St. Louis County, Missouri - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2008

St. Louis County, Missouri

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2008

Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

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Selected Economic Characteristics	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	792,703	+/-1,301	792,703	(X)
In labor force	535,407	+/-7,334	67.5%	+/-0.9
Civilian labor force	534,016	+/-7,309	67.4%	+/-0.9
Employed	504,394	+/-7,496	63.6%	+/-0.9
Unemployed	29,622	+/-2,846	3.7%	+/-0.4
Armed Forces	1,391	+/-596	0.2%	+/-0.1
Not in labor force	257,296	+/-7,369	32.5%	+/-0.9

Civilian labor force	534,016	+/-7,309	534,016	(X)
Percent Unemployed	5.5%	+/-0.5	(X)	(X)

Females 16 years and over	421,410	+/-1,033	421,410	(X)
In labor force	264,425	+/-5,230	62.7%	+/-1.2
Civilian labor force	264,084	+/-5,271	62.7%	+/-1.2
Employed	250,120	+/-5,256	59.4%	+/-1.2

Own children under 6 years	68,295	+/-1,529	68,295	(X)
All parents in family in labor force	48,707	+/-2,713	71.3%	+/-3.6

Own children 6 to 17 years	151,440	+/-2,125	151,440	(X)
All parents in family in labor force	112,195	+/-4,474	74.1%	+/-2.9

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	494,022	+/-7,827	494,022	(X)
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	407,838	+/-7,480	82.6%	+/-1.0
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	39,119	+/-3,917	7.9%	+/-0.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	10,288	+/-1,763	2.1%	+/-0.3
Walked	7,621	+/-1,656	1.5%	+/-0.3
Other means	6,168	+/-1,350	1.2%	+/-0.3
Worked at home	22,988	+/-2,424	4.7%	+/-0.5

Mean travel time to work (minutes)	23.9	+/-0.5	(X)	(X)

OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	504,394	+/-7,496	504,394	(X)
Management, professional, and related occupations	211,955	+/-5,889	42.0%	+/-1.1
Service occupations	76,797	+/-4,310	15.2%	+/-0.8
Sales and office occupations	139,954	+/-5,190	27.7%	+/-0.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	123	+/-147	0.0%	+/-0.1
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	30,420	+/-2,748	6.0%	+/-0.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	45,145	+/-3,782	9.0%	+/-0.7

INDUSTRY
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	504,394	+/-7,496	504,394	(X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,010	+/-451	0.2%	+/-0.1
Construction	27,255	+/-3,147	5.4%	+/-0.6
Manufacturing	55,070	+/-3,263	10.9%	+/-0.6
Wholesale trade	17,360	+/-2,074	3.4%	+/-0.4
Retail trade	55,963	+/-3,992	11.1%	+/-0.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	22,317	+/-2,608	4.4%	+/-0.5
Information	14,058	+/-1,827	2.8%	+/-0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	47,959	+/-3,601	9.5%	+/-0.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	64,105	+/-3,738	12.7%	+/-0.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	117,999	+/-5,164	23.4%	+/-1.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	42,391	+/-3,367	8.4%	+/-0.6
Other services, except public administration	23,339	+/-2,351	4.6%	+/-0.5
Public administration	15,568	+/-2,102	3.1%	+/-0.4

CLASS OF WORKER
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	504,394	+/-7,496	504,394	(X)
Private wage and salary workers	431,866	+/-8,006	85.6%	+/-0.8
Government workers	48,495	+/-3,575	9.6%	+/-0.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	23,227	+/-2,408	4.6%	+/-0.5
Unpaid family workers	806	+/-464	0.2%	+/-0.1

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2008 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	404,845	+/-4,681	404,845	(X)
Less than $10,000	22,146	+/-2,144	5.5%	+/-0.5
$10,000 to $14,999	15,287	+/-1,821	3.8%	+/-0.5
$15,000 to $24,999	39,880	+/-2,980	9.9%	+/-0.7
$25,000 to $34,999	38,567	+/-3,358	9.5%	+/-0.8
$35,000 to $49,999	60,259	+/-3,238	14.9%	+/-0.8
$50,000 to $74,999	73,463	+/-4,265	18.1%	+/-1.0
$75,000 to $99,999	53,633	+/-2,989	13.2%	+/-0.7
$100,000 to $149,999	54,038	+/-3,423	13.3%	+/-0.9
$150,000 to $199,999	21,251	+/-1,950	5.2%	+/-0.5
$200,000 or more	26,321	+/-2,025	6.5%	+/-0.5
Median household income (dollars)	57,625	+/-1,540	(X)	(X)
Mean household income (dollars)	83,069	+/-1,986	(X)	(X)

With earnings	330,870	+/-4,770	81.7%	+/-0.7
Mean earnings (dollars)	82,680	+/-2,208	(X)	(X)
With Social Security	106,107	+/-3,341	26.2%	+/-0.8
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	16,696	+/-353	(X)	(X)
With retirement income	78,537	+/-2,918	19.4%	+/-0.7
Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,824	+/-1,232	(X)	(X)

With Supplemental Security Income	9,529	+/-1,426	2.4%	+/-0.4
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	8,202	+/-816	(X)	(X)
With cash public assistance income	5,989	+/-1,398	1.5%	+/-0.3
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	2,962	+/-593	(X)	(X)
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	28,022	+/-2,712	6.9%	+/-0.7

Families	264,065	+/-5,526	264,065	(X)
Less than $10,000	8,801	+/-1,844	3.3%	+/-0.7
$10,000 to $14,999	4,937	+/-1,332	1.9%	+/-0.5
$15,000 to $24,999	14,614	+/-1,897	5.5%	+/-0.7
$25,000 to $34,999	19,257	+/-2,742	7.3%	+/-1.0
$35,000 to $49,999	32,736	+/-3,082	12.4%	+/-1.1
$50,000 to $74,999	51,128	+/-3,524	19.4%	+/-1.2
$75,000 to $99,999	42,926	+/-2,676	16.3%	+/-1.0
$100,000 to $149,999	46,038	+/-3,090	17.4%	+/-1.2
$150,000 to $199,999	20,031	+/-1,921	7.6%	+/-0.8
$200,000 or more	23,597	+/-1,899	8.9%	+/-0.7
Median family income (dollars)	75,255	+/-1,732	(X)	(X)
Mean family income (dollars)	101,846	+/-2,974	(X)	(X)

Per capita income (dollars)	34,159	+/-895	(X)	(X)

Nonfamily households	140,780	+/-4,871	140,780	(X)
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	34,227	+/-1,642	(X)	(X)
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	45,897	+/-2,367	(X)	(X)

Median earnings for workers (dollars)	32,223	+/-484	(X)	(X)
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	53,614	+/-3,263	(X)	(X)
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	37,794	+/-1,282	(X)	(X)

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
All families	6.3%	+/-0.9	(X)	(X)
With related children under 18 years	10.5%	+/-1.7	(X)	(X)
With related children under 5 years only	13.7%	+/-4.2	(X)	(X)
Married couple families	2.0%	+/-0.6	(X)	(X)
With related children under 18 years	2.3%	+/-0.9	(X)	(X)
With related children under 5 years only	3.1%	+/-2.2	(X)	(X)
Families with female householder, no husband present	21.2%	+/-3.6	(X)	(X)
With related children under 18 years	29.8%	+/-5.1	(X)	(X)
With related children under 5 years only	45.3%	+/-12.9	(X)	(X)

All people	9.0%	+/-1.0	(X)	(X)
Under 18 years	12.4%	+/-2.0	(X)	(X)
Related children under 18 years	12.2%	+/-1.9	(X)	(X)
Related children under 5 years	17.8%	+/-3.4	(X)	(X)
Related children 5 to 17 years	10.2%	+/-1.8	(X)	(X)
18 years and over	8.0%	+/-1.0	(X)	(X)
18 to 64 years	8.4%	+/-1.1	(X)	(X)
65 years and over	5.9%	+/-1.3	(X)	(X)
People in families	6.6%	+/-1.0	(X)	(X)
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	19.4%	+/-3.0	(X)	(X)

Selected Economic Characteristics	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error

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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