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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

2.62

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.10

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

939,967

 

 

+/-1,107

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

87.9

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

24.0

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

133,142

12.3

10.1%

+/-2,830

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

85,565

5.7

12.5%

+/-3,069

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

338,795

58.6

52.2%

+/-3,654

 

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

327,491

56.6

48.2%

+/-3,582

 

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

137,804

10.0

19.6%

+/-3,541

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Household population

1,459,288

 

 

*****

 

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)

750,929

66.3

65.2%

+/-3,525

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

20.3

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

47,331

(X)

52,175

+/-581

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,495

(X)

63,211

+/-556

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

23,104

(X)

27,466

+/-249

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

9.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

12.4

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

629,255

 

 

+/-369

 

Occupied housing units

556,915

88.5

88.0%

+/-2,628

 

Owner-occupied housing units

397,175

71.3

67.1%

397175

 

Renter-occupied housing units

159,740

28.7

32.9%

+/-2,935

 

Vacant housing units

72,340

11.5

12.0%

+/-2,582

 

Owner-occupied homes

397,175

 

 

+/-3,456

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Median value (dollars)

174,800

(X)

192,400

+/-1,246

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,192

(X)

1,508

+/-8

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

320

(X)

425

+/-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,493,713

 

 

*****

 

Male

750,314

50.2

49.3%

+/-1,037

 

Female

743,399

49.8

50.7%

+/-1,037

 

Median age (years)

34.4

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

117,740

7.9

6.9%

+/-682

 

18 years and over

1,087,955

72.8

75.5%

+/-624

 

65 years and over

175,258

11.7

12.6%

+/-535

 

One race

1,458,711

97.7

97.8%

+/-1,958

 

White

1,380,585

92.4

74.3%

+/-2,845

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Black or African American

9,198

0.6

12.3%

+/-873

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American Indian and Alaska Native

17,409

1.2

0.8%

+/-1,431

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Asian

17,014

1.1

4.4%

+/-809

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2,124

0.1

0.1%

+/-397

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Some other race

32,381

2.2

5.8%

+/-2,492

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Two or more races

35,002

2.3

2.2%

+/-1,958

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

147,680

9.9

15.1%

+/-148

 



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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