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
537,958
530,817
545,099
In labor force
381,563
373,103
390,023
Civilian labor force
381,230
372,767
389,693
Employed
351,105
342,901
359,309
Unemployed
30,125
27,146
33,104
Percent unemployed
7.9
7.1
8.7
Armed Forces
333
80
586
Not in labor force
156,395
150,482
162,308
Females 16 years and over
281,148
277,124
285,172
In labor force
185,866
180,827
190,905
Civilian labor force
185,758
180,702
190,814
Employed
170,856
165,606
176,106
Own children under 6 years
66,560
62,348
70,772
All parents in family in labor force
44,730
40,719
48,741
Own children 6 to 17 years
98,526
93,772
103,280
All parents in family in labor force
71,463
67,060
75,866
Population 16 to 19 years
29,414
27,322
31,506
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,909
1,167
2,651
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,444
780
2,108
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
340,922
332,780
349,064
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
284,820
277,224
292,416
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
29,419
26,632
32,206
Public transportation (including taxicab)
9,114
7,573
10,655
Walked
5,939
4,895
6,983
Other means
2,663
1,919
3,407
Worked at home
8,967
7,427
10,507
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.0
19.6
20.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
351,105
342,901
359,309
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
131,393
126,783
136,003
Service occupations
55,477
51,758
59,196
Sales and office occupations
104,955
100,268
109,642
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
223
49
397
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
22,464
19,990
24,938
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
36,593
33,842
39,344
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
344
56
632
Construction
16,782
14,714
18,850
Manufacturing
28,403
26,145
30,661
Wholesale trade
14,123
12,076
16,170
Retail trade
45,043
41,818
48,268
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
18,441
16,241
20,641
Information
10,194
9,023
11,365
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
36,894
33,972
39,816
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
37,891
35,034
40,748
Educational, health, and social services
76,078
71,684
80,472
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
31,323
27,971
34,675
Other services (except public administration)
16,689
14,350
19,028
Public administration
18,900
16,851
20,949
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
277,874
270,871
284,877
Government workers
56,956
53,285
60,627
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
15,937
13,896
17,978
Unpaid family workers
338
16
660
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
293,288
288,619
297,957
Less than $10,000
35,080
32,174
37,986
$10,000 to $14,999
15,800
14,120
17,480
$15,000 to $24,999
35,622
33,031
38,213
$25,000 to $34,999
39,596
36,765
42,427
$35,000 to $49,999
53,086
49,802
56,370
$50,000 to $74,999
59,839
56,577
63,101
$75,000 to $99,999
28,733
26,568
30,898
$100,000 to $149,999
19,073
17,512
20,634
$150,000 to $199,999
3,887
2,970
4,804
$200,000 or more
2,572
1,847
3,297
Median household income (dollars)
40,042
39,151
40,933
Mean household income (dollars)
49,027
47,630
50,424
With earnings
243,163
238,240
248,086
Mean earnings (dollars)
50,640
49,106
52,175
With Social Security
53,299
50,623
55,975
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,630
11,309
11,952
With retirement income
37,229
35,020
39,438
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,130
15,871
18,388
With Supplemental Security Income
11,239
9,634
12,844
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,385
6,024
6,746
With cash public assistance income
9,275
7,762
10,788
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,114
2,372
3,855
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
25,096
22,739
27,453
Families
166,649
161,677
171,621
Less than $10,000
14,888
13,242
16,534
$10,000 to $14,999
6,301
5,172
7,430
$15,000 to $24,999
16,702
14,483
18,921
$25,000 to $34,999
19,495
17,369
21,621
$35,000 to $49,999
27,679
25,179
30,179
$50,000 to $74,999
38,929
36,050
41,808
$75,000 to $99,999
22,340
20,362
24,318
$100,000 to $149,999
15,199
13,838
16,560
$150,000 to $199,999
3,135
2,328
3,942
$200,000 or more
1,981
1,388
2,574
Median family income (dollars)
49,046
47,769
50,323
Mean family income (dollars)
56,740
55,345
58,134
Per capita income (dollars)
21,550
20,938
22,162
Nonfamily households
126,639
122,486
130,792
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
30,479
29,527
31,431
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,123
34,333
39,913
Median earnings (dollars):
27,142
26,708
27,576
Male full-time, year-round workers
37,799
36,581
39,017
Female full-time, year-round workers
32,064
31,310
32,818
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
21,922
19,677
24,167
With related children under 18 years
17,641
15,462
19,820
With related children under 5 years only
4,640
3,626
5,654
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 degr
