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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

2.41

(X)

2.61

+/-0.03

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Average family size

3.08

(X)

3.20

+/-0.05

 

Population 25 years and over

225,948

 

 

+/-105

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

87.5

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

36.5

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

34,066

13.0

10.1%

+/-1,382

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

16,744

4.9

12.5%

+/-1,269

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

61,314

46.3

52.2%

+/-1,563

 

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

60,327

41.6

48.2%

+/-1,801

 

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

19,934

6.2

19.6%

+/-1,476

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Household population

333,597

 

 

+/-1,833

 

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)

177,930

65.3

65.2%

+/-2,257

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

21.8

(X)

25.3

+/-0.4

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

49,118

(X)

52,175

+/-1,258

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

62,433

(X)

63,211

+/-1,864

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,457

(X)

27,466

+/-876

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

11.4

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

15.9

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

169,109

 

 

+/-771

 

Occupied housing units

138,473

81.9

88.0%

+/-1,813

 

Owner-occupied housing units

88,357

63.8

67.1%

+/-1,686

 

Renter-occupied housing units

50,116

36.2

32.9%

+/-1,836

 

Vacant housing units

30,636

18.1

12.0%

+/-1,631

 

Owner-occupied homes

88,357

 

 

+/-1,686

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Median value (dollars)

244,800

(X)

192,400

+/-4,804

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,526

(X)

1,508

+/-36

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

453

(X)

425

+/-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

344,064

 

 

*****

 

Male

166,596

48.4

49.3%

+/-304

 

Female

177,468

51.6

50.7%

+/-304

 

Median age (years)

36.7

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

23,989

7.0

6.9%

+/-100

 

18 years and over

264,097

76.8

75.5%

+/-58

 

65 years and over

42,598

12.4

12.6%

+/-242

 

One race

339,762

98.7

97.8%

+/-727

 

White

221,423

64.4

74.3%

+/-887

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Black or African American

106,881

31.1

12.3%

+/-646

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American Indian and Alaska Native

951

0.3

0.8%

+/-276

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Asian

4,739

1.4

4.4%

+/-427

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

174

0.1

0.1%

+/-61

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Some other race

5,594

1.6

5.8%

+/-872

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Two or more races

4,302

1.3

2.2%

+/-727

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

12,561

3.7

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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