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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

2.65

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.26

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

2,750,274

 

 

+/-3,710

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

80.2

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

20.4

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

313,704

9.8

10.1%

+/-4,211

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

136,017

3.1

12.5%

+/-4,392

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

810,150

49.1

52.2%

+/-5,772

 

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

789,422

44.3

48.2%

+/-5,665

 

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

338,461

8.4

19.6%

+/-6,255

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Household population

4,219,478

 

 

*****

 

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)

2,065,757

61.3

65.2%

+/-8,561

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

25.1

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

42,634

(X)

52,175

+/-333

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

52,764

(X)

63,211

+/-446

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

22,488

(X)

27,466

+/-162

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

14.2

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

18.5

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,852,222

 

 

+/-452

 

Occupied housing units

1,590,100

85.8

88.0%

+/-5,289

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,085,449

68.3

67.1%

1085449

 

Renter-occupied housing units

504,651

31.7

32.9%

+/-6,270

 

Vacant housing units

262,122

14.2

12.0%

+/-5,235

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,085,449

 

 

+/-6,523

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Median value (dollars)

123,900

(X)

192,400

+/-914

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,105

(X)

1,508

+/-8

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

310

(X)

425

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

4,342,582

 

 

*****

 

Male

2,108,463

48.6

49.3%

+/-2,933

 

Female

2,234,119

51.4

50.7%

+/-2,933

 

Median age (years)

35.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

299,410

6.9

6.9%

+/-900

 

18 years and over

3,231,291

74.4

75.5%

+/-3,261

 

65 years and over

527,355

12.1

12.6%

+/-1,711

 

One race

4,292,494

98.8

97.8%

+/-2,708

 

White

2,794,194

64.3

74.3%

+/-2,764

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Black or African American

1,366,990

31.5

12.3%

+/-3,109

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American Indian and Alaska Native

24,951

0.6

0.8%

+/-969

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Asian

62,295

1.4

4.4%

+/-1,138

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,139

0.0

0.1%

+/-384

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Some other race

42,925

1.0

5.8%

+/-2,968

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Two or more races

50,088

1.2

2.2%

+/-2,708

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

49,517

3.2

15.1%

+/-1,121

 



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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