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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

2.21

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.31

(X)

3.20

+/-0.05

 

Population 25 years and over

401,222

 

 

+/-144

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

85.3

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

47.2

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

35,570

7.6

10.1%

+/-1,905

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

75,416

12.8

12.5%

+/-2,403

 

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

66,595

28.9

52.2%

+/-2,119

 

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

62,604

23.7

48.2%

+/-1,848

 

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

80,635

14.6

19.6%

+/-2,970

 

Household population

553,133

 

 

*****

 

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)

329,224

67.4

65.2%

+/-3,562

 

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

29.5

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,428

(X)

52,175

+/-1,383

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

67,308

(X)

63,211

+/-3,053

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

41,144

(X)

27,466

+/-720

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

14.5

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

17.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

284,164

 

 

+/-77

 

Occupied housing units

250,423

88.1

88.0%

+/-1,754

 

Owner-occupied housing units

111,645

44.6

67.1%

+/-1,878

 

Renter-occupied housing units

138,778

55.4

32.9%

+/-2,216

 

Vacant housing units

33,741

11.9

12.0%

+/-1,755

 

Owner-occupied homes

111,645

 

 

+/-1,878

 

Median value (dollars)

453,900

(X)

192,400

+/-7,191

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,159

(X)

1,508

+/-44

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

535

(X)

425

+/-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

588,373

 

 

*****

 

Male

277,947

47.2

49.3%

+/-258

 

Female

310,426

52.8

50.7%

+/-258

 

Median age (years)

35.0

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

 

Under 5 years

35,627

6.1

6.9%

+/-120

 

18 years and over

475,427

80.8

75.5%

+/-182

 

65 years and over

70,058

11.9

12.6%

+/-119

 

One race

578,332

98.3

97.8%

+/-1,432

 

White

212,231

36.1

74.3%

+/-1,821

 

Black or African American

320,307

54.4

12.3%

+/-1,671

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,829

0.3

0.8%

+/-303

 

Asian

19,119

3.2

4.4%

+/-496

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

288

0.0

0.1%

+/-302

 

Some other race

24,558

4.2

5.8%

+/-1,814

 

Two or more races

10,041

1.7

2.2%

+/-1,432

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

49,933

8.5

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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