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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

2.58

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.31

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

805,833

 

 

+/-5,551

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

86.2

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

40.7

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

101,439

10.8

10.1%

+/-2,724

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

319,639

25.5

12.5%

+/-6,134

 

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

228,444

44.5

52.2%

+/-3,243

 

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

220,996

44.1

48.2%

+/-3,176

 

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

443,087

38.0

19.6%

+/-8,721

 

Household population

1,199,797

 

 

+/-8,325

 

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)

668,022

66.8

65.2%

+/-5,641

 

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

22.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

63,181

(X)

52,175

+/-826

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

76,111

(X)

63,211

+/-1,161

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

32,716

(X)

27,466

+/-400

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

8.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.4

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

503,941

 

 

+/-1,675

 

Occupied housing units

464,564

92.2

88.0%

+/-2,695

 

Owner-occupied housing units

232,204

50.0

67.1%

+/-2,896

 

Renter-occupied housing units

232,360

50.0

32.9%

+/-3,043

 

Vacant housing units

39,377

7.8

12.0%

+/-1,976

 

Owner-occupied homes

232,204

 

 

+/-2,896

 

Median value (dollars)

550,300

(X)

192,400

+/-5,187

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,442

(X)

1,508

+/-27

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

414

(X)

425

+/-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,251,184

 

 

+/-8,011

 

Male

632,721

50.6

49.3%

+/-5,335

 

Female

618,463

49.4

50.7%

+/-6,274

 

Median age (years)

33.4

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

85,245

6.8

6.9%

+/-2,630

 

18 years and over

968,759

77.4

75.5%

+/-6,346

 

65 years and over

131,817

10.5

12.6%

+/-2,207

 

One race

1,206,353

96.4

97.8%

+/-8,157

 

White

843,253

67.4

74.3%

+/-9,262

 

Black or African American

83,917

6.7

12.3%

+/-3,263

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

8,152

0.7

0.8%

+/-1,466

 

Asian

184,353

14.7

4.4%

+/-3,496

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

5,527

0.4

0.1%

+/-1,341

 

Some other race

81,151

6.5

5.8%

+/-4,751

 

Two or more races

44,831

3.6

2.2%

+/-2,556

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

341,800

27.3

15.1%

+/-6,614

 



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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