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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

2.41

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

3.07

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

286,282

 

 

+/-256

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

86.6

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

22.7

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

33,150

10.0

10.1%

+/-1,227

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

16,048

3.6

12.5%

+/-1,438

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

78,679

46.9

52.2%

+/-1,811

 

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

76,552

41.7

48.2%

+/-1,696

 

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

25,590

6.2

19.6%

+/-1,800

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Household population

433,212

 

 

+/-1,656

 

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)

226,773

65.8

65.2%

+/-1,945

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

19.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

43,562

(X)

52,175

+/-950

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,972

(X)

63,211

+/-1,303

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

24,574

(X)

27,466

+/-586

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

13.5

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

17.4

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

203,301

 

 

+/-691

 

Occupied housing units

179,395

88.2

88.0%

+/-1,452

 

Owner-occupied housing units

118,032

65.8

67.1%

+/-1,508

 

Renter-occupied housing units

61,363

34.2

32.9%

+/-1,851

 

Vacant housing units

23,906

11.8

12.0%

+/-1,536

 

Owner-occupied homes

118,032

 

 

+/-1,508

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Median value (dollars)

126,200

(X)

192,400

+/-2,022

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,265

(X)

1,508

+/-21

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

471

(X)

425

+/-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

442,257

 

 

*****

 

Male

214,217

48.4

49.3%

+/-76

 

Female

228,040

51.6

50.7%

+/-76

 

Median age (years)

36.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

30,733

6.9

6.9%

+/-79

 

18 years and over

331,523

75.0

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

56,339

12.7

12.6%

+/-84

 

One race

431,438

97.6

97.8%

+/-1,457

 

White

337,296

76.3

74.3%

+/-1,267

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Black or African American

78,114

17.7

12.3%

+/-994

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American Indian and Alaska Native

987

0.2

0.8%

+/-241

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Asian

6,617

1.5

4.4%

+/-339

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

44

0.0

0.1%

+/-48

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Some other race

8,380

1.9

5.8%

+/-1,082

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Two or more races

10,819

2.4

2.2%

+/-1,457

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

23,812

5.4

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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