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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
New Hampshire
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
965,504
962,724
968,284
In labor force
697,486
688,654
706,318
Civilian labor force
696,269
687,539
704,999
Employed
673,213
664,509
681,917
Unemployed
23,056
20,400
25,713
Percent unemployed
3.3
3.0
3.6
Armed Forces
1,217
526
1,908
Not in labor force
268,018
259,227
276,809
 
Females 16 years and over
495,885
493,559
498,212
In labor force
324,762
317,824
331,700
Civilian labor force
324,727
317,785
331,669
Employed
313,043
306,088
319,998
 
Own children under 6 years
76,484
73,842
79,126
All parents in family in labor force
47,972
44,642
51,302
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
201,866
198,642
205,090
All parents in family in labor force
153,435
148,599
158,271
 
Population 16 to 19 years
60,953
58,085
63,821
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3,118
2,169
4,067
Unemployed or not in the labor force
833
378
1,288
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
653,307
644,131
662,483
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
544,835
534,801
554,869
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
54,561
49,636
59,486
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3,855
2,776
4,934
Walked
18,985
15,429
22,541
Other means
5,606
3,883
7,329
Worked at home
25,465
21,741
29,189
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
24.0
23.3
24.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
673,213
664,509
681,917
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
238,842
229,780
247,904
Service occupations
90,723
84,263
97,183
Sales and office occupations
180,751
172,376
189,126
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,951
931
2,971
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
61,365
57,263
65,467
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
99,581
93,361
105,802
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
6,042
4,151
7,933
Construction
44,970
40,713
49,227
Manufacturing
123,924
116,684
131,164
Wholesale trade
22,189
19,245
25,133
Retail trade
94,360
86,978
101,742
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
31,556
27,654
35,458
Information
17,464
14,793
20,135
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
38,414
34,376
42,452
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
54,964
49,829
60,099
Educational, health, and social services
137,994
131,188
144,800
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
47,648
42,650
52,646
Other services (except public administration)
29,542
26,034
33,050
Public administration
24,146
20,902
27,390
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
532,805
522,753
542,857
Government workers
84,833
79,243
90,423
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
54,386
48,520
60,252
Unpaid family workers
1,189
376
2,002
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
482,895
478,003
487,787
Less than $10,000
28,909
25,721
32,097
$10,000 to $14,999
21,770
18,985
24,555
$15,000 to $24,999
46,769
42,241
51,297
$25,000 to $34,999
50,298
46,231
54,365
$35,000 to $49,999
75,481
69,859
81,103
$50,000 to $74,999
119,244
113,860
124,628
$75,000 to $99,999
62,933
58,165
67,702
$100,000 to $149,999
54,594
50,675
58,513
$150,000 to $199,999
13,100
11,112
15,088
$200,000 or more
9,797
8,126
11,468
Median household income (dollars)
52,479
51,296
53,662
Mean household income (dollars)
63,188
61,729
64,647
 
With earnings
401,926
397,021
406,831
Mean earnings (dollars)
63,795
62,275
65,315
With Social Security
120,553
116,430
124,676
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,266
11,873
12,659
With retirement income
81,028
77,098
84,958
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,654
14,649
16,659
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
56,239
51,749
60,729
With Supplemental Security Income
11,169
9,041
13,298
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,536
5,805
7,267
With cash public assistance income
10,116
7,996
12,236
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,530
1,931
3,129
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
16,787
13,730
19,844
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
12,220
9,687
14,753
 
Families
326,917
320,018
333,816
Less than $10,000
8,261
6,416
10,106
$10,000 to $14,999
8,087
6,026
10,148
$15,000 to $24,999
25,030
21,664
28,396
$25,000 to $34,999
27,987
24,638
31,337
$35,000 to $49,999
49,218
44,742
53,694
$50,000 to $74,999
88,821
84,142
93,500
$75,000 to $99,999
52,517
48,376
56,659
$100,000 to $149,999
47,055
43,222
50,888
$150,000 to $199,999
11,596
9,740
13,452
$200,000 or more
8,345
6,802
9,888
Median family income (dollars)
62,299
60,674
63,924
Mean family income (dollars)
72,655
70,715
74,595
 
Per capita income (dollars)
25,632
25,079
26,185
 
Nonfamily households
155,978
149,875
162,081
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
31,883
30,481
33,286
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
40,027
37,971
42,083
 
Median earnings (dollars):
27,866
27,155
28,577
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,695
41,076
42,314
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,319
29,725
30,913
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
13,436
10,961
15,911
With related children under 18 years
10,204
8,272
12,136
With related children under 5 years only
3,430
2,196
4,664
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
8,164
6,298
10,030
With related children under 18 years
7,988
6,100
9,876
With related children under 5 years only
2,469
1,339
3,599
 
Individuals
73,258
64,868
81,648
18 years and over
52,133
46,615
57,651
65 years and over
11,142
9,023
13,261
Related children under 18 years
18,643
14,572
22,714
Related children 5 to 17 years
10,524
7,775
13,273
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
34,336
29,964
38,709
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
6.0
5.3
6.7
18 years and over
5.6
4.9
6.3
65 years and over
8.0
6.5
9.5
Related children under 18 years
6.5
5.0
8.0
Related children under 5 years
12.1
8.5
15.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
4.8
3.5
6.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
15.5
13.7
17.3
 

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