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
51,061
48,270
53,852
In labor force
37,957
35,494
40,420
Civilian labor force
37,957
35,494
40,420
Employed
36,000
33,528
38,472
Unemployed
1,957
1,379
2,535
Percent unemployed
5.2
3.6
6.7
Armed Forces
0
0
489
Not in labor force
13,104
11,294
14,914
Females 16 years and over
25,432
23,709
27,155
In labor force
17,077
15,563
18,591
Civilian labor force
17,077
15,563
18,591
Employed
15,901
14,349
17,453
Own children under 6 years
4,018
3,134
4,902
All parents in family in labor force
2,485
1,793
3,177
Own children 6 to 17 years
14,675
12,903
16,447
All parents in family in labor force
10,479
8,736
12,222
Population 16 to 19 years
4,219
3,427
5,011
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
0
0
489
Unemployed or not in the labor force
0
0
489
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
35,474
33,024
37,924
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
27,294
25,039
29,549
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
3,464
1,790
5,138
Public transportation (including taxicab)
2,138
1,564
2,712
Walked
585
192
978
Other means
234
18
450
Worked at home
1,759
1,171
2,347
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
29.4
27.6
31.3
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
36,000
33,528
38,472
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
18,583
16,827
20,339
Service occupations
4,726
3,235
6,217
Sales and office occupations
9,779
8,553
11,005
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0
0
489
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
1,051
518
1,584
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,861
1,262
2,460
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
53
0
140
Construction
1,109
642
1,576
Manufacturing
4,940
4,106
5,774
Wholesale trade
1,967
1,342
2,592
Retail trade
4,630
3,625
5,635
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
861
489
1,233
Information
565
297
833
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
4,431
3,510
5,352
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
5,262
4,266
6,258
Educational, health, and social services
5,553
4,520
6,586
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
4,371
2,777
5,965
Other services (except public administration)
1,731
1,015
2,447
Public administration
527
171
883
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
30,929
28,332
33,526
Government workers
2,789
2,103
3,475
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
2,235
1,586
2,884
Unpaid family workers
47
0
124
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
23,406
22,325
24,487
Less than $10,000
530
256
804
$10,000 to $14,999
163
0
387
$15,000 to $24,999
1,360
895
1,825
$25,000 to $34,999
1,523
1,054
1,992
$35,000 to $49,999
1,778
1,213
2,343
$50,000 to $74,999
3,710
3,010
4,410
$75,000 to $99,999
3,615
2,779
4,451
$100,000 to $149,999
5,074
4,315
5,833
$150,000 to $199,999
2,774
2,206
3,342
$200,000 or more
2,879
2,186
3,572
Median household income (dollars)
93,176
88,170
98,182
Mean household income (dollars)
115,522
105,538
125,506
With earnings
21,074
19,989
22,159
Mean earnings (dollars)
115,069
104,622
125,515
With Social Security
3,537
2,855
4,219
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
16,808
14,553
19,062
With retirement income
2,029
1,496
2,562
Mean retirement income (dollars)
28,605
19,914
37,295
With Supplemental Security Income
76
0
164
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
13,094
3,434
22,754
With cash public assistance income
100
0
221
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,225
107
2,342
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
114
0
303
Families
17,424
16,270
18,578
Less than $10,000
151
0
316
$10,000 to $14,999
34
0
91
$15,000 to $24,999
697
369
1,025
$25,000 to $34,999
682
314
1,050
$35,000 to $49,999
1,095
710
1,480
$50,000 to $74,999
2,619
2,014
3,224
$75,000 to $99,999
2,527
1,884
3,170
$100,000 to $149,999
4,391
3,643
5,139
$150,000 to $199,999
2,462
1,894
3,030
$200,000 or more
2,766
2,083
3,449
Median family income (dollars)
107,197
100,707
113,687
Mean family income (dollars)
132,799
119,563
146,035
Per capita income (dollars)
42,053
38,423
45,683
Nonfamily households
5,982
5,052
6,912
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
56,635
41,660
71,610
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
63,554
56,637
70,472
Median earnings (dollars):
42,168
38,955
45,381
Male full-time, year-round workers
73,274
63,308
83,240
Female full-time, year-round workers
48,116
43,740
52,492
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
263
63
463
With related children under 18 years
153
22
284
With related children under 5 years only
0
0
489
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 can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.
The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because o
