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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

2.97

(X)

2.61

+/-0.03

 

Average family size

3.51

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

349,191

 

 

+/-2,173

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

73.2

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

21.2

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

41,798

10.2

10.1%

+/-1,731

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

156,376

26.3

12.5%

+/-4,174

 

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

107,889

53.2

52.2%

+/-2,399

 

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

108,613

45.3

48.2%

+/-2,163

 

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

396,695

73.8

19.6%

+/-4,266

 

Household population

588,763

 

 

+/-4,402

 

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)

260,436

60.2

65.2%

+/-3,782

 

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

21.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

36,649

(X)

52,175

+/-897

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

41,411

(X)

63,211

+/-987

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

17,607

(X)

27,466

+/-393

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

22.6

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

25.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

215,665

 

 

+/-958

 

Occupied housing units

197,935

91.8

88.0%

+/-1,718

 

Owner-occupied housing units

123,682

62.5

67.1%

+/-1,782

 

Renter-occupied housing units

74,253

37.5

32.9%

+/-1,775

 

Vacant housing units

17,730

8.2

12.0%

+/-1,384

 

Owner-occupied homes

123,682

 

 

+/-1,782

 

Median value (dollars)

103,700

(X)

192,400

+/-1,779

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,070

(X)

1,508

+/-17

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

346

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

593,496

 

 

+/-4,078

 

Male

278,595

46.9

49.3%

+/-2,770

 

Female

314,901

53.1

50.7%

+/-2,223

 

Median age (years)

32.3

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

56,296

9.5

6.9%

+/-1,195

 

18 years and over

413,513

69.7

75.5%

+/-2,862

 

65 years and over

67,666

11.4

12.6%

+/-815

 

One race

580,537

97.8

97.8%

+/-4,174

 

White

462,018

77.8

74.3%

+/-6,419

 

Black or African American

18,130

3.1

12.3%

+/-988

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

2,889

0.5

0.8%

+/-650

 

Asian

7,349

1.2

4.4%

+/-544

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

424

0.1

0.1%

+/-242

 

Some other race

89,727

15.1

5.8%

+/-5,449

 

Two or more races

12,959

2.2

2.2%

+/-1,376

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

475,014

80.0

15.1%

+/-3,866

 



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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