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
2,048,179
2,042,913
2,053,445
In labor force
1,301,267
1,288,743
1,313,791
Civilian labor force
1,298,866
1,286,439
1,311,293
Employed
1,201,802
1,187,954
1,215,650
Unemployed
97,064
89,674
104,454
Percent unemployed
7.5
6.9
8.0
Armed Forces
2,401
1,175
3,627
Not in labor force
746,912
734,181
759,643
Females 16 years and over
1,061,022
1,057,048
1,064,996
In labor force
604,560
592,418
616,702
Civilian labor force
604,560
592,418
616,702
Employed
560,274
547,662
572,886
Own children under 6 years
206,738
200,526
212,950
All parents in family in labor force
125,452
117,391
133,513
Own children 6 to 17 years
417,149
410,801
423,497
All parents in family in labor force
293,480
276,356
310,604
Population 16 to 19 years
138,442
131,645
145,239
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
8,694
5,661
11,727
Unemployed or not in the labor force
5,848
2,456
9,240
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
1,171,449
1,156,512
1,186,386
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
962,071
944,450
979,692
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
144,104
131,916
156,292
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5,576
3,494
7,658
Walked
19,282
13,287
25,277
Other means
10,801
6,952
14,650
Worked at home
29,615
26,172
33,058
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.9
19.3
20.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
1,201,802
1,187,954
1,215,650
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
341,954
325,194
358,714
Service occupations
191,965
179,814
204,116
Sales and office occupations
295,473
282,958
307,988
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
14,799
9,985
19,613
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
137,313
125,501
149,125
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
220,298
206,615
233,981
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
41,038
28,678
53,398
Construction
97,160
88,466
105,854
Manufacturing
195,042
178,576
211,508
Wholesale trade
45,169
36,301
54,037
Retail trade
150,040
139,495
160,585
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
70,294
62,951
77,637
Information
27,005
21,098
32,912
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
60,755
54,860
66,650
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
72,476
62,957
81,995
Educational, health, and social services
244,245
233,675
254,815
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
87,395
79,849
94,941
Other services (except public administration)
60,890
54,777
67,003
Public administration
50,293
44,991
55,595
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
923,503
895,168
951,838
Government workers
180,155
157,279
203,031
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
95,060
85,341
104,779
Unpaid family workers
3,084
1,167
5,001
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
1,075,918
1,064,865
1,086,971
Less than $10,000
123,649
115,798
131,500
$10,000 to $14,999
89,978
74,803
105,153
$15,000 to $24,999
164,263
149,348
179,178
$25,000 to $34,999
171,560
159,924
183,196
$35,000 to $49,999
180,353
171,117
189,589
$50,000 to $74,999
183,405
174,732
192,078
$75,000 to $99,999
81,754
75,158
88,350
$100,000 to $149,999
57,789
52,257
63,321
$150,000 to $199,999
12,555
9,636
15,474
$200,000 or more
10,612
7,524
13,700
Median household income (dollars)
34,246
33,490
35,002
Mean household income (dollars)
45,250
43,718
46,781
With earnings
828,219
811,406
845,032
Mean earnings (dollars)
46,480
44,906
48,054
With Social Security
347,736
337,418
358,054
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,656
11,411
11,901
With retirement income
183,478
175,387
191,569
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,751
12,692
14,810
With Supplemental Security Income
50,728
44,792
56,664
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,672
5,402
5,942
With cash public assistance income
22,673
18,951
26,395
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,313
1,751
2,874
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
107,302
98,535
116,069
Families
737,585
717,947
757,223
Less than $10,000
53,320
46,946
59,694
$10,000 to $14,999
40,090
31,112
49,068
$15,000 to $24,999
96,350
86,613
106,087
$25,000 to $34,999
116,227
105,279
127,175
$35,000 to $49,999
138,839
130,417
147,261
$50,000 to $74,999
149,466
139,951
158,981
$75,000 to $99,999
73,728
67,442
80,014
$100,000 to $149,999
49,835
44,036
55,634
$150,000 to $199,999
11,168
8,461
13,875
$200,000 or more
8,562
5,919
11,205
Median family income (dollars)
41,072
40,355
41,789
Mean family income (dollars)
51,598
50,137
53,060
Per capita income (dollars)
18,556
17,983
19,129
Nonfamily households
338,333
323,238
353,428
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
19,988
18,843
21,133
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
29,927
26,871
32,983
Median earnings (dollars):
21,298
20,787
21,809
Male full-time, year-round workers
32,204
31,254
33,154
Female full-time, year-round workers
24,437
23,375
25,499
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
89,040
82,164
95,916
With related children under 18 years
69,419
63,208
75,630
With related children under 5 years only
15,156
11,104
19,208
Families with female householder, no husband present
