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Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Las Vegas city
Subject
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Number
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Percent
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Subject
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Number
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Percent
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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INCOME IN 1999
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Population 16 years and over
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366,552
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100.0
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Households
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177,223
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100.0
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In labor force
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231,388
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63.1
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Less than $10,000
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13,766
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7.8
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Civilian labor force
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230,477
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62.9
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$10,000 to $14,999
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9,523
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5.4
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Employed
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214,301
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58.5
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$15,000 to $24,999
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22,283
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12.6
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Unemployed
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16,176
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4.4
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$25,000 to $34,999
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23,115
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13.0
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Percent of civilian labor force
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7.0
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(X)
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$35,000 to $49,999
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30,839
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17.4
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Armed Forces
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911
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0.2
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$50,000 to $74,999
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36,385
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20.5
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Not in labor force
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135,164
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36.9
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$75,000 to $99,999
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19,940
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11.3
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$100,000 to $149,999
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13,665
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7.7
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Females 16 years and over
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181,542
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100.0
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$150,000 to $199,999
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3,415
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1.9
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In labor force
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103,249
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56.9
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$200,000 or more
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4,292
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2.4
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Civilian labor force
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103,166
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56.8
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Median household income (dollars)
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44,069
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(X)
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Employed
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96,106
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52.9
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Own children under 6 years
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41,467
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100.0
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With earnings
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145,648
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82.2
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All parents in family in labor force
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22,610
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54.5
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Mean earnings (dollars)¹
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57,334
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(X)
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With Social Security income
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43,856
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24.7
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COMMUTING TO WORK
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹
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11,586
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(X)
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Workers 16 years and over
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210,806
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100.0
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With Supplemental Security Income
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5,901
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3.3
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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155,575
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73.8
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹
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7,038
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(X)
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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31,736
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15.1
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With public assistance income
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4,486
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2.5
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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10,069
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4.8
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Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹
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2,966
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(X)
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Walked
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4,545
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2.2
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With retirement income
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31,967
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18.0
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Other means
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3,746
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1.8
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Mean retirement income (dollars)¹
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18,248
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(X)
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Worked at home
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5,135
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2.4
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹
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25.4
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(X)
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Families
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118,540
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100.0
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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214,301
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100.0
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Less than $10,000
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5,956
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5.0
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OCCUPATION
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$10,000 to $14,999
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4,271
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3.6
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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54,748
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25.5
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$15,000 to $24,999
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12,609
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10.6
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Service occupations
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56,420
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26.3
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$25,000 to $34,999
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14,348
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12.1
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Sales and office occupations
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58,953
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27.5
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$35,000 to $49,999
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21,327
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18.0
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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273
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0.1
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$50,000 to $74,999
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27,058
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22.8
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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24,606
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11.5
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$75,000 to $99,999
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15,542
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13.1
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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19,301
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9.0
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$100,000 to $149,999
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11,164
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9.4
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150,000 to $199,999
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2,764
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2.3
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$200,000 or more
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3,501
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3.0
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INDUSTRY
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Median family income (dollars)
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50,465
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(X)
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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666
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0.3
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Per capita income (dollars)¹
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22,060
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(X)
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Construction
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21,567
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10.1
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Median earnings (dollars):
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Manufacturing
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7,047
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3.3
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Male full-time, year-round workers
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35,511
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(X)
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Wholesale trade
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4,836
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2.3
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Female full-time, year-round workers
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27,554
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(X)
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Retail trade
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24,118
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11.3
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______________________
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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9,691
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4.5
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Subject
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Number below poverty level
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Percent below poverty level
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Information
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5,123
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2.4
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______________________
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_______
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_______
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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16,335
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7.6
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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21,375
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10.0
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Families
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10,166
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8.6
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Educational, health and social services
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26,773
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12.5
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With related children under 18 years
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8,228
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13.1
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
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60,061
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28.0
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With related children under 5 years
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4,537
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15.6
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Other services (except public administration)
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8,707
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4.1
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Public administration
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8,002
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3.7
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Families with female householder, no husband present
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4,552
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21.4
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With related children under 18 years
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4,071
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26.9
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With related children under 5 years
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2,012
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34.3
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CLASS OF WORKER
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Individuals
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56,053
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11.9
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Private wage and salary workers
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181,375
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84.6
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18 years and over
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36,806
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10.5
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Government workers
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23,188
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10.8
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65 years and over
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4,469
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8.3
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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9,354
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4.4
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Related children under 18 years
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18,465
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15.4
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Unpaid family workers
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384
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0.2
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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12,420
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14.8
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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19,346
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20.7
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Date: January 11, 2005
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-Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
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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.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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