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
235,049
233,258
236,840
In labor force
174,648
169,004
180,292
Civilian labor force
173,511
168,068
178,954
Employed
161,937
155,723
168,151
Unemployed
11,574
8,741
14,407
Percent unemployed
6.7
5.0
8.3
Armed Forces
1,137
168
2,106
Not in labor force
60,401
54,698
66,104
Females 16 years and over
118,181
116,240
120,122
In labor force
80,087
75,879
84,295
Civilian labor force
80,087
75,879
84,295
Employed
74,731
70,382
79,080
Own children under 6 years
25,542
23,376
27,708
All parents in family in labor force
17,574
14,668
20,480
Own children 6 to 17 years
57,925
55,499
60,351
All parents in family in labor force
42,160
38,172
46,148
Population 16 to 19 years
18,158
15,864
20,452
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
283
0
741
Unemployed or not in the labor force
283
0
741
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
158,905
152,867
164,943
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
132,123
125,395
138,851
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
13,722
10,667
16,777
Public transportation (including taxicab)
4,861
2,881
6,841
Walked
1,319
445
2,193
Other means
499
0
1,004
Worked at home
6,381
3,922
8,840
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
26.3
25.1
27.6
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
161,937
155,723
168,151
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
52,913
47,546
58,280
Service occupations
17,836
13,954
21,718
Sales and office occupations
50,014
44,348
55,680
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
179
0
488
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
15,132
11,844
18,420
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
25,863
21,374
30,352
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
778
118
1,438
Construction
12,945
9,582
16,308
Manufacturing
31,479
26,661
36,297
Wholesale trade
8,060
5,638
10,482
Retail trade
20,423
16,509
24,337
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
7,504
5,010
9,998
Information
2,954
1,491
4,417
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
16,274
12,127
20,421
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
16,219
12,736
19,702
Educational, health, and social services
25,075
20,914
29,236
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8,229
4,437
12,021
Other services (except public administration)
7,194
4,697
9,691
Public administration
4,803
2,861
6,745
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
131,466
124,685
138,247
Government workers
16,868
13,293
20,443
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
13,603
10,044
17,162
Unpaid family workers
0
0
520
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
112,538
110,503
114,573
Less than $10,000
3,675
1,863
5,487
$10,000 to $14,999
1,761
878
2,644
$15,000 to $24,999
5,906
4,381
7,431
$25,000 to $34,999
12,165
9,202
15,128
$35,000 to $49,999
19,434
15,988
22,880
$50,000 to $74,999
32,462
28,054
36,870
$75,000 to $99,999
19,630
15,953
23,307
$100,000 to $149,999
13,489
10,489
16,489
$150,000 to $199,999
2,350
1,237
3,463
$200,000 or more
1,666
506
2,826
Median household income (dollars)
58,279
55,266
61,292
Mean household income (dollars)
66,670
63,069
70,271
With earnings
98,678
95,624
101,732
Mean earnings (dollars)
66,388
62,327
70,449
With Social Security
23,665
21,245
26,085
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,080
11,960
14,200
With retirement income
14,630
12,748
16,512
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,383
14,489
22,278
With Supplemental Security Income
3,205
1,738
4,672
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,502
4,536
6,468
With cash public assistance income
4,776
2,799
6,753
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,517
1,928
5,105
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
4,437
2,577
6,297
Families
79,289
74,298
84,280
Less than $10,000
2,252
797
3,707
$10,000 to $14,999
768
77
1,459
$15,000 to $24,999
1,614
733
2,495
$25,000 to $34,999
5,757
3,786
7,728
$35,000 to $49,999
10,748
8,357
13,139
$50,000 to $74,999
23,820
19,772
27,868
$75,000 to $99,999
18,252
14,477
22,027
$100,000 to $149,999
12,787
9,769
15,805
$150,000 to $199,999
1,903
797
3,009
$200,000 or more
1,388
275
2,501
Median family income (dollars)
70,165
66,048
74,282
Mean family income (dollars)
74,997
70,553
79,441
Per capita income (dollars)
25,111
23,915
26,307
Nonfamily households
33,249
28,741
37,757
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
39,674
36,233
43,115
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
41,940
38,088
45,792
Median earnings (dollars):
33,088
30,056
36,120
Male full-time, year-round workers
45,712
43,024
48,400
Female full-time, year-round workers
36,327
34,524
38,130
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
2,746
1,152
4,340
With related children under 18 years
2,544
982
4,106
With related children under 5 years only
679
0
1,769
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 and can be interpreted roug
