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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

2.48

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.04

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

5,964,892

 

 

+/-3,371

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

82.9

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

25.6

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

744,698

11.0

10.1%

+/-7,765

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

623,292

6.9

12.5%

+/-8,899

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

1,882,998

54.0

52.2%

+/-10,447

 

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

1,839,919

49.4

48.2%

+/-9,361

 

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

809,075

9.6

19.6%

+/-9,324

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Household population

8,756,874

 

 

*****

 

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)

4,637,554

65.5

65.2%

+/-10,882

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

23.3

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

46,107

(X)

52,175

+/-236

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,558

(X)

63,211

+/-255

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,015

(X)

27,466

+/-121

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

10.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

14.6

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

4,120,257

 

 

+/-704

 

Occupied housing units

3,533,366

85.8

88.0%

+/-9,078

 

Owner-occupied housing units

2,407,681

68.1

67.1%

2407681

 

Renter-occupied housing units

1,125,685

31.9

32.9%

+/-8,958

 

Vacant housing units

586,891

14.2

12.0%

+/-9,139

 

Owner-occupied homes

2,407,681

 

 

+/-9,637

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Median value (dollars)

145,600

(X)

192,400

+/-575

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,222

(X)

1,508

+/-4

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

336

(X)

425

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

9,036,449

 

 

*****

 

Male

4,423,328

48.9

49.3%

+/-2,349

 

Female

4,613,121

51.1

50.7%

+/-2,349

 

Median age (years)

36.8

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

630,505

7.0

6.9%

+/-1,365

 

18 years and over

6,837,036

75.7

75.5%

+/-1,015

 

65 years and over

1,104,463

12.2

12.6%

+/-1,239

 

One race

8,895,509

98.4

97.8%

+/-5,019

 

White

6,350,905

70.3

74.3%

+/-8,112

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Black or African American

1,917,297

21.2

12.3%

+/-4,133

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American Indian and Alaska Native

99,818

1.1

0.8%

+/-1,871

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Asian

166,560

1.8

4.4%

+/-2,016

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

5,000

0.1

0.1%

+/-834

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Some other race

355,929

3.9

5.8%

+/-8,696

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Two or more races

140,940

1.6

2.2%

+/-5,019

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

377,229

7.0

15.1%

+/-2,264

 



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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