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
672,949
671,576
674,322
In labor force
419,776
414,669
424,883
Civilian labor force
414,971
409,650
420,292
Employed
384,896
379,616
390,176
Unemployed
30,075
27,426
32,724
Percent unemployed
7.2
6.6
7.9
Armed Forces
4,805
3,848
5,762
Not in labor force
253,173
247,966
258,380
Females 16 years and over
348,300
347,277
349,323
In labor force
194,729
190,794
198,664
Civilian labor force
193,941
190,018
197,864
Employed
180,595
176,722
184,468
Own children under 6 years
67,452
65,166
69,738
All parents in family in labor force
38,663
36,061
41,265
Own children 6 to 17 years
137,268
134,896
139,640
All parents in family in labor force
88,684
84,518
92,850
Population 16 to 19 years
44,707
42,926
46,488
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3,695
2,623
4,767
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,964
1,212
2,716
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
378,291
373,464
383,118
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
295,308
290,240
300,376
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
42,452
38,876
46,028
Public transportation (including taxicab)
7,671
5,955
9,387
Walked
10,032
8,268
11,796
Other means
9,867
7,815
11,919
Worked at home
12,961
10,959
14,963
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
22.9
22.4
23.3
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
384,896
379,616
390,176
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
138,407
133,348
143,466
Service occupations
70,874
66,435
75,313
Sales and office occupations
102,977
98,259
107,695
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
227
33
421
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
42,024
38,615
45,433
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
30,387
27,417
33,357
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,127
1,400
2,854
Construction
31,281
28,450
34,112
Manufacturing
33,133
30,243
36,023
Wholesale trade
8,551
7,013
10,089
Retail trade
47,098
43,665
50,531
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
16,573
14,780
18,366
Information
9,049
7,467
10,631
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
23,832
21,490
26,174
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
38,782
35,774
41,790
Educational, health, and social services
93,407
88,940
97,874
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
39,650
36,058
43,242
Other services (except public administration)
18,176
16,210
20,142
Public administration
23,237
20,670
25,804
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
283,522
277,800
289,244
Government workers
74,947
70,806
79,088
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
25,344
23,288
27,400
Unpaid family workers
1,083
644
1,522
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
349,670
346,268
353,072
Less than $10,000
30,549
28,087
33,011
$10,000 to $14,999
26,721
24,115
29,327
$15,000 to $24,999
53,490
50,449
56,531
$25,000 to $34,999
48,704
44,956
52,452
$35,000 to $49,999
59,539
55,650
63,428
$50,000 to $74,999
64,211
61,236
67,186
$75,000 to $99,999
30,397
28,298
32,496
$100,000 to $149,999
23,730
21,654
25,806
$150,000 to $199,999
6,313
5,399
7,227
$200,000 or more
6,016
4,992
7,040
Median household income (dollars)
37,818
36,759
38,877
Mean household income (dollars)
50,554
49,496
51,611
With earnings
269,659
266,485
272,833
Mean earnings (dollars)
49,663
48,368
50,958
With Social Security
100,110
97,122
103,098
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,254
12,986
13,522
With retirement income
70,649
68,245
73,053
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,600
17,732
19,468
With Supplemental Security Income
11,186
9,607
12,765
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
7,630
7,029
8,231
With cash public assistance income
7,912
6,580
9,244
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,151
1,826
2,475
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
26,866
24,303
29,429
Families
220,508
215,691
225,325
Less than $10,000
11,479
9,509
13,449
$10,000 to $14,999
10,709
8,954
12,464
$15,000 to $24,999
27,357
24,799
29,915
$25,000 to $34,999
28,256
25,692
30,820
$35,000 to $49,999
39,456
36,293
42,619
$50,000 to $74,999
47,699
44,903
50,495
$75,000 to $99,999
24,909
23,015
26,803
$100,000 to $149,999
20,370
18,646
22,094
$150,000 to $199,999
5,524
4,673
6,375
$200,000 or more
4,749
3,798
5,700
Median family income (dollars)
46,819
45,282
48,356
Mean family income (dollars)
59,232
57,769
60,695
Per capita income (dollars)
20,911
20,513
21,309
Nonfamily households
129,162
124,471
133,853
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
25,389
24,384
26,394
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
33,752
32,296
35,207
Median earnings (dollars):
23,254
22,513
23,995
Male full-time, year-round workers
36,584
35,755
37,413
Female full-time, year-round workers
28,803
27,596
30,010
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
22,759
20,266
25,252
With related children under 18 years
18,683
16,637
20,729
With related children under 5 years only
2,985
2,207
3,763
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
