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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

2.65

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

3.20

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

278,516

 

 

+/-177

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

90.0

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

32.3

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

36,123

11.5

10.1%

+/-1,476

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

45,687

11.2

12.5%

+/-2,426

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

84,696

52.1

52.2%

+/-2,069

 

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

80,844

47.4

48.2%

+/-2,468

 

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

66,107

17.2

19.6%

+/-2,106

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Household population

403,701

 

 

+/-3,610

 

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)

224,943

68.8

65.2%

+/-3,632

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

25.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

59,317

(X)

52,175

+/-1,240

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

71,308

(X)

63,211

+/-1,566

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

31,191

(X)

27,466

+/-734

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.1

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

9.5

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

172,252

 

 

+/-1,358

 

Occupied housing units

152,587

88.6

88.0%

+/-2,090

 

Owner-occupied housing units

108,417

71.1

67.1%

+/-1,953

 

Renter-occupied housing units

44,170

28.9

32.9%

+/-1,562

 

Vacant housing units

19,665

11.4

12.0%

+/-1,428

 

Owner-occupied homes

108,417

 

 

+/-1,953

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Median value (dollars)

264,900

(X)

192,400

+/-4,187

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,648

(X)

1,508

+/-29

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

464

(X)

425

+/-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

409,283

 

 

*****

 

Male

201,787

49.3

49.3%

+/-197

 

Female

207,496

50.7

50.7%

+/-197

 

Median age (years)

38.9

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

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Under 5 years

24,048

5.9

6.9%

+/-52

 

18 years and over

315,217

77.0

75.5%

+/-67

 

65 years and over

45,911

11.2

12.6%

+/-97

 

One race

399,620

97.6

97.8%

+/-1,330

 

White

324,047

79.2

74.3%

+/-2,706

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Black or African American

41,687

10.2

12.3%

+/-1,172

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American Indian and Alaska Native

1,069

0.3

0.8%

+/-343

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Asian

14,261

3.5

4.4%

+/-408

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

134

0.0

0.1%

+/-62

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Some other race

18,422

4.5

5.8%

+/-2,764

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Two or more races

9,663

2.4

2.2%

+/-1,330

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

62,023

15.2

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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