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
1,006,794
1,001,934
1,011,654
In labor force
677,331
665,516
689,146
Civilian labor force
674,759
663,027
686,491
Employed
628,382
615,495
641,269
Unemployed
46,377
39,606
53,148
Percent unemployed
6.9
5.9
7.9
Armed Forces
2,572
989
4,155
Not in labor force
329,463
318,879
340,047
Females 16 years and over
510,841
506,522
515,160
In labor force
307,238
298,356
316,120
Civilian labor force
306,913
298,010
315,816
Employed
284,985
275,853
294,117
Own children under 6 years
115,831
112,757
118,905
All parents in family in labor force
67,539
61,007
74,071
Own children 6 to 17 years
231,273
223,895
238,651
All parents in family in labor force
154,784
146,661
162,907
Population 16 to 19 years
82,524
76,943
88,105
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
5,544
3,364
7,724
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,181
1,674
4,688
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
613,889
601,028
626,750
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
474,203
462,643
485,763
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
74,069
67,367
80,771
Public transportation (including taxicab)
4,560
2,751
6,369
Walked
20,087
16,400
23,774
Other means
8,603
6,331
10,875
Worked at home
32,367
28,624
36,110
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.5
18.7
20.2
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
628,382
615,495
641,269
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
203,525
192,516
214,534
Service occupations
107,825
98,452
117,198
Sales and office occupations
150,201
140,326
160,076
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
17,669
13,641
21,697
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
68,936
61,772
76,100
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
80,226
72,425
88,027
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
33,471
29,769
37,173
Construction
54,650
48,069
61,231
Manufacturing
75,322
66,863
83,781
Wholesale trade
22,451
16,713
28,189
Retail trade
69,054
62,306
75,802
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
24,458
21,070
27,846
Information
11,538
8,963
14,113
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
30,640
25,643
35,637
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
58,845
48,613
69,077
Educational, health, and social services
133,040
123,184
142,896
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
49,935
44,372
55,498
Other services (except public administration)
29,437
25,483
33,391
Public administration
35,541
30,792
40,290
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
441,844
427,833
455,855
Government workers
120,277
111,709
128,845
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
63,679
55,817
71,541
Unpaid family workers
2,582
1,608
3,556
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
503,145
493,710
512,580
Less than $10,000
39,719
35,768
43,670
$10,000 to $14,999
32,385
27,194
37,576
$15,000 to $24,999
79,295
72,506
86,084
$25,000 to $34,999
75,204
68,913
81,495
$35,000 to $49,999
82,589
75,961
89,217
$50,000 to $74,999
98,625
90,927
106,323
$75,000 to $99,999
51,957
44,491
59,423
$100,000 to $149,999
30,612
25,982
35,242
$150,000 to $199,999
6,338
3,995
8,681
$200,000 or more
6,421
4,392
8,450
Median household income (dollars)
39,492
37,811
41,173
Mean household income (dollars)
50,081
47,921
52,242
With earnings
409,911
400,523
419,299
Mean earnings (dollars)
49,711
47,426
51,997
With Social Security
133,129
128,181
138,077
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,799
12,385
13,213
With retirement income
83,676
78,467
88,885
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,149
13,959
16,339
With Supplemental Security Income
18,411
14,785
22,037
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
8,088
7,042
9,133
With cash public assistance income
12,065
8,951
15,179
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,567
995
2,140
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
36,243
30,816
41,670
Families
360,170
350,250
370,090
Less than $10,000
16,208
13,528
18,888
$10,000 to $14,999
17,790
14,084
21,496
$15,000 to $24,999
43,605
38,613
48,597
$25,000 to $34,999
49,992
45,189
54,795
$35,000 to $49,999
65,450
59,563
71,337
$50,000 to $74,999
83,956
76,761
91,151
$75,000 to $99,999
45,794
39,243
52,345
$100,000 to $149,999
27,287
22,908
31,666
$150,000 to $199,999
5,687
3,524
7,850
$200,000 or more
4,401
3,018
5,784
Median family income (dollars)
46,783
44,656
48,910
Mean family income (dollars)
56,664
54,059
59,268
Per capita income (dollars)
18,809
18,110
19,508
Nonfamily households
142,975
134,392
151,558
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
22,854
21,450
24,258
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
31,816
28,956
34,677
Median earnings (dollars):
20,547
19,960
21,134
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,171
33,712
36,630
Female full-time, year-round workers
25,119
23,991
26,247
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
35,311
30,929
39,693
With related children under 18 years
28,545
24,514
32,576
With related children under 5 years only
6,960
5,043
8,877
Families with female householder, no husband present
