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
193,888
192,517
195,259
In labor force
130,171
125,310
135,032
Civilian labor force
130,171
125,310
135,032
Employed
123,062
118,131
127,993
Unemployed
7,109
4,756
9,462
Percent unemployed
5.5
3.7
7.2
Armed Forces
0
0
545
Not in labor force
63,717
58,638
68,796
Females 16 years and over
98,052
96,345
99,759
In labor force
57,097
52,515
61,679
Civilian labor force
57,097
52,515
61,679
Employed
54,031
49,565
58,497
Own children under 6 years
16,816
15,575
18,057
All parents in family in labor force
9,396
7,246
11,546
Own children 6 to 17 years
37,231
34,881
39,581
All parents in family in labor force
23,445
19,349
27,541
Population 16 to 19 years
14,622
12,139
17,105
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
926
70
1,782
Unemployed or not in the labor force
619
0
1,392
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
118,804
113,747
123,861
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
92,523
86,888
98,158
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
7,536
5,062
10,010
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3,112
1,714
4,510
Walked
2,633
1,147
4,119
Other means
3,826
1,489
6,163
Worked at home
9,174
6,272
12,076
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.3
26.6
32.0
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
123,062
118,131
127,993
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
53,576
48,260
58,892
Service occupations
15,104
11,605
18,603
Sales and office occupations
26,918
23,052
30,784
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
4,137
1,716
6,558
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
11,945
9,088
14,802
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
11,382
8,437
14,327
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
5,096
3,308
6,884
Construction
11,839
9,128
14,550
Manufacturing
19,340
15,358
23,322
Wholesale trade
4,568
2,401
6,735
Retail trade
16,111
12,436
19,786
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
2,962
1,446
4,478
Information
2,090
988
3,192
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
3,926
2,020
5,832
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
10,295
7,515
13,075
Educational, health, and social services
28,413
23,204
33,622
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
10,165
6,745
13,585
Other services (except public administration)
5,932
3,680
8,184
Public administration
2,325
1,106
3,544
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
90,739
84,373
97,105
Government workers
15,639
12,559
18,719
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
16,449
12,444
20,454
Unpaid family workers
235
0
634
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
89,050
86,334
91,766
Less than $10,000
5,509
3,328
7,690
$10,000 to $14,999
2,402
1,024
3,780
$15,000 to $24,999
6,459
4,317
8,601
$25,000 to $34,999
8,743
5,838
11,648
$35,000 to $49,999
12,155
9,037
15,273
$50,000 to $74,999
17,562
13,413
21,711
$75,000 to $99,999
11,874
8,920
14,828
$100,000 to $149,999
15,656
12,877
18,435
$150,000 to $199,999
6,461
4,261
8,661
$200,000 or more
2,229
999
3,459
Median household income (dollars)
62,053
56,001
68,105
Mean household income (dollars)
75,224
70,871
79,576
With earnings
76,133
72,579
79,687
Mean earnings (dollars)
75,400
70,702
80,097
With Social Security
18,990
16,614
21,366
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,712
10,471
12,953
With retirement income
10,116
7,795
12,437
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,942
13,515
22,370
With Supplemental Security Income
3,361
1,213
5,509
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,246
3,390
7,103
With cash public assistance income
720
119
1,321
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
6,391
2,480
10,303
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
1,348
494
2,202
Families
53,531
49,309
57,753
Less than $10,000
1,395
353
2,437
$10,000 to $14,999
167
0
457
$15,000 to $24,999
4,321
2,086
6,556
$25,000 to $34,999
5,627
3,430
7,824
$35,000 to $49,999
6,437
4,168
8,706
$50,000 to $74,999
8,764
6,262
11,266
$75,000 to $99,999
9,296
6,554
12,038
$100,000 to $149,999
11,318
9,113
13,523
$150,000 to $199,999
5,335
3,311
7,359
$200,000 or more
871
166
1,576
Median family income (dollars)
75,085
67,612
82,558
Mean family income (dollars)
83,259
77,224
89,294
Per capita income (dollars)
29,457
27,953
30,961
Nonfamily households
35,519
31,305
39,733
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
47,668
36,507
58,829
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
59,959
52,872
67,045
Median earnings (dollars):
30,241
26,204
34,278
Male full-time, year-round workers
60,904
55,621
66,187
Female full-time, year-round workers
38,357
29,317
47,397
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
3,109
1,703
4,515
With related children under 18 years
2,540
1,350
3,730
With related children under 5 years only
941
0
1,977
Families with female householder, no husband present
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. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval an
