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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

2.42

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

2.98

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

382,446

 

 

+/-232

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

90.2

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

26.0

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

75,341

17.8

10.1%

+/-1,832

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

43,639

8.2

12.5%

+/-2,251

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

117,015

53.7

52.2%

+/-2,375

 

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

115,773

50.4

48.2%

+/-2,445

 

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

49,590

9.8

19.6%

+/-2,755

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Household population

526,773

 

 

+/-1,421

 

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)

259,406

58.9

65.2%

+/-2,563

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

23.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

50,080

(X)

52,175

+/-1,048

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

61,965

(X)

63,211

+/-1,285

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

27,752

(X)

27,466

+/-579

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

9.6

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

264,429

 

 

+/-602

 

Occupied housing units

217,481

82.2

88.0%

+/-2,183

 

Owner-occupied housing units

167,158

76.9

67.1%

+/-2,227

 

Renter-occupied housing units

50,323

23.1

32.9%

+/-2,125

 

Vacant housing units

46,948

17.8

12.0%

+/-2,166

 

Owner-occupied homes

167,158

 

 

+/-2,227

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Median value (dollars)

204,800

(X)

192,400

+/-3,000

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,455

(X)

1,508

+/-19

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

435

(X)

425

+/-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

534,165

 

 

*****

 

Male

262,295

49.1

49.3%

+/-131

 

Female

271,870

50.9

50.7%

+/-131

 

Median age (years)

43.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

27,614

5.2

6.9%

+/-173

 

18 years and over

426,151

79.8

75.5%

+/-95

 

65 years and over

107,965

20.2

12.6%

+/-141

 

One race

523,849

98.1

97.8%

+/-1,166

 

White

449,926

84.2

74.3%

+/-1,775

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Black or African American

51,806

9.7

12.3%

+/-1,059

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American Indian and Alaska Native

1,886

0.4

0.8%

+/-350

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Asian

10,878

2.0

4.4%

+/-533

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

273

0.1

0.1%

+/-158

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Some other race

9,080

1.7

5.8%

+/-1,791

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Two or more races

10,316

1.9

2.2%

+/-1,166

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

36,830

6.9

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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