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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Milwaukee--Waukesha, WI PMSA
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
1,136,476
1,132,846
1,140,106
In labor force
812,520
799,610
825,430
Civilian labor force
812,072
799,205
824,939
Employed
760,965
747,643
774,287
Unemployed
51,107
43,672
58,542
Percent unemployed
6.3
5.5
7.1
Armed Forces
448
0
1,002
Not in labor force
323,956
311,436
336,476
 
Females 16 years and over
591,375
587,298
595,452
In labor force
394,333
386,349
402,317
Civilian labor force
394,155
386,156
402,154
Employed
371,548
363,575
379,521
 
Own children under 6 years
113,196
108,548
117,844
All parents in family in labor force
75,163
68,451
81,875
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
239,230
232,648
245,812
All parents in family in labor force
192,678
182,923
202,433
 
Population 16 to 19 years
75,479
71,154
79,804
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6,006
3,826
8,186
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,725
1,889
5,561
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
739,210
726,129
752,291
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
596,361
581,722
611,000
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
67,653
59,731
75,575
Public transportation (including taxicab)
34,255
27,191
41,319
Walked
15,659
11,828
19,490
Other means
6,126
3,966
8,286
Worked at home
19,156
15,561
22,751
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.6
20.9
22.3
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
760,965
747,643
774,287
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
263,054
250,757
275,351
Service occupations
110,832
100,922
120,742
Sales and office occupations
211,828
200,394
223,263
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,007
246
1,768
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
54,080
48,082
60,078
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
120,164
110,764
129,564
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,760
1,531
3,989
Construction
38,767
33,766
43,768
Manufacturing
148,219
138,994
157,444
Wholesale trade
37,810
31,471
44,149
Retail trade
83,281
75,176
91,386
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
31,471
26,201
36,741
Information
26,270
21,266
31,274
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
65,196
58,789
71,603
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
60,995
54,695
67,295
Educational, health, and social services
159,252
147,978
170,526
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
51,836
44,893
58,779
Other services (except public administration)
32,137
26,657
37,617
Public administration
22,971
18,693
27,249
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
650,067
637,200
662,934
Government workers
77,237
70,045
84,429
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
32,295
28,304
36,286
Unpaid family workers
1,366
452
2,280
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
593,393
587,745
599,041
Less than $10,000
44,161
37,267
51,055
$10,000 to $14,999
31,101
26,658
35,544
$15,000 to $24,999
69,241
62,413
76,069
$25,000 to $34,999
72,928
66,599
79,257
$35,000 to $49,999
93,600
85,378
101,822
$50,000 to $74,999
126,332
117,915
134,749
$75,000 to $99,999
80,799
73,519
88,079
$100,000 to $149,999
49,708
44,322
55,094
$150,000 to $199,999
13,977
11,213
16,741
$200,000 or more
11,546
8,748
14,344
Median household income (dollars)
47,426
45,720
49,132
Mean household income (dollars)
58,770
56,807
60,734
 
With earnings
485,013
476,951
493,075
Mean earnings (dollars)
60,420
58,036
62,804
With Social Security
144,825
137,804
151,846
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,961
12,474
13,448
With retirement income
92,578
86,280
98,876
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,658
14,082
17,234
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
99,826
91,140
108,512
With Supplemental Security Income
17,316
13,326
21,306
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,465
5,647
7,283
With cash public assistance income
8,085
5,237
10,933
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,679
2,318
5,040
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
36,798
31,299
42,297
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
47,564
41,746
53,382
 
Families
378,904
367,823
389,985
Less than $10,000
17,807
13,748
21,866
$10,000 to $14,999
12,135
9,101
15,169
$15,000 to $24,999
34,679
29,168
40,190
$25,000 to $34,999
34,300
29,048
39,552
$35,000 to $49,999
56,855
49,940
63,770
$50,000 to $74,999
91,023
83,732
98,314
$75,000 to $99,999
66,425
59,843
73,007
$100,000 to $149,999
43,542
38,622
48,462
$150,000 to $199,999
12,165
9,424
14,906
$200,000 or more
9,973
7,392
12,554
Median family income (dollars)
57,284
55,438
59,130
Mean family income (dollars)
69,051
66,494
71,609
 
Per capita income (dollars)
24,441
23,613
25,269
 
Nonfamily households
214,489
203,741
225,237
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
30,747
29,269
32,225
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
38,128
36,099
40,158
 
Median earnings (dollars):
28,320
27,167
29,473
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,108
41,311
42,905
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,138
28,815
31,461
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
30,934
25,322
36,546
With related children under 18 years
26,103
21,188
31,018
With related children under 5 years only
3,576
1,728
5,424
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
18,601
13,961
23,241
With related children under 18 years
18,386
13,748
23,024
With related children under 5 years only
3,004
1,222
4,786
 
Individuals
161,989
142,341
181,637
18 years and over
96,521
85,304
107,738
65 years and over
12,495
9,363
15,627
Related children under 18 years
62,185
50,782
73,588
Related children 5 to 17 years
44,855
35,938
53,772
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
52,709
45,000
60,418
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.1
9.8
12.4
18 years and over
8.8
7.8
9.8
65 years and over
7.2
5.4
9.0
Related children under 18 years
17.1
14.0
20.2
Related children under 5 years
18.1
13.0
23.2
Related children 5 to 17 years
16.8
13.5
20.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
17.7
15.2
20.2
 

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.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 23, 2007