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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

2.72

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.29

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

673,883

 

 

+/-208

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

92.3

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

58.8

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

86,350

11.5

10.1%

+/-2,410

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

278,319

27.7

12.5%

+/-3,887

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

231,632

59.0

52.2%

+/-3,132

 

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

224,798

54.9

48.2%

+/-2,800

 

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

319,832

34.2

19.6%

+/-3,745

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Household population

997,974

 

 

+/-1,410

 

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)

576,068

73.1

65.2%

+/-3,406

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

30.8

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

106,785

(X)

52,175

+/-1,059

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

127,085

(X)

63,211

+/-1,193

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

49,990

(X)

27,466

+/-596

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

3.3

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

5.0

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

392,130

 

 

+/-519

 

Occupied housing units

366,818

93.5

88.0%

+/-1,891

 

Owner-occupied housing units

271,308

74.0

67.1%

+/-2,604

 

Renter-occupied housing units

95,510

26.0

32.9%

+/-2,454

 

Vacant housing units

25,312

6.5

12.0%

+/-1,950

 

Owner-occupied homes

271,308

 

 

+/-2,604

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Median value (dollars)

556,100

(X)

192,400

+/-4,169

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,551

(X)

1,508

+/-26

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

721

(X)

425

+/-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,005,980

 

 

*****

 

Male

497,365

49.4

49.3%

+/-226

 

Female

508,615

50.6

50.7%

+/-226

 

Median age (years)

39.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

70,359

7.0

6.9%

+/-169

 

18 years and over

759,141

75.5

75.5%

+/-246

 

65 years and over

96,099

9.6

12.6%

+/-106

 

One race

980,742

97.5

97.8%

+/-1,951

 

White

674,417

67.0

74.3%

+/-3,504

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Black or African American

94,102

9.4

12.3%

+/-1,426

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American Indian and Alaska Native

2,709

0.3

0.8%

+/-732

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Asian

159,247

15.8

4.4%

+/-1,310

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,251

0.1

0.1%

+/-419

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Some other race

49,016

4.9

5.8%

+/-3,556

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Two or more races

25,238

2.5

2.2%

+/-1,951

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

136,192

13.5

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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