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
3,826,588
3,820,883
3,832,293
In labor force
2,757,858
2,729,506
2,786,210
Civilian labor force
2,752,205
2,723,241
2,781,169
Employed
2,601,782
2,570,975
2,632,589
Unemployed
150,423
136,509
164,337
Percent unemployed
5.5
5.0
6.0
Armed Forces
5,653
3,314
7,992
Not in labor force
1,068,730
1,040,122
1,097,338
Females 16 years and over
1,948,708
1,942,374
1,955,042
In labor force
1,293,656
1,276,703
1,310,609
Civilian labor force
1,292,772
1,275,758
1,309,786
Employed
1,232,090
1,216,160
1,248,020
Own children under 6 years
390,063
383,237
396,889
All parents in family in labor force
264,533
253,385
275,681
Own children 6 to 17 years
814,542
805,492
823,592
All parents in family in labor force
618,352
601,323
635,381
Population 16 to 19 years
276,240
269,262
283,218
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
18,434
14,896
21,972
Unemployed or not in the labor force
6,606
3,893
9,319
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
2,530,319
2,502,846
2,557,792
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
2,008,848
1,986,380
2,031,316
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
227,831
214,009
241,653
Public transportation (including taxicab)
82,886
73,173
92,599
Walked
62,840
52,781
72,899
Other means
25,697
21,922
29,472
Worked at home
122,217
108,039
136,395
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.7
20.7
22.7
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
2,601,782
2,570,975
2,632,589
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
962,129
939,873
984,385
Service occupations
390,716
374,294
407,138
Sales and office occupations
671,854
654,929
688,779
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
19,264
15,423
23,105
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
219,981
208,545
231,417
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
337,838
311,754
363,922
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
67,390
54,118
80,662
Construction
172,411
161,265
183,557
Manufacturing
391,689
359,198
424,180
Wholesale trade
105,494
98,053
112,935
Retail trade
291,544
277,887
305,201
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
126,524
116,026
137,022
Information
54,586
47,383
61,789
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
198,417
178,540
218,294
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
214,812
198,910
230,714
Educational, health, and social services
555,278
535,393
575,163
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
206,756
184,430
229,082
Other services (except public administration)
124,411
115,700
133,122
Public administration
92,470
79,621
105,319
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
2,069,301
2,027,605
2,110,997
Government workers
331,127
305,208
357,046
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
193,225
173,762
212,688
Unpaid family workers
8,129
4,578
11,680
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
2,011,984
1,993,264
2,030,704
Less than $10,000
131,582
123,627
139,537
$10,000 to $14,999
105,509
96,020
114,998
$15,000 to $24,999
213,608
202,829
224,387
$25,000 to $34,999
222,839
210,206
235,472
$35,000 to $49,999
330,090
311,699
348,481
$50,000 to $74,999
448,619
425,866
471,372
$75,000 to $99,999
254,474
241,926
267,022
$100,000 to $149,999
201,082
189,924
212,240
$150,000 to $199,999
59,222
53,421
65,023
$200,000 or more
44,959
39,026
50,892
Median household income (dollars)
50,100
48,945
51,255
Mean household income (dollars)
62,171
60,935
63,407
With earnings
1,675,324
1,638,811
1,711,837
Mean earnings (dollars)
62,360
61,169
63,551
With Social Security
497,214
486,695
507,733
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,916
12,623
13,209
With retirement income
293,255
275,789
310,721
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,299
16,706
17,892
With Supplemental Security Income
40,385
34,263
46,507
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,059
6,642
7,475
With cash public assistance income
61,860
56,363
67,357
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,671
2,338
3,004
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
86,376
75,610
97,142
Families
1,333,648
1,314,234
1,353,062
Less than $10,000
48,068
43,048
53,088
$10,000 to $14,999
33,139
24,992
41,286
$15,000 to $24,999
93,408
83,769
103,047
$25,000 to $34,999
120,634
108,140
133,128
$35,000 to $49,999
203,914
189,963
217,865
$50,000 to $74,999
348,438
323,930
372,946
$75,000 to $99,999
214,631
202,176
227,086
$100,000 to $149,999
180,719
170,209
191,229
$150,000 to $199,999
51,732
46,415
57,049
$200,000 or more
38,965
33,294
44,636
Median family income (dollars)
61,417
60,001
62,833
Mean family income (dollars)
73,399
71,542
75,257
Per capita income (dollars)
25,579
25,188
25,970
Nonfamily households
678,336
660,419
696,253
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
29,428
28,073
30,783
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,550
36,079
39,020
Median earnings (dollars):
28,202
27,489
28,915
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,551
41,294
43,808
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,737
31,504
33,970
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
75,225
68,594
81,856
With related children under 18 years
56,904
51,391
62,417
With related children under 5 years only
16,309
11,512
21,106
Families with female householder, no husband present
