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Fact Sheet
2006-2008 2000
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

2.91

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.47

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

1,155,655

 

 

+/-266

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

85.8

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

44.2

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

77,831

5.9

10.1%

+/-2,010

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

638,029

36.8

12.5%

+/-7,497

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

387,219

54.9

52.2%

+/-4,064

 

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

348,069

51.6

48.2%

+/-3,947

 

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

800,900

49.9

19.6%

+/-7,275

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Household population

1,700,943

 

 

+/-5,277

 

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)

907,295

66.8

65.2%

+/-5,138

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

24.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

87,287

(X)

52,175

+/-949

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

101,832

(X)

63,211

+/-1,064

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

40,420

(X)

27,466

+/-441

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

5.6

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

8.2

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

614,073

 

 

+/-1,819

 

Occupied housing units

585,364

95.3

88.0%

+/-2,461

 

Owner-occupied housing units

354,417

60.5

67.1%

+/-3,575

 

Renter-occupied housing units

230,947

39.5

32.9%

+/-3,629

 

Vacant housing units

28,709

4.7

12.0%

+/-1,773

 

Owner-occupied homes

354,417

 

 

+/-3,575

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Median value (dollars)

743,200

(X)

192,400

+/-4,824

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

3,059

(X)

1,508

+/-29

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

524

(X)

425

+/-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,734,756

 

 

*****

 

Male

887,410

51.2

49.3%

+/-234

 

Female

847,346

48.8

50.7%

+/-234

 

Median age (years)

36.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

130,590

7.5

6.9%

*****

 

18 years and over

1,312,684

75.7

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

186,509

10.8

12.6%

+/-172

 

One race

1,675,000

96.6

97.8%

+/-2,526

 

White

906,037

52.2

74.3%

+/-6,777

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Black or African American

44,815

2.6

12.3%

+/-1,141

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American Indian and Alaska Native

8,649

0.5

0.8%

+/-1,319

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Asian

524,957

30.3

4.4%

+/-2,501

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

6,895

0.4

0.1%

+/-477

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Some other race

183,647

10.6

5.8%

+/-6,638

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Two or more races

59,756

3.4

2.2%

+/-2,526

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

444,913

25.6

15.1%

*****

 



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.



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