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
377,633
374,290
380,976
In labor force
264,323
255,764
272,882
Civilian labor force
263,880
255,279
272,481
Employed
241,808
232,309
251,307
Unemployed
22,072
16,430
27,714
Percent unemployed
8.4
6.3
10.5
Armed Forces
443
0
966
Not in labor force
113,310
104,710
121,910
Females 16 years and over
194,882
192,331
197,433
In labor force
123,372
117,618
129,126
Civilian labor force
123,372
117,618
129,126
Employed
114,189
108,321
120,057
Own children under 6 years
44,143
41,378
46,908
All parents in family in labor force
26,651
21,716
31,586
Own children 6 to 17 years
93,268
89,724
96,812
All parents in family in labor force
65,511
58,355
72,667
Population 16 to 19 years
27,356
23,149
31,563
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
4,763
1,860
7,666
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,791
16
3,566
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
235,771
226,487
245,055
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
202,119
192,125
212,113
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
19,437
13,963
24,911
Public transportation (including taxicab)
469
0
1,028
Walked
3,590
1,483
5,697
Other means
993
0
2,106
Worked at home
9,163
6,291
12,035
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
18.3
17.5
19.1
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
241,808
232,309
251,307
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
72,261
65,192
79,330
Service occupations
35,481
30,076
40,886
Sales and office occupations
62,987
56,206
69,768
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,373
0
2,802
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
19,413
15,868
22,958
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
50,293
43,522
57,064
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
3,241
1,286
5,196
Construction
13,431
10,202
16,660
Manufacturing
52,683
45,894
59,472
Wholesale trade
11,380
7,945
14,815
Retail trade
25,226
19,465
30,987
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
11,098
8,050
14,146
Information
5,752
3,839
7,665
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
16,659
13,208
20,110
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
20,565
15,811
25,319
Educational, health, and social services
44,010
37,978
50,042
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
18,665
14,328
23,002
Other services (except public administration)
12,679
9,583
15,775
Public administration
6,419
3,803
9,035
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
206,756
197,677
215,835
Government workers
22,198
18,305
26,091
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
12,371
8,931
15,811
Unpaid family workers
483
0
999
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
196,173
191,580
200,766
Less than $10,000
15,210
9,953
20,467
$10,000 to $14,999
15,099
11,815
18,383
$15,000 to $24,999
30,374
24,834
35,914
$25,000 to $34,999
24,557
20,446
28,668
$35,000 to $49,999
33,272
27,822
38,722
$50,000 to $74,999
39,358
34,369
44,347
$75,000 to $99,999
19,875
17,040
22,710
$100,000 to $149,999
12,944
10,393
15,495
$150,000 to $199,999
3,209
1,049
5,369
$200,000 or more
2,275
1,142
3,408
Median household income (dollars)
40,245
38,316
42,174
Mean household income (dollars)
52,420
48,033
56,808
With earnings
163,527
157,495
169,559
Mean earnings (dollars)
53,185
48,499
57,870
With Social Security
49,000
45,337
52,663
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,457
12,612
14,301
With retirement income
28,716
25,126
32,306
Mean retirement income (dollars)
12,623
10,764
14,481
With Supplemental Security Income
4,875
2,907
6,843
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,008
5,693
8,323
With cash public assistance income
6,651
3,538
9,764
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,987
1,258
2,716
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
15,058
10,781
19,335
Families
135,085
128,137
142,033
Less than $10,000
6,291
3,736
8,846
$10,000 to $14,999
5,430
3,282
7,578
$15,000 to $24,999
17,369
13,478
21,260
$25,000 to $34,999
15,584
12,026
19,142
$35,000 to $49,999
24,107
19,613
28,601
$50,000 to $74,999
30,594
26,393
34,795
$75,000 to $99,999
17,967
15,151
20,783
$100,000 to $149,999
12,424
9,908
14,940
$150,000 to $199,999
3,209
1,049
5,369
$200,000 or more
2,110
1,036
3,184
Median family income (dollars)
49,020
45,806
52,234
Mean family income (dollars)
62,179
56,274
68,084
Per capita income (dollars)
20,999
19,180
22,818
Nonfamily households
61,088
54,815
67,361
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
21,884
19,436
24,332
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
28,624
25,141
32,108
Median earnings (dollars):
23,245
21,439
25,051
Male full-time, year-round workers
40,137
37,534
42,740
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,061
24,327
27,795
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
12,160
8,570
15,750
With related children under 18 years
10,532
7,282
13,782
With related children under 5 years only
2,854
1,024
4,684
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
