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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

+/-0.04

 

Average family size

3.25

(X)

3.20

+/-0.06

 

Population 25 years and over

246,976

 

 

+/-4,658

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

66.2

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

22.6

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

7,529

2.7

10.1%

+/-696

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

203,255

58.1

12.5%

+/-5,327

 

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

59,985

41.9

52.2%

+/-2,185

 

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

53,593

36.0

48.2%

+/-2,035

 

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

249,394

76.4

19.6%

+/-5,448

 

Household population

339,721

 

 

+/-6,017

 

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)

167,114

58.1

65.2%

+/-4,009

 

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

27.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

29,151

(X)

52,175

+/-1,215

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

33,326

(X)

63,211

+/-1,579

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

20,639

(X)

27,466

+/-616

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

20.9

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

25.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

163,123

 

 

+/-860

 

Occupied housing units

136,505

83.7

88.0%

+/-1,881

 

Owner-occupied housing units

51,381

37.6

67.1%

+/-1,822

 

Renter-occupied housing units

85,124

62.4

32.9%

+/-2,280

 

Vacant housing units

26,618

16.3

12.0%

+/-1,840

 

Owner-occupied homes

51,381

 

 

+/-1,822

 

Median value (dollars)

319,200

(X)

192,400

+/-8,010

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,981

(X)

1,508

+/-60

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

611

(X)

425

+/-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

349,856

 

 

+/-6,455

 

Male

173,705

49.7

49.3%

+/-4,109

 

Female

176,151

50.3

50.7%

+/-3,976

 

Median age (years)

40.2

(X)

36.7

+/-0.5

 

Under 5 years

23,516

6.7

6.9%

+/-1,703

 

18 years and over

279,762

80.0

75.5%

+/-5,466

 

65 years and over

62,202

17.8

12.6%

+/-1,918

 

One race

345,828

98.8

97.8%

+/-6,280

 

White

254,360

72.7

74.3%

+/-5,495

 

Black or African American

76,962

22.0

12.3%

+/-4,071

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

372

0.1

0.8%

+/-184

 

Asian

2,921

0.8

4.4%

+/-788

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

251

0.1

0.1%

+/-209

 

Some other race

10,962

3.1

5.8%

+/-1,783

 

Two or more races

4,028

1.2

2.2%

+/-883

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

242,864

69.4

15.1%

+/-5,020

 



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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