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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

2.41

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

3.13

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

570,424

 

 

+/-294

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

84.3

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

27.5

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

65,392

10.2

10.1%

+/-1,782

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

59,210

6.8

12.5%

+/-2,138

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

151,059

46.5

52.2%

+/-2,815

 

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

143,814

40.6

48.2%

+/-2,927

 

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

80,157

10.0

19.6%

+/-2,551

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Household population

858,409

 

 

+/-2,816

 

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)

461,605

69.2

65.2%

+/-3,522

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

22.2

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

45,269

(X)

52,175

+/-696

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,506

(X)

63,211

+/-1,231

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,546

(X)

27,466

+/-405

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

11.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

15.6

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

417,870

 

 

+/-1,190

 

Occupied housing units

356,503

85.3

88.0%

+/-2,711

 

Owner-occupied housing units

217,633

61.0

67.1%

+/-2,483

 

Renter-occupied housing units

138,870

39.0

32.9%

+/-2,872

 

Vacant housing units

61,367

14.7

12.0%

+/-2,478

 

Owner-occupied homes

217,633

 

 

+/-2,483

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Median value (dollars)

124,000

(X)

192,400

+/-1,169

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,188

(X)

1,508

+/-10

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

390

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

876,198

 

 

*****

 

Male

425,667

48.6

49.3%

+/-269

 

Female

450,531

51.4

50.7%

+/-269

 

Median age (years)

35.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

72,873

8.3

6.9%

+/-4

 

18 years and over

641,655

73.2

75.5%

+/-280

 

65 years and over

94,962

10.8

12.6%

+/-129

 

One race

857,437

97.9

97.8%

+/-1,808

 

White

591,033

67.5

74.3%

+/-2,323

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Black or African American

219,186

25.0

12.3%

+/-1,474

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American Indian and Alaska Native

1,967

0.2

0.8%

+/-390

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Asian

14,283

1.6

4.4%

+/-651

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

392

0.0

0.1%

+/-232

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Some other race

30,576

3.5

5.8%

+/-2,512

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Two or more races

18,761

2.1

2.2%

+/-1,808

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

61,148

7.0

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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