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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

2.53

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.16

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

4,373,025

 

 

+/-1,176

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

88.4

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

37.7

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

438,047

8.7

10.1%

+/-4,946

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

919,771

14.2

12.5%

+/-11,301

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

1,277,010

50.3

52.2%

+/-7,655

 

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

1,252,729

45.4

48.2%

+/-7,676

 

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

1,246,037

20.5

19.6%

+/-12,899

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Household population

6,227,250

 

 

*****

 

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)

3,528,670

67.7

65.2%

+/-9,734

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

27.1

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

64,684

(X)

52,175

+/-361

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

81,056

(X)

63,211

+/-502

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

33,806

(X)

27,466

+/-186

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

7.1

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

10.0

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

2,724,787

 

 

+/-374

 

Occupied housing units

2,457,167

90.2

88.0%

+/-5,509

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,594,928

64.9

67.1%

1594928

 

Renter-occupied housing units

862,239

35.1

32.9%

+/-6,695

 

Vacant housing units

267,620

9.8

12.0%

+/-5,455

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,594,928

 

 

+/-6,886

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Median value (dollars)

363,900

(X)

192,400

+/-1,018

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,094

(X)

1,508

+/-9

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

665

(X)

425

+/-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

6,469,770

 

 

*****

 

Male

3,136,727

48.5

49.3%

+/-1,005

 

Female

3,333,043

51.5

50.7%

+/-1,005

 

Median age (years)

38.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

382,036

5.9

6.9%

+/-533

 

18 years and over

5,032,597

77.8

75.5%

+/-476

 

65 years and over

862,493

13.3

12.6%

+/-535

 

One race

6,347,488

98.1

97.8%

+/-4,950

 

White

5,348,251

82.7

74.3%

+/-7,049

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Black or African American

394,158

6.1

12.3%

+/-4,575

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American Indian and Alaska Native

13,209

0.2

0.8%

+/-1,024

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Asian

311,003

4.8

4.4%

+/-1,961

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2,152

0.0

0.1%

+/-676

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Some other race

278,715

4.3

5.8%

+/-7,319

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Two or more races

122,282

1.9

2.2%

+/-4,950

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

303,896

8.3

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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