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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

2.55

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.12

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

2,352,649

 

 

+/-767

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

88.2

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

34.8

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

246,572

9.2

10.1%

+/-3,666

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

448,034

12.8

12.5%

+/-7,179

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

730,491

53.7

52.2%

+/-5,297

 

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

710,943

48.5

48.2%

+/-5,892

 

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

646,605

19.7

19.6%

+/-8,445

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Household population

3,378,711

 

 

*****

 

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)

1,888,489

68.1

65.2%

+/-5,447

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

24.6

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

68,411

(X)

52,175

+/-584

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

84,657

(X)

63,211

+/-593

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

37,083

(X)

27,466

+/-315

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

8.5

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,438,041

 

 

+/-227

 

Occupied housing units

1,325,680

92.2

88.0%

+/-2,831

 

Owner-occupied housing units

922,353

69.6

67.1%

922353

 

Renter-occupied housing units

403,327

30.4

32.9%

+/-4,081

 

Vacant housing units

112,361

7.8

12.0%

+/-2,871

 

Owner-occupied homes

922,353

 

 

+/-4,213

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Median value (dollars)

305,100

(X)

192,400

+/-1,893

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,056

(X)

1,508

+/-10

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

741

(X)

425

+/-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

3,493,006

 

 

*****

 

Male

1,701,789

48.7

49.3%

+/-690

 

Female

1,791,217

51.3

50.7%

+/-690

 

Median age (years)

39.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

211,752

6.1

6.9%

+/-327

 

18 years and over

2,673,711

76.5

75.5%

+/-223

 

65 years and over

472,910

13.5

12.6%

+/-441

 

One race

3,422,833

98.0

97.8%

+/-3,490

 

White

2,790,080

79.9

74.3%

+/-5,600

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Black or African American

327,433

9.4

12.3%

+/-2,881

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American Indian and Alaska Native

7,990

0.2

0.8%

+/-834

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Asian

116,879

3.3

4.4%

+/-1,341

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,146

0.0

0.1%

+/-235

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Some other race

179,305

5.1

5.8%

+/-6,429

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Two or more races

70,173

2.0

2.2%

+/-3,490

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

196,878

11.6

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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