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
280,832
279,104
282,560
In labor force
213,660
208,505
218,815
Civilian labor force
213,264
207,993
218,535
Employed
205,423
200,151
210,695
Unemployed
7,841
5,086
10,596
Percent unemployed
3.7
2.4
4.9
Armed Forces
396
0
852
Not in labor force
67,172
61,954
72,390
Females 16 years and over
144,090
142,400
145,780
In labor force
100,073
96,088
104,058
Civilian labor force
99,677
95,655
103,699
Employed
97,503
93,439
101,567
Own children under 6 years
33,072
30,797
35,347
All parents in family in labor force
21,597
18,493
24,701
Own children 6 to 17 years
68,450
66,087
70,813
All parents in family in labor force
48,721
44,174
53,268
Population 16 to 19 years
22,218
20,073
24,363
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,035
272
1,798
Unemployed or not in the labor force
388
0
846
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
198,817
193,409
204,225
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
168,858
161,764
175,952
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
16,883
12,316
21,450
Public transportation (including taxicab)
5,169
3,196
7,142
Walked
1,667
345
2,989
Other means
475
49
901
Worked at home
5,765
3,524
8,006
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.8
21.7
23.8
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
205,423
200,151
210,695
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
82,418
76,762
88,074
Service occupations
21,722
17,389
26,055
Sales and office occupations
63,368
57,103
69,633
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
179
0
500
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
16,144
12,676
19,612
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
21,592
17,696
25,488
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
836
138
1,534
Construction
10,548
7,300
13,796
Manufacturing
28,392
23,530
33,254
Wholesale trade
7,270
5,002
9,538
Retail trade
29,301
23,812
34,790
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
24,830
20,600
29,060
Information
4,395
2,653
6,137
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
19,750
16,442
23,058
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
17,901
14,270
21,532
Educational, health, and social services
35,024
30,652
39,396
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
12,870
9,552
16,188
Other services (except public administration)
6,612
4,793
8,431
Public administration
7,694
5,424
9,964
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
171,109
164,234
177,984
Government workers
25,142
20,981
29,303
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
8,799
6,132
11,466
Unpaid family workers
373
0
919
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
140,642
138,545
142,739
Less than $10,000
3,818
2,309
5,327
$10,000 to $14,999
4,697
2,812
6,582
$15,000 to $24,999
8,892
6,627
11,157
$25,000 to $34,999
8,302
5,728
10,876
$35,000 to $49,999
22,337
18,592
26,082
$50,000 to $74,999
31,546
27,700
35,392
$75,000 to $99,999
22,397
18,750
26,044
$100,000 to $149,999
25,554
21,829
29,279
$150,000 to $199,999
7,594
5,607
9,581
$200,000 or more
5,505
3,895
7,115
Median household income (dollars)
67,216
63,296
71,136
Mean household income (dollars)
81,733
77,340
86,125
With earnings
126,780
123,949
129,611
Mean earnings (dollars)
78,898
74,749
83,047
With Social Security
24,651
21,984
27,318
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
14,171
13,038
15,304
With retirement income
18,316
16,050
20,582
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,578
13,217
19,939
With Supplemental Security Income
976
309
1,643
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,115
3,475
8,756
With cash public assistance income
1,860
759
2,961
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,146
1,146
5,146
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
2,189
622
3,756
Families
104,165
100,177
108,153
Less than $10,000
2,983
1,093
4,873
$10,000 to $14,999
2,128
540
3,716
$15,000 to $24,999
5,023
3,393
6,653
$25,000 to $34,999
4,280
2,406
6,154
$35,000 to $49,999
11,917
9,145
14,689
$50,000 to $74,999
23,199
19,222
27,176
$75,000 to $99,999
19,654
16,073
23,235
$100,000 to $149,999
22,700
19,326
26,074
$150,000 to $199,999
7,487
5,472
9,502
$200,000 or more
4,794
3,355
6,233
Median family income (dollars)
78,155
72,814
83,496
Mean family income (dollars)
90,333
85,583
95,082
Per capita income (dollars)
31,588
29,936
33,240
Nonfamily households
36,477
32,599
40,355
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
41,696
38,992
44,400
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
52,883
42,625
63,140
Median earnings (dollars):
37,333
35,526
39,140
Male full-time, year-round workers
55,487
52,430
58,544
Female full-time, year-round workers
40,143
38,544
41,742
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
4,637
2,619
6,655
With related children under 18 years
2,666
971
4,361
With related children under 5 years only
1,145
135
2,155
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 inte
