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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

2.40

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.13

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

517,216

 

 

+/-1,581

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

84.0

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

27.4

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

58,893

10.1

10.1%

+/-1,772

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

53,790

6.8

12.5%

+/-2,236

 

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

135,502

45.9

52.2%

+/-2,756

 

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

128,812

40.1

48.2%

+/-2,673

 

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

72,346

9.9

19.6%

+/-2,655

 

Household population

777,176

 

 

+/-3,055

 

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)

418,866

69.2

65.2%

+/-3,521

 

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

22.1

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

44,830

(X)

52,175

+/-706

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,558

(X)

63,211

+/-1,306

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,360

(X)

27,466

+/-437

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.3

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

16.1

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

379,964

 

 

+/-1,203

 

Occupied housing units

323,552

85.2

88.0%

+/-2,360

 

Owner-occupied housing units

194,964

60.3

67.1%

+/-2,335

 

Renter-occupied housing units

128,588

39.7

32.9%

+/-2,727

 

Vacant housing units

56,412

14.8

12.0%

+/-2,228

 

Owner-occupied homes

194,964

 

 

+/-2,335

 

Median value (dollars)

124,000

(X)

192,400

+/-1,191

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,182

(X)

1,508

+/-9

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

391

(X)

425

+/-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

794,211

 

 

+/-2,569

 

Male

386,005

48.6

49.3%

+/-1,647

 

Female

408,206

51.4

50.7%

+/-1,610

 

Median age (years)

35.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

65,676

8.3

6.9%

+/-1,124

 

18 years and over

582,792

73.4

75.5%

+/-1,659

 

65 years and over

85,462

10.8

12.6%

+/-585

 

One race

777,488

97.9

97.8%

+/-2,648

 

White

528,965

66.6

74.3%

+/-3,035

 

Black or African American

206,012

25.9

12.3%

+/-2,068

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,784

0.2

0.8%

+/-366

 

Asian

13,202

1.7

4.4%

+/-634

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

392

0.0

0.1%

+/-232

 

Some other race

27,133

3.4

5.8%

+/-2,466

 

Two or more races

16,723

2.1

2.2%

+/-1,711

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

55,266

7.0

15.1%

+/-1,363

 



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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