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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

+/-0.03

 

Average family size

3.20

(X)

3.20

+/-0.05

 

Population 25 years and over

258,828

 

 

+/-2,787

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

74.7

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

12.8

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

28,134

9.5

10.1%

+/-1,393

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

18,329

4.6

12.5%

+/-1,662

 

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

46,291

31.4

52.2%

+/-1,520

 

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

44,624

26.5

48.2%

+/-1,387

 

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

43,516

11.7

19.6%

+/-2,140

 

Household population

387,168

 

 

+/-4,895

 

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)

186,210

60.1

65.2%

+/-3,034

 

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

23.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

27,956

(X)

52,175

+/-852

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

35,048

(X)

63,211

+/-973

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

16,723

(X)

27,466

+/-403

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

23.9

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

28.9

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

213,003

 

 

+/-1,160

 

Occupied housing units

165,916

77.9

88.0%

+/-2,018

 

Owner-occupied housing units

78,781

47.5

67.1%

+/-1,814

 

Renter-occupied housing units

87,135

52.5

32.9%

+/-2,100

 

Vacant housing units

47,087

22.1

12.0%

+/-1,934

 

Owner-occupied homes

78,781

 

 

+/-1,814

 

Median value (dollars)

89,100

(X)

192,400

+/-850

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,089

(X)

1,508

+/-13

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

414

(X)

425

+/-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

397,901

 

 

+/-5,096

 

Male

190,081

47.8

49.3%

+/-2,948

 

Female

207,820

52.2

50.7%

+/-3,409

 

Median age (years)

36.9

(X)

36.7

+/-0.4

 

Under 5 years

26,742

6.7

6.9%

+/-1,249

 

18 years and over

296,887

74.6

75.5%

+/-3,289

 

65 years and over

50,308

12.6

12.6%

+/-1,255

 

One race

388,987

97.8

97.8%

+/-4,998

 

White

160,924

40.4

74.3%

+/-4,102

 

Black or African American

209,052

52.5

12.3%

+/-3,650

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,110

0.3

0.8%

+/-295

 

Asian

6,144

1.5

4.4%

+/-869

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

0.1%

+/-151

 

Some other race

11,757

3.0

5.8%

+/-1,650

 

Two or more races

8,914

2.2

2.2%

+/-1,286

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

35,965

9.0

15.1%

+/-1,594

 



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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