DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: State Senate District 8 008
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 41,188 100.0     Households 20,850 100.0
In labor force 24,532 59.6   Less than $10,000 3,548 17.0
     Civilian labor force 24,489 59.5   $10,000 to $14,999 2,209 10.6
          Employed 23,131 56.2   $15,000 to $24,999 3,536 17.0
          Unemployed 1,358 3.3   $25,000 to $34,999 3,012 14.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 3,706 17.8
     Armed Forces 43 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 3,069 14.7
Not in labor force 16,656 40.4   $75,000 to $99,999 1,016 4.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 513 2.5
   Females 16 years and over 22,092 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 79 0.4
In labor force 11,684 52.9   $200,000 or more 162 0.8
     Civilian labor force 11,684 52.9   Median household income (dollars) 28,568 (X)
          Employed 10,891 49.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 4,660 100.0   With earnings 15,801 75.8
All parents in family in labor force 3,248 69.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,854 (X)
        With Social Security income 6,141 29.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,266 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 22,724 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 1,925 9.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 18,039 79.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,770 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 3,793 16.7   With public assistance income 686 3.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 78 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,501 (X)
Walked 333 1.5   With retirement income 2,843 13.6
Other means 183 0.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,457 (X)
Worked at home 298 1.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.7 (X)        
          Families 15,157 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 23,131 100.0   Less than $10,000 1,518 10.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 1,253 8.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 4,367 18.9   $15,000 to $24,999 2,486 16.4
Service occupations 2,643 11.4   $25,000 to $34,999 2,367 15.6
Sales and office occupations 4,926 21.3    $35,000 to $49,999 3,139 20.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 374 1.6   $50,000 to $74,999 2,813 18.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 2,037 8.8   $75,000 to $99,999 934 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 8,784 38.0   $100,000 to $149,999 445 2.9
        150,000 to $199,999 79 0.5
        $200,000 or more 123 0.8
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 34,799 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 704 3.0   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 14,293 (X)
Construction 1,370 5.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 9,276 40.1   Male full-time, year-round workers 26,775 (X)
Wholesale trade 705 3.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,233 (X)
Retail trade 2,484 10.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 939 4.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 195 0.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 676 2.9   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 753 3.3     Families 2,377 15.7
Educational, health and social services 3,398 14.7   With related children under 18 years 1,739 20.3
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,053 4.6        With related children under 5 years 853 25.0
Other services (except public administration) 809 3.5        
Public administration 769 3.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 1,478 39.4
        With related children under 18 years 1,268 46.4
             With related children under 5 years 619 53.8
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 10,094 18.6
Private wage and salary workers 18,881 81.6   18 years and over 6,467 16.6
Government workers 2,690 11.6        65 years and over 1,541 22.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,503 6.5   Related children under 18 years 3,535 23.2
Unpaid family workers 57 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 2,412 21.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 2,651 36.2
             
 
Date: April 5, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.