Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area - Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005

Data Set: 2005 American Community Survey
Survey: American Community Survey

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NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005	Estimate	Margin of Error
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	2,858,658	+/-3,464
In labor force	1,902,106	+/-13,421
Civilian labor force	1,896,329	+/-13,588
Employed	1,791,144	+/-14,162
Unemployed	105,185	+/-7,463
Armed Forces	5,777	+/-1,435
Not in labor force	956,552	+/-13,453

Civilian labor force	1,896,329	+/-13,588
Unemployed	5.5%	+/-0.4

Females 16 years and over	1,433,743	+/-3,045
In labor force	829,010	+/-9,695
Civilian labor force	828,642	+/-9,765
Employed	779,447	+/-9,486

Own children under 6 years	355,674	+/-5,904
All parents in family in labor force	193,538	+/-7,693

Own children 6 to 17 years	625,641	+/-7,676
All parents in family in labor force	409,721	+/-9,983

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	1,747,871	+/-13,126
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	1,319,158	+/-14,723
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	253,902	+/-10,914
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	36,835	+/-4,269
Walked	27,938	+/-3,325
Other means	37,390	+/-4,571
Worked at home	72,648	+/-5,389

Mean travel time to work (minutes)	26.5	+/-0.3

Civilian employed population 16 years and over	1,791,144	+/-14,162
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	598,419	+/-10,659
Service occupations	291,922	+/-11,997
Sales and office occupations	496,745	+/-12,843
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	7,732	+/-2,547
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	209,198	+/-8,452
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	187,128	+/-9,270

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	12,939	+/-2,707
Construction	191,418	+/-8,563
Manufacturing	161,606	+/-7,958
Wholesale trade	66,532	+/-6,916
Retail trade	215,531	+/-9,068
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	82,888	+/-4,653
Information	37,265	+/-3,392
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	181,592	+/-7,598
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	207,676	+/-8,705
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	309,228	+/-9,568
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	166,386	+/-10,066
Other services, except public administration	77,666	+/-5,811
Public administration	80,417	+/-5,362

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	1,464,656	+/-14,369
Government workers	217,510	+/-8,247
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	106,000	+/-5,869
Unpaid family workers	2,978	+/-953

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2005 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	1,416,169	+/-8,394
Less than $10,000	90,781	+/-4,477
$10,000 to $14,999	74,661	+/-4,292
$15,000 to $24,999	167,862	+/-7,328
$25,000 to $34,999	165,683	+/-6,791
$35,000 to $49,999	233,166	+/-7,849
$50,000 to $74,999	279,073	+/-9,700
$75,000 to $99,999	168,670	+/-6,690
$100,000 to $149,999	146,984	+/-5,125
$150,000 to $199,999	47,348	+/-3,650
$200,000 or more	41,941	+/-3,281
Median household income (dollars)	48,124	+/-847
Mean household income (dollars)	63,868	+/-949

With earnings	1,152,237	+/-8,558
Mean earnings (dollars)	64,591	+/-1,032
With Social Security	352,317	+/-5,425
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	14,136	+/-183
With retirement income	231,972	+/-5,904
Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,171	+/-806

With Supplemental Security Income	35,493	+/-2,873
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,886	+/-365
With cash public assistance income	26,233	+/-2,781
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	2,842	+/-287
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	85,213	+/-4,766

Families	935,793	+/-12,266
Less than $10,000	44,570	+/-3,827
$10,000 to $14,999	30,969	+/-3,115
$15,000 to $24,999	93,227	+/-5,924
$25,000 to $34,999	97,017	+/-4,977
$35,000 to $49,999	149,922	+/-7,274
$50,000 to $74,999	193,935	+/-8,389
$75,000 to $99,999	128,668	+/-5,208
$100,000 to $149,999	122,519	+/-5,065
$150,000 to $199,999	39,817	+/-3,355
$200,000 or more	35,149	+/-2,782
Median family income (dollars)	55,855	+/-1,078
Mean family income (dollars)	72,686	+/-1,380

Per capita income (dollars)	24,866	+/-354

Nonfamily households	480,376	+/-11,555
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	33,298	+/-1,162
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	43,581	+/-1,071

Median earnings for workers (dollars)	28,736	+/-542
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	40,633	+/-478
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	33,920	+/-709

PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL
All families	9.7%	+/-0.6
With related children under 18 years	14.7%	+/-0.9
With related children under 5 years only	16.5%	+/-2.4
Married couple families	5.5%	+/-0.5
With related children under 18 years	7.8%	+/-0.9
With related children under 5 years only	7.3%	+/-1.7
Families with female householder, no husband present	26.0%	+/-1.8
With related children under 18 years	34.0%	+/-2.3
With related children under 5 years only	46.5%	+/-7.4

All people	12.7%	+/-0.6
Under 18 years	18.3%	+/-1.2
Related children under 18 years	17.9%	+/-1.2
Related children under 5 years	21.7%	+/-1.9
Related children 5 to 17 years	16.2%	+/-1.2
18 years and over	10.6%	+/-0.4
18 to 64 years	11.2%	+/-0.5
65 years and over	7.2%	+/-0.6
People in families	11.2%	+/-0.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	19.2%	+/-1.1

Selected Economic Characteristics: 2005	Estimate	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 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:
�The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.
�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.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that 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 margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no 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.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. 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.
7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
8. 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.
9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

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