2001 American Community Survey Profile
Tucson city
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
360,628
355,594
365,662
In labor force
232,750
228,099
237,401
Civilian labor force
229,133
224,485
233,781
Employed
214,373
209,733
219,013
Unemployed
14,760
13,448
16,072
Percent unemployed
6.4
5.7
7.1
Armed Forces
3,617
3,031
4,203
Not in labor force
127,878
124,109
131,647
 
Females 16 years and over
187,672
184,958
190,386
In labor force
107,287
104,720
109,854
Civilian labor force
106,680
104,104
109,256
Employed
99,877
97,371
102,383
 
Own children under 6 years
43,871
41,759
45,983
All parents in family in labor force
28,217
25,894
30,540
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
71,597
68,840
74,354
All parents in family in labor force
50,990
48,122
53,858
 
Population 16 to 19 years
24,398
23,339
25,457
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,425
1,859
2,991
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,557
1,055
2,059
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
212,075
207,476
216,674
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
155,031
151,051
159,011
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
29,450
27,000
31,900
Public transportation (including taxicab)
6,115
4,934
7,296
Walked
6,464
5,406
7,522
Other means
8,696
7,350
10,042
Worked at home
6,319
5,388
7,250
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.2
19.9
20.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
214,373
209,733
219,013
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
68,848
66,088
71,608
Service occupations
41,698
39,032
44,364
Sales and office occupations
57,167
54,664
59,670
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
169
27
311
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
23,407
21,752
25,062
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,084
21,135
25,033
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,101
759
1,443
Construction
17,341
15,732
18,950
Manufacturing
19,175
17,495
20,855
Wholesale trade
4,728
3,877
5,579
Retail trade
26,760
24,787
28,733
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
8,925
7,881
9,969
Information
5,995
5,205
6,785
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
10,739
9,587
11,891
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
24,398
22,527
26,269
Educational, health, and social services
48,103
45,432
50,774
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
24,723
22,651
26,795
Other services (except public administration)
11,492
10,192
12,792
Public administration
10,893
9,761
12,025
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
165,207
160,909
169,505
Government workers
36,446
34,463
38,429
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
12,009
10,783
13,235
Unpaid family workers
711
421
1,001
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
196,042
193,572
198,512
Less than $10,000
26,009
24,037
27,981
$10,000 to $14,999
18,707
17,090
20,324
$15,000 to $24,999
37,499
35,367
39,631
$25,000 to $34,999
32,460
30,686
34,234
$35,000 to $49,999
31,053
29,002
33,104
$50,000 to $74,999
28,555
26,811
30,299
$75,000 to $99,999
12,810
11,609
14,011
$100,000 to $149,999
6,523
5,726
7,320
$150,000 to $199,999
1,426
1,065
1,787
$200,000 or more
1,000
718
1,282
Median household income (dollars)
29,745
28,829
30,661
Mean household income (dollars)
38,391
37,396
39,386
 
With earnings
155,936
153,350
158,522
Mean earnings (dollars)
37,330
36,310
38,350
With Social Security
46,637
44,878
48,396
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,349
11,080
11,618
With retirement income
31,602
30,132
33,072
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,935
14,037
15,833
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
38,037
36,021
40,053
With Supplemental Security Income
6,323
5,455
7,191
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,258
5,849
6,667
With cash public assistance income
4,817
3,863
5,771
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,776
1,997
3,555
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
14,280
12,750
15,810
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
20,727
19,374
22,080
 
Families
110,003
107,470
112,536
Less than $10,000
9,520
8,271
10,769
$10,000 to $14,999
7,231
6,215
8,247
$15,000 to $24,999
16,841
15,500
18,182
$25,000 to $34,999
18,736
17,502
19,970
$35,000 to $49,999
19,850
18,276
21,424
$50,000 to $74,999
20,820
19,361
22,279
$75,000 to $99,999
9,951
8,941
10,961
$100,000 to $149,999
5,011
4,351
5,671
$150,000 to $199,999
1,245
928
1,562
$200,000 or more
798
560
1,036
Median family income (dollars)
36,871
35,409
38,333
Mean family income (dollars)
45,835
44,446
47,224
 
Per capita income (dollars)
16,541
16,185
16,897
 
Nonfamily households
86,039
83,528
88,550
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
21,237
20,485
21,989
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
27,452
26,465
28,439
 
Median earnings (dollars):
19,717
19,151
20,283
Male full-time, year-round workers
29,321
28,273
30,369
Female full-time, year-round workers
24,092
23,282
24,902
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
16,667
15,131
18,203
With related children under 18 years
13,602
12,218
14,986
With related children under 5 years only
3,386
2,596
4,176
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
9,337
8,154
10,520
With related children under 18 years
8,427
7,272
9,582
With related children under 5 years only
2,131
1,521
2,742
 
Individuals
91,411
85,027
97,795
18 years and over
59,400
55,714
63,086
65 years and over
6,343
5,455
7,231
Related children under 18 years
31,343
27,987
34,699
Related children 5 to 17 years
19,251
16,788
21,714
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
32,843
30,546
35,140
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
19.4
18.1
20.7
18 years and over
17.0
16.0
18.0
65 years and over
11.2
9.6
12.9
Related children under 18 years
26.1
23.5
28.7
Related children under 5 years
31.2
27.4
35.0
Related children 5 to 17 years
23.7
20.9
26.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
27.2
25.4
29.0
 

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