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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
St. Louis city
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
252,688
250,929
254,447
In labor force
151,509
144,350
158,668
Civilian labor force
151,509
144,350
158,668
Employed
140,492
133,783
147,201
Unemployed
11,017
7,526
14,508
Percent unemployed
7.3
5.2
9.4
Armed Forces
0
0
505
Not in labor force
101,179
93,833
108,525
 
Females 16 years and over
136,512
134,233
138,791
In labor force
73,124
68,011
78,237
Civilian labor force
73,124
68,011
78,237
Employed
69,922
65,018
74,826
 
Own children under 6 years
23,469
20,890
26,048
All parents in family in labor force
13,874
10,444
17,304
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
50,178
46,132
54,224
All parents in family in labor force
33,534
28,513
38,555
 
Population 16 to 19 years
18,795
15,165
22,425
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3,248
1,600
4,896
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,051
721
3,381
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
138,692
132,010
145,375
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
101,091
93,661
108,521
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
15,318
11,695
18,941
Public transportation (including taxicab)
14,894
10,495
19,293
Walked
3,689
1,990
5,389
Other means
2,363
756
3,970
Worked at home
1,337
68
2,606
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
24.1
22.6
25.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
140,492
133,783
147,201
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
41,357
35,983
46,731
Service occupations
36,483
29,713
43,253
Sales and office occupations
32,398
27,031
37,765
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,165
0
2,605
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
10,162
6,859
13,465
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
18,927
14,710
23,144
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
891
0
2,272
Construction
9,438
6,173
12,703
Manufacturing
16,444
12,868
20,020
Wholesale trade
4,293
2,325
6,261
Retail trade
10,651
7,727
13,575
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
8,423
5,143
11,703
Information
3,865
1,900
5,830
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
7,416
4,832
10,000
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
13,225
9,349
17,101
Educational, health, and social services
34,793
29,363
40,223
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
16,800
12,292
21,308
Other services (except public administration)
7,737
5,013
10,461
Public administration
6,516
4,237
8,795
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
109,064
103,078
115,050
Government workers
21,611
17,415
25,807
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,589
6,145
13,033
Unpaid family workers
228
0
614
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
138,002
133,326
142,678
Less than $10,000
17,975
14,418
21,532
$10,000 to $14,999
17,939
13,791
22,087
$15,000 to $24,999
25,257
21,149
29,366
$25,000 to $34,999
19,807
15,796
23,818
$35,000 to $49,999
26,503
22,314
30,692
$50,000 to $74,999
17,445
13,800
21,090
$75,000 to $99,999
8,280
6,229
10,331
$100,000 to $149,999
3,538
2,307
4,769
$150,000 to $199,999
1,258
464
2,052
$200,000 or more
0
0
505
Median household income (dollars)
29,260
25,282
33,238
Mean household income (dollars)
35,342
33,514
37,170
 
With earnings
104,564
99,809
109,319
Mean earnings (dollars)
37,010
35,175
38,845
With Social Security
37,771
34,288
41,254
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,316
10,179
12,453
With retirement income
19,490
16,721
22,259
Mean retirement income (dollars)
10,933
9,314
12,552
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
32,821
28,100
37,542
With Supplemental Security Income
10,408
7,191
13,626
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,553
6,621
8,485
With cash public assistance income
9,705
6,542
12,868
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,192
1,988
4,397
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
13,913
10,923
16,903
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
14,826
11,465
18,187
 
Families
76,348
70,438
82,258
Less than $10,000
7,631
4,399
10,863
$10,000 to $14,999
9,242
6,216
12,268
$15,000 to $24,999
13,038
9,233
16,843
$25,000 to $34,999
10,576
7,132
14,020
$35,000 to $49,999
15,185
11,740
18,630
$50,000 to $74,999
11,417
8,488
14,346
$75,000 to $99,999
5,509
3,737
7,281
$100,000 to $149,999
2,942
1,823
4,061
$150,000 to $199,999
808
202
1,414
$200,000 or more
0
0
505
Median family income (dollars)
33,215
29,800
36,631
Mean family income (dollars)
39,334
36,486
42,182
 
Per capita income (dollars)
15,753
14,981
16,525
 
Nonfamily households
61,654
54,915
68,393
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
24,414
21,729
27,099
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
29,550
27,017
32,083
 
Median earnings (dollars):
22,295
20,749
23,841
Male full-time, year-round workers
31,865
28,913
34,817
Female full-time, year-round workers
24,971
23,062
26,880
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
16,645
12,504
20,787
With related children under 18 years
14,665
10,834
18,496
With related children under 5 years only
1,425
201
2,649
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
11,021
7,074
14,968
With related children under 18 years
10,065
6,400
13,730
With related children under 5 years only
655
0
1,473
 
Individuals
78,789
66,553
91,025
18 years and over
47,297
39,361
55,234
65 years and over
4,871
2,866
6,876
Related children under 18 years
31,492
24,885
38,099
Related children 5 to 17 years
24,100
18,563
29,637
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
20,126
15,336
24,916
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
24.2
20.4
28.0
18 years and over
19.4
16.1
22.7
65 years and over
11.8
6.9
16.8
Related children under 18 years
38.5
30.6
46.4
Related children under 5 years
32.8
20.8
44.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
40.7
31.6
49.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.0
20.4
29.6
 

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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