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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

2.73

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

3.24

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

331,113

 

 

+/-62

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

92.5

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

47.5

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

28,452

7.7

10.1%

+/-1,020

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

91,288

18.8

12.5%

+/-2,718

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

116,719

61.3

52.2%

+/-1,894

 

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

112,892

56.5

48.2%

+/-1,922

 

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

107,734

23.6

19.6%

+/-2,648

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Household population

478,497

 

 

+/-1,754

 

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)

267,582

69.7

65.2%

+/-1,724

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

29.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

97,565

(X)

52,175

+/-1,959

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

114,454

(X)

63,211

+/-1,920

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

47,059

(X)

27,466

+/-836

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

2.2

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

3.8

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

184,475

 

 

+/-662

 

Occupied housing units

175,176

95.0

88.0%

+/-1,181

 

Owner-occupied housing units

133,905

76.4

67.1%

+/-1,525

 

Renter-occupied housing units

41,271

23.6

32.9%

+/-1,454

 

Vacant housing units

9,299

5.0

12.0%

+/-1,061

 

Owner-occupied homes

133,905

 

 

+/-1,525

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Median value (dollars)

490,400

(X)

192,400

+/-4,353

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,779

(X)

1,508

+/-29

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

999

(X)

425

+/-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

486,459

 

 

*****

 

Male

239,846

49.3

49.3%

+/-194

 

Female

246,613

50.7

50.7%

+/-194

 

Median age (years)

40.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

29,701

6.1

6.9%

+/-48

 

18 years and over

369,981

76.1

75.5%

+/-37

 

65 years and over

61,662

12.7

12.6%

+/-49

 

One race

479,220

98.5

97.8%

+/-1,538

 

White

405,998

83.5

74.3%

+/-2,588

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Black or African American

15,341

3.2

12.3%

+/-608

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American Indian and Alaska Native

983

0.2

0.8%

+/-375

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Asian

40,320

8.3

4.4%

+/-674

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

731

0.2

0.1%

+/-731

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Some other race

15,847

3.3

5.8%

+/-2,397

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Two or more races

7,239

1.5

2.2%

+/-1,538

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

51,048

10.5

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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