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2006-2008 American Community Survey (ACS) Census 2000
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2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates - what's this?
Data Profile Highlights:

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.


Social Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Average household size

2.46

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

2.96

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

448,800

 

 

+/-2,167

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

84.9

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

17.0

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

57,375

11.2

10.1%

+/-1,606

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

11,784

1.8

12.5%

+/-1,135

 

Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

145,324

55.0

52.2%

+/-2,221

 

Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

142,436

51.2

48.2%

+/-2,062

 

Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)

23,579

3.8

19.6%

+/-1,779

 

Household population

645,950

 

 

+/-3,428

 

Group quarters population

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

In labor force (population 16 years and over)

338,865

63.6

65.2%

+/-3,270

 

Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

23.0

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

44,873

(X)

52,175

+/-644

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

54,990

(X)

63,211

+/-796

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

22,469

(X)

27,466

+/-301

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

9.4

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.1

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

295,081

 

 

+/-1,445

 

Occupied housing units

262,511

89.0

88.0%

+/-2,223

 

Owner-occupied housing units

196,706

74.9

67.1%

+/-2,053

 

Renter-occupied housing units

65,805

25.1

32.9%

+/-1,910

 

Vacant housing units

32,570

11.0

12.0%

+/-1,808

 

Owner-occupied homes

196,706

 

 

+/-2,053

 

Median value (dollars)

102,600

(X)

192,400

+/-1,329

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,021

(X)

1,508

+/-12

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

350

(X)

425

+/-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

669,743

 

 

+/-2,773

 

Male

329,210

49.2

49.3%

+/-1,847

 

Female

340,533

50.8

50.7%

+/-1,758

 

Median age (years)

38.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

41,625

6.2

6.9%

+/-842

 

18 years and over

513,081

76.6

75.5%

+/-2,132

 

65 years and over

98,382

14.7

12.6%

+/-817

 

One race

659,046

98.4

97.8%

+/-2,975

 

White

622,582

93.0

74.3%

+/-2,685

 

Black or African American

25,846

3.9

12.3%

+/-1,280

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,230

0.2

0.8%

+/-327

 

Asian

4,324

0.6

4.4%

+/-631

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

46

0.0

0.1%

+/-54

 

Some other race

5,018

0.7

5.8%

+/-864

 

Two or more races

10,697

1.6

2.2%

+/-960

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

13,117

2.0

15.1%

+/-668

 


Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey

Explanation of Symbols:
'***' - The median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
'*****' - The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
'N' - Data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
'(X)' - The value is not applicable or not available.





Source:  U.S. Census Bureau:

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