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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

2.89

(X)

2.61

+/-0.03

 

Average family size

3.84

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

502,069

 

 

+/-3,464

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

75.9

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

11.3

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

45,658

7.9

10.1%

+/-1,824

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

38,742

4.8

12.5%

+/-2,372

 

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

78,131

27.2

52.2%

+/-2,377

 

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

75,487

22.3

48.2%

+/-2,247

 

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

68,823

9.1

19.6%

+/-3,161

 

Household population

794,019

 

 

+/-5,832

 

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)

334,143

54.7

65.2%

+/-4,254

 

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

26.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

29,423

(X)

52,175

+/-649

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

34,560

(X)

63,211

+/-743

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

15,255

(X)

27,466

+/-233

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

28.3

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

33.1

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

367,789

 

 

+/-2,134

 

Occupied housing units

274,853

74.7

88.0%

+/-2,689

 

Owner-occupied housing units

150,644

54.8

67.1%

+/-2,113

 

Renter-occupied housing units

124,209

45.2

32.9%

+/-2,512

 

Vacant housing units

92,936

25.3

12.0%

+/-2,491

 

Owner-occupied homes

150,644

 

 

+/-2,113

 

Median value (dollars)

88,200

(X)

192,400

+/-821

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,225

(X)

1,508

+/-14

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

468

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

808,398

 

 

+/-5,585

 

Male

380,002

47.0

49.3%

+/-3,328

 

Female

428,396

53.0

50.7%

+/-3,555

 

Median age (years)

34.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

56,215

7.0

6.9%

+/-1,806

 

18 years and over

578,347

71.5

75.5%

+/-3,841

 

65 years and over

87,228

10.8

12.6%

+/-1,084

 

One race

797,131

98.6

97.8%

+/-5,445

 

White

85,054

10.5

74.3%

+/-3,997

 

Black or African American

670,759

83.0

12.3%

+/-4,993

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

2,203

0.3

0.8%

+/-581

 

Asian

8,013

1.0

4.4%

+/-1,335

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

59

0.0

0.1%

+/-61

 

Some other race

31,043

3.8

5.8%

+/-3,167

 

Two or more races

11,267

1.4

2.2%

+/-1,499

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

52,057

6.4

15.1%

+/-2,572

 



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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