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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

2.86

(X)

2.61

+/-0.04

 

Average family size

3.69

(X)

3.20

+/-0.05

 

Population 25 years and over

281,903

 

 

+/-3,922

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

77.9

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

27.9

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

23,776

7.1

10.1%

+/-1,394

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

127,393

27.5

12.5%

+/-4,438

 

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

73,531

41.9

52.2%

+/-1,811

 

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

68,498

37.7

48.2%

+/-1,691

 

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

195,138

45.8

19.6%

+/-5,983

 

Household population

454,268

 

 

+/-7,136

 

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)

233,796

66.8

65.2%

+/-4,539

 

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

27.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.6

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

50,532

(X)

52,175

+/-884

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,778

(X)

63,211

+/-1,771

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,459

(X)

27,466

+/-543

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

15.3

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

19.1

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

173,881

 

 

+/-716

 

Occupied housing units

158,946

91.4

88.0%

+/-1,358

 

Owner-occupied housing units

68,475

43.1

67.1%

+/-1,525

 

Renter-occupied housing units

90,471

56.9

32.9%

+/-1,670

 

Vacant housing units

14,935

8.6

12.0%

+/-1,147

 

Owner-occupied homes

68,475

 

 

+/-1,525

 

Median value (dollars)

563,700

(X)

192,400

+/-7,890

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,346

(X)

1,508

+/-50

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

367

(X)

425

+/-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

462,556

 

 

+/-7,080

 

Male

227,746

49.2

49.3%

+/-4,483

 

Female

234,810

50.8

50.7%

+/-4,762

 

Median age (years)

32.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.4

 

Under 5 years

36,165

7.8

6.9%

+/-2,069

 

18 years and over

334,079

72.2

75.5%

+/-4,708

 

65 years and over

40,207

8.7

12.6%

+/-1,622

 

One race

444,277

96.0

97.8%

+/-7,267

 

White

203,583

44.0

74.3%

+/-5,948

 

Black or African American

62,172

13.4

12.3%

+/-3,116

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,944

0.4

0.8%

+/-541

 

Asian

61,203

13.2

4.4%

+/-3,093

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,885

0.8

0.1%

+/-1,303

 

Some other race

111,490

24.1

5.8%

+/-6,199

 

Two or more races

18,279

4.0

2.2%

+/-1,753

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

185,751

40.2

15.1%

+/-5,672

 



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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