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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

2.55

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.38

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

352,750

 

 

+/-2,988

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

79.7

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

20.3

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

31,974

7.6

10.1%

+/-1,589

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

55,621

9.5

12.5%

+/-2,785

 

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

74,240

35.0

52.2%

+/-1,692

 

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

72,378

30.7

48.2%

+/-1,655

 

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

100,645

18.8

19.6%

+/-2,830

 

Household population

564,684

 

 

+/-4,773

 

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)

289,023

65.7

65.2%

+/-3,400

 

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

21.8

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

37,022

(X)

52,175

+/-726

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

42,950

(X)

63,211

+/-1,249

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

19,092

(X)

27,466

+/-312

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

19.6

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

24.4

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

248,563

 

 

+/-1,642

 

Occupied housing units

221,808

89.2

88.0%

+/-2,006

 

Owner-occupied housing units

107,308

48.4

67.1%

+/-1,835

 

Renter-occupied housing units

114,500

51.6

32.9%

+/-2,177

 

Vacant housing units

26,755

10.8

12.0%

+/-1,443

 

Owner-occupied homes

107,308

 

 

+/-1,835

 

Median value (dollars)

142,600

(X)

192,400

+/-1,580

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,318

(X)

1,508

+/-15

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

526

(X)

425

+/-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

582,819

 

 

+/-4,512

 

Male

280,436

48.1

49.3%

+/-3,102

 

Female

302,383

51.9

50.7%

+/-2,695

 

Median age (years)

32.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

48,844

8.4

6.9%

+/-1,072

 

18 years and over

420,799

72.2

75.5%

+/-3,466

 

65 years and over

54,805

9.4

12.6%

+/-1,056

 

One race

569,429

97.7

97.8%

+/-4,683

 

White

272,749

46.8

74.3%

+/-4,310

 

Black or African American

223,446

38.3

12.3%

+/-3,028

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

4,802

0.8

0.8%

+/-628

 

Asian

18,566

3.2

4.4%

+/-1,338

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

529

0.1

0.1%

+/-229

 

Some other race

49,337

8.5

5.8%

+/-3,023

 

Two or more races

13,390

2.3

2.2%

+/-1,459

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

91,257

15.7

15.1%

+/-2,051

 



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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