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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

2.38

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

2.90

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

1,261,678

 

 

+/-1,199

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

81.5

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

17.0

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

172,955

12.2

10.1%

+/-2,811

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

23,056

1.3

12.5%

+/-1,295

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

403,712

55.8

52.2%

+/-4,023

 

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

400,329

52.0

48.2%

+/-3,794

 

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

38,943

2.3

19.6%

+/-1,894

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Household population

1,764,805

 

 

*****

 

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)

819,510

55.7

65.2%

+/-4,352

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

25.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

37,870

(X)

52,175

+/-342

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

47,951

(X)

63,211

+/-516

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

21,007

(X)

27,466

+/-196

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.7

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

882,169

 

 

+/-268

 

Occupied housing units

742,527

84.2

88.0%

+/-3,551

 

Owner-occupied housing units

552,688

74.4

67.1%

552688

 

Renter-occupied housing units

189,839

25.6

32.9%

+/-3,138

 

Vacant housing units

139,642

15.8

12.0%

+/-3,510

 

Owner-occupied homes

552,688

 

 

+/-3,644

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Median value (dollars)

93,500

(X)

192,400

+/-788

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

899

(X)

1,508

+/-7

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

261

(X)

425

+/-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,810,358

 

 

*****

 

Male

885,445

48.9

49.3%

+/-961

 

Female

924,913

51.1

50.7%

+/-961

 

Median age (years)

40.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

104,479

5.8

6.9%

+/-651

 

18 years and over

1,423,470

78.6

75.5%

+/-632

 

65 years and over

280,993

15.5

12.6%

+/-712

 

One race

1,787,747

98.8

97.8%

+/-1,340

 

White

1,708,095

94.4

74.3%

+/-1,008

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Black or African American

61,469

3.4

12.3%

+/-1,436

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American Indian and Alaska Native

2,881

0.2

0.8%

+/-504

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Asian

10,834

0.6

4.4%

+/-616

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

484

0.0

0.1%

+/-249

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Some other race

3,984

0.2

5.8%

+/-695

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Two or more races

22,611

1.2

2.2%

+/-1,340

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

5,486

1.1

15.1%

+/-594

 



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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