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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Hennepin County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
862,423
859,400
865,446
In labor force
648,797
640,265
657,329
Civilian labor force
648,622
640,115
657,129
Employed
617,576
607,645
627,507
Unemployed
31,046
25,090
37,003
Percent unemployed
4.8
3.8
5.8
Armed Forces
175
0
467
Not in labor force
213,626
204,917
222,335
 
Females 16 years and over
442,019
439,631
444,407
In labor force
310,646
304,147
317,145
Civilian labor force
310,646
304,147
317,145
Employed
297,815
290,319
305,311
 
Own children under 6 years
78,998
75,439
82,557
All parents in family in labor force
52,319
46,392
58,246
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
160,181
154,677
165,685
All parents in family in labor force
121,654
113,995
129,313
 
Population 16 to 19 years
47,957
44,499
51,415
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,043
794
3,292
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,097
289
1,906
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
605,017
595,211
614,823
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
459,841
448,897
470,785
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
54,442
46,271
62,613
Public transportation (including taxicab)
46,004
39,227
52,781
Walked
12,772
9,944
15,600
Other means
9,238
6,360
12,116
Worked at home
22,720
18,748
26,692
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.7
21.2
22.2
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
617,576
607,645
627,507
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
267,609
256,369
278,849
Service occupations
81,900
72,332
91,468
Sales and office occupations
175,578
164,361
186,795
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
653
19
1,287
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
29,571
25,192
33,950
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
62,265
56,012
68,519
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,484
1,281
3,687
Construction
19,840
16,076
23,604
Manufacturing
86,217
77,541
94,893
Wholesale trade
23,359
19,275
27,443
Retail trade
75,971
68,610
83,332
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
25,903
22,092
29,715
Information
20,258
15,491
25,025
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
60,568
54,461
66,675
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
92,731
83,842
101,620
Educational, health, and social services
125,738
116,336
135,140
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
43,895
37,429
50,361
Other services (except public administration)
26,219
21,203
31,235
Public administration
14,393
11,430
17,356
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
520,513
508,034
532,992
Government workers
64,617
57,708
71,526
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
31,694
26,985
36,403
Unpaid family workers
752
217
1,287
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
458,704
454,332
463,077
Less than $10,000
28,212
23,637
32,787
$10,000 to $14,999
23,215
19,146
27,284
$15,000 to $24,999
42,399
37,391
47,407
$25,000 to $34,999
47,790
42,296
53,285
$35,000 to $49,999
65,723
59,339
72,107
$50,000 to $74,999
96,033
88,288
103,778
$75,000 to $99,999
64,060
58,607
69,513
$100,000 to $149,999
58,083
52,407
63,759
$150,000 to $199,999
16,300
13,078
19,522
$200,000 or more
16,889
13,432
20,346
Median household income (dollars)
53,957
52,536
55,378
Mean household income (dollars)
69,600
66,854
72,346
 
With earnings
395,801
390,254
401,348
Mean earnings (dollars)
68,803
65,696
71,910
With Social Security
88,151
84,376
91,926
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,974
12,398
13,550
With retirement income
57,664
53,331
61,997
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,612
16,660
20,564
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
57,845
52,070
63,620
With Supplemental Security Income
12,641
9,254
16,028
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,651
5,159
6,143
With cash public assistance income
20,909
16,446
25,372
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,962
2,079
3,845
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
25,428
21,230
29,626
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
22,625
18,814
26,437
 
Families
271,272
262,110
280,434
Less than $10,000
7,241
4,715
9,767
$10,000 to $14,999
7,876
5,295
10,457
$15,000 to $24,999
20,082
16,226
23,938
$25,000 to $34,999
18,091
14,746
21,436
$35,000 to $49,999
36,664
32,244
41,084
$50,000 to $74,999
57,031
50,715
63,347
$75,000 to $99,999
48,993
44,002
53,984
$100,000 to $149,999
45,301
40,330
50,272
$150,000 to $199,999
14,978
11,930
18,026
$200,000 or more
15,015
11,845
18,185
Median family income (dollars)
68,912
65,888
71,936
Mean family income (dollars)
84,653
80,881
88,425
 
Per capita income (dollars)
29,998
28,921
31,075
 
Nonfamily households
187,432
177,712
197,152
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
35,189
33,174
37,204
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
44,947
41,908
47,986
 
Median earnings (dollars):
31,002
30,378
31,626
Male full-time, year-round workers
44,484
42,261
46,707
Female full-time, year-round workers
34,418
33,025
35,811
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
16,343
12,667
20,019
With related children under 18 years
14,584
11,043
18,125
With related children under 5 years only
3,747
1,699
5,795
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
8,676
6,161
11,191
With related children under 18 years
8,472
5,976
10,968
With related children under 5 years only
2,119
429
3,809
 
Individuals
97,667
82,649
112,685
18 years and over
65,244
55,770
74,718
65 years and over
7,323
4,153
10,493
Related children under 18 years
31,882
23,917
39,847
Related children 5 to 17 years
21,240
15,627
26,853
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
36,626
30,356
42,896
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.0
7.7
10.3
18 years and over
7.8
6.6
9.0
65 years and over
6.7
3.7
9.7
Related children under 18 years
12.9
9.8
16.0
Related children under 5 years
15.4
10.1
20.7
Related children 5 to 17 years
12.0
8.9
15.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
13.8
11.7
15.9
 

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