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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Boise City, ID MSA
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
329,347
327,413
331,281
In labor force
229,862
223,125
236,599
Civilian labor force
229,413
222,627
236,199
Employed
214,434
206,659
222,209
Unemployed
14,979
11,250
18,708
Percent unemployed
6.5
4.9
8.2
Armed Forces
449
17
881
Not in labor force
99,485
92,992
105,978
 
Females 16 years and over
167,378
165,154
169,602
In labor force
103,167
98,169
108,165
Civilian labor force
102,855
97,814
107,896
Employed
96,132
90,829
101,435
 
Own children under 6 years
42,500
39,906
45,094
All parents in family in labor force
25,279
21,695
28,863
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
79,871
76,724
83,018
All parents in family in labor force
55,502
50,367
60,637
 
Population 16 to 19 years
27,254
24,479
30,029
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,273
1,331
3,215
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,611
756
2,466
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
207,911
200,059
215,763
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
170,300
161,435
179,165
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
23,745
19,287
28,203
Public transportation (including taxicab)
854
258
1,450
Walked
4,411
2,444
6,378
Other means
3,738
2,342
5,134
Worked at home
4,863
3,157
6,569
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.9
18.9
20.9
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
214,434
206,659
222,209
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
75,857
69,580
82,134
Service occupations
23,568
19,841
27,295
Sales and office occupations
59,313
53,386
65,240
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
2,971
1,456
4,486
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
23,617
19,479
27,755
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
29,108
24,770
33,446
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
4,780
3,039
6,521
Construction
18,762
14,736
22,788
Manufacturing
33,072
28,376
37,768
Wholesale trade
12,623
9,509
15,737
Retail trade
28,000
23,632
32,368
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
12,039
8,978
15,100
Information
6,698
4,423
8,973
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
14,718
11,870
17,566
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
18,015
14,661
21,369
Educational, health, and social services
34,783
29,554
40,012
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
13,033
10,381
15,685
Other services (except public administration)
7,283
5,146
9,420
Public administration
10,628
7,630
13,626
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
167,947
159,751
176,143
Government workers
30,020
25,016
35,024
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
15,923
12,654
19,192
Unpaid family workers
544
14
1,074
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
167,462
164,617
170,307
Less than $10,000
12,230
9,496
14,964
$10,000 to $14,999
9,047
6,745
11,349
$15,000 to $24,999
22,628
18,871
26,385
$25,000 to $34,999
22,874
19,399
26,349
$35,000 to $49,999
34,082
29,376
38,788
$50,000 to $74,999
33,512
28,829
38,195
$75,000 to $99,999
15,269
12,665
17,873
$100,000 to $149,999
12,095
9,670
14,521
$150,000 to $199,999
2,596
1,340
3,852
$200,000 or more
3,129
1,563
4,695
Median household income (dollars)
41,262
39,323
43,201
Mean household income (dollars)
52,079
49,272
54,886
 
With earnings
144,546
140,977
148,115
Mean earnings (dollars)
51,390
48,532
54,248
With Social Security
36,554
33,228
39,880
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,912
9,932
11,892
With retirement income
21,990
18,939
25,041
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,924
12,604
17,244
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
26,324
21,914
30,734
With Supplemental Security Income
3,547
1,925
5,169
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,167
3,601
6,733
With cash public assistance income
3,770
2,236
5,305
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
6,299
917
11,681
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
10,417
7,277
13,557
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
14,533
11,466
17,600
 
Families
114,391
109,479
119,303
Less than $10,000
5,456
3,460
7,453
$10,000 to $14,999
3,959
2,119
5,799
$15,000 to $24,999
12,349
8,915
15,783
$25,000 to $34,999
15,092
12,381
17,803
$35,000 to $49,999
22,605
18,846
26,364
$50,000 to $74,999
25,673
21,474
29,872
$75,000 to $99,999
13,472
10,779
16,165
$100,000 to $149,999
11,216
8,726
13,706
$150,000 to $199,999
2,256
1,114
3,398
$200,000 or more
2,313
968
3,658
Median family income (dollars)
48,267
45,165
51,369
Mean family income (dollars)
59,238
55,634
62,842
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,833
18,840
20,826
 
Nonfamily households
53,071
48,672
57,470
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,295
22,254
32,336
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,704
30,627
36,781
 
Median earnings (dollars):
21,975
20,969
22,982
Male full-time, year-round workers
37,037
34,037
40,037
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,143
25,254
29,032
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
9,545
6,890
12,200
With related children under 18 years
7,492
5,136
9,848
With related children under 5 years only
1,893
624
3,162
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
4,389
2,335
6,443
With related children under 18 years
4,389
2,335
6,443
With related children under 5 years only
1,155
173
2,137
 
Individuals
43,223
33,226
53,220
18 years and over
27,296
21,531
33,061
65 years and over
4,080
2,381
5,780
Related children under 18 years
14,957
9,783
20,131
Related children 5 to 17 years
10,301
6,409
14,193
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
11,667
9,108
14,226
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
9.8
7.5
12.1
18 years and over
8.7
6.9
10.5
65 years and over
9.8
5.8
13.8
Related children under 18 years
12.0
7.9
16.1
Related children under 5 years
13.1
7.7
18.5
Related children 5 to 17 years
11.6
7.1
16.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
16.5
12.9
20.1
 

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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