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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

2.34

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

2.89

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

455,747

 

 

+/-1,719

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

82.3

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

23.7

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

61,755

11.5

10.1%

+/-2,169

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

28,314

4.2

12.5%

+/-1,597

 

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

143,787

53.6

52.2%

+/-2,527

 

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

142,005

48.3

48.2%

+/-2,685

 

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

35,744

5.6

19.6%

+/-1,589

 

Household population

640,287

 

 

+/-4,321

 

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)

343,016

61.9

65.2%

+/-3,513

 

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

20.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

46,054

(X)

52,175

+/-811

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

58,735

(X)

63,211

+/-979

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

24,321

(X)

27,466

+/-343

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

8.1

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.0

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

301,452

 

 

+/-1,584

 

Occupied housing units

273,079

90.6

88.0%

+/-2,446

 

Owner-occupied housing units

187,379

68.6

67.1%

+/-2,490

 

Renter-occupied housing units

85,700

31.4

32.9%

+/-2,481

 

Vacant housing units

28,373

9.4

12.0%

+/-1,744

 

Owner-occupied homes

187,379

 

 

+/-2,490

 

Median value (dollars)

165,900

(X)

192,400

+/-1,645

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,185

(X)

1,508

+/-11

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

327

(X)

425

+/-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

679,085

 

 

+/-2,328

 

Male

328,742

48.4

49.3%

+/-1,626

 

Female

350,343

51.6

50.7%

+/-1,528

 

Median age (years)

38.8

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

39,820

5.9

6.9%

+/-756

 

18 years and over

535,451

78.8

75.5%

+/-1,731

 

65 years and over

106,090

15.6

12.6%

+/-900

 

One race

670,007

98.7

97.8%

+/-2,537

 

White

578,856

85.2

74.3%

+/-2,847

 

Black or African American

73,756

10.9

12.3%

+/-1,354

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,525

0.2

0.8%

+/-300

 

Asian

8,634

1.3

4.4%

+/-426

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

425

0.1

0.1%

+/-286

 

Some other race

6,811

1.0

5.8%

+/-1,233

 

Two or more races

9,078

1.3

2.2%

+/-1,280

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

21,307

3.1

15.1%

+/-608

 


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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