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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
316,589
297,987
335,191
In labor force
205,253
188,131
222,375
Civilian labor force
205,056
187,927
222,185
Employed
192,504
176,879
208,130
Unemployed
12,552
7,892
17,212
Percent unemployed
6.1
4.0
8.2
Armed Forces
197
0
530
Not in labor force
111,336
101,096
121,576
 
Females 16 years and over
169,695
157,361
182,029
In labor force
99,678
87,861
111,495
Civilian labor force
99,678
87,861
111,495
Employed
92,761
81,690
103,833
 
Own children under 6 years
50,880
41,845
59,915
All parents in family in labor force
29,993
23,230
36,756
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
71,541
58,989
84,093
All parents in family in labor force
48,582
37,779
59,385
 
Population 16 to 19 years
24,333
18,731
29,935
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3,331
633
6,029
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,941
152
3,730
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
186,774
171,549
201,999
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
143,723
131,685
155,761
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
22,215
17,405
27,025
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2,951
1,172
4,730
Walked
3,275
622
5,928
Other means
6,895
3,301
10,489
Worked at home
7,715
4,755
10,675
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.1
23.6
26.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
192,504
176,879
208,130
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
60,294
51,904
68,684
Service occupations
30,595
24,012
37,179
Sales and office occupations
57,593
49,873
65,313
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
196
0
519
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
20,291
15,862
24,720
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,535
18,306
28,764
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
188
0
497
Construction
16,702
12,391
21,013
Manufacturing
24,510
19,842
29,178
Wholesale trade
8,875
5,913
11,837
Retail trade
22,874
17,467
28,281
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
9,198
6,428
11,968
Information
6,931
4,164
9,698
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
22,854
16,624
29,084
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
21,163
15,799
26,527
Educational, health, and social services
27,234
21,362
33,106
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
12,927
8,759
17,095
Other services (except public administration)
12,165
8,126
16,204
Public administration
6,883
4,401
9,365
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
163,105
148,734
177,477
Government workers
18,792
14,086
23,498
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
10,379
6,945
13,813
Unpaid family workers
228
0
603
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
162,541
154,166
170,916
Less than $10,000
12,578
8,790
16,366
$10,000 to $14,999
8,591
5,842
11,340
$15,000 to $24,999
21,226
17,058
25,394
$25,000 to $34,999
20,920
16,028
25,812
$35,000 to $49,999
31,206
26,385
36,027
$50,000 to $74,999
32,047
27,140
36,954
$75,000 to $99,999
19,603
15,386
23,820
$100,000 to $149,999
13,943
10,844
17,042
$150,000 to $199,999
1,156
372
1,940
$200,000 or more
1,271
416
2,126
Median household income (dollars)
43,877
40,318
47,436
Mean household income (dollars)
51,336
48,458
54,214
 
With earnings
126,792
117,602
135,983
Mean earnings (dollars)
52,291
48,762
55,820
With Social Security
43,469
38,842
48,096
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,847
12,387
15,307
With retirement income
28,414
24,154
32,674
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,554
13,536
17,572
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
21,198
16,043
26,353
With Supplemental Security Income
3,547
1,770
5,324
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,209
5,085
7,333
With cash public assistance income
2,517
425
4,609
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,780
645
2,915
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
5,288
2,790
7,786
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
12,790
8,625
16,955
 
Families
108,940
101,023
116,857
Less than $10,000
5,256
2,388
8,124
$10,000 to $14,999
3,675
1,690
5,660
$15,000 to $24,999
12,536
9,030
16,042
$25,000 to $34,999
14,699
10,734
18,664
$35,000 to $49,999
19,785
15,817
23,753
$50,000 to $74,999
22,943
19,001
26,885
$75,000 to $99,999
16,932
13,178
20,686
$100,000 to $149,999
10,877
8,323
13,431
$150,000 to $199,999
1,156
372
1,940
$200,000 or more
1,081
289
1,873
Median family income (dollars)
48,684
44,236
53,132
Mean family income (dollars)
57,077
53,468
60,686
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,837
18,502
21,172
 
Nonfamily households
53,601
47,798
59,404
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
31,613
26,308
36,918
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,879
33,442
42,316
 
Median earnings (dollars):
25,156
23,278
27,034
Male full-time, year-round workers
39,828
36,038
43,618
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,256
27,505
33,007
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
8,176
4,853
11,499
With related children under 18 years
6,413
3,057
9,769
With related children under 5 years only
2,698
626
4,770
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
2,466
702
4,230
With related children under 18 years
2,466
702
4,230
With related children under 5 years only
1,060
0
2,156
 
Individuals
43,368
28,214
58,522
18 years and over
27,737
19,838
35,636
65 years and over
3,636
1,608
5,664
Related children under 18 years
14,576
6,446
22,706
Related children 5 to 17 years
8,573
2,625
14,521
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14,503
9,847
19,159
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
10.0
6.7
13.3
18 years and over
9.0
6.5
11.5
65 years and over
6.7
2.9
10.5
Related children under 18 years
11.5
5.6
17.4
Related children under 5 years
14.7
6.5
23.0
Related children 5 to 17 years
9.9
3.5
16.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.7
13.3
24.1
 

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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