20,894
With related children under 5 years only
4,396
3,522
5,271
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
12,714
11,437
13,991
With related children under 18 years
11,491
10,285
12,697
With related children under 5 years only
2,595
1,942
3,248
 
Individuals
130,095
122,814
137,376
18 years and over
83,110
78,947
87,273
65 years and over
9,985
8,942
11,028
Related children under 18 years
45,856
41,941
49,771
Related children 5 to 17 years
29,648
26,818
32,478
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
42,174
39,719
44,629
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
15.5
14.7
16.3
18 years and over
13.4
12.7
14.1
65 years and over
8.4
7.6
9.2
Related children under 18 years
21.2
19.4
23.0
Related children under 5 years
26.8
23.8
29.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
19.0
17.2
20.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
23.8
22.5
25.1
 

The 2001 American Community 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

Created: Wednesday May 29, 2002
Last revised: Thursday August 23, 2007