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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

2.40

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

 

Average family size

3.21

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

472,034

 

 

+/-2,709

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

83.5

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

42.6

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

39,434

6.9

10.1%

+/-1,399

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

147,445

19.7

12.5%

+/-4,458

 

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

135,078

43.1

52.2%

+/-2,833

 

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

116,207

41.0

48.2%

+/-2,535

 

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

240,943

35.1

19.6%

+/-5,331

 

Household population

726,804

 

 

+/-4,875

 

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)

436,074

74.1

65.2%

+/-4,934

 

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

22.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

51,004

(X)

52,175

+/-767

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

64,311

(X)

63,211

+/-1,448

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,429

(X)

27,466

+/-569

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

17.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

332,246

 

 

+/-1,815

 

Occupied housing units

303,355

91.3

88.0%

+/-2,587

 

Owner-occupied housing units

142,233

46.9

67.1%

+/-2,510

 

Renter-occupied housing units

161,122

53.1

32.9%

+/-2,801

 

Vacant housing units

28,891

8.7

12.0%

+/-1,921

 

Owner-occupied homes

142,233

 

 

+/-2,510

 

Median value (dollars)

192,800

(X)

192,400

+/-2,782

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,626

(X)

1,508

+/-18

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

559

(X)

425

+/-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

746,835

 

 

+/-3,839

 

Male

390,154

52.2

49.3%

+/-2,633

 

Female

356,681

47.8

50.7%

+/-2,549

 

Median age (years)

31.4

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

 

Under 5 years

60,941

8.2

6.9%

+/-1,325

 

18 years and over

572,450

76.7

75.5%

+/-2,951

 

65 years and over

48,646

6.5

12.6%

+/-1,009

 

One race

729,677

97.7

97.8%

+/-4,125

 

White

475,745

63.7

74.3%

+/-6,419

 

Black or African American

60,883

8.2

12.3%

+/-2,179

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

3,296

0.4

0.8%

+/-813

 

Asian

41,298

5.5

4.4%

+/-1,433

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

714

0.1

0.1%

+/-199

 

Some other race

147,741

19.8

5.8%

+/-5,868

 

Two or more races

17,158

2.3

2.2%

+/-1,714

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

261,672

35.0

15.1%

+/-3,404

 



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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