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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

2.40

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.01

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

669,418

 

 

+/-217

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

90.3

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

38.4

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

82,450

10.8

10.1%

+/-2,347

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

57,810

5.8

12.5%

+/-2,396

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

204,485

54.1

52.2%

+/-2,826

 

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

201,697

47.0

48.2%

+/-2,726

 

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

73,829

7.9

19.6%

+/-2,918

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Household population

967,890

 

 

+/-4,403

 

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)

527,946

66.7

65.2%

+/-4,310

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

23.1

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

57,528

(X)

52,175

+/-842

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

74,875

(X)

63,211

+/-939

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

33,850

(X)

27,466

+/-550

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.3

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

9.1

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

435,163

 

 

+/-1,847

 

Occupied housing units

403,705

92.8

88.0%

+/-2,561

 

Owner-occupied housing units

298,625

74.0

67.1%

+/-2,779

 

Renter-occupied housing units

105,080

26.0

32.9%

+/-2,764

 

Vacant housing units

31,458

7.2

12.0%

+/-1,716

 

Owner-occupied homes

298,625

 

 

+/-2,779

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Median value (dollars)

180,300

(X)

192,400

+/-2,082

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,418

(X)

1,508

+/-14

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

466

(X)

425

+/-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

994,098

 

 

*****

 

Male

473,174

47.6

49.3%

+/-185

 

Female

520,924

52.4

50.7%

+/-185

 

Median age (years)

40.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

59,212

6.0

6.9%

+/-25

 

18 years and over

762,269

76.7

75.5%

+/-158

 

65 years and over

141,777

14.3

12.6%

+/-58

 

One race

980,892

98.7

97.8%

+/-1,677

 

White

728,672

73.3

74.3%

+/-1,299

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Black or African American

212,342

21.4

12.3%

+/-1,294

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American Indian and Alaska Native

1,764

0.2

0.8%

+/-345

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Asian

30,689

3.1

4.4%

+/-762

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

654

0.1

0.1%

+/-119

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Some other race

6,771

0.7

5.8%

+/-1,234

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Two or more races

13,206

1.3

2.2%

+/-1,677

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

21,610

2.2

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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