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
818,898
817,672
820,124
In labor force
575,017
568,626
581,408
Civilian labor force
574,409
568,034
580,784
Employed
532,870
526,784
538,956
Unemployed
41,539
38,412
44,666
Percent unemployed
7.2
6.7
7.8
Armed Forces
608
276
940
Not in labor force
243,881
237,320
250,442
Females 16 years and over
422,968
421,913
424,023
In labor force
272,879
268,668
277,090
Civilian labor force
272,724
268,506
276,942
Employed
252,571
248,129
257,013
Own children under 6 years
94,679
92,497
96,861
All parents in family in labor force
60,530
56,828
64,232
Own children 6 to 17 years
167,681
165,144
170,218
All parents in family in labor force
120,489
116,456
124,522
Population 16 to 19 years
50,468
49,210
51,726
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3,561
2,631
4,491
Unemployed or not in the labor force
2,221
1,489
2,953
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
518,607
512,406
524,808
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
439,149
432,264
446,034
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
41,949
38,648
45,250
Public transportation (including taxicab)
10,404
8,703
12,105
Walked
7,942
6,794
9,090
Other means
3,481
2,644
4,318
Worked at home
15,682
13,915
17,449
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.4
20.1
20.7
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
532,870
526,784
538,956
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
212,249
207,071
217,427
Service occupations
78,114
73,927
82,301
Sales and office occupations
154,535
149,377
159,693
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
315
107
523
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
33,713
30,920
36,506
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
53,944
50,768
57,120
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
802
374
1,230
Construction
27,024
24,378
29,670
Manufacturing
44,516
41,594
47,438
Wholesale trade
21,966
19,913
24,019
Retail trade
67,027
63,327
70,727
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
26,691
24,360
29,022
Information
15,548
14,047
17,049
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
57,879
54,595
61,163
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
59,204
56,003
62,405
Educational, health, and social services
113,371
108,315
118,427
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
44,432
40,582
48,282
Other services (except public administration)
24,347
21,873
26,821
Public administration
30,063
27,482
32,644
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
415,516
409,411
421,621
Government workers
89,115
84,663
93,567
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
27,392
25,026
29,758
Unpaid family workers
847
466
1,228
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
432,791
428,864
436,718
Less than $10,000
41,822
38,898
44,746
$10,000 to $14,999
21,299
19,409
23,189
$15,000 to $24,999
48,317
45,383
51,251
$25,000 to $34,999
52,843
49,825
55,861
$35,000 to $49,999
73,718
70,472
76,964
$50,000 to $74,999
86,651
83,135
90,167
$75,000 to $99,999
48,391
45,872
50,910
$100,000 to $149,999
40,521
38,140
42,902
$150,000 to $199,999
10,965
9,781
12,149
$200,000 or more
8,264
6,933
9,595
Median household income (dollars)
45,141
44,351
45,931
Mean household income (dollars)
58,080
56,725
59,434
With earnings
358,497
354,097
362,897
Mean earnings (dollars)
59,298
57,774
60,821
With Social Security
86,803
84,350
89,256
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,255
11,984
12,527
With retirement income
66,549
63,609
69,489
Mean retirement income (dollars)
19,674
18,431
20,918
With Supplemental Security Income
14,229
12,402
16,056
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,623
6,306
6,940
With cash public assistance income
10,982
9,304
12,660
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,774
2,336
3,212
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
29,467
26,943
31,991
Families
265,740
261,599
269,881
Less than $10,000
17,133
15,451
18,815
$10,000 to $14,999
9,014
7,641
10,387
$15,000 to $24,999
22,490
19,995
24,985
$25,000 to $34,999
25,991
23,613
28,369
$35,000 to $49,999
41,232
38,619
43,845
$50,000 to $74,999
60,260
57,118
63,402
$75,000 to $99,999
39,173
37,048
41,298
$100,000 to $149,999
33,903
31,926
35,880
$150,000 to $199,999
9,483
8,454
10,512
$200,000 or more
7,061
5,863
8,259
Median family income (dollars)
56,843
55,750
57,936
Mean family income (dollars)
68,910
67,193
70,627
Per capita income (dollars)
24,701
24,167
25,235
Nonfamily households
167,051
162,782
171,320
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
30,913
30,189
31,637
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
38,926
36,732
41,119
Median earnings (dollars):
29,188
28,446
29,930
Male full-time, year-round workers
41,456
40,790
42,122
Female full-time, year-round workers
33,369
31,968
34,770
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
26,877
24,672
29,082
With related children under 18 years
21,247
19,104
23,390
With related children under 5 years only
5,062
4,053
6,071
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 s
