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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Arizona
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
3,871,534
3,865,777
3,877,291
In labor force
2,447,728
2,423,716
2,471,740
Civilian labor force
2,434,474
2,407,025
2,461,923
Employed
2,269,830
2,245,621
2,294,039
Unemployed
164,644
149,906
179,382
Percent unemployed
6.8
6.1
7.5
Armed Forces
13,254
6,959
19,549
Not in labor force
1,423,806
1,398,493
1,449,119
 
Females 16 years and over
1,978,552
1,973,892
1,983,212
In labor force
1,094,950
1,074,632
1,115,268
Civilian labor force
1,092,379
1,070,982
1,113,776
Employed
1,014,693
994,466
1,034,920
 
Own children under 6 years
489,263
479,634
498,892
All parents in family in labor force
292,172
278,952
305,392
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
876,775
864,200
889,350
All parents in family in labor force
602,595
581,886
623,304
 
Population 16 to 19 years
282,271
275,663
288,879
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
39,305
31,880
46,730
Unemployed or not in the labor force
22,636
16,868
28,404
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
2,222,351
2,199,961
2,244,742
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
1,692,943
1,668,690
1,717,196
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
302,714
283,744
321,684
Public transportation (including taxicab)
40,286
32,543
48,029
Walked
45,592
39,992
51,192
Other means
61,401
54,055
68,747
Worked at home
79,415
71,153
87,677
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.2
22.4
24.0
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
2,269,830
2,245,621
2,294,039
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
716,083
691,920
740,246
Service occupations
387,107
364,634
409,580
Sales and office occupations
634,568
607,566
661,570
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
11,825
7,634
16,016
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
262,681
247,522
277,840
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
257,566
238,896
276,236
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
27,049
21,005
33,093
Construction
206,515
190,698
222,332
Manufacturing
217,968
204,618
231,318
Wholesale trade
79,327
69,417
89,237
Retail trade
281,997
264,225
299,769
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
127,071
115,371
138,771
Information
65,378
57,131
73,625
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
187,751
173,287
202,215
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
238,852
220,534
257,170
Educational, health, and social services
387,501
369,498
405,504
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
224,473
201,137
247,809
Other services (except public administration)
100,415
92,492
108,338
Public administration
125,533
113,381
137,685
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
1,780,894
1,747,331
1,814,457
Government workers
338,996
315,010
362,982
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
142,610
128,715
156,505
Unpaid family workers
7,330
5,599
9,061
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,940,448
1,895,830
1,985,066
Less than $10,000
180,519
166,080
194,958
$10,000 to $14,999
118,374
111,183
125,565
$15,000 to $24,999
272,171
244,149
300,193
$25,000 to $34,999
268,870
254,098
283,642
$35,000 to $49,999
312,874
298,869
326,879
$50,000 to $74,999
378,311
363,552
393,070
$75,000 to $99,999
192,716
180,862
204,570
$100,000 to $149,999
147,841
137,563
158,119
$150,000 to $199,999
37,361
32,461
42,262
$200,000 or more
31,411
27,649
35,173
Median household income (dollars)
40,909
39,901
41,917
Mean household income (dollars)
52,391
51,327
53,455
 
With earnings
1,511,661
1,485,114
1,538,208
Mean earnings (dollars)
53,026
51,916
54,136
With Social Security
544,581
516,808
572,354
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,700
12,490
12,910
With retirement income
347,207
331,619
362,795
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,878
16,172
17,584
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
314,676
292,550
336,803
With Supplemental Security Income
61,258
54,285
68,231
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,613
6,204
7,022
With cash public assistance income
42,451
38,138
46,764
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,246
2,287
4,205
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
107,983
99,250
116,716
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
164,699
152,431
176,967
 
Families
1,306,537
1,279,744
1,333,330
Less than $10,000
84,452
74,440
94,464
$10,000 to $14,999
53,599
47,948
59,250
$15,000 to $24,999
159,599
144,992
174,206
$25,000 to $34,999
176,121
165,992
186,250
$35,000 to $49,999
218,575
207,980
229,170
$50,000 to $74,999
276,550
261,969
291,131
$75,000 to $99,999
157,622
147,311
167,933
$100,000 to $149,999
122,181
113,375
130,987
$150,000 to $199,999
30,310
26,078
34,542
$200,000 or more
27,528
24,098
30,958
Median family income (dollars)
46,896
45,708
48,084
Mean family income (dollars)
58,872
57,668
60,077
 
Per capita income (dollars)
20,215
19,905
20,525
 
Nonfamily households
633,911
605,218
662,605
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,005
25,830
28,180
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
36,306
34,950
37,662
 
Median earnings (dollars):
23,881
23,247
24,515
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,660
34,988
36,332
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,875
26,976
28,774
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
140,300
128,846
151,754
With related children under 18 years
109,085
98,479
119,691
With related children under 5 years only
30,808
25,332
36,284
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
65,326
56,621
74,031
With related children under 18 years
60,541
52,030
69,052
With related children under 5 years only
18,151
13,569
22,733
 
Individuals
710,395
669,188
751,602
18 years and over
430,182
406,709
453,655
65 years and over
61,422
54,309
68,535
Related children under 18 years
267,695
245,214
290,176
Related children 5 to 17 years
171,784
151,248
192,320
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
198,911
185,041
212,781
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
13.7
12.9
14.5
18 years and over
11.6
10.9
12.3
65 years and over
9.1
8.1
10.1
Related children under 18 years
18.7
17.2
20.2
Related children under 5 years
23.0
19.9
26.1
Related children 5 to 17 years
16.9
14.9
18.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.4
20.1
22.7
 

The 2001 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