Note: The 2003 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.
TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
Estimate
Lower Bound
Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
218,256,211
218,203,094
218,309,328
In labor force
144,022,380
143,804,029
144,240,731
Civilian labor force
143,374,440
143,155,405
143,593,475
Employed
132,422,387
132,198,493
132,646,281
Unemployed
10,952,053
10,847,697
11,056,409
Percent unemployed
7.6
7.6
7.7
Armed Forces
647,940
603,491
692,389
Not in labor force
74,233,831
74,019,099
74,448,563
Females 16 years and over
112,903,779
112,857,839
112,949,719
In labor force
66,625,293
66,481,119
66,769,467
Civilian labor force
66,535,259
66,390,904
66,679,614
Employed
61,468,467
61,312,945
61,623,989
Own children under 6 years
22,498,477
22,430,754
22,566,200
All parents in family in labor force
13,458,046
13,355,142
13,560,950
Own children 6 to 17 years
45,943,969
45,853,384
46,034,554
All parents in family in labor force
31,513,549
31,351,783
31,675,315
Population 16 to 19 years
14,768,985
14,702,025
14,835,945
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,130,575
1,089,031
1,172,119
Unemployed or not in the labor force
687,515
656,148
718,882
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
129,141,982
128,905,839
129,378,125
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
100,416,861
100,167,389
100,666,333
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
13,483,102
13,347,344
13,618,860
Public transportation (including taxicab)
6,230,997
6,155,284
6,306,710
Walked
2,934,433
2,857,488
3,011,378
Other means
1,558,206
1,512,372
1,604,040
Worked at home
4,518,383
4,441,432
4,595,334
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
24.3
24.2
24.4
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
132,422,387
132,198,493
132,646,281
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
45,215,214
44,965,829
45,464,599
Service occupations
21,351,389
21,212,420
21,490,358
Sales and office occupations
34,752,972
34,555,398
34,950,546
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
935,847
897,015
974,679
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
12,612,711
12,482,980
12,742,442
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17,554,254
17,381,287
17,727,221
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,338,703
2,244,324
2,433,082
Construction
9,591,021
9,478,150
9,703,892
Manufacturing
16,302,557
16,094,698
16,510,416
Wholesale trade
4,938,833
4,874,236
5,003,430
Retail trade
15,356,518
15,219,691
15,493,345
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6,666,049
6,577,232
6,754,866
Information
3,466,754
3,406,335
3,527,173
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9,441,454
9,347,146
9,535,762
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
12,870,057
12,770,459
12,969,655
Educational, health, and social services
27,292,718
27,104,439
27,480,997
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
11,070,816
10,957,748
11,183,884
Other services (except public administration)
6,484,803
6,414,731
6,554,875
Public administration
6,602,104
6,496,325
6,707,883
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
102,579,670
102,311,434
102,847,906
Government workers
20,098,282
19,896,130
20,300,434
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,361,640
9,244,412
9,478,868
Unpaid family workers
382,795
365,685
399,905
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
108,419,506
108,167,885
108,671,127
Less than $10,000
9,764,122
9,641,030
9,887,214
$10,000 to $14,999
6,941,697
6,863,025
7,020,369
$15,000 to $24,999
13,759,052
13,631,502
13,886,602
$25,000 to $34,999
13,197,069
13,081,001
13,313,137
$35,000 to $49,999
17,090,897
16,967,511
17,214,283
$50,000 to $74,999
20,705,116
20,560,815
20,849,417
$75,000 to $99,999
11,784,523
11,674,507
11,894,539
$100,000 to $149,999
9,699,638
9,600,556
9,798,720
$150,000 to $199,999
2,906,155
2,864,168
2,948,142
$200,000 or more
2,571,237
2,530,267
2,612,207
Median household income (dollars)
43,564
43,336
43,792
Mean household income (dollars)
58,036
57,827
58,245
With earnings
86,890,034
86,635,709
87,144,359
Mean earnings (dollars)
59,349
59,148
59,550
With Social Security
28,818,496
28,678,322
28,958,670
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,651
12,615
12,687
With retirement income
18,435,251
18,284,169
18,586,333
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,005
16,865
17,145
With Supplemental Security Income
4,183,060
4,118,903
4,247,217
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,731
6,668
6,794
With cash public assistance income
2,751,446
2,701,966
2,800,926
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,084
3,016
3,153
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
7,286,735
7,180,190
7,393,280
Families
73,057,960
72,802,717
73,313,203
Less than $10,000
3,980,675
3,910,841
4,050,509
$10,000 to $14,999
3,054,654
3,001,644
3,107,664
$15,000 to $24,999
7,597,476
7,502,875
7,692,077
$25,000 to $34,999
8,309,508
8,212,572
8,406,444
$35,000 to $49,999
11,686,750
11,583,991
11,789,509
$50,000 to $74,999
15,717,228
15,586,288
15,848,168
$75,000 to $99,999
9,730,836
9,623,421
9,838,251
$100,000 to $149,999
8,279,403
8,185,253
8,373,553
$150,000 to $199,999
2,488,607
2,445,912
2,531,302
$200,000 or more
2,212,823
2,173,350
2,252,296
Median family income (dollars)
52,273
52,068
52,478
Mean family income (dollars)
66,920
66,655
67,185
Per capita income (dollars)
23,110
23,030
23,190
Nonfamily households
35,361,546
35,189,205
35,533,887
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
26,492
26,341
26,643
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,232
37,042
37,421
Median earnings (dollars):
26,236
26,157
26,315
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,556
40,456
40,656
Female full-time, year-round workers
30,599
30,507
30,691
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
7,143,075
7,055,895
7,230,255
With related children under 18 years
5,640,409
5,564,398
5,716,420
With related children under 5 years only
1,199,849
1,163,110
1,236,588
Families with female householder, no husband present
