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
9,440,794
9,430,676
9,450,912
In labor force
6,057,156
6,003,789
6,110,523
Civilian labor force
6,051,007
5,997,351
6,104,663
Employed
5,613,261
5,555,541
5,670,981
Unemployed
437,746
416,530
458,962
Percent unemployed
7.2
6.9
7.6
Armed Forces
6,149
4,288
8,010
Not in labor force
3,383,638
3,327,818
3,439,458
Females 16 years and over
4,946,632
4,937,976
4,955,288
In labor force
2,842,580
2,806,621
2,878,539
Civilian labor force
2,841,942
2,805,884
2,878,000
Employed
2,640,575
2,600,396
2,680,754
Own children under 6 years
804,425
789,523
819,327
All parents in family in labor force
501,658
482,892
520,424
Own children 6 to 17 years
1,852,733
1,834,471
1,870,995
All parents in family in labor force
1,255,777
1,215,750
1,295,804
Population 16 to 19 years
579,006
567,833
590,179
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
44,402
36,479
52,325
Unemployed or not in the labor force
27,064
21,592
32,536
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
5,469,562
5,418,666
5,520,458
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
4,279,541
4,225,889
4,333,193
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
502,868
479,697
526,039
Public transportation (including taxicab)
288,803
269,339
308,267
Walked
180,966
168,562
193,370
Other means
48,264
41,088
55,440
Worked at home
169,120
157,075
181,165
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.8
23.4
24.1
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
5,613,261
5,555,541
5,670,981
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,884,431
1,835,715
1,933,147
Service occupations
882,486
850,098
914,874
Sales and office occupations
1,500,679
1,467,595
1,533,763
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
24,501
19,532
29,470
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
487,261
464,855
509,667
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
833,903
794,855
872,951
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
67,958
53,690
82,226
Construction
346,284
328,508
364,060
Manufacturing
814,481
748,817
880,145
Wholesale trade
203,874
190,222
217,526
Retail trade
680,075
645,812
714,338
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
297,446
278,445
316,447
Information
142,218
118,338
166,098
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
377,555
362,240
392,870
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
493,892
474,577
513,207
Educational, health, and social services
1,275,918
1,242,912
1,308,924
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
412,090
392,460
431,720
Other services (except public administration)
272,292
257,835
286,749
Public administration
229,178
215,084
243,272
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
4,587,038
4,528,676
4,645,400
Government workers
663,015
641,201
684,829
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
345,567
326,438
364,696
Unpaid family workers
17,641
14,327
20,955
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
4,801,049
4,759,522
4,842,576
Less than $10,000
416,643
394,075
439,211
$10,000 to $14,999
334,816
317,804
351,828
$15,000 to $24,999
644,511
625,903
663,119
$25,000 to $34,999
635,930
615,490
656,370
$35,000 to $49,999
785,155
761,906
808,404
$50,000 to $74,999
919,583
890,594
948,572
$75,000 to $99,999
494,973
477,818
512,128
$100,000 to $149,999
382,856
365,512
400,200
$150,000 to $199,999
99,069
91,144
106,994
$200,000 or more
87,513
80,020
95,006
Median household income (dollars)
41,478
40,884
42,072
Mean household income (dollars)
53,991
53,374
54,608
With earnings
3,677,913
3,648,103
3,707,723
Mean earnings (dollars)
56,758
56,049
57,468
With Social Security
1,491,484
1,466,104
1,516,864
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,062
12,923
13,201
With retirement income
978,368
957,732
999,004
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,649
13,241
14,057
With Supplemental Security Income
215,530
202,759
228,301
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,149
6,844
7,454
With cash public assistance income
130,911
119,511
142,311
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,712
2,366
3,058
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
311,556
295,563
327,549
Families
3,166,171
3,131,121
3,201,221
Less than $10,000
159,450
146,362
172,538
$10,000 to $14,999
107,828
97,994
117,662
$15,000 to $24,999
319,128
303,715
334,541
$25,000 to $34,999
393,548
375,997
411,099
$35,000 to $49,999
549,612
529,164
570,060
$50,000 to $74,999
721,117
695,535
746,699
$75,000 to $99,999
419,732
403,271
436,193
$100,000 to $149,999
331,108
315,010
347,206
$150,000 to $199,999
89,143
81,878
96,408
$200,000 or more
75,505
68,211
82,799
Median family income (dollars)
51,339
50,688
51,990
Mean family income (dollars)
63,862
62,994
64,730
Per capita income (dollars)
22,427
22,171
22,683
Nonfamily households
1,634,878
1,606,384
1,663,372
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
23,649
22,942
24,356
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
32,759
32,041
33,476
Median earnings (dollars):
26,222
26,015
26,429
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,559
40,226
40,892
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,866
29,335
30,397
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
260,327
243,863
276,791
With related children under 18 years
202,344
187,923
216,765
With related children under 5 years only
37,539
30,134
44,944
Families with female householder, no husband present
