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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
14. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[In thousands]
Age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	2018
Age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Mining, quarry- ing, and oil and gas extract- ion	Con- struc- tion	Manu- facturing	Whole- sale and retail trade	Trans- portation and util- ities	Infor- mation	Finan- cial ac- tivities	Profes- sional and busi- ness services	Educa- tion and health services	Leisure and hos- pitality	Other ser- vices(1)	Public adminis- tration
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over	784	11,181	15,560	20,270	8,551	2,919	10,649	18,950	35,043	14,268	7,742	7,419
16 to 19 years	7	190	233	1,243	89	67	76	219	560	2,079	213	48
20 years and over	776	10,991	15,327	19,027	8,463	2,852	10,574	18,731	34,483	12,189	7,530	7,371
20 to 24 years	51	816	1,149	2,812	551	218	616	1,405	2,634	2,654	666	299
25 years and over	726	10,175	14,178	16,215	7,912	2,634	9,957	17,326	31,849	9,535	6,863	7,072
25 to 54 years	553	7,746	10,327	11,726	5,664	2,064	7,198	12,938	23,444	7,524	4,776	5,137
55 years and over	173	2,429	3,851	4,489	2,248	570	2,759	4,388	8,405	2,011	2,088	1,935
Men, 16 years and over	676	10,079	11,022	11,202	6,468	1,801	5,051	11,079	8,985	6,920	3,595	4,025
16 to 19 years	7	175	168	621	68	33	39	132	159	892	93	25
20 years and over	669	9,904	10,854	10,581	6,400	1,767	5,012	10,947	8,825	6,029	3,502	4,000
20 to 24 years	42	746	835	1,464	417	115	280	760	703	1,230	303	164
25 years and over	627	9,158	10,019	9,117	5,983	1,652	4,732	10,187	8,122	4,799	3,199	3,837
25 to 54 years	485	7,017	7,307	6,631	4,243	1,326	3,426	7,609	5,862	3,801	2,219	2,840
55 years and over	142	2,141	2,713	2,486	1,739	327	1,306	2,578	2,260	998	979	997
Women, 16 years and over	108	1,102	4,537	9,068	2,084	1,118	5,598	7,872	26,058	7,347	4,148	3,394
16 to 19 years	1	15	65	621	21	33	36	87	400	1,188	120	24
20 years and over	107	1,087	4,472	8,446	2,063	1,085	5,562	7,785	25,658	6,160	4,028	3,371
20 to 24 years	8	70	314	1,349	134	103	337	646	1,931	1,424	363	135
25 years and over	99	1,017	4,158	7,098	1,929	982	5,225	7,139	23,727	4,736	3,665	3,235
25 to 54 years	68	729	3,020	5,096	1,420	739	3,773	5,329	17,582	3,723	2,557	2,297
55 years and over	31	288	1,138	2,002	509	244	1,453	1,809	6,145	1,013	1,108	938

White
Men, 16 years and over	593	8,906	8,917	8,925	4,701	1,417	4,064	8,688	6,684	5,089	2,854	3,193
16 to 19 years	6	156	136	479	54	26	34	111	126	691	76	18
20 years and over	587	8,750	8,782	8,446	4,647	1,391	4,030	8,578	6,557	4,398	2,778	3,175
20 to 24 years	40	677	646	1,090	284	86	218	596	520	895	251	132
25 years and over	547	8,073	8,136	7,356	4,363	1,306	3,812	7,981	6,038	3,503	2,527	3,043
25 to 54 years	419	6,152	5,807	5,201	3,028	1,024	2,670	5,774	4,196	2,754	1,723	2,236
55 years and over	128	1,921	2,329	2,155	1,335	282	1,142	2,207	1,841	749	804	807
Women, 16 years and over	91	982	3,448	7,023	1,427	868	4,425	6,118	19,778	5,509	3,146	2,363
16 to 19 years	1	13	51	491	15	26	31	65	318	924	97	18
20 years and over	90	969	3,397	6,532	1,413	842	4,395	6,054	19,459	4,585	3,050	2,345
20 to 24 years	8	65	237	983	96	70	263	451	1,478	1,067	288	89
25 years and over	82	904	3,160	5,548	1,317	771	4,132	5,603	17,981	3,518	2,761	2,256
25 to 54 years	55	641	2,269	3,870	935	557	2,873	4,059	13,082	2,727	1,883	1,551
55 years and over	27	263	891	1,678	382	214	1,260	1,544	4,899	791	878	705

Black or African American
Men, 16 years and over	39	637	1,086	1,266	1,186	198	461	1,007	1,252	929	378	529
16 to 19 years	0	11	17	83	8	7	1	15	17	100	10	1
20 years and over	39	626	1,069	1,183	1,178	191	460	992	1,234	829	368	528
20 to 24 years	0	33	109	224	89	20	34	87	99	173	28	15
25 years and over	38	593	959	959	1,089	171	426	905	1,135	656	340	513
25 to 54 years	33	480	772	801	799	149	334	712	892	546	255	383
55 years and over	5	113	187	158	290	22	92	193	243	110	85	130
Women, 16 years and over	11	52	540	1,147	458	142	627	871	4,055	977	461	723
16 to 19 years	0	1	7	82	4	3	4	13	43	147	15	3
20 years and over	11	51	533	1,065	455	138	622	857	4,012	830	446	720
20 to 24 years	0	1	46	221	27	19	36	108	287	204	41	35
25 years and over	11	50	487	844	428	119	587	750	3,724	626	404	684
25 to 54 years	7	39	375	669	334	98	482	586	2,890	523	296	522
55 years and over	4	11	113	174	94	21	104	164	834	103	109	163

Asian
Men, 16 years and over	17	186	672	631	352	137	417	1,063	769	514	243	164
16 to 19 years	0	1	5	25	2	0	1	1	8	38	3	1
20 years and over	17	185	668	606	351	137	416	1,062	761	476	240	163
20 to 24 years	0	4	39	70	17	5	18	41	52	63	11	8
25 years and over	17	181	629	537	333	132	398	1,021	708	413	229	155
25 to 54 years	13	125	477	403	258	114	342	891	573	298	163	117
55 years and over	4	55	151	133	75	18	56	129	136	115	66	37
Women, 16 years and over	5	33	398	496	116	76	377	635	1,463	459	406	165
16 to 19 years	0	0	2	20	0	1	0	5	14	33	4	2
20 years and over	5	33	396	476	116	74	377	630	1,449	426	403	163
20 to 24 years	0	0	16	59	3	8	17	59	89	55	18	4
25 years and over	5	33	379	417	113	66	360	571	1,360	372	385	159
25 to 54 years	4	27	269	325	93	59	287	501	1,063	275	292	117
55 years and over	0	7	111	92	19	7	73	70	297	96	93	42

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Men, 16 years and over	143	3,238	1,748	2,004	1,204	224	628	1,755	1,106	1,651	794	455
16 to 19 years	2	63	29	127	17	8	12	31	28	189	26	3
20 years and over	141	3,175	1,720	1,876	1,187	215	616	1,724	1,078	1,462	768	452
20 to 24 years	8	261	186	358	103	23	41	165	128	284	73	32
25 years and over	133	2,914	1,534	1,519	1,085	192	575	1,559	950	1,178	695	420
25 to 54 years	113	2,534	1,271	1,255	872	171	476	1,327	763	1,006	564	349
55 years and over	20	380	262	264	212	22	99	233	187	171	131	71
Women, 16 years and over	19	196	847	1,636	361	133	719	1,267	3,417	1,645	780	413
16 to 19 years	0	5	14	142	6	8	9	25	62	255	15	5
20 years and over	19	190	833	1,493	355	125	709	1,242	3,356	1,390	765	408
20 to 24 years	2	24	72	310	40	25	91	130	349	311	66	20
25 years and over	17	167	761	1,183	315	100	618	1,112	3,007	1,079	699	388
25 to 54 years	15	149	636	980	264	89	525	941	2,461	942	555	307
55 years and over	2	18	125	204	51	11	94	171	546	137	145	81
Footnotes (1) Includes private households.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2019