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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

3.04

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.74

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

6,229,170

 

 

*****

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

75.3

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

28.1

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

379,850

5.2

10.1%

+/-4,790

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

3,491,729

35.5

12.5%

+/-15,212

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

1,753,738

46.3

52.2%

+/-8,984

 

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

1,663,287

42.4

48.2%

+/-7,988

 

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

5,123,217

56.2

19.6%

+/-18,167

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Household population

9,639,063

 

 

+/-8,501

 

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)

4,897,563

64.8

65.2%

+/-11,524

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

29.2

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,192

(X)

52,175

+/-343

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

61,859

(X)

63,211

+/-367

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

27,264

(X)

27,466

+/-139

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.2

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

15.1

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

3,372,376

 

 

+/-2,813

 

Occupied housing units

3,174,611

94.1

88.0%

+/-4,663

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,551,802

48.9

67.1%

+/-6,494

 

Renter-occupied housing units

1,622,809

51.1

32.9%

+/-6,927

 

Vacant housing units

197,765

5.9

12.0%

+/-4,165

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,551,802

 

 

+/-6,494

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Median value (dollars)

564,900

(X)

192,400

+/-2,175

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,396

(X)

1,508

+/-9

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

449

(X)

425

+/-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

9,832,137

 

 

*****

 

Male

4,869,282

49.5

49.3%

*****

 

Female

4,962,855

50.5

50.7%

*****

 

Median age (years)

34.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

714,077

7.3

6.9%

*****

 

18 years and over

7,254,876

73.8

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

1,030,579

10.5

12.6%

*****

 

One race

9,537,885

97.0

97.8%

+/-7,992

 

White

4,907,592

49.9

74.3%

+/-18,771

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Black or African American

867,971

8.8

12.3%

+/-3,763

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American Indian and Alaska Native

52,630

0.5

0.8%

+/-2,869

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Asian

1,271,962

12.9

4.4%

+/-3,944

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

26,677

0.3

0.1%

+/-1,361

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Some other race

2,411,053

24.5

5.8%

+/-19,548

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Two or more races

294,252

3.0

2.2%

+/-7,992

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

4,652,748

47.3

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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