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
205,481
204,257
206,705
In labor force
131,332
127,033
135,631
Civilian labor force
131,332
127,033
135,631
Employed
121,889
117,619
126,159
Unemployed
9,443
7,046
11,840
Percent unemployed
7.2
5.4
9.0
Armed Forces
0
0
482
Not in labor force
74,149
69,740
78,558
Females 16 years and over
108,487
106,734
110,240
In labor force
63,148
59,703
66,593
Civilian labor force
63,148
59,703
66,593
Employed
60,298
56,902
63,694
Own children under 6 years
21,039
18,693
23,385
All parents in family in labor force
11,943
8,765
15,121
Own children 6 to 17 years
42,457
39,864
45,050
All parents in family in labor force
27,339
22,915
31,763
Population 16 to 19 years
14,257
12,250
16,264
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,234
367
2,101
Unemployed or not in the labor force
334
0
695
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
118,364
113,711
123,017
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
99,524
93,574
105,474
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
9,427
7,019
11,835
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1,151
288
2,014
Walked
3,352
1,748
4,956
Other means
1,179
410
1,948
Worked at home
3,731
1,724
5,738
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
18.2
16.6
19.8
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
121,889
117,619
126,159
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
39,556
34,611
44,501
Service occupations
22,598
18,995
26,201
Sales and office occupations
30,199
25,554
34,844
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0
0
482
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
11,551
8,926
14,176
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17,985
14,723
21,247
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
714
4
1,424
Construction
7,682
5,750
9,614
Manufacturing
22,729
19,019
26,439
Wholesale trade
4,976
2,219
7,733
Retail trade
13,838
10,819
16,857
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
3,192
1,857
4,527
Information
2,180
905
3,455
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
6,027
4,124
7,930
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
8,538
5,730
11,346
Educational, health, and social services
32,298
27,924
36,672
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
11,002
8,098
13,906
Other services (except public administration)
4,240
2,654
5,826
Public administration
4,473
2,781
6,165
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
99,197
93,304
105,090
Government workers
16,332
12,498
20,166
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
6,122
3,990
8,254
Unpaid family workers
238
0
636
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
109,281
106,179
112,383
Less than $10,000
9,597
6,749
12,445
$10,000 to $14,999
8,652
6,288
11,016
$15,000 to $24,999
16,088
12,892
19,284
$25,000 to $34,999
18,508
14,813
22,203
$35,000 to $49,999
14,722
11,734
17,710
$50,000 to $74,999
22,518
19,288
25,748
$75,000 to $99,999
11,932
9,329
14,535
$100,000 to $149,999
4,218
2,294
6,142
$150,000 to $199,999
1,421
415
2,427
$200,000 or more
1,625
625
2,625
Median household income (dollars)
36,940
32,042
41,838
Mean household income (dollars)
49,153
45,436
52,870
With earnings
85,352
82,082
88,622
Mean earnings (dollars)
50,681
45,925
55,438
With Social Security
32,000
29,298
34,702
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,726
11,926
13,525
With retirement income
20,212
17,246
23,178
Mean retirement income (dollars)
10,960
9,311
12,608
With Supplemental Security Income
4,366
2,698
6,034
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
9,757
6,855
12,659
With cash public assistance income
2,952
1,472
4,432
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,726
1,459
3,994
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
8,672
5,644
11,700
Families
74,626
70,669
78,583
Less than $10,000
4,705
2,387
7,023
$10,000 to $14,999
3,775
2,240
5,310
$15,000 to $24,999
8,786
6,133
11,439
$25,000 to $34,999
11,341
8,548
14,134
$35,000 to $49,999
9,218
6,920
11,516
$50,000 to $74,999
20,188
16,808
23,568
$75,000 to $99,999
9,769
7,423
12,115
$100,000 to $149,999
3,798
1,965
5,631
$150,000 to $199,999
1,421
415
2,427
$200,000 or more
1,625
625
2,625
Median family income (dollars)
48,923
43,931
53,915
Mean family income (dollars)
57,858
52,737
62,979
Per capita income (dollars)
19,972
18,451
21,493
Nonfamily households
34,655
30,600
38,710
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
22,633
18,376
26,890
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
28,335
24,801
31,869
Median earnings (dollars):
23,803
21,660
25,946
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,775
38,244
43,306
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,972
24,413
29,531
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
8,906
6,090
11,722
With related children under 18 years
8,008
5,175
10,841
With related children under 5 years only
992
246
1,738
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 c
