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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

2.46

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.04

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

3,886,568

 

 

+/-2,691

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

85.6

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

24.5

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

515,577

11.6

10.1%

+/-4,506

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

206,452

3.5

12.5%

+/-5,031

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

1,223,109

53.9

52.2%

+/-6,663

 

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

1,210,277

49.7

48.2%

+/-7,143

 

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

311,396

5.7

19.6%

+/-6,548

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Household population

5,705,370

 

 

*****

 

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)

3,034,581

65.7

65.2%

+/-9,420

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

23.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

46,408

(X)

52,175

+/-274

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

57,593

(X)

63,211

+/-358

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

24,760

(X)

27,466

+/-150

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

9.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.3

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

2,645,331

 

 

+/-446

 

Occupied housing units

2,317,739

87.6

88.0%

+/-5,803

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,633,696

70.5

67.1%

1633696

 

Renter-occupied housing units

684,043

29.5

32.9%

+/-6,740

 

Vacant housing units

327,592

12.4

12.0%

+/-5,644

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,633,696

 

 

+/-7,870

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Median value (dollars)

137,100

(X)

192,400

+/-614

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,180

(X)

1,508

+/-5

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

352

(X)

425

+/-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

5,874,327

 

 

*****

 

Male

2,864,913

48.8

49.3%

+/-1,856

 

Female

3,009,414

51.2

50.7%

+/-1,856

 

Median age (years)

37.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

393,468

6.7

6.9%

+/-1,055

 

18 years and over

4,450,742

75.8

75.5%

+/-1,094

 

65 years and over

790,273

13.5

12.6%

+/-944

 

One race

5,755,007

98.0

97.8%

+/-3,872

 

White

4,928,674

83.9

74.3%

+/-3,654

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Black or African American

655,832

11.2

12.3%

+/-2,750

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American Indian and Alaska Native

22,926

0.4

0.8%

+/-1,251

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Asian

84,533

1.4

4.4%

+/-1,486

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

4,599

0.1

0.1%

+/-681

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Some other race

58,443

1.0

5.8%

+/-3,181

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Two or more races

119,320

2.0

2.2%

+/-3,872

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

68,190

3.1

15.1%

+/-632

 



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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