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
9,453,007
9,443,419
9,462,595
In labor force
6,362,117
6,325,015
6,399,219
Civilian labor force
6,350,674
6,313,126
6,388,222
Employed
5,809,591
5,760,082
5,859,100
Unemployed
541,083
510,631
571,535
Percent unemployed
8.5
8.0
9.0
Armed Forces
11,443
8,572
14,314
Not in labor force
3,090,890
3,052,787
3,128,993
Females 16 years and over
4,888,881
4,879,399
4,898,363
In labor force
2,925,433
2,894,905
2,955,961
Civilian labor force
2,923,628
2,893,004
2,954,252
Employed
2,690,374
2,657,726
2,723,022
Own children under 6 years
1,013,949
998,596
1,029,302
All parents in family in labor force
606,631
587,759
625,503
Own children 6 to 17 years
2,034,661
2,017,461
2,051,861
All parents in family in labor force
1,377,049
1,349,179
1,404,919
Population 16 to 19 years
636,124
626,826
645,422
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
48,862
41,389
56,335
Unemployed or not in the labor force
29,923
23,969
35,877
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
5,670,306
5,617,288
5,723,324
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
4,277,518
4,214,552
4,340,484
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
540,137
509,132
571,142
Public transportation (including taxicab)
474,575
449,957
499,193
Walked
139,572
126,898
152,246
Other means
60,269
50,975
69,563
Worked at home
178,235
165,977
190,493
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
27.0
26.6
27.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
5,809,591
5,760,082
5,859,100
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,977,387
1,907,254
2,047,520
Service occupations
857,909
829,673
886,145
Sales and office occupations
1,595,423
1,552,122
1,638,724
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
14,893
10,415
19,371
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
504,817
481,217
528,417
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
859,162
815,776
902,548
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
62,692
39,335
86,049
Construction
369,834
347,121
392,547
Manufacturing
851,426
794,559
908,293
Wholesale trade
243,489
228,810
258,168
Retail trade
647,133
618,872
675,394
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
318,762
298,173
339,351
Information
167,042
153,998
180,086
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
466,177
442,892
489,462
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
564,199
541,590
586,808
Educational, health, and social services
1,166,957
1,115,006
1,218,908
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
439,285
416,188
462,382
Other services (except public administration)
284,680
267,592
301,768
Public administration
227,915
205,432
250,398
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
4,699,336
4,646,539
4,752,133
Government workers
776,556
723,786
829,326
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
318,235
303,948
332,522
Unpaid family workers
15,464
11,925
19,003
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
4,624,605
4,597,702
4,651,508
Less than $10,000
373,630
349,083
398,177
$10,000 to $14,999
266,594
249,058
284,130
$15,000 to $24,999
521,896
501,881
541,911
$25,000 to $34,999
516,275
497,870
534,680
$35,000 to $49,999
714,774
686,809
742,739
$50,000 to $74,999
929,317
903,775
954,859
$75,000 to $99,999
553,628
531,362
575,894
$100,000 to $149,999
463,322
441,095
485,549
$150,000 to $199,999
152,456
140,882
164,030
$200,000 or more
132,713
124,092
141,334
Median household income (dollars)
47,977
46,859
49,095
Mean household income (dollars)
63,127
61,937
64,318
With earnings
3,774,479
3,743,874
3,805,084
Mean earnings (dollars)
64,648
63,598
65,699
With Social Security
1,156,159
1,134,910
1,177,408
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,940
12,636
13,245
With retirement income
703,538
671,728
735,348
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,804
16,920
18,688
With Supplemental Security Income
146,310
132,765
159,855
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,723
6,438
7,008
With cash public assistance income
88,181
79,571
96,791
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,418
2,111
2,725
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
286,658
259,096
314,220
Families
3,096,967
3,065,577
3,128,357
Less than $10,000
150,051
136,463
163,639
$10,000 to $14,999
107,761
95,534
119,988
$15,000 to $24,999
273,404
257,498
289,310
$25,000 to $34,999
317,648
301,870
333,426
$35,000 to $49,999
471,875
443,630
500,120
$50,000 to $74,999
681,736
663,499
699,973
$75,000 to $99,999
442,831
423,069
462,593
$100,000 to $149,999
399,937
380,035
419,839
$150,000 to $199,999
131,846
120,887
142,805
$200,000 or more
119,878
112,132
127,624
Median family income (dollars)
57,385
56,029
58,741
Mean family income (dollars)
73,600
72,194
75,005
Per capita income (dollars)
24,694
24,247
25,141
Nonfamily households
1,527,638
1,498,742
1,556,534
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
29,530
28,054
31,006
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
39,615
38,220
41,010
Median earnings (dollars):
28,865
28,184
29,546
Male full-time, year-round workers
43,603
42,387
44,819
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,873
31,408
32,338
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
264,718
247,700
281,736
With related children under 18 years
204,908
191,012
218,804
With related children under 5 years only
35,765
30,302
41,228
Families with female householder, no husband present
