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DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Northwest Ohio 11-County Region 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS     INCOME IN 1999  
  Population 16 years and over 762,457 100.0%     Households 386,742 100.0%
In labor force 503,957 66.1%   Less than $10,000 34,455 8.9%
     Civilian labor force 503,542 66.0%   $10,000 to $14,999 25,812 6.7%
          Employed 476,494 62.5%   $15,000 to $24,999 52,398 13.5%
          Unemployed 27,048 3.5%   $25,000 to $34,999 54,221 14.0%
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.4% (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 67,587 17.5%
     Armed Forces 415 0.1%   $50,000 to $74,999 80,866 20.9%
Not in labor force 258,500 33.9%   $75,000 to $99,999 38,655 10.0%
        $100,000 to $149,999 22,441 5.8%
   Females 16 years and over 398,115 100.0%   $150,000 to $199,999 5,162 1.3%
In labor force 238,884 60.0%   $200,000 or more 5,145 1.3%
     Civilian labor force 238,811 60.0%   Median household income (dollars) 40,369 (X)
          Employed 226,505 56.9%        
             
  Own children under 6 years 74,251 100.0%   With earnings 308,408 79.7%
All parents in family in labor force 49,921 67.2%        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 50,688 (X)
    0.0%   With Social Security income 102,868 26.6%
COMMUTING TO WORK   0.0%        Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,628 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 467,074 100.0%   With Supplemental Security Income 15,978 4.1%
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 395,543 84.7%        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,500 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 41,400 8.9%   With public assistance income 11,572 3.0%
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5,142 1.1%        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,495 (X)
Walked 11,019 2.4%   With retirement income 71,078 18.4%
Other means 3,484 0.7%        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,280 (X)
Worked at home 10,486 2.2%      
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 20.3 (X)      
          Families 260,702 100.0%
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 476,494 100.0%   Less than $10,000 13,051 5.0%
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 9,846 3.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations 131,460 27.6%   $15,000 to $24,999 26,607 10.2%
Service occupations 70,800 14.9%   $25,000 to $34,999 33,135 12.7%
Sales and office occupations 114,608 24.1%    $35,000 to $49,999 48,612 18.6%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,909 0.4%   $50,000 to $74,999 66,330 25.4%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 43,919 9.2%   $75,000 to $99,999 33,869 13.0%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 113,798 23.9%   $100,000 to $149,999 20,143 7.7%
        150,000 to $199,999 4,653 1.8%
        $200,000 or more 4,456 1.7%
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 49,554 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5,994 1.3%   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,180 (X)
Construction 27,784 5.8%   Median earnings (dollars):  
Manufacturing 117,896 24.7%   Male full-time, year-round workers 38,257 (X)
Wholesale trade 15,393 3.2%   Female full-time, year-round workers 25,292 (X)
Retail trade 53,981 11.3%   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 25,165 5.3%                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 8,097 1.7%   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 20,413 4.3%   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999  
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 31,766 6.7%     Families 19,774 7.6%
Educational, health and social services 97,067 20.4%   With related children under 18 years 16,126 (X)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 36,812 7.7%        With related children under 5 years 8,136 (X)
Other services (except public administration) 21,160 4.4%        
Public administration 14,966 3.1%     Families with female householder, no husband present 12,129 (X)
        With related children under 18 years 11,237 (X)
             With related children under 5 years 5,798 (X)
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 101,683 (X)
Private wage and salary workers 393,437 82.6%   18 years and over 66,568 (X)
Government workers 55,989 11.8%        65 years and over 9,083 (X)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 25,912 5.4%   Related children under 18 years 34,111 (X)
Unpaid family workers 1,156 0.2%        Related children 5 to 17 years 23,221 (X)
      Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 37,759 (X)
         
 
Date: September 20, 2004
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.