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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

2.58

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.08

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

491,316

 

 

+/-1,030

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

77.4

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

16.5

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

52,934

9.3

10.1%

+/-1,722

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

14,810

1.9

12.5%

+/-1,268

 

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

156,028

54.5

52.2%

+/-2,558

 

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

153,118

48.4

48.2%

+/-2,840

 

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

24,240

3.4

19.6%

+/-1,449

 

Household population

743,751

 

 

+/-3,710

 

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)

364,934

61.7

65.2%

+/-3,618

 

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)

38,944

(X)

52,175

+/-725

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

47,590

(X)

63,211

+/-899

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

19,859

(X)

27,466

+/-336

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

15.2

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

18.9

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

328,349

 

 

+/-1,501

 

Occupied housing units

287,856

87.7

88.0%

+/-2,748

 

Owner-occupied housing units

213,307

74.1

67.1%

+/-2,959

 

Renter-occupied housing units

74,549

25.9

32.9%

+/-2,167

 

Vacant housing units

40,493

12.3

12.0%

+/-2,057

 

Owner-occupied homes

213,307

 

 

+/-2,959

 

Median value (dollars)

94,100

(X)

192,400

+/-1,460

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

986

(X)

1,508

+/-13

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

308

(X)

425

+/-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

766,939

 

 

+/-955

 

Male

370,729

48.3

49.3%

+/-1,133

 

Female

396,210

51.7

50.7%

+/-916

 

Median age (years)

35.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

 

Under 5 years

54,989

7.2

6.9%

+/-345

 

18 years and over

567,989

74.1

75.5%

+/-750

 

65 years and over

98,157

12.8

12.6%

+/-481

 

One race

759,859

99.1

97.8%

+/-1,460

 

White

540,841

70.5

74.3%

+/-1,488

 

Black or African American

208,631

27.2

12.3%

+/-1,549

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,517

0.2

0.8%

+/-469

 

Asian

4,980

0.6

4.4%

+/-738

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

35

0.0

0.1%

+/-47

 

Some other race

3,855

0.5

5.8%

+/-786

 

Two or more races

7,080

0.9

2.2%

+/-1,085

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

16,321

2.1

15.1%

+/-703

 


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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