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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

2.10

(X)

2.61

+/-0.03

 

Average family size

2.94

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

192,020

 

 

+/-2,283

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

87.0

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

32.4

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

22,116

9.1

10.1%

+/-1,129

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

20,345

6.9

12.5%

+/-1,501

 

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

41,922

35.2

52.2%

+/-1,436

 

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

40,421

30.3

48.2%

+/-1,359

 

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

28,119

10.0

19.6%

+/-1,914

 

Household population

274,235

 

 

+/-3,495

 

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)

148,492

59.5

65.2%

+/-2,580

 

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

23.1

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

34,834

(X)

52,175

+/-1,031

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

48,876

(X)

63,211

+/-2,138

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

24,390

(X)

27,466

+/-692

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

14.4

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

21.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

158,782

 

 

+/-1,156

 

Occupied housing units

130,738

82.3

88.0%

+/-1,676

 

Owner-occupied housing units

69,009

52.8

67.1%

+/-1,472

 

Renter-occupied housing units

61,729

47.2

32.9%

+/-1,762

 

Vacant housing units

28,044

17.7

12.0%

+/-1,475

 

Owner-occupied homes

69,009

 

 

+/-1,472

 

Median value (dollars)

81,800

(X)

192,400

+/-1,570

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,098

(X)

1,508

+/-22

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

456

(X)

425

+/-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

295,988

 

 

+/-4,101

 

Male

140,233

47.4

49.3%

+/-2,862

 

Female

155,755

52.6

50.7%

+/-2,558

 

Median age (years)

36.7

(X)

36.7

+/-0.6

 

Under 5 years

14,901

5.0

6.9%

+/-929

 

18 years and over

243,338

82.2

75.5%

+/-2,941

 

65 years and over

45,367

15.3

12.6%

+/-1,376

 

One race

289,656

97.9

97.8%

+/-3,916

 

White

198,359

67.0

74.3%

+/-3,730

 

Black or African American

78,575

26.5

12.3%

+/-2,434

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

289

0.1

0.8%

+/-116

 

Asian

10,326

3.5

4.4%

+/-862

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

165

0.1

0.1%

+/-147

 

Some other race

1,942

0.7

5.8%

+/-612

 

Two or more races

6,332

2.1

2.2%

+/-878

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

5,466

1.8

15.1%

+/-770

 



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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