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Washtenaw County, Michigan
Selected Economic Characteristics: 2008  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

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


Estimate


Margin of Error


Percent


Margin of Error

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

281,436

+/-853

281,436

(X)

In labor force

179,600

+/-8,434

63.8%

+/-3.0

Civilian labor force

179,487

+/-8,431

63.8%

+/-3.0

Employed

167,288

+/-7,879

59.4%

+/-2.8

Unemployed

12,199

+/-1,575

4.3%

+/-0.6

Armed Forces

113

+/-143

0.0%

+/-0.1

Not in labor force

101,836

+/-8,435

36.2%

+/-3.0

 

Civilian labor force

179,487

+/-8,431

179,487

(X)

Percent Unemployed

6.8%

+/-0.8

(X)

(X)

 

Females 16 years and over

141,793

+/-627

141,793

(X)

In labor force

86,671

+/-3,239

61.1%

+/-2.3

Civilian labor force

86,671

+/-3,239

61.1%

+/-2.3

Employed

80,646

+/-3,067

56.9%

+/-2.2

 

Own children under 6 years

24,929

+/-909

24,929

(X)

All parents in family in labor force

15,567

+/-1,501

62.4%

+/-5.8

 

Own children 6 to 17 years

47,249

+/-1,242

47,249

(X)

All parents in family in labor force

34,105

+/-2,018

72.2%

+/-3.5

 

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

162,662

+/-7,998

162,662

(X)

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

119,779

+/-7,207

73.6%

+/-2.0

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

13,710

+/-1,871

8.4%

+/-1.1

Public transportation (excluding taxicab)

6,818

+/-1,298

4.2%

+/-0.8

Walked

9,371

+/-1,869

5.8%

+/-1.1

Other means

3,537

+/-999

2.2%

+/-0.6

Worked at home

9,447

+/-1,404

5.8%

+/-0.9

 

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

23.3

+/-0.7

(X)

(X)

 

OCCUPATION

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

167,288

+/-7,879

167,288

(X)

Management, professional, and related occupations

84,048

+/-4,067

50.2%

+/-2.1

Service occupations

26,968

+/-2,669

16.1%

+/-1.4

Sales and office occupations

36,293

+/-3,159

21.7%

+/-1.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

263

+/-216

0.2%

+/-0.1

Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations

6,333

+/-1,265

3.8%

+/-0.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

13,383

+/-2,239

8.0%

+/-1.2

 

INDUSTRY

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

167,288

+/-7,879

167,288

(X)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

625

+/-312

0.4%

+/-0.2

Construction

4,966

+/-1,144

3.0%

+/-0.6

Manufacturing

19,851

+/-2,609

11.9%

+/-1.3

Wholesale trade

2,416

+/-650

1.4%

+/-0.4

Retail trade

15,165

+/-1,972

9.1%

+/-1.1

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

5,455

+/-1,092

3.3%

+/-0.6

Information

4,428

+/-999

2.6%

+/-0.6

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing

7,079

+/-1,133

4.2%

+/-0.7

Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

17,923

+/-2,276

10.7%

+/-1.3

Educational services, and health care and social assistance

62,941

+/-3,737

37.6%

+/-2.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services

15,479

+/-2,294

9.3%

+/-1.2

Other services, except public administration

6,824

+/-1,144

4.1%

+/-0.6

Public administration

4,136

+/-901

2.5%

+/-0.5

 

CLASS OF WORKER

Civilian employed population 16 years and over

167,288

+/-7,879

167,288

(X)

Private wage and salary workers

124,193

+/-7,468

74.2%

+/-1.9

Government workers

34,665

+/-2,750

20.7%

+/-1.7

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

8,163

+/-1,180

4.9%

+/-0.7

Unpaid family workers

267

+/-229

0.2%

+/-0.1

 

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2008 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)

Total households

134,797

+/-4,887

134,797

(X)

Less than $10,000

11,118

+/-1,961

8.2%

+/-1.3

$10,000 to $14,999

6,342

+/-1,093

4.7%

+/-0.8

$15,000 to $24,999

11,807

+/-1,779

8.8%

+/-1.3

$25,000 to $34,999

12,724

+/-1,612

9.4%

+/-1.1

$35,000 to $49,999

16,863

+/-1,639

12.5%

+/-1.2

$50,000 to $74,999

22,896

+/-1,915

17.0%

+/-1.3

$75,000 to $99,999

18,395

+/-2,076

13.6%

+/-1.5

$100,000 to $149,999

19,715

+/-1,639

14.6%

+/-1.2

$150,000 to $199,999

7,733

+/-1,012

5.7%

+/-0.8

$200,000 or more

7,204

+/-986

5.3%

+/-0.7

Median household income (dollars)

57,848

+/-3,201

(X)

(X)

Mean household income (dollars)

78,305

+/-2,554

(X)

(X)

 

With earnings

113,097

+/-5,030

83.9%

+/-1.3

Mean earnings (dollars)

74,059

+/-2,466

(X)

(X)

With Social Security

27,486

+/-1,488

20.4%

+/-1.3

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

17,378

+/-672

(X)

(X)

With retirement income

24,418

+/-1,749

18.1%

+/-1.5

Mean retirement income (dollars)

25,700

+/-2,097

(X)

(X)

 

With Supplemental Security Income

2,238

+/-607

1.7%

+/-0.4

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

8,685

+/-2,564

(X)

(X)

With cash public assistance income

2,089

+/-668

1.5%

+/-0.5

Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)

2,958

+/-1,444

(X)

(X)

With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months

9,573

+/-1,608

7.1%

+/-1.1

 

Families

81,539

+/-3,207

81,539

(X)

Less than $10,000

3,721

+/-1,071

4.6%

+/-1.3

$10,000 to $14,999

2,239

+/-731

2.7%

+/-0.9

$15,000 to $24,999

4,227

+/-1,012

5.2%

+/-1.2

$25,000 to $34,999

4,507

+/-1,016

5.5%

+/-1.2

$35,000 to $49,999

8,139

+/-1,216

10.0%

+/-1.5

$50,000 to $74,999

13,502

+/-1,516

16.6%

+/-1.7

$75,000 to $99,999

14,405

+/-1,907

17.7%

+/-2.1

$100,000 to $149,999

17,354

+/-1,606

21.3%

+/-1.9

$150,000 to $199,999

6,683

+/-939

8.2%

+/-1.2

$200,000 or more

6,762

+/-863

8.3%

+/-1.0

Median family income (dollars)

82,238

+/-2,985

(X)

(X)

Mean family income (dollars)

100,694

+/-3,919

(X)

(X)

 

Per capita income (dollars)

31,069

+/-988

(X)

(X)

 

Nonfamily households

53,258

+/-3,314

53,258

(X)

Median nonfamily income (dollars)

33,417

+/-2,249

(X)

(X)

Mean nonfamily income (dollars)

42,422

+/-2,438

(X)

(X)

 

Median earnings for workers (dollars)

27,690

+/-2,092

(X)

(X)

Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)

57,849

+/-2,954

(X)

(X)

Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)

44,063

+/-2,534

(X)

(X)

 

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL

All families

7.9%

+/-1.6

(X)

(X)

With related children under 18 years

11.8%

+/-2.7

(X)

(X)

With related children under 5 years only

12.8%

+/-6.1

(X)

(X)

Married couple families

3.1%

+/-1.1

(X)

(X)

With related children under 18 years

3.8%

+/-1.9

(X)

(X)

With related children under 5 years only

1.7%

+/-1.9

(X)

(X)

Families with female householder, no husband present

27.2%

+/-6.7

(X)

(X)

With related children under 18 years

33.4%

+/-8.5

(X)

(X)

With related children under 5 years only

54.7%

+/-25.7

(X)

(X)

 

All people

14.6%

+/-1.8

(X)

(X)

Under 18 years

14.3%

+/-3.1

(X)

(X)

Related children under 18 years

14.1%

+/-3.1

(X)

(X)

Related children under 5 years

16.7%

+/-4.8

(X)

(X)

Related children 5 to 17 years

13.1%

+/-3.5

(X)

(X)

18 years and over

14.6%

+/-1.7

(X)

(X)

18 to 64 years

16.1%

+/-1.9

(X)

(X)

65 years and over

4.9%

+/-1.5

(X)

(X)

People in families

8.1%

+/-1.6

(X)

(X)

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

34.0%

+/-3.7

(X)

(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 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.
·The Census Bureau introduced an improved sequence of labor force questions in the 2008 ACS questionnaire. Accordingly, we recommend using caution when making labor force data comparisons from 2008 or later with data from prior years. For more information on these questions and their evaluation in the 2006 ACS Content Test, see the "Evaluation Report Covering Employment Status" at http://www.census.gov/acs/www/AdvMeth/content_test/P6a_Employment_Status.pdf, and the "Evaluation Report Covering Weeks Worked" at http://www.census.gov/acs/www/AdvMeth/content_test/P6b_Weeks_Worked_Final_Report.pdf. Additional information can also be found at http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/laborfor/laborforce.html.
·Occupation codes are 4-digit codes and are based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000.
·Industry codes are 4-digit codes and are based on the North American Industry Classification System 2007. 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 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the November 2007 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. The 2008 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the November 2007 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 PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
·Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

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. Selected earnings and income data are not available for certain geographic areas due to problems with group quarters data collection and imputation. See the ACS User Notes for details.



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