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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

2.47

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.03

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

2,840,521

 

 

+/-2,041

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

80.4

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

20.0

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

334,364

10.4

10.1%

+/-4,611

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

114,115

2.7

12.5%

+/-3,626

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

892,665

54.2

52.2%

+/-6,353

 

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

882,782

50.2

48.2%

+/-6,340

 

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

164,949

4.2

19.6%

+/-4,042

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Household population

4,119,974

 

 

*****

 

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)

2,047,529

61.2

65.2%

+/-6,714

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

22.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

41,763

(X)

52,175

+/-277

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

52,064

(X)

63,211

+/-366

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

22,682

(X)

27,466

+/-160

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

13.1

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

17.2

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,905,235

 

 

+/-501

 

Occupied housing units

1,666,775

87.5

88.0%

+/-4,948

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,172,849

70.4

67.1%

1172849

 

Renter-occupied housing units

493,926

29.6

32.9%

+/-5,431

 

Vacant housing units

238,460

12.5

12.0%

+/-4,781

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,172,849

 

 

+/-6,696

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Median value (dollars)

114,600

(X)

192,400

+/-632

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,063

(X)

1,508

+/-6

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

291

(X)

425

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

4,234,999

 

 

*****

 

Male

2,069,886

48.9

49.3%

+/-2,070

 

Female

2,165,113

51.1

50.7%

+/-2,070

 

Median age (years)

37.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

279,494

6.6

6.9%

+/-1,141

 

18 years and over

3,229,651

76.3

75.5%

+/-1,345

 

65 years and over

549,133

13.0

12.6%

+/-939

 

One race

4,177,966

98.7

97.8%

+/-3,094

 

White

3,775,752

89.2

74.3%

+/-2,812

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Black or African American

316,543

7.5

12.3%

+/-2,978

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American Indian and Alaska Native

7,614

0.2

0.8%

+/-836

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Asian

40,684

1.0

4.4%

+/-881

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2,640

0.1

0.1%

+/-676

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Some other race

34,733

0.8

5.8%

+/-2,524

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Two or more races

57,033

1.3

2.2%

+/-3,094

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

41,273

2.2

15.1%

+/-1,639

 



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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