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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

2.61

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.12

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

282,313

 

 

+/-231

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

92.2

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

31.3

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

62,909

21.1

10.1%

+/-1,899

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

36,889

8.5

12.5%

+/-2,128

 

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

91,317

54.6

52.2%

+/-1,908

 

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

90,072

50.8

48.2%

+/-1,934

 

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

45,461

11.2

19.6%

+/-1,928

 

Household population

423,528

 

 

+/-4,159

 

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)

246,032

72.9

65.2%

+/-1,972

 

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

22.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

64,755

(X)

52,175

+/-1,206

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

73,874

(X)

63,211

+/-1,482

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,757

(X)

27,466

+/-484

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

4.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

6.8

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

174,482

 

 

+/-1,607

 

Occupied housing units

162,012

92.9

88.0%

+/-1,987

 

Owner-occupied housing units

110,098

68.0

67.1%

+/-1,669

 

Renter-occupied housing units

51,914

32.0

32.9%

+/-1,772

 

Vacant housing units

12,470

7.1

12.0%

+/-1,244

 

Owner-occupied homes

110,098

 

 

+/-1,669

 

Median value (dollars)

277,900

(X)

192,400

+/-4,090

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,691

(X)

1,508

+/-23

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

511

(X)

425

+/-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

435,553

 

 

*****

 

Male

213,322

49.0

49.3%

+/-214

 

Female

222,231

51.0

50.7%

+/-214

 

Median age (years)

35.7

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

30,451

7.0

6.9%

+/-131

 

18 years and over

324,255

74.4

75.5%

+/-171

 

65 years and over

44,028

10.1

12.6%

+/-94

 

One race

421,033

96.7

97.8%

+/-1,405

 

White

305,481

70.1

74.3%

+/-1,335

 

Black or African American

84,470

19.4

12.3%

+/-1,281

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,085

0.2

0.8%

+/-331

 

Asian

23,927

5.5

4.4%

+/-642

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

539

0.1

0.1%

+/-215

 

Some other race

5,531

1.3

5.8%

+/-1,065

 

Two or more races

14,520

3.3

2.2%

+/-1,405

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

25,057

5.8

15.1%

*****

 



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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