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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

2.55

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.07

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

459,751

 

 

+/-2,666

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

77.9

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

16.8

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

53,549

10.5

10.1%

+/-1,718

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

28,110

4.2

12.5%

+/-1,599

 

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

147,643

55.8

52.2%

+/-2,138

 

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

145,946

52.6

48.2%

+/-2,313

 

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

42,383

6.7

19.6%

+/-1,950

 

Household population

656,183

 

 

+/-5,075

 

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)

335,006

62.9

65.2%

+/-3,896

 

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

23.5

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

42,241

(X)

52,175

+/-622

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

51,962

(X)

63,211

+/-841

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

22,122

(X)

27,466

+/-355

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

10.4

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.9

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

302,303

 

 

+/-1,622

 

Occupied housing units

256,855

85.0

88.0%

+/-2,629

 

Owner-occupied housing units

189,301

73.7

67.1%

+/-2,446

 

Renter-occupied housing units

67,554

26.3

32.9%

+/-2,281

 

Vacant housing units

45,448

15.0

12.0%

+/-2,109

 

Owner-occupied homes

189,301

 

 

+/-2,446

 

Median value (dollars)

120,800

(X)

192,400

+/-1,659

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,041

(X)

1,508

+/-15

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

283

(X)

425

+/-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

669,852

 

 

+/-4,454

 

Male

330,811

49.4

49.3%

+/-2,559

 

Female

339,041

50.6

50.7%

+/-2,662

 

Median age (years)

39.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

40,711

6.1

6.9%

+/-909

 

18 years and over

512,443

76.5

75.5%

+/-2,831

 

65 years and over

93,538

14.0

12.6%

+/-1,000

 

One race

661,533

98.8

97.8%

+/-4,502

 

White

567,790

84.8

74.3%

+/-4,169

 

Black or African American

59,235

8.8

12.3%

+/-1,532

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

2,403

0.4

0.8%

+/-504

 

Asian

9,962

1.5

4.4%

+/-699

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

177

0.0

0.1%

+/-192

 

Some other race

21,966

3.3

5.8%

+/-1,989

 

Two or more races

8,319

1.2

2.2%

+/-1,105

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

35,873

5.4

15.1%

+/-1,320

 


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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