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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

2.85

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.49

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

2,423,003

 

 

+/-286

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

77.1

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

27.4

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

196,515

7.0

10.1%

+/-3,882

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

959,571

24.5

12.5%

+/-9,985

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

766,640

51.9

52.2%

+/-5,244

 

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

707,072

47.5

48.2%

+/-5,706

 

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

1,451,618

40.6

19.6%

+/-9,896

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Household population

3,873,367

 

 

+/-5,508

 

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)

2,019,592

69.4

65.2%

+/-7,671

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

27.8

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

51,718

(X)

52,175

+/-447

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

59,097

(X)

63,211

+/-756

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

27,118

(X)

27,466

+/-215

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

16.0

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,542,691

 

 

+/-1,974

 

Occupied housing units

1,360,297

88.2

88.0%

+/-4,644

 

Owner-occupied housing units

797,913

58.7

67.1%

+/-5,284

 

Renter-occupied housing units

562,384

41.3

32.9%

+/-6,468

 

Vacant housing units

182,394

11.8

12.0%

+/-4,566

 

Owner-occupied homes

797,913

 

 

+/-5,284

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Median value (dollars)

131,500

(X)

192,400

+/-712

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,506

(X)

1,508

+/-8

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

534

(X)

425

+/-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

3,918,326

 

 

*****

 

Male

1,963,697

50.1

49.3%

+/-123

 

Female

1,954,629

49.9

50.7%

+/-123

 

Median age (years)

32.7

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

344,440

8.8

6.9%

+/-199

 

18 years and over

2,790,378

71.2

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

306,642

7.8

12.6%

+/-102

 

One race

3,861,258

98.5

97.8%

+/-3,180

 

White

2,340,842

59.7

74.3%

+/-13,347

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Black or African American

720,677

18.4

12.3%

+/-2,306

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American Indian and Alaska Native

14,825

0.4

0.8%

+/-1,834

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Asian

217,024

5.5

4.4%

+/-1,634

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,347

0.1

0.1%

+/-306

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Some other race

564,543

14.4

5.8%

+/-13,235

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Two or more races

57,068

1.5

2.2%

+/-3,180

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

1,506,566

38.4

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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