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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

2.49

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.13

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

522,784

 

 

+/-1,380

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

86.8

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

23.6

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

85,503

14.6

10.1%

+/-2,583

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

66,888

8.3

12.5%

+/-3,461

 

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

150,398

49.9

52.2%

+/-2,648

 

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

148,857

45.3

48.2%

+/-2,651

 

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

88,156

11.9

19.6%

+/-3,307

 

Household population

789,235

 

 

+/-2,799

 

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)

424,156

68.6

65.2%

+/-3,523

 

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

23.5

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

49,784

(X)

52,175

+/-696

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

60,907

(X)

63,211

+/-860

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,853

(X)

27,466

+/-404

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

9.1

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

12.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

365,494

 

 

+/-1,049

 

Occupied housing units

317,346

86.8

88.0%

+/-2,697

 

Owner-occupied housing units

203,434

64.1

67.1%

+/-2,401

 

Renter-occupied housing units

113,912

35.9

32.9%

+/-2,606

 

Vacant housing units

48,148

13.2

12.0%

+/-2,479

 

Owner-occupied homes

203,434

 

 

+/-2,401

 

Median value (dollars)

179,200

(X)

192,400

+/-1,818

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,359

(X)

1,508

+/-15

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

377

(X)

425

+/-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

804,536

 

 

+/-1,742

 

Male

390,964

48.6

49.3%

+/-1,141

 

Female

413,572

51.4

50.7%

+/-1,261

 

Median age (years)

36.0

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

61,119

7.6

6.9%

+/-585

 

18 years and over

595,009

74.0

75.5%

+/-1,338

 

65 years and over

83,714

10.4

12.6%

+/-492

 

One race

789,293

98.1

97.8%

+/-2,151

 

White

501,590

62.3

74.3%

+/-2,592

 

Black or African American

242,373

30.1

12.3%

+/-1,516

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

2,587

0.3

0.8%

+/-391

 

Asian

28,066

3.5

4.4%

+/-973

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

573

0.1

0.1%

+/-126

 

Some other race

14,104

1.8

5.8%

+/-1,878

 

Two or more races

15,243

1.9

2.2%

+/-1,470

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

49,852

6.2

15.1%

+/-561

 



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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