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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
937,896
909,831
965,961
In labor force
658,384
635,376
681,392
Civilian labor force
655,650
632,631
678,669
Employed
609,188
587,182
631,194
Unemployed
46,462
39,120
53,805
Percent unemployed
7.1
5.9
8.3
Armed Forces
2,734
774
4,694
Not in labor force
279,512
262,171
296,854
 
Females 16 years and over
466,444
450,302
482,586
In labor force
283,528
269,298
297,758
Civilian labor force
283,528
269,298
297,758
Employed
262,865
249,061
276,669
 
Own children under 6 years
142,544
130,646
154,442
All parents in family in labor force
85,985
75,435
96,535
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
227,761
210,019
245,503
All parents in family in labor force
160,398
143,877
176,919
 
Population 16 to 19 years
73,144
63,650
82,638
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
12,689
7,940
17,438
Unemployed or not in the labor force
7,725
3,915
11,535
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
598,634
577,135
620,134
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
443,249
424,546
461,952
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
86,435
75,073
97,797
Public transportation (including taxicab)
23,840
17,341
30,339
Walked
10,348
7,583
13,113
Other means
14,550
10,174
18,926
Worked at home
20,212
16,000
24,424
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
24.3
23.5
25.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
609,188
587,182
631,194
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
181,906
168,196
195,616
Service occupations
92,995
81,387
104,603
Sales and office occupations
175,025
163,191
186,859
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,495
68
2,922
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
86,241
74,224
98,258
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
71,526
62,256
80,796
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
878
258
1,498
Construction
75,166
62,284
88,048
Manufacturing
55,389
47,665
63,113
Wholesale trade
26,767
21,045
32,489
Retail trade
65,804
57,090
74,518
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
32,418
26,803
38,033
Information
22,329
17,221
27,437
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
53,839
46,450
61,228
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
79,938
71,328
88,548
Educational, health, and social services
88,372
78,970
97,774
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
58,839
49,749
67,929
Other services (except public administration)
23,423
18,488
28,358
Public administration
26,026
21,361
30,691
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
504,925
483,840
526,010
Government workers
69,067
61,256
76,878
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
33,828
28,622
39,034
Unpaid family workers
1,368
505
2,231
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
462,490
450,790
474,190
Less than $10,000
41,888
34,001
49,775
$10,000 to $14,999
27,852
22,590
33,114
$15,000 to $24,999
58,718
50,956
66,480
$25,000 to $34,999
69,981
61,381
78,581
$35,000 to $49,999
77,664
69,681
85,647
$50,000 to $74,999
88,377
81,350
95,404
$75,000 to $99,999
45,535
38,958
52,112
$100,000 to $149,999
34,097
29,277
38,917
$150,000 to $199,999
9,827
7,636
12,018
$200,000 or more
8,551
5,965
11,137
Median household income (dollars)
40,344
38,742
41,946
Mean household income (dollars)
52,949
50,830
55,068
 
With earnings
395,862
383,754
407,970
Mean earnings (dollars)
53,605
51,485
55,725
With Social Security
91,674
84,724
98,624
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,714
11,155
12,273
With retirement income
57,841
52,158
63,524
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,653
12,000
15,306
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
82,986
74,355
91,617
With Supplemental Security Income
12,850
9,738
15,962
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,360
5,462
7,258
With cash public assistance income
8,358
5,233
11,483
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,768
2,195
3,341
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
25,006
19,703
30,309
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
46,986
41,683
52,289
 
Families
304,856
290,915
318,797
Less than $10,000
19,851
14,609
25,093
$10,000 to $14,999
12,221
8,723
15,719
$15,000 to $24,999
36,148
30,350
41,946
$25,000 to $34,999
43,264
35,824
50,704
$35,000 to $49,999
52,347
45,424
59,270
$50,000 to $74,999
63,848
57,027
70,669
$75,000 to $99,999
34,824
28,831
40,817
$100,000 to $149,999
27,590
23,125
32,055
$150,000 to $199,999
7,563
5,819
9,307
$200,000 or more
7,200
4,692
9,708
Median family income (dollars)
45,429
42,604
48,254
Mean family income (dollars)
58,709
56,143
61,275
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,479
18,728
20,230
 
Nonfamily households
157,634
146,284
168,984
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
28,569
26,120
31,018
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
38,177
35,270
41,084
 
Median earnings (dollars):
23,992
22,768
25,216
Male full-time, year-round workers
32,206
30,962
33,450
Female full-time, year-round workers
28,513
27,053
29,973
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
35,486
29,327
41,645
With related children under 18 years
30,925
25,097
36,753
With related children under 5 years only
8,359
4,853
11,865
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
16,131
11,983
20,279
With related children under 18 years
15,245
11,249
19,241
With related children under 5 years only
6,019
2,846
9,192
 
Individuals
193,767
167,593
219,941
18 years and over
110,474
96,226
124,722
65 years and over
11,979
8,455
15,503
Related children under 18 years
77,096
61,687
92,505
Related children 5 to 17 years
49,662
37,577
61,747
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
52,511
42,967
62,055
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
15.0
13.0
17.0
18 years and over
12.3
10.8
13.8
65 years and over
11.5
8.2
14.8
Related children under 18 years
20.0
16.4
23.6
Related children under 5 years
22.3
17.2
27.4
Related children 5 to 17 years
18.9
14.6
23.2
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21.7
18.7
24.7
 

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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