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
242,618
241,303
243,933
In labor force
168,638
163,593
173,683
Civilian labor force
168,434
163,374
173,494
Employed
155,542
150,747
160,337
Unemployed
12,892
9,467
16,317
Percent unemployed
7.7
5.7
9.6
Armed Forces
204
0
558
Not in labor force
73,980
69,008
78,952
Females 16 years and over
128,117
126,850
129,384
In labor force
81,214
77,354
85,074
Civilian labor force
81,214
77,354
85,074
Employed
75,391
71,454
79,328
Own children under 6 years
21,482
19,891
23,073
All parents in family in labor force
15,909
13,355
18,463
Own children 6 to 17 years
50,683
49,002
52,364
All parents in family in labor force
39,403
35,778
43,028
Population 16 to 19 years
12,125
9,991
14,259
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
180
0
471
Unemployed or not in the labor force
180
0
471
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
152,101
146,964
157,238
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
129,072
122,910
135,234
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
11,343
8,075
14,611
Public transportation (including taxicab)
987
0
2,042
Walked
4,383
2,135
6,631
Other means
970
307
1,633
Worked at home
5,346
3,109
7,583
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.5
19.7
23.2
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
155,542
150,747
160,337
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
53,951
48,114
59,788
Service occupations
23,956
19,768
28,144
Sales and office occupations
41,164
36,502
45,826
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
905
69
1,741
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
11,834
8,909
14,759
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,732
20,041
27,423
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
487
0
1,077
Construction
8,926
6,412
11,440
Manufacturing
30,037
25,289
34,785
Wholesale trade
5,848
3,728
7,968
Retail trade
18,896
14,950
22,842
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
7,004
4,374
9,634
Information
2,719
1,249
4,189
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
11,055
8,156
13,954
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
15,937
12,444
19,430
Educational, health, and social services
32,755
28,178
37,332
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
9,882
6,765
12,999
Other services (except public administration)
8,097
5,464
10,730
Public administration
3,899
2,100
5,698
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
130,140
124,360
135,920
Government workers
13,210
10,021
16,399
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
11,736
8,603
14,869
Unpaid family workers
456
0
997
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
121,739
118,555
124,923
Less than $10,000
8,631
5,815
11,447
$10,000 to $14,999
6,169
3,957
8,381
$15,000 to $24,999
13,514
10,176
16,852
$25,000 to $34,999
13,322
10,400
16,244
$35,000 to $49,999
23,316
19,245
27,387
$50,000 to $74,999
26,278
22,284
30,272
$75,000 to $99,999
12,650
9,749
15,551
$100,000 to $149,999
11,987
8,777
15,197
$150,000 to $199,999
3,061
1,696
4,426
$200,000 or more
2,811
1,407
4,215
Median household income (dollars)
47,033
43,367
50,699
Mean household income (dollars)
59,748
55,799
63,697
With earnings
98,191
94,154
102,228
Mean earnings (dollars)
60,941
56,613
65,268
With Social Security
36,675
33,634
39,716
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,725
12,704
14,747
With retirement income
28,488
25,532
31,444
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,123
12,118
16,127
With Supplemental Security Income
2,466
743
4,189
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
4,593
3,639
5,547
With cash public assistance income
976
165
1,787
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,280
274
2,286
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
5,100
3,086
7,114
Families
84,207
78,730
89,684
Less than $10,000
3,558
1,831
5,285
$10,000 to $14,999
1,026
277
1,775
$15,000 to $24,999
5,574
3,692
7,456
$25,000 to $34,999
9,656
7,035
12,277
$35,000 to $49,999
17,462
13,884
21,040
$50,000 to $74,999
19,275
15,893
22,657
$75,000 to $99,999
11,401
8,769
14,033
$100,000 to $149,999
10,983
8,031
13,935
$150,000 to $199,999
2,780
1,558
4,002
$200,000 or more
2,492
1,104
3,880
Median family income (dollars)
54,531
49,746
59,316
Mean family income (dollars)
69,819
64,911
74,727
Per capita income (dollars)
24,508
22,953
26,063
Nonfamily households
37,532
32,224
42,840
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
24,795
18,067
31,523
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,563
28,692
38,435
Median earnings (dollars):
27,401
25,521
29,281
Male full-time, year-round workers
43,107
38,893
47,321
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,958
27,595
32,321
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
5,127
3,217
7,037
With related children under 18 years
4,041
2,273
5,809
With related children under 5 years only
430
0
945
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
