ACS: 2001 SS01 Tabular Profile for Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ PMSA -- Table 3

2001 Supplementary Survey Profile Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ PMSA

TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	917,739	913,913	921,565
In labor force	630,396	619,531	641,261
Civilian labor force	630,006	619,118	640,894
Employed	594,076	583,368	604,785
Unemployed	35,930	29,950	41,910
Percent unemployed	5.7	4.7	6.7
Armed Forces	390	0	865
Not in labor force	287,343	275,793	298,893

Females 16 years and over	475,240	472,348	478,132
In labor force	289,341	280,467	298,215
Civilian labor force	289,341	280,467	298,215
Employed	271,808	262,946	280,670

Own children under 6 years	86,578	82,222	90,934
All parents in family in labor force	55,387	49,563	61,212

Own children 6 to 17 years	170,286	165,179	175,393
All parents in family in labor force	117,507	110,207	124,807

Population 16 to 19 years	51,128	46,633	55,623
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	2,714	744	4,684
Unemployed or not in the labor force	2,270	333	4,207

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	579,379	568,431	590,327
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	456,671	443,224	470,119
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	45,904	38,302	53,506
Public transportation (including taxicab)	47,065	41,138	52,992
Walked	8,931	5,319	12,543
Other means	5,870	3,641	8,099
Worked at home	14,938	11,260	18,616
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	31.4	30.4	32.4

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	594,076	583,368	604,785
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	266,565	254,441	278,689
Service occupations	58,648	50,870	66,426
Sales and office occupations	156,466	146,508	166,424
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	249	0	711
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	43,006	36,860	49,152
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	69,142	61,159	77,125

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	806	0	1,798
Construction	29,227	24,805	33,649
Manufacturing	86,012	78,293	93,731
Wholesale trade	32,038	27,009	37,067
Retail trade	58,695	51,006	66,384
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	31,568	26,668	36,469
Information	33,730	28,696	38,764
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	60,056	51,790	68,323
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	86,133	77,155	95,111
Educational, health, and social services	99,770	91,843	107,697
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	27,252	21,932	32,572
Other services (except public administration)	25,376	19,972	30,780
Public administration	23,413	18,420	28,406

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	487,728	475,073	500,384
Government workers	79,731	70,890	88,572
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	25,141	20,351	29,931
Unpaid family workers	1,476	587	2,365

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	425,022	421,484	428,560
Less than $10,000	25,382	20,320	30,444
$10,000 to $14,999	14,674	11,230	18,118
$15,000 to $24,999	22,417	18,059	26,775
$25,000 to $34,999	35,700	29,671	41,729
$35,000 to $49,999	51,679	45,520	57,838
$50,000 to $74,999	84,261	76,938	91,584
$75,000 to $99,999	70,355	63,390	77,320
$100,000 to $149,999	70,815	63,593	78,037
$150,000 to $199,999	27,756	24,068	31,444
$200,000 or more	21,983	18,477	25,489
Median household income (dollars)	69,141	66,285	71,997
Mean household income (dollars)	84,416	81,222	87,610

With earnings	359,709	353,591	365,827
Mean earnings (dollars)	87,521	83,881	91,161
With Social Security	102,967	98,101	107,833
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,509	12,894	14,124
With retirement income	68,238	62,862	73,614
Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,359	14,330	18,389

With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)	45,147	38,837	51,457
With Supplemental Security Income	8,496	5,825	11,167
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,504	5,634	7,374
With cash public assistance income	4,331	2,508	6,154
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	2,881	1,579	4,183
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	10,748	6,966	14,530
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months	19,638	14,775	24,501

Families	307,247	299,632	314,862
Less than $10,000	10,548	6,608	14,488
$10,000 to $14,999	6,014	3,329	8,699
$15,000 to $24,999	11,162	7,661	14,663
$25,000 to $34,999	22,118	17,703	26,533
$35,000 to $49,999	30,102	25,183	35,021
$50,000 to $74,999	60,829	54,338	67,320
$75,000 to $99,999	58,209	52,129	64,289
$100,000 to $149,999	61,890	55,107	68,673
$150,000 to $199,999	24,814	21,215	28,413
$200,000 or more	21,561	18,108	25,014
Median family income (dollars)	80,607	77,667	83,547
Mean family income (dollars)	97,533	93,339	101,727

Per capita income (dollars)	32,565	31,336	33,794

Nonfamily households	117,775	109,885	125,665
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	39,282	35,723	42,841
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	48,339	45,320	51,359

Median earnings (dollars):	37,829	36,123	39,535
Male full-time, year-round workers	55,446	53,466	57,426
Female full-time, year-round workers	40,587	39,247	41,927

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	16,670	12,029	21,311
With related children under 18 years	11,952	7,632	16,272
With related children under 5 years only	2,282	320	4,244

Families with female householder, no husband present	8,102	4,594	11,610
With related children under 18 years	7,426	3,978	10,875
With related children under 5 years only	191	0	503

Individuals	74,070	59,666	88,475
18 years and over	54,215	43,620	64,810
65 years and over	11,331	7,907	14,755
Related children under 18 years	18,915	12,782	25,048
Related children 5 to 17 years	12,797	7,972	17,622
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	25,573	18,948	32,198

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	6.4	5.1	7.7
18 years and over	6.1	4.9	7.3
65 years and over	8.5	5.9	11.1
Related children under 18 years	7.2	4.9	9.5
Related children under 5 years	8.5	4.5	12.5
Related children 5 to 17 years	6.7	4.2	9.2
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	15.8	12.3	19.3

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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