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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

2.38

(X)

2.61

+/-0.03

 

Average family size

3.13

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

227,514

 

 

+/-2,494

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

89.8

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

46.3

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

22,650

8.1

10.1%

+/-1,443

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

48,091

13.3

12.5%

+/-2,355

 

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

62,659

43.6

52.2%

+/-1,901

 

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

59,785

40.4

48.2%

+/-1,681

 

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

53,817

16.1

19.6%

+/-2,370

 

Household population

339,828

 

 

+/-4,149

 

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)

206,394

71.5

65.2%

+/-3,202

 

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

21.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,926

(X)

52,175

+/-1,250

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

72,166

(X)

63,211

+/-2,142

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,927

(X)

27,466

+/-661

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

7.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

12.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

159,391

 

 

+/-809

 

Occupied housing units

142,951

89.7

88.0%

+/-1,535

 

Owner-occupied housing units

77,919

54.5

67.1%

+/-1,615

 

Renter-occupied housing units

65,032

45.5

32.9%

+/-1,837

 

Vacant housing units

16,440

10.3

12.0%

+/-1,336

 

Owner-occupied homes

77,919

 

 

+/-1,615

 

Median value (dollars)

200,900

(X)

192,400

+/-4,271

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,482

(X)

1,508

+/-23

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

456

(X)

425

+/-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

360,880

 

 

+/-3,882

 

Male

178,961

49.6

49.3%

+/-2,451

 

Female

181,919

50.4

50.7%

+/-2,672

 

Median age (years)

32.2

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

27,228

7.5

6.9%

+/-1,378

 

18 years and over

279,641

77.5

75.5%

+/-3,091

 

65 years and over

27,489

7.6

12.6%

+/-836

 

One race

356,617

98.8

97.8%

+/-3,924

 

White

217,193

60.2

74.3%

+/-3,897

 

Black or African American

102,493

28.4

12.3%

+/-3,115

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,217

0.3

0.8%

+/-353

 

Asian

13,866

3.8

4.4%

+/-1,188

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

34

0.0

0.1%

+/-43

 

Some other race

21,814

6.0

5.8%

+/-2,466

 

Two or more races

4,263

1.2

2.2%

+/-826

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

34,935

9.7

15.1%

+/-2,036

 



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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