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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

2.38

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

2.92

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

1,965,813

 

 

+/-1,551

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

89.6

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

24.2

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

249,149

11.0

10.1%

+/-3,071

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

115,048

3.9

12.5%

+/-3,485

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

661,601

56.5

52.2%

+/-4,539

 

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

656,892

53.4

48.2%

+/-4,516

 

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

180,385

6.5

19.6%

+/-4,503

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Household population

2,878,917

 

 

*****

 

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)

1,637,615

69.4

65.2%

+/-5,154

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

18.3

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

48,585

(X)

52,175

+/-318

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

61,245

(X)

63,211

+/-411

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,222

(X)

27,466

+/-141

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

7.2

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

11.2

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,320,498

 

 

+/-476

 

Occupied housing units

1,207,657

91.5

88.0%

+/-3,845

 

Owner-occupied housing units

886,541

73.4

67.1%

886541

 

Renter-occupied housing units

321,116

26.6

32.9%

+/-3,283

 

Vacant housing units

112,841

8.5

12.0%

+/-3,809

 

Owner-occupied homes

886,541

 

 

+/-4,726

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Median value (dollars)

117,200

(X)

192,400

+/-656

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,136

(X)

1,508

+/-6

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

389

(X)

425

+/-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

2,984,391

 

 

*****

 

Male

1,470,922

49.3

49.3%

+/-1,172

 

Female

1,513,469

50.7

50.7%

+/-1,172

 

Median age (years)

38.0

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

196,872

6.6

6.9%

+/-712

 

18 years and over

2,273,148

76.2

75.5%

+/-793

 

65 years and over

438,504

14.7

12.6%

+/-655

 

One race

2,943,377

98.6

97.8%

+/-2,305

 

White

2,767,807

92.7

74.3%

+/-3,170

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Black or African American

72,408

2.4

12.3%

+/-1,754

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American Indian and Alaska Native

8,793

0.3

0.8%

+/-738

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Asian

48,098

1.6

4.4%

+/-1,131

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,020

0.0

0.1%

+/-511

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Some other race

45,251

1.5

5.8%

+/-2,924

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Two or more races

41,014

1.4

2.2%

+/-2,305

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

51,305

4.0

15.1%

+/-402

 



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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