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
293,204
291,612
294,796
In labor force
194,978
189,015
200,941
Civilian labor force
194,385
188,508
200,262
Employed
182,735
175,932
189,538
Unemployed
11,650
8,682
14,618
Percent unemployed
6.0
4.4
7.5
Armed Forces
593
0
1,333
Not in labor force
98,226
92,255
104,197
Females 16 years and over
150,768
149,405
152,131
In labor force
91,146
86,458
95,834
Civilian labor force
91,146
86,458
95,834
Employed
84,935
79,838
90,032
Own children under 6 years
26,296
24,275
28,317
All parents in family in labor force
15,389
12,166
18,612
Own children 6 to 17 years
62,300
59,742
64,858
All parents in family in labor force
38,674
33,802
43,546
Population 16 to 19 years
18,051
15,925
20,177
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
727
85
1,369
Unemployed or not in the labor force
522
0
1,119
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
176,801
169,797
183,805
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
147,894
140,541
155,247
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
13,722
10,113
17,331
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2,548
1,326
3,770
Walked
6,569
4,343
8,795
Other means
1,890
664
3,116
Worked at home
4,178
2,484
5,872
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.0
20.6
23.3
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
182,735
175,932
189,538
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
57,571
51,716
63,426
Service occupations
27,260
22,558
31,962
Sales and office occupations
48,431
43,448
53,414
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
189
0
527
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
15,737
12,003
19,471
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
33,547
27,995
39,099
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,274
408
2,140
Construction
9,870
7,243
12,497
Manufacturing
35,757
30,316
41,198
Wholesale trade
7,262
4,488
10,036
Retail trade
22,796
18,349
27,243
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
8,894
6,249
11,539
Information
1,499
613
2,385
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
14,196
10,821
17,571
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
10,842
8,568
13,116
Educational, health, and social services
41,787
36,055
47,519
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
13,265
9,648
16,882
Other services (except public administration)
10,908
7,465
14,351
Public administration
4,385
2,529
6,241
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
153,128
145,779
160,477
Government workers
17,598
13,922
21,274
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
11,626
8,556
14,696
Unpaid family workers
383
24
742
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
146,666
143,854
149,478
Less than $10,000
8,376
5,657
11,095
$10,000 to $14,999
10,638
7,543
13,733
$15,000 to $24,999
21,400
17,477
25,323
$25,000 to $34,999
22,639
17,910
27,368
$35,000 to $49,999
20,938
17,244
24,632
$50,000 to $74,999
29,820
25,739
33,901
$75,000 to $99,999
15,801
13,117
18,485
$100,000 to $149,999
11,388
8,618
14,158
$150,000 to $199,999
1,782
638
2,926
$200,000 or more
3,884
1,828
5,940
Median household income (dollars)
42,088
39,366
44,810
Mean household income (dollars)
55,472
51,560
59,384
With earnings
116,805
112,898
120,712
Mean earnings (dollars)
56,598
51,872
61,324
With Social Security
42,482
39,449
45,515
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
14,225
13,583
14,868
With retirement income
27,309
23,935
30,683
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,937
11,955
17,918
With Supplemental Security Income
5,414
3,442
7,386
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
8,187
6,420
9,953
With cash public assistance income
4,226
2,103
6,349
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,705
896
4,514
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
9,668
6,981
12,355
Families
94,202
89,029
99,375
Less than $10,000
4,429
2,073
6,785
$10,000 to $14,999
2,153
539
3,767
$15,000 to $24,999
8,696
5,970
11,422
$25,000 to $34,999
13,025
9,587
16,463
$35,000 to $49,999
14,545
11,226
17,864
$50,000 to $74,999
21,241
17,922
24,560
$75,000 to $99,999
13,791
11,166
16,416
$100,000 to $149,999
10,828
8,155
13,501
$150,000 to $199,999
1,610
391
2,829
$200,000 or more
3,884
1,828
5,940
Median family income (dollars)
53,481
50,405
56,557
Mean family income (dollars)
67,939
62,514
73,364
Per capita income (dollars)
22,555
21,086
24,024
Nonfamily households
52,464
46,910
58,018
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
25,677
21,894
29,460
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
31,751
28,876
34,626
Median earnings (dollars):
26,751
25,866
27,636
Male full-time, year-round workers
38,936
34,530
43,342
Female full-time, year-round workers
28,271
25,695
30,847
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
7,772
4,996
10,548
With related children under 18 years
7,021
4,376
9,666
With related children under 5 years only
1,318
0
2,827
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 he
