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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

2.48

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.25

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

610,541

 

 

+/-181

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

84.3

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

26.2

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

60,245

8.6

10.1%

+/-1,770

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

80,266

8.4

12.5%

+/-3,430

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

149,410

42.1

52.2%

+/-2,401

 

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

147,415

37.8

48.2%

+/-2,166

 

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

136,310

15.5

19.6%

+/-3,654

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Household population

925,906

 

 

+/-3,864

 

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)

485,597

66.4

65.2%

+/-3,599

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

21.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

45,091

(X)

52,175

+/-731

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,785

(X)

63,211

+/-1,099

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

23,940

(X)

27,466

+/-280

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.9

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

17.4

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

409,062

 

 

+/-1,563

 

Occupied housing units

373,585

91.3

88.0%

+/-2,265

 

Owner-occupied housing units

208,638

55.8

67.1%

+/-2,403

 

Renter-occupied housing units

164,947

44.2

32.9%

+/-2,312

 

Vacant housing units

35,477

8.7

12.0%

+/-1,829

 

Owner-occupied homes

208,638

 

 

+/-2,403

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Median value (dollars)

167,800

(X)

192,400

+/-972

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,460

(X)

1,508

+/-14

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

567

(X)

425

+/-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

951,998

 

 

*****

 

Male

460,704

48.4

49.3%

+/-233

 

Female

491,294

51.6

50.7%

+/-233

 

Median age (years)

35.7

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

73,367

7.7

6.9%

+/-96

 

18 years and over

702,122

73.8

75.5%

+/-196

 

65 years and over

111,120

11.7

12.6%

+/-99

 

One race

931,787

97.9

97.8%

+/-1,863

 

White

601,747

63.2

74.3%

+/-2,844

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Black or African American

239,004

25.1

12.3%

+/-1,719

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American Indian and Alaska Native

6,694

0.7

0.8%

+/-472

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Asian

28,711

3.0

4.4%

+/-705

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

746

0.1

0.1%

+/-139

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Some other race

54,885

5.8

5.8%

+/-2,903

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Two or more races

20,211

2.1

2.2%

+/-1,863

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

110,244

11.6

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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