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
556,514
553,609
559,419
In labor force
358,151
348,527
367,775
Civilian labor force
357,180
347,489
366,871
Employed
338,712
329,162
348,262
Unemployed
18,468
14,121
22,815
Percent unemployed
5.2
4.0
6.4
Armed Forces
971
191
1,751
Not in labor force
198,363
188,519
208,207
Females 16 years and over
292,136
289,533
294,739
In labor force
162,971
156,280
169,662
Civilian labor force
162,558
155,914
169,202
Employed
153,509
146,863
160,155
Own children under 6 years
49,523
46,397
52,649
All parents in family in labor force
28,801
25,110
32,492
Own children 6 to 17 years
97,563
92,970
102,156
All parents in family in labor force
59,763
53,474
66,052
Population 16 to 19 years
32,585
28,652
36,518
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,950
875
3,025
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,396
618
2,174
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
329,187
319,273
339,101
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
288,794
278,728
298,860
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
23,939
18,812
29,066
Public transportation (including taxicab)
3,022
1,048
4,996
Walked
2,874
1,267
4,481
Other means
1,241
364
2,118
Worked at home
9,317
6,476
12,158
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.9
21.0
22.8
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
338,712
329,162
348,262
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
120,274
111,357
129,191
Service occupations
52,056
45,761
58,351
Sales and office occupations
95,592
87,851
103,333
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
262
0
722
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
30,604
25,636
35,572
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
39,924
33,602
46,246
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,529
625
2,433
Construction
23,108
18,687
27,529
Manufacturing
35,676
30,318
41,034
Wholesale trade
14,987
11,611
18,363
Retail trade
42,691
36,343
49,039
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
17,827
13,539
22,115
Information
8,264
4,259
12,269
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
20,002
15,898
24,106
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
33,958
28,315
39,601
Educational, health, and social services
71,769
65,004
78,534
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
36,033
30,651
41,415
Other services (except public administration)
15,516
11,826
19,206
Public administration
17,352
13,325
21,379
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
256,106
245,712
266,500
Government workers
57,360
50,327
64,393
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
24,435
20,227
28,643
Unpaid family workers
811
180
1,442
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
291,558
286,028
297,088
Less than $10,000
35,351
29,928
40,774
$10,000 to $14,999
23,472
18,610
28,334
$15,000 to $24,999
35,676
30,504
40,848
$25,000 to $34,999
43,384
37,462
49,306
$35,000 to $49,999
41,980
36,790
47,170
$50,000 to $74,999
50,740
45,473
56,007
$75,000 to $99,999
26,014
22,323
29,705
$100,000 to $149,999
23,699
19,541
27,857
$150,000 to $199,999
5,504
3,337
7,671
$200,000 or more
5,738
3,847
7,629
Median household income (dollars)
37,021
34,988
39,054
Mean household income (dollars)
51,499
48,976
54,021
With earnings
224,967
218,102
231,832
Mean earnings (dollars)
53,906
50,488
57,323
With Social Security
80,145
75,225
85,065
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,092
12,534
13,650
With retirement income
50,687
46,033
55,341
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,409
13,711
17,106
With Supplemental Security Income
12,952
9,578
16,326
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,566
5,590
7,541
With cash public assistance income
7,499
4,794
10,204
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,617
993
2,241
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
28,509
22,835
34,183
Families
189,030
182,034
196,026
Less than $10,000
14,031
9,975
18,087
$10,000 to $14,999
10,948
7,410
14,486
$15,000 to $24,999
18,652
14,610
22,694
$25,000 to $34,999
25,967
21,617
30,317
$35,000 to $49,999
28,646
24,499
32,793
$50,000 to $74,999
38,737
33,841
43,633
$75,000 to $99,999
22,474
19,135
25,813
$100,000 to $149,999
21,163
17,367
24,959
$150,000 to $199,999
3,851
2,264
5,438
$200,000 or more
4,561
2,800
6,322
Median family income (dollars)
48,174
45,171
51,177
Mean family income (dollars)
60,535
56,992
64,078
Per capita income (dollars)
22,802
21,770
23,834
Nonfamily households
102,528
95,183
109,873
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
23,184
19,974
26,394
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,032
29,682
36,382
Median earnings (dollars):
23,959
21,767
26,151
Male full-time, year-round workers
37,400
35,485
39,315
Female full-time, year-round workers
27,295
25,560
29,030
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
21,208
16,069
26,347
With related children under 18 years
18,684
13,374
23,994
With related children under 5 years only
4,988
2,171
7,805
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
