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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

2.32

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.08

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

459,872

 

 

+/-2,664

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

86.6

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

31.5

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

46,790

8.5

10.1%

+/-1,758

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

68,857

9.4

12.5%

+/-3,612

 

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

115,847

41.1

52.2%

+/-2,374

 

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

108,624

36.7

48.2%

+/-2,074

 

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

78,088

11.6

19.6%

+/-3,913

 

Household population

709,883

 

 

+/-4,995

 

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)

397,867

69.9

65.2%

+/-3,658

 

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

20.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

43,600

(X)

52,175

+/-625

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,756

(X)

63,211

+/-1,005

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

23,423

(X)

27,466

+/-361

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

14.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

20.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

361,159

 

 

+/-1,647

 

Occupied housing units

306,338

84.8

88.0%

+/-2,781

 

Owner-occupied housing units

155,001

50.6

67.1%

+/-2,082

 

Renter-occupied housing units

151,337

49.4

32.9%

+/-2,889

 

Vacant housing units

54,821

15.2

12.0%

+/-2,194

 

Owner-occupied homes

155,001

 

 

+/-2,082

 

Median value (dollars)

141,400

(X)

192,400

+/-1,212

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,320

(X)

1,508

+/-13

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

432

(X)

425

+/-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

729,369

 

 

+/-4,261

 

Male

358,853

49.2

49.3%

+/-3,171

 

Female

370,516

50.8

50.7%

+/-2,452

 

Median age (years)

32.3

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

58,962

8.1

6.9%

+/-1,508

 

18 years and over

551,829

75.7

75.5%

+/-2,957

 

65 years and over

63,376

8.7

12.6%

+/-1,034

 

One race

711,930

97.6

97.8%

+/-4,446

 

White

477,211

65.4

74.3%

+/-4,221

 

Black or African American

192,613

26.4

12.3%

+/-2,884

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,636

0.2

0.8%

+/-447

 

Asian

29,963

4.1

4.4%

+/-1,446

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

131

0.0

0.1%

+/-142

 

Some other race

10,376

1.4

5.8%

+/-1,610

 

Two or more races

17,439

2.4

2.2%

+/-1,476

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

32,977

4.5

15.1%

+/-1,448

 



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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