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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

2.27

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.04

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

389,133

 

 

+/-1,953

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

89.2

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

39.6

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

39,557

9.1

10.1%

+/-1,704

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

73,430

13.3

12.5%

+/-2,703

 

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

97,284

43.8

52.2%

+/-2,289

 

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

93,220

40.6

48.2%

+/-1,932

 

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

95,628

18.6

19.6%

+/-3,281

 

Household population

535,751

 

 

+/-3,779

 

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)

310,720

69.7

65.2%

+/-3,213

 

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

24.1

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

48,993

(X)

52,175

+/-1,004

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

64,193

(X)

63,211

+/-1,294

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

29,672

(X)

27,466

+/-576

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

10.5

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

15.2

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

252,923

 

 

+/-1,151

 

Occupied housing units

236,212

93.4

88.0%

+/-1,828

 

Owner-occupied housing units

136,259

57.7

67.1%

+/-1,851

 

Renter-occupied housing units

99,953

42.3

32.9%

+/-1,906

 

Vacant housing units

16,711

6.6

12.0%

+/-1,475

 

Owner-occupied homes

136,259

 

 

+/-1,851

 

Median value (dollars)

293,300

(X)

192,400

+/-4,223

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,682

(X)

1,508

+/-17

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

518

(X)

425

+/-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

551,226

 

 

+/-3,443

 

Male

272,232

49.4

49.3%

+/-2,443

 

Female

278,994

50.6

50.7%

+/-1,815

 

Median age (years)

37.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

36,810

6.7

6.9%

+/-1,096

 

18 years and over

433,587

78.7

75.5%

+/-2,336

 

65 years and over

57,097

10.4

12.6%

+/-934

 

One race

530,777

96.3

97.8%

+/-4,068

 

White

433,172

78.6

74.3%

+/-4,206

 

Black or African American

35,246

6.4

12.3%

+/-1,594

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

7,629

1.4

0.8%

+/-1,780

 

Asian

36,036

6.5

4.4%

+/-1,377

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2,668

0.5

0.1%

+/-481

 

Some other race

16,026

2.9

5.8%

+/-2,449

 

Two or more races

20,449

3.7

2.2%

+/-1,897

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

48,627

8.8

15.1%

+/-2,517

 



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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