Dane County, Wisconsin - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

Dane County, Wisconsin

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

Data Set: 2006 American Community Survey
Survey: American Community Survey

Social - Education, Marital Status, Relationships, Fertility, Grandparents...
Economic - Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work...
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Demographic - Sex and Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Housing Units...
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NOTE. Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.

For more information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006	Estimate	Margin of Error
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	373,925	+/-832
In labor force	276,851	+/-3,697
Civilian labor force	276,439	+/-3,686
Employed	266,694	+/-3,831
Unemployed	9,745	+/-1,589
Armed Forces	412	+/-247
Not in labor force	97,074	+/-3,560

Civilian labor force	276,439	+/-3,686
Unemployed	3.5%	+/-0.6

Females 16 years and over	188,514	+/-727
In labor force	132,774	+/-2,445
Civilian labor force	132,616	+/-2,468
Employed	128,811	+/-2,555

Own children under 6 years	34,697	+/-1,073
All parents in family in labor force	25,609	+/-1,775

Own children 6 to 17 years	62,640	+/-1,526
All parents in family in labor force	50,704	+/-2,005

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	260,812	+/-3,977
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	194,520	+/-4,026
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	23,042	+/-2,050
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	11,621	+/-1,713
Walked	14,402	+/-1,980
Other means	7,785	+/-1,315
Worked at home	9,442	+/-1,254

Mean travel time to work (minutes)	19.2	+/-0.4

Civilian employed population 16 years and over	266,694	+/-3,831
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	121,143	+/-3,972
Service occupations	35,254	+/-2,909
Sales and office occupations	68,507	+/-4,077
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,102	+/-501
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	17,814	+/-1,673
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	22,874	+/-2,117

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,348	+/-483
Construction	13,622	+/-1,914
Manufacturing	26,256	+/-1,684
Wholesale trade	7,977	+/-1,190
Retail trade	27,939	+/-2,623
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	8,370	+/-1,627
Information	10,532	+/-1,683
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	22,108	+/-2,106
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	29,518	+/-2,210
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	71,947	+/-3,320
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	18,457	+/-1,771
Other services, except public administration	11,851	+/-1,685
Public administration	15,769	+/-1,532

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	193,701	+/-3,972
Government workers	59,636	+/-3,153
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	12,987	+/-1,476
Unpaid family workers	370	+/-233

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	186,697	+/-2,917
Less than $10,000	9,896	+/-1,463
$10,000 to $14,999	6,966	+/-1,194
$15,000 to $24,999	16,135	+/-1,819
$25,000 to $34,999	18,894	+/-1,805
$35,000 to $49,999	26,095	+/-2,305
$50,000 to $74,999	39,619	+/-2,448
$75,000 to $99,999	27,366	+/-1,949
$100,000 to $149,999	26,337	+/-1,899
$150,000 to $199,999	7,100	+/-953
$200,000 or more	8,289	+/-999
Median household income (dollars)	57,693	+/-1,543
Mean household income (dollars)	75,531	+/-2,097

With earnings	162,698	+/-2,866
Mean earnings (dollars)	72,242	+/-2,082
With Social Security	35,198	+/-1,472
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	15,407	+/-513
With retirement income	26,342	+/-1,722
Mean retirement income (dollars)	25,738	+/-1,733

With Supplemental Security Income	4,097	+/-982
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,614	+/-1,545
With cash public assistance income	1,226	+/-377
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	2,738	+/-932
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	6,516	+/-1,345

Families	110,313	+/-2,777
Less than $10,000	2,111	+/-802
$10,000 to $14,999	1,041	+/-447
$15,000 to $24,999	4,804	+/-1,151
$25,000 to $34,999	7,264	+/-1,133
$35,000 to $49,999	12,478	+/-1,597
$50,000 to $74,999	24,870	+/-1,828
$75,000 to $99,999	21,871	+/-1,719
$100,000 to $149,999	22,239	+/-1,855
$150,000 to $199,999	6,312	+/-885
$200,000 or more	7,323	+/-871
Median family income (dollars)	77,523	+/-1,963
Mean family income (dollars)	96,272	+/-3,448

Per capita income (dollars)	31,101	+/-870

Nonfamily households	76,384	+/-2,891
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	35,382	+/-2,077
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	44,375	+/-1,824

Median earnings for workers (dollars)	30,421	+/-552
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	48,636	+/-2,066
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	37,401	+/-1,224

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
All families	3.4%	+/-0.8
With related children under 18 years	6.0%	+/-1.6
With related children under 5 years only	5.5%	+/-3.4
Married couple families	0.7%	+/-0.3
With related children under 18 years	1.3%	+/-0.7
With related children under 5 years only	2.3%	+/-2.2
Families with female householder, no husband present	21.4%	+/-6.1
With related children under 18 years	26.9%	+/-8.3
With related children under 5 years only	24.9%	+/-20.4

All people	10.0%	+/-1.0
Under 18 years	9.2%	+/-2.2
Related children under 18 years	8.9%	+/-2.2
Related children under 5 years	8.6%	+/-3.0
Related children 5 to 17 years	9.0%	+/-2.7
18 years and over	10.3%	+/-0.9
18 to 64 years	10.7%	+/-1.0
65 years and over	6.9%	+/-1.5
People in families	4.3%	+/-1.0
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	26.3%	+/-2.1

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006	Estimate	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
�Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection. For guidance on differences in employment and unemployment estimates from different sources go to Labor Force Guidance.
�Workers include members of the Armed Forces and civilians who were at work last week.
�Occupation codes are 4-digit codes, but are still based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000.
�Industry codes are 4-digit codes and are based on the North American Industry Classification System 2002. However, the Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U.S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
�While the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

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