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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

2.42

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.15

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

246,750

 

 

+/-1,198

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

88.0

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

31.6

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

30,043

10.4

10.1%

+/-1,081

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

32,790

8.4

12.5%

+/-1,778

 

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

69,450

46.6

52.2%

+/-1,688

 

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

66,323

42.3

48.2%

+/-1,614

 

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

44,645

12.4

19.6%

+/-1,891

 

Household population

379,115

 

 

+/-2,872

 

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)

212,075

70.6

65.2%

+/-2,482

 

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

17.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

45,979

(X)

52,175

+/-1,154

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

60,944

(X)

63,211

+/-1,578

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,728

(X)

27,466

+/-505

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

10.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

14.7

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

171,475

 

 

+/-935

 

Occupied housing units

156,485

91.3

88.0%

+/-1,420

 

Owner-occupied housing units

93,813

60.0

67.1%

+/-1,420

 

Renter-occupied housing units

62,672

40.0

32.9%

+/-1,838

 

Vacant housing units

14,990

8.7

12.0%

+/-1,144

 

Owner-occupied homes

93,813

 

 

+/-1,420

 

Median value (dollars)

129,600

(X)

192,400

+/-1,335

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,270

(X)

1,508

+/-21

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

462

(X)

425

+/-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

388,977

 

 

+/-1,920

 

Male

192,200

49.4

49.3%

+/-1,466

 

Female

196,777

50.6

50.7%

+/-1,239

 

Median age (years)

34.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

30,117

7.7

6.9%

+/-825

 

18 years and over

289,105

74.3

75.5%

+/-1,342

 

65 years and over

45,915

11.8

12.6%

+/-478

 

One race

378,040

97.2

97.8%

+/-2,279

 

White

298,396

76.7

74.3%

+/-2,509

 

Black or African American

49,707

12.8

12.3%

+/-1,339

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,691

0.4

0.8%

+/-441

 

Asian

8,021

2.1

4.4%

+/-652

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

416

0.1

0.1%

+/-165

 

Some other race

19,809

5.1

5.8%

+/-1,837

 

Two or more races

10,937

2.8

2.2%

+/-1,242

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

44,154

11.4

15.1%

+/-504

 



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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