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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

2.07

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

2.90

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

421,117

 

 

+/-3,768

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

91.9

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

53.8

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

37,369

7.7

10.1%

+/-1,592

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

101,277

17.7

12.5%

+/-3,866

 

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

99,265

39.8

52.2%

+/-2,102

 

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

95,049

38.4

48.2%

+/-1,946

 

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

114,279

21.1

19.6%

+/-3,797

 

Household population

547,997

 

 

+/-5,201

 

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)

351,660

71.4

65.2%

+/-4,335

 

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

24.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

61,055

(X)

52,175

+/-1,151

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

88,016

(X)

63,211

+/-2,326

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

41,923

(X)

27,466

+/-956

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

12.5

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

287,060

 

 

+/-1,193

 

Occupied housing units

265,259

92.4

88.0%

+/-2,007

 

Owner-occupied housing units

136,748

51.6

67.1%

+/-2,039

 

Renter-occupied housing units

128,511

48.4

32.9%

+/-2,338

 

Vacant housing units

21,801

7.6

12.0%

+/-1,608

 

Owner-occupied homes

136,748

 

 

+/-2,039

 

Median value (dollars)

471,800

(X)

192,400

+/-4,751

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,231

(X)

1,508

+/-25

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

622

(X)

425

+/-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

571,293

 

 

+/-5,954

 

Male

286,430

50.1

49.3%

+/-4,136

 

Female

284,863

49.9

50.7%

+/-3,776

 

Median age (years)

38.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.4

 

Under 5 years

28,505

5.0

6.9%

+/-1,601

 

18 years and over

483,622

84.7

75.5%

+/-4,752

 

65 years and over

63,762

11.2

12.6%

+/-1,626

 

One race

548,187

96.0

97.8%

+/-6,199

 

White

407,223

71.3

74.3%

+/-5,028

 

Black or African American

45,900

8.0

12.3%

+/-2,501

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

4,865

0.9

0.8%

+/-932

 

Asian

75,257

13.2

4.4%

+/-2,919

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2,327

0.4

0.1%

+/-812

 

Some other race

12,615

2.2

5.8%

+/-2,088

 

Two or more races

23,106

4.0

2.2%

+/-1,646

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

32,217

5.6

15.1%

+/-2,642

 



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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