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
459,228
450,859
467,597
In labor force
328,543
320,057
337,029
Civilian labor force
328,097
319,540
336,654
Employed
307,702
298,653
316,751
Unemployed
20,395
16,324
24,466
Percent unemployed
6.2
5.0
7.4
Armed Forces
446
18
874
Not in labor force
130,685
123,461
137,909
Females 16 years and over
240,772
235,146
246,398
In labor force
154,299
148,202
160,396
Civilian labor force
154,299
148,202
160,396
Employed
144,791
138,496
151,086
Own children under 6 years
52,352
48,678
56,026
All parents in family in labor force
33,319
29,031
37,607
Own children 6 to 17 years
96,501
91,252
101,750
All parents in family in labor force
69,799
63,123
76,475
Population 16 to 19 years
31,734
28,021
35,447
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
1,555
601
2,509
Unemployed or not in the labor force
459
0
974
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
300,893
291,695
310,091
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
238,293
226,949
249,637
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
30,113
24,638
35,588
Public transportation (including taxicab)
13,415
9,631
17,199
Walked
5,409
3,473
7,345
Other means
3,818
2,077
5,559
Worked at home
9,845
6,738
12,952
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
21.9
20.8
23.0
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
307,702
298,653
316,751
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
126,629
118,752
134,506
Service occupations
45,185
38,887
51,483
Sales and office occupations
83,093
75,353
90,833
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
0
0
520
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
21,185
16,995
25,375
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
31,610
26,180
37,040
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
397
0
874
Construction
18,218
14,513
21,923
Manufacturing
43,178
37,949
48,407
Wholesale trade
14,224
11,087
17,361
Retail trade
26,205
21,833
30,577
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
15,690
12,466
18,914
Information
9,366
6,660
12,072
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
23,837
19,027
28,647
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
31,959
27,073
36,845
Educational, health, and social services
70,073
62,661
77,485
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
26,459
21,060
31,858
Other services (except public administration)
15,373
11,826
18,920
Public administration
12,723
9,793
15,653
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
244,734
235,289
254,179
Government workers
45,002
39,182
50,822
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
17,966
14,857
21,075
Unpaid family workers
0
0
520
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
238,720
233,883
243,557
Less than $10,000
17,503
14,480
20,526
$10,000 to $14,999
13,576
10,521
16,631
$15,000 to $24,999
25,948
21,694
30,202
$25,000 to $34,999
22,315
17,918
26,712
$35,000 to $49,999
37,815
32,974
42,656
$50,000 to $74,999
51,470
46,700
56,240
$75,000 to $99,999
30,360
25,884
34,836
$100,000 to $149,999
25,199
21,129
29,269
$150,000 to $199,999
8,765
6,153
11,377
$200,000 or more
5,769
3,873
7,665
Median household income (dollars)
50,744
48,126
53,362
Mean household income (dollars)
62,085
59,590
64,581
With earnings
197,579
192,095
203,063
Mean earnings (dollars)
62,365
59,708
65,021
With Social Security
58,741
54,525
62,957
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
13,546
12,796
14,296
With retirement income
39,405
35,655
43,155
Mean retirement income (dollars)
18,108
15,550
20,665
With Supplemental Security Income
4,265
2,834
5,696
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
8,837
7,330
10,343
With cash public assistance income
7,487
5,137
9,837
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,298
2,559
4,037
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
13,286
10,371
16,201
Families
148,508
141,480
155,536
Less than $10,000
5,270
3,302
7,238
$10,000 to $14,999
4,084
1,937
6,231
$15,000 to $24,999
10,470
7,728
13,212
$25,000 to $34,999
10,918
8,532
13,304
$35,000 to $49,999
20,333
16,509
24,157
$50,000 to $74,999
35,903
31,403
40,403
$75,000 to $99,999
25,165
21,192
29,138
$100,000 to $149,999
24,305
20,250
28,360
$150,000 to $199,999
7,223
5,080
9,366
$200,000 or more
4,837
3,131
6,543
Median family income (dollars)
64,311
61,406
67,216
Mean family income (dollars)
75,796
72,425
79,166
Per capita income (dollars)
25,426
24,566
26,286
Nonfamily households
90,212
83,545
96,879
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
29,824
26,635
33,013
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
37,229
33,721
40,737
Median earnings (dollars):
30,550
29,730
31,370
Male full-time, year-round workers
42,391
38,653
46,129
Female full-time, year-round workers
35,139
33,178
37,100
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
9,504
6,691
12,317
With related children under 18 years
8,460
5,779
11,141
With related children under 5 years only
2,988
1,375
4,601
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 sampli
