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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
456,282
444,612
467,952
In labor force
311,051
300,293
321,809
Civilian labor force
310,539
299,685
321,393
Employed
279,979
267,967
291,991
Unemployed
30,560
24,920
36,200
Percent unemployed
9.8
8.0
11.6
Armed Forces
512
0
1,109
Not in labor force
145,231
136,003
154,459
 
Females 16 years and over
251,693
245,504
257,882
In labor force
157,882
150,074
165,690
Civilian labor force
157,882
150,074
165,690
Employed
141,971
133,256
150,686
 
Own children under 6 years
62,201
56,527
67,875
All parents in family in labor force
42,458
36,323
48,593
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
96,760
89,416
104,104
All parents in family in labor force
65,461
57,726
73,196
 
Population 16 to 19 years
31,287
28,287
34,287
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
5,203
2,588
7,818
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,017
138
3,896
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
270,706
258,184
283,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
206,961
193,626
220,296
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
33,780
28,107
39,453
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5,781
3,321
8,241
Walked
9,534
5,693
13,375
Other means
9,837
5,638
14,036
Worked at home
4,813
2,361
7,265
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.0
20.0
22.0
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
279,979
267,967
291,991
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
72,348
64,141
80,555
Service occupations
49,070
41,252
56,888
Sales and office occupations
83,474
74,383
92,566
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
201
0
549
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
30,480
25,936
35,024
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
44,406
38,204
50,608
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
838
112
1,564
Construction
16,639
11,384
21,894
Manufacturing
21,545
17,009
26,081
Wholesale trade
8,770
5,564
11,976
Retail trade
35,859
28,690
43,028
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
32,921
27,407
38,435
Information
4,660
2,926
6,394
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
14,862
10,239
19,485
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
28,209
21,914
34,504
Educational, health, and social services
58,599
49,783
67,415
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
31,102
24,708
37,496
Other services (except public administration)
12,589
9,228
15,950
Public administration
13,386
9,862
16,910
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
223,151
211,453
234,850
Government workers
43,041
36,263
49,819
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
13,787
9,596
17,978
Unpaid family workers
0
0
512
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
246,313
238,934
253,692
Less than $10,000
30,803
26,110
35,496
$10,000 to $14,999
25,403
20,085
30,721
$15,000 to $24,999
39,007
33,098
44,916
$25,000 to $34,999
36,928
31,245
42,611
$35,000 to $49,999
41,258
35,181
47,335
$50,000 to $74,999
43,039
37,838
48,240
$75,000 to $99,999
13,163
9,949
16,377
$100,000 to $149,999
8,932
6,153
11,711
$150,000 to $199,999
3,372
1,742
5,002
$200,000 or more
4,408
2,610
6,207
Median household income (dollars)
31,842
30,182
33,502
Mean household income (dollars)
44,604
41,159
48,049
 
With earnings
200,460
192,568
208,352
Mean earnings (dollars)
45,679
41,516
49,842
With Social Security
60,923
55,846
66,000
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,644
9,887
11,401
With retirement income
36,180
31,431
40,929
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,139
10,626
15,652
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
68,032
61,285
74,779
With Supplemental Security Income
14,760
11,062
18,458
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,623
5,656
7,590
With cash public assistance income
11,338
8,022
14,655
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,402
1,928
2,876
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
30,274
25,816
34,732
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
41,338
36,048
46,628
 
Families
156,151
148,840
163,462
Less than $10,000
16,585
12,729
20,441
$10,000 to $14,999
15,096
11,040
19,152
$15,000 to $24,999
23,331
18,437
28,225
$25,000 to $34,999
23,505
18,411
28,599
$35,000 to $49,999
24,688
19,913
29,463
$50,000 to $74,999
28,212
23,678
32,746
$75,000 to $99,999
10,212
7,438
12,986
$100,000 to $149,999
8,084
5,345
10,823
$150,000 to $199,999
2,642
1,187
4,097
$200,000 or more
3,796
2,154
5,438
Median family income (dollars)
34,680
31,128
38,232
Mean family income (dollars)
49,708
44,996
54,420
 
Per capita income (dollars)
18,439
17,083
19,795
 
Nonfamily households
90,162
82,694
97,630
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
28,011
24,704
31,318
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
34,902
31,142
38,662
 
Median earnings (dollars):
21,407
20,556
22,258
Male full-time, year-round workers
31,735
30,105
33,365
Female full-time, year-round workers
22,360
20,504
24,216
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
33,042
27,732
38,352
With related children under 18 years
27,403
22,724
32,082
With related children under 5 years only
7,725
4,758
10,692
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
24,004
19,201
28,807
With related children under 18 years
21,382
17,036
25,728
With related children under 5 years only
6,524
3,831
9,217
 
Individuals
142,750
125,113
160,387
18 years and over
80,126
68,782
91,470
65 years and over
11,217
7,927
14,507
Related children under 18 years
62,272
53,329
71,215
Related children 5 to 17 years
42,547
35,407
49,687
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
21,086
17,065
25,107
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
23.3
20.3
26.3
18 years and over
18.2
15.6
20.8
65 years and over
17.6
12.7
22.6
Related children under 18 years
36.3
30.9
41.7
Related children under 5 years
36.9
28.3
45.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
36.1
29.8
42.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.0
15.2
20.8
 

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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