Fairfax County, Virginia - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006

Fairfax County, Virginia

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	785,314	+/-1,342
In labor force	573,154	+/-6,568
Civilian labor force	564,318	+/-6,820
Employed	544,817	+/-7,127
Unemployed	19,501	+/-2,437
Armed Forces	8,836	+/-1,700
Not in labor force	212,160	+/-6,769

Civilian labor force	564,318	+/-6,820
Unemployed	3.5%	+/-0.4

Females 16 years and over	400,104	+/-933
In labor force	265,781	+/-5,167
Civilian labor force	264,635	+/-5,135
Employed	256,028	+/-5,147

Own children under 6 years	82,775	+/-2,107
All parents in family in labor force	49,429	+/-3,019

Own children 6 to 17 years	162,864	+/-2,731
All parents in family in labor force	114,724	+/-4,529

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	538,395	+/-6,855
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	386,610	+/-7,614
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	61,262	+/-5,285
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	50,662	+/-3,690
Walked	10,126	+/-1,868
Other means	4,983	+/-1,222
Worked at home	24,752	+/-2,598

Mean travel time to work (minutes)	31.2	+/-0.5

Civilian employed population 16 years and over	544,817	+/-7,127
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	312,281	+/-7,016
Service occupations	64,475	+/-4,850
Sales and office occupations	113,212	+/-5,850
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	335	+/-236
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	31,767	+/-2,568
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	22,747	+/-2,619

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	458	+/-253
Construction	32,541	+/-3,075
Manufacturing	15,181	+/-2,117
Wholesale trade	6,039	+/-1,283
Retail trade	45,902	+/-4,169
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	16,464	+/-2,199
Information	22,117	+/-2,713
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	39,709	+/-3,790
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	133,807	+/-5,088
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	88,850	+/-4,697
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	42,273	+/-3,974
Other services, except public administration	32,131	+/-2,830
Public administration	69,345	+/-4,748

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	389,954	+/-7,254
Government workers	121,354	+/-5,437
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	33,100	+/-3,375
Unpaid family workers	409	+/-322

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2006 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	363,328	+/-2,955
Less than $10,000	11,130	+/-1,931
$10,000 to $14,999	5,228	+/-1,202
$15,000 to $24,999	13,221	+/-1,955
$25,000 to $34,999	14,816	+/-2,164
$35,000 to $49,999	31,684	+/-2,518
$50,000 to $74,999	55,175	+/-3,482
$75,000 to $99,999	49,644	+/-3,430
$100,000 to $149,999	80,694	+/-4,091
$150,000 to $199,999	46,691	+/-3,019
$200,000 or more	55,045	+/-2,921
Median household income (dollars)	100,318	+/-1,974
Mean household income (dollars)	125,213	+/-2,315

With earnings	326,159	+/-3,583
Mean earnings (dollars)	119,333	+/-2,515
With Social Security	61,396	+/-2,454
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	14,596	+/-521
With retirement income	73,077	+/-3,077
Mean retirement income (dollars)	39,389	+/-1,707

With Supplemental Security Income	6,286	+/-1,285
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,328	+/-875
With cash public assistance income	2,743	+/-938
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	3,233	+/-1,191
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	5,999	+/-1,349

Families	248,781	+/-5,107
Less than $10,000	4,582	+/-1,310
$10,000 to $14,999	2,745	+/-925
$15,000 to $24,999	5,176	+/-1,175
$25,000 to $34,999	8,848	+/-1,706
$35,000 to $49,999	15,089	+/-1,672
$50,000 to $74,999	29,809	+/-2,534
$75,000 to $99,999	31,130	+/-2,559
$100,000 to $149,999	60,610	+/-3,087
$150,000 to $199,999	41,181	+/-2,809
$200,000 or more	49,611	+/-2,749
Median family income (dollars)	119,812	+/-2,664
Mean family income (dollars)	145,939	+/-3,162

Per capita income (dollars)	46,499	+/-866

Nonfamily households	114,547	+/-5,040
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	63,380	+/-3,438
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	77,238	+/-3,424

Median earnings for workers (dollars)	47,879	+/-1,641
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	79,678	+/-3,272
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	56,192	+/-2,123

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
All families	3.6%	+/-0.6
With related children under 18 years	5.0%	+/-1.1
With related children under 5 years only	5.7%	+/-2.6
Married couple families	2.3%	+/-0.5
With related children under 18 years	2.9%	+/-0.9
With related children under 5 years only	2.5%	+/-1.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	9.7%	+/-3.0
With related children under 18 years	14.0%	+/-5.0
With related children under 5 years only	30.4%	+/-15.4

All people	5.3%	+/-0.6
Under 18 years	6.2%	+/-1.3
Related children under 18 years	5.9%	+/-1.2
Related children under 5 years	8.2%	+/-2.3
Related children 5 to 17 years	4.9%	+/-1.2
18 years and over	5.1%	+/-0.6
18 to 64 years	5.1%	+/-0.7
65 years and over	5.0%	+/-1.1
People in families	3.9%	+/-0.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	12.6%	+/-1.8

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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