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
200,242
198,461
202,023
In labor force
132,762
127,453
138,071
Civilian labor force
132,604
127,302
137,906
Employed
125,838
120,351
131,325
Unemployed
6,766
4,638
8,894
Percent unemployed
5.1
3.5
6.7
Armed Forces
158
0
420
Not in labor force
67,480
62,576
72,384
Females 16 years and over
105,089
103,685
106,493
In labor force
63,468
59,453
67,483
Civilian labor force
63,468
59,453
67,483
Employed
59,192
55,217
63,167
Own children under 6 years
18,259
16,699
19,819
All parents in family in labor force
12,971
10,801
15,141
Own children 6 to 17 years
40,948
38,068
43,828
All parents in family in labor force
29,507
25,476
33,538
Population 16 to 19 years
13,466
11,992
14,940
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,924
737
3,111
Unemployed or not in the labor force
996
256
1,736
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
123,371
117,638
129,104
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
106,902
100,943
112,861
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
9,905
7,205
12,605
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2,686
1,157
4,215
Walked
247
0
654
Other means
550
10
1,090
Worked at home
3,081
1,429
4,733
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
23.4
22.0
24.8
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
125,838
120,351
131,325
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
39,375
34,405
44,345
Service occupations
16,759
13,566
19,952
Sales and office occupations
37,008
31,885
42,131
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
367
0
817
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
12,087
9,313
14,861
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20,242
17,004
23,480
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,328
96
2,560
Construction
9,077
6,488
11,666
Manufacturing
19,297
15,707
22,887
Wholesale trade
3,857
2,359
5,355
Retail trade
16,047
12,534
19,560
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
9,325
6,563
12,087
Information
4,174
2,220
6,128
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
8,938
5,935
11,941
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
11,013
8,545
13,481
Educational, health, and social services
26,480
21,564
31,396
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
9,406
6,953
11,859
Other services (except public administration)
4,229
2,272
6,186
Public administration
2,667
1,306
4,028
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
105,440
99,224
111,656
Government workers
15,242
11,896
18,588
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
4,735
2,773
6,697
Unpaid family workers
421
0
1,048
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
107,024
104,476
109,572
Less than $10,000
7,501
5,328
9,674
$10,000 to $14,999
5,276
3,177
7,375
$15,000 to $24,999
13,981
10,777
17,185
$25,000 to $34,999
12,860
9,782
15,938
$35,000 to $49,999
15,109
12,433
17,785
$50,000 to $74,999
23,253
19,448
27,058
$75,000 to $99,999
14,831
12,050
17,612
$100,000 to $149,999
9,095
6,996
11,194
$150,000 to $199,999
3,240
1,614
4,866
$200,000 or more
1,878
861
2,895
Median household income (dollars)
48,288
43,831
52,745
Mean household income (dollars)
59,573
54,992
64,155
With earnings
85,238
81,955
88,521
Mean earnings (dollars)
61,431
56,210
66,653
With Social Security
32,284
28,625
35,943
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,109
12,075
14,143
With retirement income
21,149
18,140
24,158
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,522
12,449
20,596
With Supplemental Security Income
2,112
949
3,275
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,283
2,083
12,482
With cash public assistance income
1,062
235
1,889
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
752
388
1,117
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
7,407
4,797
10,017
Families
77,497
72,601
82,393
Less than $10,000
3,978
2,243
5,713
$10,000 to $14,999
1,191
415
1,967
$15,000 to $24,999
7,283
4,779
9,787
$25,000 to $34,999
8,633
6,392
10,874
$35,000 to $49,999
10,060
8,016
12,104
$50,000 to $74,999
20,137
16,387
23,887
$75,000 to $99,999
12,584
10,050
15,118
$100,000 to $149,999
8,878
6,758
10,998
$150,000 to $199,999
3,041
1,451
4,631
$200,000 or more
1,712
740
2,684
Median family income (dollars)
57,612
52,551
62,673
Mean family income (dollars)
68,499
62,942
74,056
Per capita income (dollars)
23,002
21,607
24,397
Nonfamily households
29,527
24,994
34,060
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
24,889
21,504
28,274
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,802
27,477
40,127
Median earnings (dollars):
27,725
25,596
29,854
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,069
39,442
44,696
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,692
30,127
33,257
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
4,972
3,141
6,803
With related children under 18 years
3,844
2,355
5,333
With related children under 5 years only
990
288
1,692
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 int
