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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

2.61

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

 

Average family size

3.53

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

1,764,936

 

 

+/-7,123

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

78.1

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

30.2

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

110,272

5.3

10.1%

+/-2,845

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

587,707

21.6

12.5%

+/-9,187

 

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

407,921

38.8

52.2%

+/-4,045

 

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

377,049

33.6

48.2%

+/-3,997

 

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

910,106

36.1

19.6%

+/-10,836

 

Household population

2,661,688

 

 

+/-11,506

 

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)

1,401,296

65.6

65.2%

+/-8,926

 

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

34.1

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

46,767

(X)

52,175

+/-491

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,381

(X)

63,211

+/-667

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

26,814

(X)

27,466

+/-300

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

16.9

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

20.7

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,182,326

 

 

+/-2,084

 

Occupied housing units

1,017,888

86.1

88.0%

+/-4,415

 

Owner-occupied housing units

498,885

49.0

67.1%

+/-4,747

 

Renter-occupied housing units

519,003

51.0

32.9%

+/-5,453

 

Vacant housing units

164,438

13.9

12.0%

+/-3,881

 

Owner-occupied homes

498,885

 

 

+/-4,747

 

Median value (dollars)

285,200

(X)

192,400

+/-2,223

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,946

(X)

1,508

+/-13

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

581

(X)

425

+/-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

2,725,206

 

 

+/-11,581

 

Male

1,333,779

48.9

49.3%

+/-8,143

 

Female

1,391,427

51.1

50.7%

+/-7,541

 

Median age (years)

33.9

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

203,050

7.5

6.9%

+/-2,971

 

18 years and over

2,065,028

75.8

75.5%

+/-8,265

 

65 years and over

284,773

10.4

12.6%

+/-2,903

 

One race

2,678,774

98.3

97.8%

+/-11,888

 

White

1,086,524

39.9

74.3%

+/-11,605

 

Black or African American

944,152

34.6

12.3%

+/-8,566

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

5,946

0.2

0.8%

+/-898

 

Asian

134,736

4.9

4.4%

+/-4,611

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,316

0.0

0.1%

+/-592

 

Some other race

506,100

18.6

5.8%

+/-10,936

 

Two or more races

46,432

1.7

2.2%

+/-3,250

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

758,877

27.8

15.1%

+/-8,444

 



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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