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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

2.38

(X)

2.61

+/-0.05

 

Average family size

3.15

(X)

3.20

+/-0.06

 

Population 25 years and over

147,953

 

 

+/-3,791

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

85.6

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

31.7

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

14,452

8.5

10.1%

+/-1,116

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

41,836

18.8

12.5%

+/-3,414

 

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

34,402

39.7

52.2%

+/-1,777

 

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

32,418

35.9

48.2%

+/-1,523

 

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

62,728

30.7

19.6%

+/-3,924

 

Household population

218,437

 

 

+/-5,008

 

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)

127,778

73.2

65.2%

+/-3,174

 

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

24.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.6

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

44,287

(X)

52,175

+/-1,217

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

48,423

(X)

63,211

+/-2,276

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

26,726

(X)

27,466

+/-1,059

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

16.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

108,901

 

 

+/-828

 

Occupied housing units

91,679

84.2

88.0%

+/-1,438

 

Owner-occupied housing units

38,626

42.1

67.1%

+/-1,277

 

Renter-occupied housing units

53,053

57.9

32.9%

+/-1,697

 

Vacant housing units

17,222

15.8

12.0%

+/-1,432

 

Owner-occupied homes

38,626

 

 

+/-1,277

 

Median value (dollars)

241,600

(X)

192,400

+/-5,966

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,614

(X)

1,508

+/-41

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

457

(X)

425

+/-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

222,245

 

 

+/-5,447

 

Male

110,458

49.7

49.3%

+/-3,575

 

Female

111,787

50.3

50.7%

+/-3,388

 

Median age (years)

33.3

(X)

36.7

+/-0.9

 

Under 5 years

18,048

8.1

6.9%

+/-1,789

 

18 years and over

169,802

76.4

75.5%

+/-3,969

 

65 years and over

21,272

9.6

12.6%

+/-1,302

 

One race

217,536

97.9

97.8%

+/-5,375

 

White

128,450

57.8

74.3%

+/-3,818

 

Black or African American

60,807

27.4

12.3%

+/-3,575

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

721

0.3

0.8%

+/-292

 

Asian

6,336

2.9

4.4%

+/-1,060

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

88

0.0

0.1%

+/-90

 

Some other race

21,134

9.5

5.8%

+/-3,056

 

Two or more races

4,709

2.1

2.2%

+/-989

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

49,343

22.2

15.1%

+/-3,157

 



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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