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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Minnesota
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
3,784,397
3,777,352
3,791,443
In labor force
2,763,927
2,725,131
2,802,723
Civilian labor force
2,760,028
2,718,874
2,801,182
Employed
2,645,116
2,604,059
2,686,173
Unemployed
114,912
105,977
123,847
Percent unemployed
4.2
3.9
4.5
Armed Forces
3,899
1,211
6,587
Not in labor force
1,020,470
980,157
1,060,783
 
Females 16 years and over
1,930,582
1,924,896
1,936,268
In labor force
1,308,180
1,284,075
1,332,285
Civilian labor force
1,308,180
1,284,075
1,332,285
Employed
1,259,975
1,237,819
1,282,131
 
Own children under 6 years
349,943
344,067
355,819
All parents in family in labor force
238,909
227,577
250,241
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
802,985
791,546
814,424
All parents in family in labor force
612,271
592,616
631,926
 
Population 16 to 19 years
269,775
261,781
277,769
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
12,441
9,539
15,343
Unemployed or not in the labor force
7,296
4,974
9,618
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
2,589,525
2,547,863
2,631,188
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
2,034,466
2,007,710
2,061,222
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
243,671
226,927
260,415
Public transportation (including taxicab)
85,676
75,880
95,472
Walked
72,886
65,415
80,357
Other means
29,416
23,572
35,260
Worked at home
123,410
112,632
134,188
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.6
20.6
22.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
2,645,116
2,604,059
2,686,173
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
949,950
920,801
979,099
Service occupations
387,965
374,597
401,333
Sales and office occupations
708,360
691,700
725,020
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
21,717
17,879
25,555
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
227,350
212,109
242,591
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
349,774
330,585
368,964
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
83,891
67,404
100,378
Construction
164,223
150,277
178,169
Manufacturing
401,108
365,915
436,301
Wholesale trade
102,160
92,539
111,781
Retail trade
308,035
292,624
323,446
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
136,179
126,074
146,284
Information
71,654
63,064
80,244
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
188,485
178,088
198,882
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
241,352
224,902
257,803
Educational, health, and social services
559,231
540,393
578,069
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
183,667
168,159
199,175
Other services (except public administration)
112,439
103,748
121,130
Public administration
92,692
80,982
104,402
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
2,105,569
2,071,775
2,139,363
Government workers
334,683
321,473
347,893
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
195,820
178,729
212,911
Unpaid family workers
9,044
4,957
13,131
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,979,323
1,958,634
2,000,012
Less than $10,000
132,335
124,131
140,539
$10,000 to $14,999
100,826
94,487
107,165
$15,000 to $24,999
209,301
201,066
217,536
$25,000 to $34,999
228,412
206,789
250,035
$35,000 to $49,999
322,138
303,618
340,658
$50,000 to $74,999
458,332
439,331
477,333
$75,000 to $99,999
258,811
245,934
271,688
$100,000 to $149,999
186,216
173,788
198,644
$150,000 to $199,999
43,189
38,625
47,753
$200,000 or more
39,763
34,249
45,277
Median household income (dollars)
49,834
48,603
51,065
Mean household income (dollars)
60,131
58,854
61,408
 
With earnings
1,660,674
1,622,590
1,698,758
Mean earnings (dollars)
60,397
59,239
61,555
With Social Security
463,158
456,177
470,139
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,076
11,731
12,421
With retirement income
285,372
272,139
298,605
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,233
15,439
17,027
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
271,463
251,369
291,557
With Supplemental Security Income
50,941
44,049
57,833
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,235
5,915
6,555
With cash public assistance income
66,533
58,291
74,775
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,623
2,204
3,042
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
81,861
69,196
94,526
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
105,166
91,803
118,529
 
Families
1,332,466
1,313,240
1,351,692
Less than $10,000
40,602
33,365
47,839
$10,000 to $14,999
36,454
29,069
43,839
$15,000 to $24,999
107,146
100,310
113,982
$25,000 to $34,999
129,268
115,055
143,481
$35,000 to $49,999
217,443
202,174
232,712
$50,000 to $74,999
342,979
325,509
360,449
$75,000 to $99,999
221,556
210,654
232,458
$100,000 to $149,999
161,587
151,515
171,659
$150,000 to $199,999
39,213
34,979
43,447
$200,000 or more
36,218
30,910
41,526
Median family income (dollars)
59,401
57,589
61,213
Mean family income (dollars)
69,954
68,243
71,665
 
Per capita income (dollars)
24,717
24,220
25,214
 
Nonfamily households
646,857
629,712
664,002
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
29,459
28,113
30,805
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,401
35,987
38,815
 
Median earnings (dollars):
27,380
26,832
27,928
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,841
40,161
41,521
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,829
30,400
31,258
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
76,362
65,381
87,343
With related children under 18 years
60,503
51,974
69,032
With related children under 5 years only
12,562
7,638
17,486
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
40,633
32,885
48,381
With related children under 18 years
38,125
31,200
45,050
With related children under 5 years only
6,638
3,633
9,643
 
Individuals
376,309
344,716
407,902
18 years and over
251,187
234,461
267,913
65 years and over
49,009
41,135
56,883
Related children under 18 years
119,272
102,209
136,335
Related children 5 to 17 years
83,029
70,410
95,648
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
138,956
128,615
149,297
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
7.8
7.1
8.5
18 years and over
6.9
6.4
7.4
65 years and over
9.0
7.5
10.5
Related children under 18 years
10.1
8.6
11.6
Related children under 5 years
12.2
9.7
14.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
9.4
8.1
10.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
15.9
14.9
16.9
 

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