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
191,494
189,436
193,552
In labor force
126,546
121,132
131,960
Civilian labor force
125,524
120,210
130,838
Employed
113,374
107,575
119,173
Unemployed
12,150
8,988
15,312
Percent unemployed
9.7
7.2
12.2
Armed Forces
1,022
0
2,173
Not in labor force
64,948
59,288
70,608
Females 16 years and over
101,227
98,936
103,518
In labor force
61,089
57,274
64,904
Civilian labor force
61,089
57,274
64,904
Employed
54,902
50,829
58,975
Own children under 6 years
22,378
19,798
24,958
All parents in family in labor force
14,764
10,798
18,730
Own children 6 to 17 years
40,744
37,081
44,407
All parents in family in labor force
28,723
24,526
32,920
Population 16 to 19 years
12,389
9,835
14,943
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,240
27
2,453
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,240
27
2,453
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
109,736
103,897
115,575
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
93,668
87,931
99,405
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10,245
6,595
13,895
Public transportation (including taxicab)
941
154
1,728
Walked
1,119
108
2,130
Other means
1,274
283
2,265
Worked at home
2,489
1,103
3,875
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.1
18.8
23.3
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
113,374
107,575
119,173
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
43,883
39,231
48,535
Service occupations
14,724
10,814
18,634
Sales and office occupations
28,582
23,572
33,592
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
186
0
471
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
5,391
3,653
7,129
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20,608
16,603
24,613
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,489
319
2,659
Construction
4,564
2,398
6,730
Manufacturing
21,707
17,963
25,451
Wholesale trade
6,165
3,755
8,575
Retail trade
11,718
8,861
14,575
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
6,343
4,228
8,458
Information
1,832
795
2,869
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
9,282
6,498
12,066
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
7,899
5,490
10,308
Educational, health, and social services
26,594
22,491
30,697
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8,319
4,866
11,772
Other services (except public administration)
4,981
2,849
7,113
Public administration
2,481
1,212
3,750
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
96,387
90,251
102,523
Government workers
12,439
9,477
15,401
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
4,362
2,619
6,105
Unpaid family workers
186
0
471
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
98,392
94,941
101,843
Less than $10,000
9,168
6,393
11,943
$10,000 to $14,999
5,823
3,775
7,871
$15,000 to $24,999
10,866
7,720
14,012
$25,000 to $34,999
13,080
10,405
15,755
$35,000 to $49,999
14,980
11,918
18,042
$50,000 to $74,999
21,609
17,951
25,267
$75,000 to $99,999
12,938
9,580
16,296
$100,000 to $149,999
5,633
4,061
7,205
$150,000 to $199,999
1,803
849
2,757
$200,000 or more
2,492
1,038
3,946
Median household income (dollars)
44,919
40,878
48,960
Mean household income (dollars)
54,782
50,350
59,214
With earnings
80,479
76,391
84,567
Mean earnings (dollars)
56,623
51,967
61,278
With Social Security
25,058
22,474
27,642
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,478
12,243
14,712
With retirement income
13,759
11,445
16,073
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,676
11,549
17,804
With Supplemental Security Income
3,449
2,000
4,898
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,401
5,454
7,348
With cash public assistance income
2,021
993
3,049
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,549
1,001
2,096
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
6,541
4,196
8,886
Families
64,187
59,300
69,074
Less than $10,000
2,969
1,337
4,601
$10,000 to $14,999
3,035
1,331
4,739
$15,000 to $24,999
4,091
2,228
5,954
$25,000 to $34,999
6,249
4,324
8,174
$35,000 to $49,999
9,839
7,253
12,425
$50,000 to $74,999
17,274
13,559
20,989
$75,000 to $99,999
11,279
8,042
14,516
$100,000 to $149,999
5,156
3,487
6,825
$150,000 to $199,999
1,803
849
2,757
$200,000 or more
2,492
1,038
3,946
Median family income (dollars)
55,311
49,247
61,375
Mean family income (dollars)
67,092
61,226
72,958
Per capita income (dollars)
22,081
20,609
23,553
Nonfamily households
34,205
29,749
38,661
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
25,469
21,621
29,317
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
28,916
25,518
32,314
Median earnings (dollars):
27,772
26,114
29,430
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,474
39,828
43,120
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,980
25,215
28,745
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
3,649
1,988
5,310
With related children under 18 years
2,775
1,251
4,299
With related children under 5 years only
710
0
1,569
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 conf
