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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Prince William County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
213,098
211,262
214,934
In labor force
161,228
155,897
166,559
Civilian labor force
156,013
150,322
161,704
Employed
149,913
144,161
155,665
Unemployed
6,100
4,056
8,144
Percent unemployed
3.9
2.6
5.2
Armed Forces
5,215
2,997
7,433
Not in labor force
51,870
46,275
57,465
 
Females 16 years and over
108,854
107,074
110,634
In labor force
73,155
68,819
77,491
Civilian labor force
72,232
67,901
76,563
Employed
68,866
64,718
73,014
 
Own children under 6 years
27,645
25,653
29,637
All parents in family in labor force
16,191
13,101
19,281
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
58,464
55,251
61,677
All parents in family in labor force
40,319
35,120
45,518
 
Population 16 to 19 years
14,605
11,988
17,222
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
632
0
1,464
Unemployed or not in the labor force
436
0
1,200
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
152,270
146,865
157,675
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
112,062
105,328
118,796
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
26,703
20,223
33,183
Public transportation (including taxicab)
6,224
4,137
8,311
Walked
1,769
644
2,894
Other means
1,914
375
3,453
Worked at home
3,598
2,189
5,007
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
35.8
34.0
37.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
149,913
144,161
155,665
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
63,338
58,046
68,630
Service occupations
18,200
15,133
21,267
Sales and office occupations
44,178
38,507
49,849
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0
0
515
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
15,542
12,123
18,961
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
8,655
5,787
11,523
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
0
0
515
Construction
16,426
12,695
20,157
Manufacturing
7,161
4,765
9,557
Wholesale trade
3,194
1,643
4,745
Retail trade
16,799
12,611
20,987
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
7,128
4,600
9,656
Information
4,626
3,021
6,231
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9,844
7,003
12,685
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
26,256
22,514
29,998
Educational, health, and social services
21,087
17,282
24,892
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
10,605
8,031
13,179
Other services (except public administration)
5,794
3,416
8,172
Public administration
20,993
16,616
25,370
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
108,127
101,317
114,937
Government workers
35,586
31,116
40,056
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
5,768
3,811
7,725
Unpaid family workers
432
0
945
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
100,780
98,605
102,955
Less than $10,000
2,726
1,134
4,318
$10,000 to $14,999
1,173
348
1,998
$15,000 to $24,999
5,412
3,114
7,710
$25,000 to $34,999
7,845
5,101
10,589
$35,000 to $49,999
17,016
13,411
20,621
$50,000 to $74,999
27,293
23,209
31,377
$75,000 to $99,999
14,803
11,704
17,902
$100,000 to $149,999
18,961
15,278
22,644
$150,000 to $199,999
4,381
2,960
5,802
$200,000 or more
1,170
378
1,962
Median household income (dollars)
65,758
61,526
69,990
Mean household income (dollars)
73,629
69,590
77,668
 
With earnings
94,846
92,307
97,385
Mean earnings (dollars)
70,440
66,462
74,418
With Social Security
13,623
11,386
15,860
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,154
9,124
11,184
With retirement income
20,201
16,426
23,976
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,500
15,736
21,264
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
6,854
3,995
9,713
With Supplemental Security Income
421
0
916
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
8,981
5,582
12,380
With cash public assistance income
0
0
515
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
.
**
**
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
935
189
1,681
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
4,546
2,099
6,993
 
Families
77,869
74,039
81,699
Less than $10,000
1,471
166
2,776
$10,000 to $14,999
925
288
1,562
$15,000 to $24,999
2,558
958
4,159
$25,000 to $34,999
6,597
4,244
8,950
$35,000 to $49,999
10,531
7,776
13,287
$50,000 to $74,999
21,710
18,128
25,292
$75,000 to $99,999
12,618
9,754
15,482
$100,000 to $149,999
16,665
13,240
20,090
$150,000 to $199,999
3,624
2,269
4,979
$200,000 or more
1,170
378
1,962
Median family income (dollars)
70,337
67,410
73,264
Mean family income (dollars)
78,125
73,281
82,969
 
Per capita income (dollars)
25,045
23,715
26,375
 
Nonfamily households
22,911
18,882
26,940
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
45,990
42,523
49,457
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
52,765
46,708
58,822
 
Median earnings (dollars):
33,278
30,161
36,395
Male full-time, year-round workers
43,967
39,651
48,283
Female full-time, year-round workers
36,065
33,720
38,410
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
1,817
481
3,154
With related children under 18 years
1,817
481
3,154
With related children under 5 years only
480
0
1,317
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
758
0
1,694
With related children under 18 years
758
0
1,694
With related children under 5 years only
480
0
1,317
 
Individuals
8,686
4,559
12,813
18 years and over
6,933
3,839
10,027
65 years and over
0
0
515
Related children under 18 years
1,599
230
2,969
Related children 5 to 17 years
1,289
32
2,546
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
4,308
2,143
6,473
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
3.0
1.5
4.5
18 years and over
3.4
1.9
4.9
65 years and over
0.0
0.0
4.5
Related children under 18 years
1.8
0.3
3.3
Related children under 5 years
1.3
0.0
3.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
1.9
0.0
3.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
12.3
6.9
17.7
 

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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