Arkansas - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

Arkansas

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

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

Social - Education, Marital Status, Relationships, Fertility, Grandparents...
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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	2,199,028	+/-3,350
In labor force	1,351,975	+/-9,169
Civilian labor force	1,344,722	+/-9,317
Employed	1,251,076	+/-10,826
Unemployed	93,646	+/-4,730
Armed Forces	7,253	+/-1,331
Not in labor force	847,053	+/-8,609

Civilian labor force	1,344,722	+/-9,317
Unemployed	7.0%	+/-0.4

Females 16 years and over	1,135,835	+/-2,857
In labor force	633,060	+/-7,807
Civilian labor force	632,178	+/-7,785
Employed	585,369	+/-7,753

Own children under 6 years	223,321	+/-4,575
All parents in family in labor force	146,431	+/-5,519

Own children 6 to 17 years	409,737	+/-5,864
All parents in family in labor force	290,103	+/-7,021

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	1,223,692	+/-11,014
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	981,639	+/-11,565
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	158,090	+/-6,618
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	5,256	+/-1,122
Walked	21,851	+/-2,678
Other means	16,890	+/-2,221
Worked at home	39,966	+/-3,313

Mean travel time to work (minutes)	20.7	+/-0.3

Civilian employed population 16 years and over	1,251,076	+/-10,826
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	357,600	+/-10,090
Service occupations	199,615	+/-6,528
Sales and office occupations	316,820	+/-7,114
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	17,925	+/-2,409
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	130,880	+/-5,394
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	228,236	+/-6,922

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	42,844	+/-3,204
Construction	99,928	+/-4,987
Manufacturing	204,451	+/-6,724
Wholesale trade	41,450	+/-3,255
Retail trade	162,935	+/-6,553
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	68,456	+/-4,085
Information	24,574	+/-2,449
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	60,352	+/-4,550
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	74,306	+/-4,407
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	271,438	+/-7,820
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	85,097	+/-4,849
Other services, except public administration	59,710	+/-3,725
Public administration	55,535	+/-3,954

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	954,869	+/-11,209
Government workers	199,108	+/-7,327
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	93,680	+/-4,427
Unpaid family workers	3,419	+/-802

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	1,103,428	+/-7,576
Less than $10,000	123,334	+/-5,625
$10,000 to $14,999	87,520	+/-4,520
$15,000 to $24,999	169,026	+/-6,422
$25,000 to $34,999	148,555	+/-5,580
$35,000 to $49,999	180,314	+/-5,432
$50,000 to $74,999	192,546	+/-5,706
$75,000 to $99,999	100,180	+/-4,745
$100,000 to $149,999	67,585	+/-3,048
$150,000 to $199,999	18,148	+/-2,026
$200,000 or more	16,220	+/-1,591
Median household income (dollars)	36,599	+/-491
Mean household income (dollars)	49,322	+/-770

With earnings	841,186	+/-9,144
Mean earnings (dollars)	50,700	+/-788
With Social Security	357,338	+/-5,889
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,853	+/-180
With retirement income	192,337	+/-5,106
Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,260	+/-678

With Supplemental Security Income	57,414	+/-3,159
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,453	+/-212
With cash public assistance income	20,278	+/-2,106
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	2,125	+/-287
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	131,564	+/-5,016

Families	758,195	+/-10,004
Less than $10,000	49,232	+/-3,829
$10,000 to $14,999	36,804	+/-3,250
$15,000 to $24,999	100,108	+/-5,169
$25,000 to $34,999	102,007	+/-5,100
$35,000 to $49,999	131,523	+/-5,458
$50,000 to $74,999	158,114	+/-5,280
$75,000 to $99,999	88,284	+/-4,234
$100,000 to $149,999	60,637	+/-3,010
$150,000 to $199,999	16,943	+/-1,861
$200,000 or more	14,543	+/-1,534
Median family income (dollars)	45,093	+/-813
Mean family income (dollars)	57,645	+/-1,031

Per capita income (dollars)	19,758	+/-280

Nonfamily households	345,233	+/-7,461
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	20,379	+/-633
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	29,214	+/-955

Median earnings for workers (dollars)	22,183	+/-231
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	35,144	+/-632
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	26,277	+/-391

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
All families	13.1%	+/-0.7
With related children under 18 years	20.8%	+/-1.2
With related children under 5 years only	26.2%	+/-3.3
Married couple families	6.2%	+/-0.5
With related children under 18 years	9.2%	+/-1.0
With related children under 5 years only	8.7%	+/-1.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	38.4%	+/-2.2
With related children under 18 years	47.7%	+/-2.8
With related children under 5 years only	65.3%	+/-6.1

All people	17.3%	+/-0.6
Under 18 years	24.3%	+/-1.3
Related children under 18 years	23.8%	+/-1.3
Related children under 5 years	29.4%	+/-2.1
Related children 5 to 17 years	21.6%	+/-1.4
18 years and over	14.9%	+/-0.5
18 to 64 years	15.5%	+/-0.6
65 years and over	12.3%	+/-0.7
People in families	14.4%	+/-0.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	31.5%	+/-1.1

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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