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
637,018
633,754
640,282
In labor force
455,332
445,841
464,823
Civilian labor force
454,955
445,463
464,447
Employed
417,352
406,532
428,172
Unemployed
37,603
31,146
44,060
Percent unemployed
8.3
6.9
9.7
Armed Forces
377
0
810
Not in labor force
181,686
171,365
192,007
Females 16 years and over
332,920
330,397
335,443
In labor force
221,844
214,937
228,751
Civilian labor force
221,844
214,937
228,751
Employed
202,618
194,884
210,352
Own children under 6 years
76,809
73,118
80,500
All parents in family in labor force
53,314
48,627
58,001
Own children 6 to 17 years
139,056
134,358
143,754
All parents in family in labor force
107,337
99,363
115,311
Population 16 to 19 years
42,046
37,965
46,127
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4,149
1,961
6,337
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,151
1,230
5,072
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
405,599
394,308
416,890
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
331,689
319,357
344,021
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
39,016
31,780
46,252
Public transportation (including taxicab)
9,669
6,149
13,189
Walked
3,637
1,379
5,895
Other means
10,280
6,616
13,944
Worked at home
11,308
7,464
15,152
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.6
20.6
22.6
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
417,352
406,532
428,172
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
137,142
126,763
147,521
Service occupations
69,340
61,334
77,346
Sales and office occupations
110,653
102,411
118,895
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
835
0
1,863
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
34,873
29,419
40,327
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
64,509
56,854
72,164
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,086
0
2,501
Construction
23,466
18,306
28,626
Manufacturing
58,241
51,448
65,034
Wholesale trade
22,981
17,928
28,034
Retail trade
40,069
34,553
45,585
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
20,991
16,506
25,476
Information
10,673
7,231
14,115
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
39,623
33,410
45,836
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
45,958
38,684
53,232
Educational, health, and social services
82,749
75,217
90,281
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
36,368
31,055
41,681
Other services (except public administration)
19,408
14,875
23,941
Public administration
15,739
11,770
19,708
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
346,785
335,944
357,626
Government workers
48,819
42,636
55,002
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
21,044
16,449
25,639
Unpaid family workers
704
0
1,830
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
351,485
345,011
357,959
Less than $10,000
30,532
26,058
35,006
$10,000 to $14,999
23,616
18,561
28,671
$15,000 to $24,999
51,158
44,662
57,654
$25,000 to $34,999
50,938
44,818
57,058
$35,000 to $49,999
48,424
42,062
54,786
$50,000 to $74,999
71,992
65,028
78,956
$75,000 to $99,999
35,776
30,529
41,023
$100,000 to $149,999
26,251
21,615
30,887
$150,000 to $199,999
6,933
4,791
9,075
$200,000 or more
5,865
4,012
7,718
Median household income (dollars)
41,247
38,908
43,586
Mean household income (dollars)
53,864
51,771
55,957
With earnings
289,411
281,792
297,030
Mean earnings (dollars)
54,807
52,017
57,596
With Social Security
85,181
79,957
90,405
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,553
12,806
14,301
With retirement income
53,910
48,638
59,182
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,014
12,635
15,393
With Supplemental Security Income
11,158
8,184
14,132
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,125
6,133
8,117
With cash public assistance income
12,205
8,590
15,820
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,547
1,274
1,821
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
34,368
28,676
40,060
Families
215,570
207,120
224,020
Less than $10,000
13,910
9,900
17,920
$10,000 to $14,999
9,719
6,947
12,491
$15,000 to $24,999
22,825
18,338
27,312
$25,000 to $34,999
30,446
25,347
35,545
$35,000 to $49,999
29,450
24,491
34,409
$50,000 to $74,999
48,491
43,068
53,914
$75,000 to $99,999
30,616
25,736
35,496
$100,000 to $149,999
20,442
16,100
24,784
$150,000 to $199,999
4,871
3,115
6,627
$200,000 or more
4,800
2,981
6,619
Median family income (dollars)
50,496
48,316
52,676
Mean family income (dollars)
62,059
58,661
65,456
Per capita income (dollars)
22,702
21,788
23,616
Nonfamily households
135,915
128,384
143,446
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,374
24,656
30,092
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
38,011
34,931
41,092
Median earnings (dollars):
26,631
25,713
27,549
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,144
37,851
42,437
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,020
29,830
32,210
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
24,604
19,778
29,430
With related children under 18 years
20,826
16,291
25,361
With related children under 5 years only
8,309
5,220
11,398
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
