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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

3.14

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.63

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

1,508,950

 

 

+/-1,230

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

90.3

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

28.8

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

153,608

8.4

10.1%

+/-2,474

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

218,087

8.2

12.5%

+/-5,229

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

558,946

56.9

52.2%

+/-4,300

 

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

552,954

56.4

48.2%

+/-5,001

 

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

335,535

14.0

19.6%

+/-6,858

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Household population

2,619,320

 

 

*****

 

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)

1,336,789

69.6

65.2%

+/-4,955

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

21.2

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,484

(X)

52,175

+/-419

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

64,372

(X)

63,211

+/-479

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

23,020

(X)

27,466

+/-169

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.9

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

10.0

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

923,373

 

 

+/-320

 

Occupied housing units

834,483

90.4

88.0%

+/-2,514

 

Owner-occupied housing units

601,594

72.1

67.1%

601594

 

Renter-occupied housing units

232,889

27.9

32.9%

+/-3,527

 

Vacant housing units

88,890

9.6

12.0%

+/-2,547

 

Owner-occupied homes

601,594

 

 

+/-3,877

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Median value (dollars)

215,200

(X)

192,400

+/-1,214

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,413

(X)

1,508

+/-8

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

352

(X)

425

+/-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

2,663,500

 

 

*****

 

Male

1,344,262

50.5

49.3%

+/-967

 

Female

1,319,238

49.5

50.7%

+/-967

 

Median age (years)

28.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

258,842

9.7

6.9%

+/-636

 

18 years and over

1,837,711

69.0

75.5%

+/-389

 

65 years and over

235,939

8.9

12.6%

+/-587

 

One race

2,611,005

98.0

97.8%

+/-3,082

 

White

2,396,824

90.0

74.3%

+/-5,172

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Black or African American

27,075

1.0

12.3%

+/-1,524

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American Indian and Alaska Native

30,596

1.1

0.8%

+/-1,552

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Asian

52,882

2.0

4.4%

+/-1,449

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

20,187

0.8

0.1%

+/-1,093

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Some other race

83,441

3.1

5.8%

+/-4,645

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Two or more races

52,495

2.0

2.2%

+/-3,082

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

93,417

11.5

15.1%

+/-914

 



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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