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
8,646,746
8,633,290
8,660,202
In labor force
5,693,792
5,650,067
5,737,517
Civilian labor force
5,686,284
5,642,414
5,730,154
Employed
5,234,968
5,197,489
5,272,447
Unemployed
451,316
428,695
473,937
Percent unemployed
7.9
7.6
8.3
Armed Forces
7,508
5,346
9,670
Not in labor force
2,952,954
2,909,062
2,996,846
Females 16 years and over
4,504,563
4,495,744
4,513,382
In labor force
2,696,425
2,668,459
2,724,391
Civilian labor force
2,695,465
2,667,581
2,723,349
Employed
2,498,796
2,472,950
2,524,642
Own children under 6 years
846,166
832,374
859,958
All parents in family in labor force
535,307
519,065
551,549
Own children 6 to 17 years
1,819,584
1,802,635
1,836,533
All parents in family in labor force
1,296,628
1,271,968
1,321,288
Population 16 to 19 years
586,668
575,936
597,400
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
39,271
33,686
44,856
Unemployed or not in the labor force
25,622
20,579
30,665
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
5,076,954
5,042,411
5,111,497
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
4,284,689
4,251,217
4,318,161
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
409,507
387,281
431,733
Public transportation (including taxicab)
95,614
84,933
106,295
Walked
90,744
82,341
99,147
Other means
38,631
31,592
45,670
Worked at home
157,769
147,460
168,078
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.1
21.7
22.4
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
5,234,968
5,197,489
5,272,447
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,655,860
1,633,874
1,677,846
Service occupations
825,333
800,485
850,181
Sales and office occupations
1,393,496
1,347,970
1,439,022
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
15,313
9,303
21,323
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
437,808
416,803
458,813
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
907,158
877,417
936,899
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
47,559
36,564
58,554
Construction
323,811
307,076
340,546
Manufacturing
914,076
883,049
945,103
Wholesale trade
207,185
193,293
221,077
Retail trade
627,912
607,113
648,711
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
251,252
235,374
267,130
Information
110,289
101,085
119,493
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
355,000
339,900
370,100
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
430,487
409,672
451,302
Educational, health, and social services
1,100,822
1,070,641
1,131,003
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
418,046
397,550
438,542
Other services (except public administration)
235,844
223,990
247,698
Public administration
212,685
199,518
225,852
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
4,221,162
4,181,495
4,260,829
Government workers
688,702
665,680
711,724
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
306,905
291,843
321,967
Unpaid family workers
18,199
13,866
22,532
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
4,480,461
4,453,809
4,507,113
Less than $10,000
399,994
382,478
417,510
$10,000 to $14,999
318,068
299,976
336,160
$15,000 to $24,999
606,976
588,320
625,632
$25,000 to $34,999
578,929
559,757
598,101
$35,000 to $49,999
732,179
709,595
754,763
$50,000 to $74,999
895,589
873,851
917,327
$75,000 to $99,999
463,306
441,575
485,037
$100,000 to $149,999
342,259
327,869
356,649
$150,000 to $199,999
81,377
73,153
89,601
$200,000 or more
61,784
55,677
67,891
Median household income (dollars)
41,350
40,731
41,969
Mean household income (dollars)
52,438
51,724
53,152
With earnings
3,524,639
3,487,446
3,561,832
Mean earnings (dollars)
54,097
53,389
54,804
With Social Security
1,227,169
1,206,726
1,247,612
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,695
12,530
12,860
With retirement income
904,473
883,209
925,737
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,978
14,549
15,407
With Supplemental Security Income
164,166
153,933
174,399
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,588
6,345
6,831
With cash public assistance income
121,359
111,383
131,335
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,520
2,306
2,734
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
323,223
309,319
337,127
Families
2,981,913
2,953,038
3,010,788
Less than $10,000
164,770
152,591
176,949
$10,000 to $14,999
121,677
111,382
131,972
$15,000 to $24,999
303,113
289,802
316,424
$25,000 to $34,999
346,780
325,167
368,393
$35,000 to $49,999
495,848
475,697
515,999
$50,000 to $74,999
711,000
692,499
729,501
$75,000 to $99,999
402,833
382,883
422,783
$100,000 to $149,999
308,912
294,327
323,497
$150,000 to $199,999
74,187
66,360
82,014
$200,000 or more
52,793
47,269
58,317
Median family income (dollars)
51,522
50,668
52,376
Mean family income (dollars)
61,786
60,836
62,736
Per capita income (dollars)
21,643
21,306
21,980
Nonfamily households
1,498,548
1,470,343
1,526,753
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
24,085
23,498
24,672
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
31,907
31,176
32,638
Median earnings (dollars):
25,717
25,461
25,973
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,794
40,458
41,130
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,903
29,458
30,348
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
280,116
266,032
294,200
With related children under 18 years
221,611
207,914
235,308
With related children under 5 years only
56,435
47,894
64,976
Families with female householder, no husband present
