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
532,432
530,193
534,671
In labor force
353,365
343,541
363,189
Civilian labor force
352,934
343,000
362,868
Employed
328,515
316,974
340,056
Unemployed
24,419
18,640
30,198
Percent unemployed
6.9
5.3
8.6
Armed Forces
431
0
941
Not in labor force
179,067
169,068
189,066
Females 16 years and over
281,977
279,432
284,522
In labor force
167,463
160,856
174,070
Civilian labor force
167,463
160,856
174,070
Employed
154,712
147,317
162,107
Own children under 6 years
55,272
52,382
58,162
All parents in family in labor force
32,757
27,973
37,541
Own children 6 to 17 years
106,558
102,637
110,479
All parents in family in labor force
75,343
68,624
82,062
Population 16 to 19 years
29,402
26,463
32,341
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,416
194
2,638
Unemployed or not in the labor force
728
0
1,545
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
318,776
306,873
330,679
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
265,363
252,968
277,758
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
28,979
23,334
34,624
Public transportation (including taxicab)
9,791
6,678
12,904
Walked
5,931
3,433
8,429
Other means
4,919
2,440
7,398
Worked at home
3,793
2,221
5,365
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.8
19.7
21.9
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
328,515
316,974
340,056
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
102,688
93,660
111,716
Service occupations
51,374
44,548
58,200
Sales and office occupations
100,374
90,591
110,157
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,377
0
2,936
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
25,186
19,980
30,392
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
47,516
40,485
54,547
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,094
307
3,881
Construction
15,591
12,023
19,159
Manufacturing
38,430
32,293
44,567
Wholesale trade
13,713
10,389
17,037
Retail trade
39,406
33,152
45,660
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
23,761
18,611
28,911
Information
6,688
4,173
9,203
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
32,404
26,386
38,422
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
31,026
25,812
36,240
Educational, health, and social services
62,482
54,348
70,616
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
31,166
26,546
35,786
Other services (except public administration)
17,752
13,354
22,150
Public administration
14,002
10,463
17,541
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
278,100
266,169
290,031
Government workers
37,041
31,338
42,744
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
13,210
10,301
16,119
Unpaid family workers
164
0
427
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
287,376
281,805
292,947
Less than $10,000
29,807
23,763
35,851
$10,000 to $14,999
23,190
19,138
27,242
$15,000 to $24,999
40,080
34,517
45,643
$25,000 to $34,999
39,179
32,667
45,691
$35,000 to $49,999
41,166
36,169
46,163
$50,000 to $74,999
48,928
42,836
55,020
$75,000 to $99,999
28,866
24,220
33,512
$100,000 to $149,999
26,501
21,806
31,196
$150,000 to $199,999
4,108
2,525
5,691
$200,000 or more
5,551
3,816
7,286
Median household income (dollars)
38,812
36,406
41,218
Mean household income (dollars)
52,392
49,874
54,911
With earnings
226,065
219,286
232,844
Mean earnings (dollars)
54,903
52,373
57,434
With Social Security
76,553
72,465
80,641
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,387
11,743
13,031
With retirement income
49,830
45,183
54,477
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,869
14,149
17,590
With Supplemental Security Income
8,720
5,788
11,652
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,633
6,148
9,119
With cash public assistance income
5,020
2,828
7,212
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,118
2,105
4,131
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
21,114
17,022
25,206
Families
185,746
176,881
194,611
Less than $10,000
14,322
9,300
19,344
$10,000 to $14,999
8,788
5,851
11,725
$15,000 to $24,999
20,533
15,776
25,290
$25,000 to $34,999
21,507
16,098
26,916
$35,000 to $49,999
29,947
25,426
34,468
$50,000 to $74,999
36,329
31,477
41,181
$75,000 to $99,999
23,036
19,007
27,065
$100,000 to $149,999
22,514
17,983
27,045
$150,000 to $199,999
3,782
2,301
5,263
$200,000 or more
4,988
3,281
6,695
Median family income (dollars)
48,340
44,351
52,329
Mean family income (dollars)
62,108
58,306
65,909
Per capita income (dollars)
22,359
21,266
23,452
Nonfamily households
101,630
93,458
109,802
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
23,924
20,739
27,109
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
32,522
29,817
35,227
Median earnings (dollars):
25,304
24,255
26,353
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,474
39,713
43,235
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,621
25,261
27,981
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
22,360
16,650
28,070
With related children under 18 years
12,943
8,817
17,069
With related children under 5 years only
3,359
1,310
5,408
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
