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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

2.25

(X)

2.61

+/-0.03

 

Average family size

3.28

(X)

3.20

+/-0.05

 

Population 25 years and over

196,185

 

 

+/-3,023

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

81.6

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

28.9

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

19,394

8.3

10.1%

+/-1,181

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

12,139

4.1

12.5%

+/-1,196

 

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

35,400

31.0

52.2%

+/-1,357

 

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

34,441

26.5

48.2%

+/-1,443

 

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

17,547

6.3

19.6%

+/-1,926

 

Household population

283,809

 

 

+/-4,273

 

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)

149,898

62.3

65.2%

+/-2,924

 

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

21.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

33,524

(X)

52,175

+/-946

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

46,335

(X)

63,211

+/-2,348

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

23,894

(X)

27,466

+/-781

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

20.9

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

25.7

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

163,575

 

 

+/-1,212

 

Occupied housing units

126,111

77.1

88.0%

+/-1,767

 

Owner-occupied housing units

53,681

42.6

67.1%

+/-1,208

 

Renter-occupied housing units

72,430

57.4

32.9%

+/-1,808

 

Vacant housing units

37,464

22.9

12.0%

+/-1,752

 

Owner-occupied homes

53,681

 

 

+/-1,208

 

Median value (dollars)

130,600

(X)

192,400

+/-2,773

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,329

(X)

1,508

+/-23

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

516

(X)

425

+/-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

299,577

 

 

+/-4,648

 

Male

141,193

47.1

49.3%

+/-2,783

 

Female

158,384

52.9

50.7%

+/-3,223

 

Median age (years)

35.7

(X)

36.7

+/-0.6

 

Under 5 years

21,420

7.2

6.9%

+/-1,393

 

18 years and over

232,892

77.7

75.5%

+/-3,601

 

65 years and over

36,098

12.0

12.6%

+/-1,550

 

One race

293,128

97.8

97.8%

+/-4,492

 

White

152,643

51.0

74.3%

+/-3,862

 

Black or African American

132,969

44.4

12.3%

+/-3,211

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

441

0.1

0.8%

+/-205

 

Asian

4,189

1.4

4.4%

+/-630

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

33

0.0

0.1%

+/-74

 

Some other race

2,853

1.0

5.8%

+/-639

 

Two or more races

6,449

2.2

2.2%

+/-1,363

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

5,765

1.9

15.1%

+/-887

 



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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