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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

2.47

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

 

Average family size

3.43

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

926,082

 

 

+/-217

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

78.5

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

21.1

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

83,873

7.7

10.1%

+/-2,805

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

156,680

10.8

12.5%

+/-5,624

 

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

184,443

35.1

52.2%

+/-3,511

 

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

179,483

28.7

48.2%

+/-3,973

 

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

267,445

19.9

19.6%

+/-5,785

 

Household population

1,392,299

 

 

+/-6,294

 

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)

659,684

58.5

65.2%

+/-5,436

 

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

31.3

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

36,222

(X)

52,175

+/-602

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

46,365

(X)

63,211

+/-884

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

20,876

(X)

27,466

+/-281

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

19.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

24.3

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

660,562

 

 

+/-2,548

 

Occupied housing units

563,837

85.4

88.0%

+/-4,014

 

Owner-occupied housing units

322,249

57.2

67.1%

+/-3,959

 

Renter-occupied housing units

241,588

42.8

32.9%

+/-4,159

 

Vacant housing units

96,725

14.6

12.0%

+/-3,095

 

Owner-occupied homes

322,249

 

 

+/-3,959

 

Median value (dollars)

130,400

(X)

192,400

+/-2,736

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,165

(X)

1,508

+/-13

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

415

(X)

425

+/-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,448,911

 

 

*****

 

Male

677,568

46.8

49.3%

+/-264

 

Female

771,343

53.2

50.7%

+/-264

 

Median age (years)

35.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

 

Under 5 years

106,466

7.3

6.9%

+/-146

 

18 years and over

1,085,210

74.9

75.5%

+/-113

 

65 years and over

186,883

12.9

12.6%

+/-209

 

One race

1,422,467

98.2

97.8%

+/-2,635

 

White

615,602

42.5

74.3%

+/-3,299

 

Black or African American

629,734

43.5

12.3%

+/-2,509

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

4,157

0.3

0.8%

+/-729

 

Asian

79,663

5.5

4.4%

+/-1,044

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

778

0.1

0.1%

+/-219

 

Some other race

92,533

6.4

5.8%

+/-3,873

 

Two or more races

26,444

1.8

2.2%

+/-2,635

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

158,780

11.0

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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