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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

2.30

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

2.92

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

282,604

 

 

+/-219

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

87.6

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

33.4

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

33,444

10.2

10.1%

+/-1,282

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

15,618

3.7

12.5%

+/-1,232

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

87,811

53.1

52.2%

+/-1,752

 

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

89,124

49.6

48.2%

+/-1,554

 

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

19,869

5.0

19.6%

+/-1,413

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Household population

409,478

 

 

+/-1,836

 

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)

221,927

65.3

65.2%

+/-2,195

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

20.8

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

46,652

(X)

52,175

+/-900

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

62,533

(X)

63,211

+/-1,320

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

27,436

(X)

27,466

+/-547

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

9.1

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.6

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

193,480

 

 

+/-805

 

Occupied housing units

177,796

91.9

88.0%

+/-1,540

 

Owner-occupied housing units

120,059

67.5

67.1%

+/-1,855

 

Renter-occupied housing units

57,737

32.5

32.9%

+/-1,703

 

Vacant housing units

15,684

8.1

12.0%

+/-1,368

 

Owner-occupied homes

120,059

 

 

+/-1,855

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Median value (dollars)

150,000

(X)

192,400

+/-2,262

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,198

(X)

1,508

+/-20

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

333

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

423,212

 

 

*****

 

Male

205,413

48.5

49.3%

+/-127

 

Female

217,799

51.5

50.7%

+/-127

 

Median age (years)

37.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

26,336

6.2

6.9%

+/-136

 

18 years and over

329,121

77.8

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

54,017

12.8

12.6%

+/-196

 

One race

416,304

98.4

97.8%

+/-1,137

 

White

369,359

87.3

74.3%

+/-901

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Black or African American

37,001

8.7

12.3%

+/-794

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American Indian and Alaska Native

873

0.2

0.8%

+/-302

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Asian

6,634

1.6

4.4%

+/-504

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

39

0.0

0.1%

+/-66

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Some other race

2,398

0.6

5.8%

+/-801

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Two or more races

6,908

1.6

2.2%

+/-1,137

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

9,508

2.2

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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