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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
431,511
419,875
443,147
In labor force
297,884
286,149
309,619
Civilian labor force
297,614
285,952
309,276
Employed
266,180
254,422
277,938
Unemployed
31,434
24,728
38,140
Percent unemployed
10.6
8.5
12.7
Armed Forces
270
0
732
Not in labor force
133,627
123,006
144,248
 
Females 16 years and over
225,003
217,337
232,669
In labor force
144,981
137,535
152,427
Civilian labor force
144,981
137,535
152,427
Employed
132,039
125,135
138,943
 
Own children under 6 years
49,927
45,376
54,478
All parents in family in labor force
31,411
25,766
37,056
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
92,274
84,653
99,895
All parents in family in labor force
72,015
63,607
80,423
 
Population 16 to 19 years
31,383
27,205
35,561
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4,119
2,420
5,819
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,032
1,443
4,621
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
258,504
246,834
270,174
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
181,290
170,412
192,168
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
33,228
27,364
39,092
Public transportation (including taxicab)
26,259
19,963
32,555
Walked
8,046
5,896
10,196
Other means
2,009
927
3,091
Worked at home
7,672
5,169
10,175
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.4
21.1
23.7
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
266,180
254,422
277,938
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
78,452
71,489
85,415
Service occupations
51,201
44,608
57,794
Sales and office occupations
68,503
60,461
76,545
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
640
20
1,260
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
16,937
13,154
20,720
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
50,447
44,819
56,075
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
394
0
858
Construction
8,216
5,876
10,556
Manufacturing
45,053
39,181
50,925
Wholesale trade
11,600
7,757
15,443
Retail trade
26,658
21,414
31,902
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
14,204
10,789
17,620
Information
8,750
5,630
11,870
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
20,400
16,305
24,495
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
22,792
18,456
27,128
Educational, health, and social services
66,951
59,924
73,978
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
19,743
15,641
23,845
Other services (except public administration)
10,852
7,524
14,180
Public administration
10,567
7,528
13,606
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
221,174
209,314
233,034
Government workers
35,757
30,589
40,925
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,059
6,436
11,683
Unpaid family workers
190
0
495
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
234,518
227,133
241,903
Less than $10,000
25,044
19,578
30,510
$10,000 to $14,999
19,778
16,072
23,484
$15,000 to $24,999
38,864
32,993
44,735
$25,000 to $34,999
35,364
31,165
39,563
$35,000 to $49,999
38,650
33,354
43,947
$50,000 to $74,999
42,625
36,926
48,324
$75,000 to $99,999
21,251
17,317
25,185
$100,000 to $149,999
9,386
6,556
12,216
$150,000 to $199,999
2,017
799
3,235
$200,000 or more
1,539
617
2,461
Median household income (dollars)
34,518
32,705
36,331
Mean household income (dollars)
42,831
40,948
44,714
 
With earnings
192,007
184,417
199,597
Mean earnings (dollars)
42,823
40,927
44,719
With Social Security
54,260
49,082
59,438
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,651
10,823
12,479
With retirement income
32,656
28,902
36,410
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,368
12,088
18,648
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
72,262
64,599
79,925
With Supplemental Security Income
9,188
6,297
12,079
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,248
5,147
7,349
With cash public assistance income
5,488
3,221
7,755
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
4,233
2,624
5,842
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
27,313
22,302
32,324
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
39,573
34,105
45,041
 
Families
136,075
126,852
145,299
Less than $10,000
11,303
7,744
14,862
$10,000 to $14,999
8,856
6,224
11,488
$15,000 to $24,999
21,397
16,493
26,301
$25,000 to $34,999
18,602
14,195
23,009
$35,000 to $49,999
22,149
17,899
26,399
$50,000 to $74,999
27,623
23,005
32,241
$75,000 to $99,999
16,408
12,818
19,998
$100,000 to $149,999
6,729
4,236
9,222
$150,000 to $199,999
1,629
519
2,739
$200,000 or more
1,379
488
2,270
Median family income (dollars)
40,020
36,644
43,396
Mean family income (dollars)
48,377
45,400
51,354
 
Per capita income (dollars)
17,899
17,191
18,607
 
Nonfamily households
98,443
90,102
106,784
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
26,451
24,951
27,951
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,250
30,839
35,661
 
Median earnings (dollars):
22,971
21,319
24,623
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,604
33,863
37,345
Female full-time, year-round workers
25,556
23,923
27,190
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
20,681
15,967
25,395
With related children under 18 years
18,283
13,759
22,807
With related children under 5 years only
2,757
1,069
4,445
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
13,924
9,367
18,481
With related children under 18 years
13,709
9,160
18,258
With related children under 5 years only
2,330
664
3,997
 
Individuals
109,282
93,843
124,721
18 years and over
60,188
52,643
67,733
65 years and over
5,184
3,089
7,280
Related children under 18 years
45,811
35,371
56,251
Related children 5 to 17 years
31,775
23,537
40,013
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
33,063
26,255
39,871
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
19.2
16.6
21.8
18 years and over
14.5
12.7
16.3
65 years and over
9.0
5.5
12.5
Related children under 18 years
30.4
23.8
37.0
Related children under 5 years
33.2
23.1
43.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
29.3
22.2
36.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
23.0
18.7
27.3
 

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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