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
575,228
565,835
584,621
In labor force
415,506
404,736
426,276
Civilian labor force
415,311
404,570
426,052
Employed
380,083
368,619
391,547
Unemployed
35,228
28,857
41,599
Percent unemployed
8.5
7.0
10.0
Armed Forces
195
0
517
Not in labor force
159,722
149,318
170,126
Females 16 years and over
298,109
292,777
303,441
In labor force
200,773
193,548
207,998
Civilian labor force
200,773
193,548
207,998
Employed
182,463
174,959
189,967
Own children under 6 years
68,179
64,055
72,303
All parents in family in labor force
44,949
40,484
49,414
Own children 6 to 17 years
126,242
120,132
132,352
All parents in family in labor force
96,646
88,568
104,724
Population 16 to 19 years
39,343
35,261
43,425
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4,149
1,961
6,337
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,151
1,230
5,072
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
368,518
356,624
380,412
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
303,457
290,783
316,131
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
33,925
26,901
40,949
Public transportation (including taxicab)
8,963
5,504
12,422
Walked
3,637
1,379
5,895
Other means
8,792
5,383
12,201
Worked at home
9,744
6,079
13,409
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.7
20.6
22.7
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
380,083
368,619
391,547
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
124,963
115,041
134,885
Service occupations
63,604
55,785
71,423
Sales and office occupations
99,789
92,199
107,379
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
835
0
1,863
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
31,059
25,844
36,274
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
59,833
52,162
67,504
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,086
0
2,501
Construction
20,489
16,034
24,944
Manufacturing
54,203
47,343
61,063
Wholesale trade
21,840
17,085
26,595
Retail trade
35,873
30,493
41,253
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
19,125
14,983
23,267
Information
7,891
5,274
10,508
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
37,072
30,902
43,242
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
41,325
34,493
48,157
Educational, health, and social services
74,196
66,631
81,761
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
33,912
28,678
39,146
Other services (except public administration)
18,271
13,803
22,739
Public administration
14,800
10,913
18,687
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
316,456
305,598
327,314
Government workers
44,313
38,016
50,610
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
18,610
14,390
22,830
Unpaid family workers
704
0
1,830
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
316,950
309,570
324,330
Less than $10,000
28,562
24,307
32,817
$10,000 to $14,999
21,193
16,415
25,971
$15,000 to $24,999
46,544
40,307
52,781
$25,000 to $34,999
45,106
39,256
50,956
$35,000 to $49,999
43,200
37,201
49,199
$50,000 to $74,999
65,381
59,107
71,655
$75,000 to $99,999
31,787
26,784
36,790
$100,000 to $149,999
23,049
18,732
27,366
$150,000 to $199,999
6,738
4,624
8,852
$200,000 or more
5,390
3,658
7,122
Median household income (dollars)
41,349
38,623
44,075
Mean household income (dollars)
53,899
51,522
56,276
With earnings
262,796
254,632
270,960
Mean earnings (dollars)
55,089
51,994
58,183
With Social Security
73,784
68,701
78,867
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,119
12,426
13,812
With retirement income
45,674
40,968
50,380
Mean retirement income (dollars)
14,317
12,775
15,860
With Supplemental Security Income
8,755
6,351
11,159
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,567
5,543
7,591
With cash public assistance income
10,742
7,320
14,164
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,606
1,306
1,905
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
31,335
26,122
36,548
Families
192,546
183,837
201,255
Less than $10,000
12,614
8,945
16,283
$10,000 to $14,999
8,483
5,752
11,214
$15,000 to $24,999
20,834
16,647
25,021
$25,000 to $34,999
26,328
21,250
31,406
$35,000 to $49,999
26,433
21,746
31,120
$50,000 to $74,999
43,726
38,847
48,605
$75,000 to $99,999
27,662
22,918
32,406
$100,000 to $149,999
17,465
13,426
21,504
$150,000 to $199,999
4,676
2,958
6,394
$200,000 or more
4,325
2,601
6,049
Median family income (dollars)
50,587
48,168
53,006
Mean family income (dollars)
62,094
58,227
65,960
Per capita income (dollars)
22,647
21,618
23,676
Nonfamily households
124,404
117,397
131,411
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,115
24,683
29,547
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
38,388
34,996
41,779
Median earnings (dollars):
26,514
25,534
27,494
Male full-time, year-round workers
39,803
37,136
42,470
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,024
29,839
32,209
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
22,285
17,660
26,910
With related children under 18 years
18,507
14,245
22,769
With related children under 5 years only
7,248
4,376
10,120
Families with female householder, no husband present
