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
690,281
687,898
692,664
In labor force
478,607
468,529
488,685
Civilian labor force
478,415
468,323
488,507
Employed
426,167
414,449
437,885
Unemployed
52,248
44,057
60,439
Percent unemployed
10.9
9.2
12.6
Armed Forces
192
0
513
Not in labor force
211,674
201,760
221,588
Females 16 years and over
363,436
360,774
366,098
In labor force
230,142
222,717
237,567
Civilian labor force
229,950
222,504
237,396
Employed
210,606
203,024
218,188
Own children under 6 years
79,361
75,193
83,529
All parents in family in labor force
55,553
49,079
62,027
Own children 6 to 17 years
147,568
141,568
153,568
All parents in family in labor force
111,100
103,285
118,915
Population 16 to 19 years
45,473
41,778
49,168
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,634
1,026
4,242
Unemployed or not in the labor force
812
51
1,573
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
416,340
404,682
427,998
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
315,518
303,135
327,901
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
40,431
33,404
47,458
Public transportation (including taxicab)
32,345
26,916
37,774
Walked
12,323
8,610
16,036
Other means
3,482
1,927
5,037
Worked at home
12,241
8,600
15,882
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.1
20.3
22.0
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
426,167
414,449
437,885
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
141,307
131,947
150,667
Service occupations
73,178
64,642
81,714
Sales and office occupations
108,117
99,026
117,208
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
464
0
1,024
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
32,306
27,349
37,263
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
70,795
62,975
78,615
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
526
0
1,057
Construction
20,238
15,797
24,679
Manufacturing
66,019
58,287
73,751
Wholesale trade
15,792
11,648
19,936
Retail trade
41,842
35,947
47,737
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
25,028
20,886
29,170
Information
10,758
7,134
14,382
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
32,135
26,555
37,715
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
46,185
40,334
52,036
Educational, health, and social services
92,919
84,855
100,983
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
32,963
26,823
39,103
Other services (except public administration)
22,989
18,413
27,565
Public administration
18,773
14,389
23,157
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
352,705
339,863
365,547
Government workers
52,953
45,611
60,295
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
19,962
15,765
24,159
Unpaid family workers
547
0
1,443
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
374,840
368,626
381,054
Less than $10,000
37,891
31,636
44,146
$10,000 to $14,999
27,642
22,689
32,595
$15,000 to $24,999
53,718
46,869
60,567
$25,000 to $34,999
54,089
48,105
60,073
$35,000 to $49,999
56,314
49,726
62,902
$50,000 to $74,999
76,326
69,330
83,322
$75,000 to $99,999
34,340
29,735
38,945
$100,000 to $149,999
25,618
21,957
29,279
$150,000 to $199,999
4,557
2,947
6,167
$200,000 or more
4,345
2,598
6,092
Median household income (dollars)
39,067
36,972
41,162
Mean household income (dollars)
49,510
47,149
51,872
With earnings
298,765
290,691
306,839
Mean earnings (dollars)
50,748
48,535
52,961
With Social Security
90,381
86,016
94,746
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,291
12,688
13,894
With retirement income
64,922
59,892
69,952
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,926
11,933
15,919
With Supplemental Security Income
19,736
15,922
23,550
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,331
5,484
7,179
With cash public assistance income
9,515
6,842
12,188
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,327
1,499
3,154
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
37,862
31,946
43,778
Families
223,212
213,621
232,803
Less than $10,000
13,838
9,982
17,694
$10,000 to $14,999
13,004
8,999
17,009
$15,000 to $24,999
24,142
19,791
28,493
$25,000 to $34,999
27,982
22,668
33,296
$35,000 to $49,999
37,680
32,147
43,213
$50,000 to $74,999
48,569
43,258
53,880
$75,000 to $99,999
28,020
23,884
32,156
$100,000 to $149,999
22,107
18,655
25,559
$150,000 to $199,999
3,880
2,465
5,295
$200,000 or more
3,990
2,302
5,678
Median family income (dollars)
47,711
44,823
50,599
Mean family income (dollars)
59,564
55,681
63,447
Per capita income (dollars)
20,840
19,921
21,759
Nonfamily households
151,628
142,987
160,269
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
26,481
24,693
28,269
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
32,402
30,681
34,123
Median earnings (dollars):
26,387
25,735
27,039
Male full-time, year-round workers
38,990
36,084
41,896
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,200
30,158
32,242
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
27,217
21,070
33,364
With related children under 18 years
21,995
16,668
27,322
With related children under 5 years only
3,457
1,474
5,440
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 v
