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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

2.33

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.08

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

290,096

 

 

+/-2,288

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

86.4

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

29.4

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

33,409

10.2

10.1%

+/-1,144

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

32,379

7.4

12.5%

+/-2,246

 

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

74,554

44.7

52.2%

+/-2,049

 

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

70,354

39.1

48.2%

+/-1,900

 

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

44,954

11.2

19.6%

+/-2,229

 

Household population

429,705

 

 

+/-3,622

 

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)

236,061

69.5

65.2%

+/-2,938

 

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

21.2

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

44,566

(X)

52,175

+/-1,123

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,092

(X)

63,211

+/-1,373

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

26,061

(X)

27,466

+/-492

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

13.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

17.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

217,305

 

 

+/-987

 

Occupied housing units

184,535

84.9

88.0%

+/-1,904

 

Owner-occupied housing units

108,411

58.7

67.1%

+/-1,705

 

Renter-occupied housing units

76,124

41.3

32.9%

+/-1,989

 

Vacant housing units

32,770

15.1

12.0%

+/-1,782

 

Owner-occupied homes

108,411

 

 

+/-1,705

 

Median value (dollars)

134,700

(X)

192,400

+/-2,118

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,269

(X)

1,508

+/-24

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

417

(X)

425

+/-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

435,825

 

 

+/-3,547

 

Male

212,372

48.7

49.3%

+/-2,615

 

Female

223,453

51.3

50.7%

+/-2,417

 

Median age (years)

35.9

(X)

36.7

+/-0.4

 

Under 5 years

32,743

7.5

6.9%

+/-1,163

 

18 years and over

328,822

75.4

75.5%

+/-2,524

 

65 years and over

49,604

11.4

12.6%

+/-1,100

 

One race

424,067

97.3

97.8%

+/-3,563

 

White

273,782

62.8

74.3%

+/-3,708

 

Black or African American

124,789

28.6

12.3%

+/-2,261

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,698

0.4

0.8%

+/-392

 

Asian

8,870

2.0

4.4%

+/-753

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

826

0.2

0.1%

+/-375

 

Some other race

14,102

3.2

5.8%

+/-1,823

 

Two or more races

11,758

2.7

2.2%

+/-1,455

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

40,074

9.2

15.1%

+/-1,628

 



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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