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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

2.37

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.04

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

430,714

 

 

+/-1,888

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

87.8

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

39.6

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

43,595

8.8

10.1%

+/-1,670

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

91,534

13.7

12.5%

+/-3,060

 

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

127,016

50.2

52.2%

+/-2,589

 

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

117,937

43.9

48.2%

+/-2,444

 

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

105,634

17.2

19.6%

+/-2,834

 

Household population

654,131

 

 

+/-3,511

 

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)

378,584

74.0

65.2%

+/-2,780

 

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

24.2

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,125

(X)

52,175

+/-829

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

65,350

(X)

63,211

+/-1,731

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

32,422

(X)

27,466

+/-608

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

8.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

12.3

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

305,912

 

 

+/-1,084

 

Occupied housing units

276,244

90.3

88.0%

+/-2,115

 

Owner-occupied housing units

165,219

59.8

67.1%

+/-1,886

 

Renter-occupied housing units

111,025

40.2

32.9%

+/-2,315

 

Vacant housing units

29,668

9.7

12.0%

+/-2,001

 

Owner-occupied homes

165,219

 

 

+/-1,886

 

Median value (dollars)

175,100

(X)

192,400

+/-2,449

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,410

(X)

1,508

+/-13

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

437

(X)

425

+/-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

668,796

 

 

+/-3,073

 

Male

328,582

49.1

49.3%

+/-2,277

 

Female

340,214

50.9

50.7%

+/-2,029

 

Median age (years)

34.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

55,538

8.3

6.9%

+/-1,254

 

18 years and over

493,296

73.8

75.5%

+/-2,067

 

65 years and over

55,543

8.3

12.6%

+/-790

 

One race

656,758

98.2

97.8%

+/-3,422

 

White

371,013

55.5

74.3%

+/-3,797

 

Black or African American

224,115

33.5

12.3%

+/-2,346

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

2,750

0.4

0.8%

+/-526

 

Asian

27,181

4.1

4.4%

+/-1,150

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

607

0.1

0.1%

+/-274

 

Some other race

31,092

4.6

5.8%

+/-3,080

 

Two or more races

12,038

1.8

2.2%

+/-1,530

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

74,850

11.2

15.1%

+/-1,741

 



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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