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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

2.87

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

 

Average family size

3.67

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

2,407,775

 

 

+/-11,104

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

73.0

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

29.2

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

121,361

4.3

10.1%

+/-2,914

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

1,488,917

39.7

12.5%

+/-14,200

 

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

620,687

42.1

52.2%

+/-6,486

 

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

580,760

38.6

48.2%

+/-6,783

 

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

2,076,235

59.8

19.6%

+/-16,823

 

Household population

3,658,397

 

 

+/-15,880

 

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)

1,924,833

65.8

65.2%

+/-11,820

 

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

29.5

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

48,610

(X)

52,175

+/-488

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,008

(X)

63,211

+/-605

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

27,523

(X)

27,466

+/-274

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

15.6

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

18.9

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,361,786

 

 

+/-1,701

 

Occupied housing units

1,275,534

93.7

88.0%

+/-3,491

 

Owner-occupied housing units

502,035

39.4

67.1%

+/-4,105

 

Renter-occupied housing units

773,499

60.6

32.9%

+/-4,426

 

Vacant housing units

86,252

6.3

12.0%

+/-3,048

 

Owner-occupied homes

502,035

 

 

+/-4,105

 

Median value (dollars)

609,600

(X)

192,400

+/-3,034

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,574

(X)

1,508

+/-23

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

523

(X)

425

+/-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

3,749,058

 

 

+/-16,738

 

Male

1,869,103

49.9

49.3%

+/-9,842

 

Female

1,879,955

50.1

50.7%

+/-10,652

 

Median age (years)

33.9

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

275,268

7.3

6.9%

+/-4,836

 

18 years and over

2,818,645

75.2

75.5%

+/-12,580

 

65 years and over

385,014

10.3

12.6%

+/-3,757

 

One race

3,640,118

97.1

97.8%

+/-16,252

 

White

1,857,130

49.5

74.3%

+/-14,509

 

Black or African American

370,718

9.9

12.3%

+/-6,000

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

21,696

0.6

0.8%

+/-2,471

 

Asian

391,377

10.4

4.4%

+/-7,017

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

7,475

0.2

0.1%

+/-1,367

 

Some other race

991,722

26.5

5.8%

+/-17,235

 

Two or more races

108,940

2.9

2.2%

+/-5,159

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

1,815,005

48.4

15.1%

+/-13,409

 



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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