DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Minnesota
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 3,781,756 100.0     Households 1,896,209 100.0
In labor force 2,691,709 71.2   Less than $10,000 127,955 6.7
     Civilian labor force 2,689,115 71.1   $10,000 to $14,999 102,205 5.4
          Employed 2,580,046 68.2   $15,000 to $24,999 216,089 11.4
          Unemployed 109,069 2.9   $25,000 to $34,999 234,300 12.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 322,529 17.0
     Armed Forces 2,594 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 424,867 22.4
Not in labor force 1,090,047 28.8   $75,000 to $99,999 228,834 12.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 156,565 8.3
   Females 16 years and over 1,931,097 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 40,734 2.1
In labor force 1,275,413 66.0   $200,000 or more 42,131 2.2
     Civilian labor force 1,275,090 66.0   Median household income (dollars) 47,111 (X)
          Employed 1,231,124 63.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 384,991 100.0   With earnings 1,580,573 83.4
All parents in family in labor force 264,979 68.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 59,189 (X)
        With Social Security income 453,443 23.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,471 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,541,611 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 54,348 2.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,971,668 77.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 6,501 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 264,690 10.4   With public assistance income 65,144 3.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 81,276 3.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,094 (X)
Walked 84,148 3.3   With retirement income 260,169 13.7
Other means 23,175 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,034 (X)
Worked at home 116,654 4.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.9 (X)        
          Families 1,262,953 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,580,046 100.0   Less than $10,000 39,374 3.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 35,957 2.8
Management, professional, and related occupations 923,768 35.8   $15,000 to $24,999 103,126 8.2
Service occupations 354,147 13.7   $25,000 to $34,999 132,108 10.5
Sales and office occupations 683,389 26.5    $35,000 to $49,999 215,891 17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 17,674 0.7   $50,000 to $74,999 334,735 26.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 217,294 8.4   $75,000 to $99,999 193,868 15.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 383,774 14.9   $100,000 to $149,999 136,084 10.8
        150,000 to $199,999 35,640 2.8
        $200,000 or more 36,170 2.9
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 56,874 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 67,883 2.6   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 23,198 (X)
Construction 153,267 5.9   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 419,271 16.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 39,364 (X)
Wholesale trade 92,854 3.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,708 (X)
Retail trade 307,714 11.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 131,683 5.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 65,460 2.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 184,874 7.2   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 227,064 8.8     Families 64,181 5.1
Educational, health and social services 539,111 20.9   With related children under 18 years 49,818 7.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 186,001 7.2        With related children under 5 years 25,426 10.0
Other services (except public administration) 118,322 4.6        
Public administration 86,542 3.4     Families with female householder, no husband present 31,233 19.3
        With related children under 18 years 28,878 25.0
             With related children under 5 years 14,824 37.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 380,476 7.9
Private wage and salary workers 2,074,432 80.4   18 years and over 258,785 7.3
Government workers 318,932 12.4        65 years and over 45,405 8.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 178,586 6.9   Related children under 18 years 115,441 9.2
Unpaid family workers 8,096 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 81,089 8.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 160,379 18.1
             
 
Date: March 3, 2003
 
-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.