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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Davidson County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
431,558
427,738
435,378
In labor force
304,714
295,479
313,949
Civilian labor force
304,714
295,479
313,949
Employed
292,191
282,605
301,778
Unemployed
12,523
9,010
16,036
Percent unemployed
4.1
2.9
5.3
Armed Forces
0
0
512
Not in labor force
126,844
117,733
135,955
 
Females 16 years and over
224,552
222,293
226,811
In labor force
145,566
140,344
150,788
Civilian labor force
145,566
140,344
150,788
Employed
139,873
133,936
145,810
 
Own children under 6 years
39,531
35,974
43,088
All parents in family in labor force
23,418
18,793
28,043
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
72,960
69,183
76,737
All parents in family in labor force
52,874
46,023
59,725
 
Population 16 to 19 years
24,184
20,726
27,642
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,379
711
4,047
Unemployed or not in the labor force
472
0
1,045
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
283,669
273,594
293,744
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
229,512
218,251
240,773
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
35,910
27,922
43,898
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5,549
2,939
8,159
Walked
2,457
1,300
3,614
Other means
2,776
971
4,581
Worked at home
7,465
4,622
10,308
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.5
21.5
23.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
292,191
282,605
301,778
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
106,307
98,395
114,219
Service occupations
41,489
35,318
47,660
Sales and office occupations
87,680
79,303
96,057
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
225
0
613
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
25,544
17,938
33,151
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
30,946
24,841
37,051
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
621
0
1,243
Construction
18,320
11,578
25,062
Manufacturing
30,027
25,877
34,177
Wholesale trade
11,341
7,663
15,019
Retail trade
30,783
26,019
35,547
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
18,673
13,777
23,569
Information
11,413
8,233
14,593
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
22,818
18,089
27,547
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
31,548
27,073
36,023
Educational, health, and social services
58,943
51,436
66,451
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
28,497
23,110
33,884
Other services (except public administration)
17,140
12,751
21,529
Public administration
12,067
8,330
15,804
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
236,906
227,115
246,697
Government workers
35,862
29,922
41,802
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
18,724
14,427
23,021
Unpaid family workers
699
0
1,564
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
237,629
233,372
241,886
Less than $10,000
23,171
18,365
27,977
$10,000 to $14,999
12,923
9,750
16,096
$15,000 to $24,999
28,702
24,386
33,018
$25,000 to $34,999
30,261
25,453
35,069
$35,000 to $49,999
49,650
43,505
55,795
$50,000 to $74,999
44,809
39,447
50,172
$75,000 to $99,999
22,465
18,008
26,922
$100,000 to $149,999
15,947
12,569
19,325
$150,000 to $199,999
4,184
2,536
5,832
$200,000 or more
5,517
3,466
7,568
Median household income (dollars)
41,506
40,326
42,686
Mean household income (dollars)
52,363
49,929
54,797
 
With earnings
200,306
194,821
205,791
Mean earnings (dollars)
52,432
49,761
55,103
With Social Security
51,164
47,306
55,022
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,199
11,430
12,968
With retirement income
33,813
29,379
38,247
Mean retirement income (dollars)
19,423
14,711
24,135
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
32,072
27,409
36,735
With Supplemental Security Income
6,207
3,377
9,037
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,146
4,168
6,124
With cash public assistance income
7,605
5,117
10,093
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
4,490
1,160
7,820
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
14,015
10,819
17,211
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
14,413
11,045
17,781
 
Families
143,366
136,637
150,095
Less than $10,000
10,575
7,478
13,672
$10,000 to $14,999
3,722
1,861
5,583
$15,000 to $24,999
15,903
12,306
19,500
$25,000 to $34,999
15,115
11,426
18,804
$35,000 to $49,999
28,336
23,436
33,237
$50,000 to $74,999
31,313
26,985
35,641
$75,000 to $99,999
16,514
12,787
20,241
$100,000 to $149,999
13,269
9,873
16,665
$150,000 to $199,999
3,748
2,184
5,312
$200,000 or more
4,871
2,868
6,874
Median family income (dollars)
48,767
45,327
52,207
Mean family income (dollars)
61,844
58,079
65,609
 
Per capita income (dollars)
22,996
21,960
24,032
 
Nonfamily households
94,263
87,584
100,942
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
30,737
28,023
33,451
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
35,913
33,233
38,593
 
Median earnings (dollars):
25,814
24,591
27,037
Male full-time, year-round workers
36,790
34,477
39,103
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,854
26,316
29,392
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
15,507
12,189
18,825
With related children under 18 years
11,544
8,632
14,456
With related children under 5 years only
3,645
1,734
5,556
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
10,989
8,044
13,934
With related children under 18 years
9,307
6,603
12,011
With related children under 5 years only
3,142
1,320
4,964
 
Individuals
81,812
68,279
95,345
18 years and over
48,867
40,591
57,143
65 years and over
5,777
3,823
7,731
Related children under 18 years
32,689
24,129
41,249
Related children 5 to 17 years
20,820
13,775
27,866
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25,334
19,158
31,510
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
15.2
12.7
17.7
18 years and over
11.7
9.7
13.7
65 years and over
9.7
6.4
13.0
Related children under 18 years
27.2
20.1
34.3
Related children under 5 years
31.4
20.7
42.1
Related children 5 to 17 years
25.3
16.7
33.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
19.7
15.2
24.2
 

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