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
4,593,420
4,580,301
4,606,539
In labor force
3,102,649
3,065,138
3,140,160
Civilian labor force
3,098,490
3,061,962
3,135,018
Employed
2,856,052
2,823,525
2,888,579
Unemployed
242,438
220,940
263,936
Percent unemployed
7.8
7.2
8.5
Armed Forces
4,159
1,942
6,376
Not in labor force
1,490,771
1,458,400
1,523,142
Females 16 years and over
2,376,911
2,367,050
2,386,772
In labor force
1,441,970
1,420,125
1,463,815
Civilian labor force
1,441,772
1,419,951
1,463,593
Employed
1,328,090
1,307,475
1,348,705
Own children under 6 years
488,667
477,029
500,305
All parents in family in labor force
299,640
269,543
329,737
Own children 6 to 17 years
1,027,335
1,015,115
1,039,555
All parents in family in labor force
712,592
673,123
752,061
Population 16 to 19 years
307,719
295,222
320,216
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
33,510
17,030
49,990
Unemployed or not in the labor force
17,310
9,629
24,991
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
2,768,319
2,731,659
2,804,979
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
2,297,728
2,242,290
2,353,166
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
268,388
246,254
290,522
Public transportation (including taxicab)
28,419
22,470
34,368
Walked
40,900
33,783
48,017
Other means
41,272
19,598
62,946
Worked at home
91,612
75,076
108,148
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.2
20.7
21.8
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
2,856,052
2,823,525
2,888,579
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
856,518
812,242
900,794
Service occupations
426,403
404,728
448,078
Sales and office occupations
702,203
661,386
743,020
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
19,310
12,223
26,397
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
271,118
252,523
289,713
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
580,500
539,210
621,790
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
51,250
34,423
68,077
Construction
186,271
173,422
199,120
Manufacturing
612,875
548,673
677,077
Wholesale trade
110,583
99,283
121,883
Retail trade
313,388
288,562
338,214
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
133,308
121,828
144,788
Information
51,582
45,698
57,466
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
177,560
162,144
192,976
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
211,109
196,323
225,895
Educational, health, and social services
562,648
514,737
610,559
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
224,736
203,595
245,877
Other services (except public administration)
132,445
121,774
143,116
Public administration
88,297
78,034
98,560
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
2,346,519
2,265,531
2,427,507
Government workers
330,310
267,380
393,240
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
169,190
154,714
183,666
Unpaid family workers
10,033
4,501
15,565
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
2,350,535
2,327,275
2,373,795
Less than $10,000
191,686
174,013
209,359
$10,000 to $14,999
149,935
139,383
160,487
$15,000 to $24,999
315,111
299,237
330,985
$25,000 to $34,999
317,954
305,664
330,244
$35,000 to $49,999
392,549
378,591
406,507
$50,000 to $74,999
495,400
473,767
517,033
$75,000 to $99,999
254,419
242,896
265,942
$100,000 to $149,999
156,701
147,943
165,459
$150,000 to $199,999
41,277
34,132
48,422
$200,000 or more
35,503
28,292
42,714
Median household income (dollars)
42,067
41,274
42,860
Mean household income (dollars)
52,836
51,367
54,305
With earnings
1,916,110
1,892,199
1,940,021
Mean earnings (dollars)
53,564
52,119
55,009
With Social Security
622,879
604,736
641,022
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,375
13,046
13,703
With retirement income
397,422
372,393
422,451
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,221
12,286
14,157
With Supplemental Security Income
69,158
60,728
77,588
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,055
6,557
7,552
With cash public assistance income
60,074
51,058
69,090
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,342
1,959
2,724
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
157,796
140,908
174,684
Families
1,586,683
1,545,473
1,627,893
Less than $10,000
67,090
60,109
74,071
$10,000 to $14,999
56,289
47,082
65,496
$15,000 to $24,999
157,968
147,651
168,285
$25,000 to $34,999
195,210
181,419
209,001
$35,000 to $49,999
285,362
271,754
298,970
$50,000 to $74,999
393,460
371,486
415,434
$75,000 to $99,999
221,915
211,084
232,746
$100,000 to $149,999
141,056
131,450
150,662
$150,000 to $199,999
36,259
29,910
42,608
$200,000 or more
32,074
25,608
38,540
Median family income (dollars)
51,338
50,620
52,056
Mean family income (dollars)
62,175
60,288
64,062
Per capita income (dollars)
21,063
20,598
21,528
Nonfamily households
763,852
724,141
803,563
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
24,118
22,885
25,351
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
31,376
30,359
32,394
Median earnings (dollars):
25,420
24,909
25,931
Male full-time, year-round workers
39,849
38,907
40,791
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,207
26,598
27,816
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
118,785
108,875
128,695
With related children under 18 years
93,346
86,183
100,509
With related children under 5 years only
27,772
22,451
33,093
Families with female householder, no husband present
