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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

2.47

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.42

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

402,884

 

 

+/-2,212

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

83.4

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

41.3

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

21,938

4.4

10.1%

+/-1,386

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

168,813

27.5

12.5%

+/-4,751

 

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

76,353

30.7

52.2%

+/-2,325

 

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

73,021

27.2

48.2%

+/-2,459

 

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

204,733

35.5

19.6%

+/-5,229

 

Household population

573,463

 

 

+/-4,282

 

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)

347,611

68.1

65.2%

+/-4,121

 

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

28.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

51,849

(X)

52,175

+/-996

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

58,902

(X)

63,211

+/-1,988

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

31,974

(X)

27,466

+/-718

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

15.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

19.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

255,082

 

 

+/-1,605

 

Occupied housing units

232,000

91.0

88.0%

+/-2,583

 

Owner-occupied housing units

88,363

38.1

67.1%

+/-2,313

 

Renter-occupied housing units

143,637

61.9

32.9%

+/-2,686

 

Vacant housing units

23,082

9.0

12.0%

+/-1,722

 

Owner-occupied homes

88,363

 

 

+/-2,313

 

Median value (dollars)

419,500

(X)

192,400

+/-6,335

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,352

(X)

1,508

+/-48

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

720

(X)

425

+/-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

613,086

 

 

+/-3,372

 

Male

298,628

48.7

49.3%

+/-2,510

 

Female

314,458

51.3

50.7%

+/-2,107

 

Median age (years)

33.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

36,422

5.9

6.9%

+/-941

 

18 years and over

497,092

81.1

75.5%

+/-2,710

 

65 years and over

62,604

10.2

12.6%

+/-908

 

One race

593,919

96.9

97.8%

+/-4,066

 

White

345,040

56.3

74.3%

+/-4,289

 

Black or African American

143,817

23.5

12.3%

+/-2,853

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

2,588

0.4

0.8%

+/-434

 

Asian

50,197

8.2

4.4%

+/-1,148

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

453

0.1

0.1%

+/-180

 

Some other race

51,824

8.5

5.8%

+/-3,778

 

Two or more races

19,167

3.1

2.2%

+/-2,404

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

98,417

16.1

15.1%

+/-2,331

 



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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