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
1,135,805
1,132,760
1,138,850
In labor force
798,594
786,892
810,296
Civilian labor force
798,089
786,353
809,825
Employed
729,651
715,303
743,999
Unemployed
68,438
59,870
77,006
Percent unemployed
8.6
7.5
9.7
Armed Forces
505
86
924
Not in labor force
337,211
325,277
349,145
Females 16 years and over
591,030
587,630
594,430
In labor force
377,545
369,033
386,057
Civilian labor force
377,353
368,843
385,863
Employed
350,156
340,857
359,455
Own children under 6 years
119,133
114,635
123,631
All parents in family in labor force
81,662
74,087
89,237
Own children 6 to 17 years
243,857
237,101
250,613
All parents in family in labor force
183,764
175,534
191,994
Population 16 to 19 years
75,044
70,902
79,186
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,634
1,026
4,242
Unemployed or not in the labor force
812
51
1,573
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
712,564
698,131
726,997
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
574,472
558,451
590,493
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
61,028
53,368
68,688
Public transportation (including taxicab)
34,537
28,888
40,186
Walked
14,776
10,999
18,553
Other means
6,321
4,233
8,409
Worked at home
21,430
16,642
26,218
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.2
20.5
21.8
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
729,651
715,303
743,999
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
255,149
242,322
267,976
Service occupations
102,004
92,534
111,474
Sales and office occupations
200,863
188,712
213,014
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
1,339
469
2,209
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
61,882
54,723
69,041
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
108,414
98,538
118,290
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
2,981
1,332
4,630
Construction
45,332
38,742
51,922
Manufacturing
124,221
114,441
134,001
Wholesale trade
31,670
26,547
36,793
Retail trade
79,216
70,826
87,606
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
35,595
30,557
40,633
Information
16,114
12,070
20,158
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
58,664
52,058
65,270
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
72,946
66,473
79,419
Educational, health, and social services
149,961
140,208
159,714
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
50,423
43,169
57,677
Other services (except public administration)
34,439
29,399
39,479
Public administration
28,089
23,095
33,083
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
614,491
599,871
629,111
Government workers
80,519
71,997
89,041
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
34,094
28,344
39,844
Unpaid family workers
547
0
1,443
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
596,924
590,409
603,439
Less than $10,000
44,404
38,070
50,738
$10,000 to $14,999
35,646
30,142
41,150
$15,000 to $24,999
74,015
65,901
82,129
$25,000 to $34,999
76,609
69,944
83,274
$35,000 to $49,999
85,906
78,687
93,125
$50,000 to $74,999
127,072
118,206
135,938
$75,000 to $99,999
69,201
62,913
75,489
$100,000 to $149,999
57,377
52,300
62,454
$150,000 to $199,999
14,207
10,988
17,426
$200,000 or more
12,487
9,947
15,027
Median household income (dollars)
46,487
44,704
48,270
Mean household income (dollars)
58,660
56,859
60,461
With earnings
488,009
479,289
496,729
Mean earnings (dollars)
59,491
57,499
61,484
With Social Security
144,071
138,512
149,630
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,806
13,420
14,193
With retirement income
100,134
93,928
106,340
Mean retirement income (dollars)
15,132
13,660
16,604
With Supplemental Security Income
23,010
18,739
27,281
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,457
5,614
7,301
With cash public assistance income
11,538
8,711
14,365
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,597
1,828
3,366
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
40,364
34,500
46,228
Families
386,299
374,901
397,697
Less than $10,000
17,493
13,736
21,250
$10,000 to $14,999
14,589
10,351
18,827
$15,000 to $24,999
31,612
26,665
36,559
$25,000 to $34,999
43,187
37,010
49,364
$35,000 to $49,999
55,468
49,138
61,798
$50,000 to $74,999
87,798
79,903
95,693
$75,000 to $99,999
61,822
55,967
67,677
$100,000 to $149,999
51,583
46,671
56,495
$150,000 to $199,999
11,548
8,759
14,337
$200,000 or more
11,199
8,643
13,755
Median family income (dollars)
58,931
56,305
61,557
Mean family income (dollars)
69,753
67,044
72,463
Per capita income (dollars)
24,118
23,392
24,844
Nonfamily households
210,625
200,498
220,752
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
27,759
25,529
29,989
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
36,053
34,133
37,973
Median earnings (dollars):
28,001
26,842
29,160
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,378
41,188
43,568
Female full-time, year-round workers
31,627
30,933
32,321
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
32,576
26,426
38,726
With related children under 18 years
26,558
21,128
31,988
With related children under 5 years only
4,609
2,532
6,686
Families with female householder, no husband present
