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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

3.03

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.57

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

1,926,651

 

 

+/-348

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

82.5

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

35.2

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

154,452

7.0

10.1%

+/-2,468

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

902,353

30.2

12.5%

+/-8,038

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

624,779

53.5

52.2%

+/-5,081

 

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

586,566

49.6

48.2%

+/-4,870

 

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

1,205,441

43.5

19.6%

+/-7,989

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Household population

2,944,757

 

 

+/-5,012

 

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)

1,553,936

67.4

65.2%

+/-6,143

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

25.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

75,176

(X)

52,175

+/-602

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

85,691

(X)

63,211

+/-793

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

34,550

(X)

27,466

+/-312

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

6.5

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

9.5

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,029,310

 

 

+/-1,694

 

Occupied housing units

973,247

94.6

88.0%

+/-2,749

 

Owner-occupied housing units

602,966

62.0

67.1%

+/-4,238

 

Renter-occupied housing units

370,281

38.0

32.9%

+/-4,529

 

Vacant housing units

56,063

5.4

12.0%

+/-2,464

 

Owner-occupied homes

602,966

 

 

+/-4,238

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Median value (dollars)

653,900

(X)

192,400

+/-2,218

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,661

(X)

1,508

+/-19

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

467

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

2,985,995

 

 

*****

 

Male

1,493,599

50.0

49.3%

+/-137

 

Female

1,492,396

50.0

50.7%

+/-137

 

Median age (years)

35.8

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

213,676

7.2

6.9%

*****

 

18 years and over

2,218,568

74.3

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

332,132

11.1

12.6%

*****

 

One race

2,911,401

97.5

97.8%

+/-3,305

 

White

1,881,809

63.0

74.3%

+/-11,838

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Black or African American

50,947

1.7

12.3%

+/-1,181

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American Indian and Alaska Native

13,721

0.5

0.8%

+/-1,242

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Asian

480,621

16.1

4.4%

+/-2,320

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

9,447

0.3

0.1%

+/-690

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Some other race

474,856

15.9

5.8%

+/-11,856

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Two or more races

74,594

2.5

2.2%

+/-3,305

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

992,626

33.2

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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