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
348,118
346,202
350,034
In labor force
250,030
243,337
256,723
Civilian labor force
248,807
242,053
255,561
Employed
231,850
225,122
238,578
Unemployed
16,957
13,298
20,616
Percent unemployed
6.8
5.4
8.2
Armed Forces
1,223
353
2,093
Not in labor force
98,088
91,738
104,438
Females 16 years and over
178,082
176,502
179,662
In labor force
115,849
111,173
120,525
Civilian labor force
115,524
110,832
120,216
Employed
107,466
102,349
112,583
Own children under 6 years
44,488
42,497
46,479
All parents in family in labor force
26,854
22,989
30,719
Own children 6 to 17 years
81,349
78,142
84,556
All parents in family in labor force
55,465
50,914
60,016
Population 16 to 19 years
27,069
24,606
29,532
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,701
1,348
4,054
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,494
715
2,273
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
227,935
221,179
234,691
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
184,262
177,443
191,081
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
24,313
20,169
28,457
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1,816
535
3,097
Walked
2,829
1,490
4,168
Other means
3,518
1,833
5,203
Worked at home
11,197
8,762
13,632
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.1
18.3
19.9
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
231,850
225,122
238,578
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
85,745
78,722
92,768
Service occupations
34,689
29,200
40,178
Sales and office occupations
61,679
55,763
67,595
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
2,355
1,067
3,643
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
19,860
16,248
23,472
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
27,522
22,956
32,088
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
5,357
3,260
7,454
Construction
19,318
15,783
22,853
Manufacturing
34,415
30,024
38,806
Wholesale trade
8,004
5,485
10,523
Retail trade
26,614
22,268
30,960
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
9,442
7,029
11,855
Information
4,839
3,302
6,376
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
14,741
11,062
18,420
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
22,266
18,176
26,356
Educational, health, and social services
45,010
39,561
50,459
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
15,138
12,050
18,226
Other services (except public administration)
11,323
8,361
14,285
Public administration
15,383
12,413
18,353
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
170,956
163,068
178,844
Government workers
41,683
36,209
47,157
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
18,272
15,349
21,195
Unpaid family workers
939
338
1,540
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
176,525
173,411
179,639
Less than $10,000
9,461
7,108
11,814
$10,000 to $14,999
9,647
6,900
12,394
$15,000 to $24,999
20,475
17,372
23,578
$25,000 to $34,999
25,052
21,026
29,078
$35,000 to $49,999
29,566
25,679
33,453
$50,000 to $74,999
36,303
31,771
40,835
$75,000 to $99,999
24,244
20,314
28,174
$100,000 to $149,999
14,191
11,466
16,916
$150,000 to $199,999
4,307
2,505
6,109
$200,000 or more
3,279
1,749
4,809
Median household income (dollars)
47,435
45,012
49,858
Mean household income (dollars)
58,802
55,431
62,173
With earnings
150,844
147,078
154,610
Mean earnings (dollars)
58,343
54,560
62,126
With Social Security
39,864
37,573
42,155
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,833
12,040
13,626
With retirement income
25,869
23,044
28,694
Mean retirement income (dollars)
16,441
14,041
18,840
With Supplemental Security Income
4,153
2,551
5,755
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
9,080
6,682
11,478
With cash public assistance income
1,784
836
2,732
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,552
99
3,005
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
10,023
7,060
12,986
Families
122,757
117,498
128,016
Less than $10,000
3,883
2,325
5,441
$10,000 to $14,999
4,693
2,891
6,495
$15,000 to $24,999
9,967
8,068
11,866
$25,000 to $34,999
14,899
12,000
17,798
$35,000 to $49,999
22,075
18,306
25,844
$50,000 to $74,999
29,687
25,605
33,769
$75,000 to $99,999
20,313
16,700
23,926
$100,000 to $149,999
11,640
9,289
13,991
$150,000 to $199,999
3,609
1,897
5,321
$200,000 or more
1,991
1,039
2,943
Median family income (dollars)
53,916
51,481
56,351
Mean family income (dollars)
65,521
61,269
69,773
Per capita income (dollars)
21,734
20,546
22,922
Nonfamily households
53,768
49,001
58,535
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,434
24,371
30,497
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
41,395
35,447
47,344
Median earnings (dollars):
24,090
22,616
25,564
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,008
34,399
45,617
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,357
25,283
27,431
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
8,772
6,777
10,767
With related children under 18 years
7,450
5,477
9,423
With related children under 5 years only
1,812
566
3,058
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 i
