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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

2.43

(X)

2.61

+/-0.04

 

Average family size

3.69

(X)

3.20

+/-0.08

 

Population 25 years and over

298,033

 

 

+/-5,047

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

84.4

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

42.6

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

24,504

6.9

10.1%

+/-1,464

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

30,383

6.8

12.5%

+/-3,016

 

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

50,600

27.0

52.2%

+/-2,282

 

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

45,957

25.5

48.2%

+/-2,023

 

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

40,494

9.7

19.6%

+/-3,753

 

Household population

413,168

 

 

+/-8,164

 

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)

236,702

65.3

65.2%

+/-5,004

 

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

26.2

(X)

25.3

+/-0.6

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

47,464

(X)

52,175

+/-1,310

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

59,711

(X)

63,211

+/-3,143

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

35,557

(X)

27,466

+/-1,161

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

17.2

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

21.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

215,040

 

 

+/-1,701

 

Occupied housing units

170,135

79.1

88.0%

+/-2,507

 

Owner-occupied housing units

86,643

50.9

67.1%

+/-1,982

 

Renter-occupied housing units

83,492

49.1

32.9%

+/-2,244

 

Vacant housing units

44,905

20.9

12.0%

+/-2,079

 

Owner-occupied homes

86,643

 

 

+/-1,982

 

Median value (dollars)

245,900

(X)

192,400

+/-5,961

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,862

(X)

1,508

+/-46

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

556

(X)

425

+/-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

445,709

 

 

+/-7,598

 

Male

226,350

50.8

49.3%

+/-4,589

 

Female

219,359

49.2

50.7%

+/-5,041

 

Median age (years)

35.4

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

29,564

6.6

6.9%

+/-1,958

 

18 years and over

352,929

79.2

75.5%

+/-5,982

 

65 years and over

39,105

8.8

12.6%

+/-1,343

 

One race

440,838

98.9

97.8%

+/-7,458

 

White

171,258

38.4

74.3%

+/-4,652

 

Black or African American

248,698

55.8

12.3%

+/-5,658

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

867

0.2

0.8%

+/-299

 

Asian

8,399

1.9

4.4%

+/-842

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

138

0.0

0.1%

+/-178

 

Some other race

11,478

2.6

5.8%

+/-2,523

 

Two or more races

4,871

1.1

2.2%

+/-886

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

21,672

4.9

15.1%

+/-2,889

 



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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