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
310,421
306,495
314,347
In labor force
206,242
198,484
214,000
Civilian labor force
205,841
198,083
213,599
Employed
189,960
182,033
197,887
Unemployed
15,881
12,689
19,073
Percent unemployed
7.7
6.2
9.3
Armed Forces
401
0
867
Not in labor force
104,179
97,296
111,062
Females 16 years and over
162,522
159,486
165,558
In labor force
98,496
93,015
103,977
Civilian labor force
98,496
93,015
103,977
Employed
91,796
85,983
97,609
Own children under 6 years
29,561
26,487
32,635
All parents in family in labor force
20,970
18,311
23,629
Own children 6 to 17 years
64,145
61,007
67,283
All parents in family in labor force
44,203
38,445
49,961
Population 16 to 19 years
18,257
16,653
19,861
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
438
0
906
Unemployed or not in the labor force
438
0
906
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
182,580
174,533
190,627
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
163,656
156,576
170,736
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
9,986
7,381
12,591
Public transportation (including taxicab)
951
0
1,970
Walked
2,095
927
3,263
Other means
1,589
85
3,093
Worked at home
4,303
2,552
6,054
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.9
19.5
22.2
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
189,960
182,033
197,887
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
58,113
51,663
64,563
Service occupations
31,993
26,906
37,080
Sales and office occupations
50,103
43,682
56,524
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
679
32
1,326
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
14,684
11,893
17,475
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
34,388
29,015
39,761
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,484
479
2,489
Construction
10,553
7,729
13,377
Manufacturing
34,706
30,069
39,343
Wholesale trade
7,639
4,850
10,428
Retail trade
20,951
17,070
24,832
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
9,828
6,393
13,263
Information
4,227
2,303
6,151
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
11,217
8,194
14,240
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
16,031
12,155
19,907
Educational, health, and social services
44,211
38,546
49,876
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
14,404
10,750
18,058
Other services (except public administration)
8,243
5,834
10,652
Public administration
6,466
4,146
8,786
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
156,887
148,568
165,206
Government workers
22,709
18,502
26,916
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
9,994
7,566
12,422
Unpaid family workers
370
0
787
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
159,727
155,542
163,912
Less than $10,000
11,210
8,302
14,118
$10,000 to $14,999
12,710
9,524
15,896
$15,000 to $24,999
23,145
19,711
26,579
$25,000 to $34,999
25,067
20,770
29,364
$35,000 to $49,999
29,212
24,605
33,819
$50,000 to $74,999
31,280
27,537
35,023
$75,000 to $99,999
13,434
10,534
16,334
$100,000 to $149,999
10,048
7,631
12,465
$150,000 to $199,999
2,987
1,503
4,471
$200,000 or more
634
0
1,285
Median household income (dollars)
38,895
35,846
41,944
Mean household income (dollars)
49,003
46,100
51,906
With earnings
126,932
122,922
130,942
Mean earnings (dollars)
49,069
45,723
52,414
With Social Security
46,283
42,557
50,009
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,318
11,434
13,202
With retirement income
37,190
33,221
41,159
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,732
12,450
15,015
With Supplemental Security Income
2,935
1,256
4,614
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,114
4,961
7,266
With cash public assistance income
3,391
1,980
4,802
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,139
705
3,573
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
11,610
8,116
15,104
Families
104,011
99,367
108,655
Less than $10,000
5,385
3,421
7,349
$10,000 to $14,999
4,017
2,215
5,819
$15,000 to $24,999
10,501
8,067
12,935
$25,000 to $34,999
14,904
11,562
18,246
$35,000 to $49,999
18,356
15,274
21,438
$50,000 to $74,999
24,999
21,726
28,272
$75,000 to $99,999
13,242
10,369
16,115
$100,000 to $149,999
8,986
7,004
10,968
$150,000 to $199,999
2,987
1,503
4,471
$200,000 or more
634
0
1,285
Median family income (dollars)
48,867
45,579
52,155
Mean family income (dollars)
59,263
54,832
63,695
Per capita income (dollars)
20,975
19,791
22,159
Nonfamily households
55,716
50,906
60,526
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
24,363
21,318
27,408
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
28,596
25,453
31,738
Median earnings (dollars):
24,109
21,844
26,374
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,535
37,980
43,090
Female full-time, year-round workers
29,306
27,329
31,283
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
9,408
6,683
12,133
With related children under 18 years
7,200
4,624
9,776
With related children under 5 years only
1,405
622
2,188
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 th
