ACS: 2001 SS01 Tabular Profile for Middlesex County -- Table 3

2001 Supplementary Survey Profile Middlesex County

TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	591,258	588,983	593,533
In labor force	395,593	386,419	404,767
Civilian labor force	395,593	386,419	404,767
Employed	370,539	360,987	380,091
Unemployed	25,054	19,810	30,298
Percent unemployed	6.3	5.0	7.6
Armed Forces	0	0	531
Not in labor force	195,665	186,257	205,073

Females 16 years and over	306,506	304,816	308,196
In labor force	181,802	174,608	188,996
Civilian labor force	181,802	174,608	188,996
Employed	169,749	161,775	177,723

Own children under 6 years	53,240	50,070	56,410
All parents in family in labor force	34,009	29,196	38,822

Own children 6 to 17 years	105,650	101,974	109,326
All parents in family in labor force	69,111	62,947	75,275

Population 16 to 19 years	33,340	30,152	36,528
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	2,714	744	4,684
Unemployed or not in the labor force	2,270	333	4,207

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	361,922	351,991	371,853
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	271,751	260,402	283,100
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	35,258	28,666	41,850
Public transportation (including taxicab)	36,803	30,782	42,824
Walked	6,881	3,809	9,953
Other means	3,468	1,691	5,245
Worked at home	7,761	4,816	10,706
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	31.7	30.2	33.2

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	370,539	360,987	380,091
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	157,231	146,734	167,728
Service occupations	37,850	31,125	44,575
Sales and office occupations	98,948	89,833	108,063
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	0	0	531
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	25,141	20,264	30,018
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	51,369	45,289	57,449

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	0	0	531
Construction	14,847	11,304	18,390
Manufacturing	44,724	38,101	51,347
Wholesale trade	19,808	15,089	24,527
Retail trade	41,344	34,853	47,835
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	24,901	20,901	28,901
Information	18,965	14,982	22,948
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	39,573	32,938	46,208
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	56,145	48,906	63,384
Educational, health, and social services	59,908	53,935	65,881
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	18,632	13,667	23,597
Other services (except public administration)	16,916	12,402	21,430
Public administration	14,776	10,445	19,107

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	300,362	289,460	311,264
Government workers	53,734	46,431	61,037
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	15,517	11,704	19,330
Unpaid family workers	926	327	1,525

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	266,660	263,438	269,882
Less than $10,000	19,285	14,675	23,895
$10,000 to $14,999	9,729	6,749	12,709
$15,000 to $24,999	16,184	12,566	19,802
$25,000 to $34,999	22,647	18,176	27,119
$35,000 to $49,999	38,598	32,831	44,365
$50,000 to $74,999	52,619	46,367	58,871
$75,000 to $99,999	39,816	34,262	45,370
$100,000 to $149,999	43,349	37,602	49,096
$150,000 to $199,999	16,492	13,616	19,368
$200,000 or more	7,941	5,412	10,470
Median household income (dollars)	60,760	56,615	64,905
Mean household income (dollars)	74,884	71,284	78,484

With earnings	222,354	217,452	227,256
Mean earnings (dollars)	78,078	74,135	82,022
With Social Security	68,144	64,276	72,012
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,521	12,742	14,300
With retirement income	44,371	40,033	48,709
Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,677	13,105	18,249

With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)	36,425	30,398	42,452
With Supplemental Security Income	6,556	4,126	8,986
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,954	5,038	6,870
With cash public assistance income	2,987	1,368	4,606
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	1,629	662	2,596
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	9,261	5,615	12,908
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months	15,926	11,669	20,183

Families	192,491	186,823	198,159
Less than $10,000	8,218	4,552	11,884
$10,000 to $14,999	4,955	2,424	7,486
$15,000 to $24,999	8,614	5,312	11,916
$25,000 to $34,999	13,656	10,290	17,022
$35,000 to $49,999	24,197	19,595	28,799
$50,000 to $74,999	38,632	33,494	43,770
$75,000 to $99,999	33,947	28,992	38,902
$100,000 to $149,999	36,996	31,444	42,548
$150,000 to $199,999	15,335	12,608	18,062
$200,000 or more	7,941	5,412	10,470
Median family income (dollars)	72,437	66,203	78,671
Mean family income (dollars)	85,670	80,963	90,377

Per capita income (dollars)	28,812	27,621	30,003

Nonfamily households	74,169	68,196	80,142
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	36,331	34,371	38,291
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	44,782	41,502	48,062

Median earnings (dollars):	35,724	34,716	36,732
Male full-time, year-round workers	51,605	49,137	54,073
Female full-time, year-round workers	38,186	34,236	42,136

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	13,450	9,244	17,656
With related children under 18 years	10,449	6,629	14,269
With related children under 5 years only	2,282	320	4,244

Families with female householder, no husband present	6,599	3,406	9,792
With related children under 18 years	5,923	2,838	9,009
With related children under 5 years only	191	0	503

Individuals	60,187	46,848	73,526
18 years and over	42,884	33,245	52,523
65 years and over	8,324	5,283	11,365
Related children under 18 years	17,115	11,304	22,926
Related children 5 to 17 years	11,593	7,080	16,106
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	18,702	12,331	25,073

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	8.2	6.4	10.0
18 years and over	7.5	5.9	9.2
65 years and over	9.2	5.9	12.5
Related children under 18 years	10.6	7.0	14.2
Related children under 5 years	12.4	6.5	18.3
Related children 5 to 17 years	9.9	6.1	13.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	17.7	12.8	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.

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