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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

2.68

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

 

Average family size

3.51

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

5,594,154

 

 

+/-832

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

78.6

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

32.5

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

250,507

3.9

10.1%

+/-4,310

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

3,048,991

36.7

12.5%

+/-16,277

 

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

1,397,594

44.4

52.2%

+/-8,574

 

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

1,303,155

36.5

48.2%

+/-8,003

 

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

3,700,615

47.8

19.6%

+/-16,689

 

Household population

8,127,274

 

 

+/-7,586

 

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)

4,137,164

62.6

65.2%

+/-11,362

 

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

39.4

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

50,403

(X)

52,175

+/-271

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,492

(X)

63,211

+/-438

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,415

(X)

27,466

+/-175

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

15.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

18.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

3,327,835

 

 

+/-3,104

 

Occupied housing units

3,032,961

91.1

88.0%

+/-6,060

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,031,910

34.0

67.1%

+/-7,700

 

Renter-occupied housing units

2,001,051

66.0

32.9%

+/-9,214

 

Vacant housing units

294,874

8.9

12.0%

+/-4,384

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,031,910

 

 

+/-7,700

 

Median value (dollars)

526,800

(X)

192,400

+/-2,831

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,407

(X)

1,508

+/-15

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

699

(X)

425

+/-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

8,308,163

 

 

*****

 

Male

3,963,820

47.7

49.3%

+/-659

 

Female

4,344,343

52.3

50.7%

+/-659

 

Median age (years)

36.3

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

 

Under 5 years

570,542

6.9

6.9%

+/-548

 

18 years and over

6,393,697

77.0

75.5%

+/-512

 

65 years and over

1,022,437

12.3

12.6%

+/-568

 

One race

8,130,520

97.9

97.8%

+/-5,591

 

White

3,704,243

44.6

74.3%

+/-14,559

 

Black or African American

2,086,566

25.1

12.3%

+/-7,614

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

29,569

0.4

0.8%

+/-2,241

 

Asian

976,807

11.8

4.4%

+/-3,027

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

4,941

0.1

0.1%

+/-916

 

Some other race

1,328,394

16.0

5.8%

+/-15,169

 

Two or more races

177,643

2.1

2.2%

+/-5,591

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

2,287,905

27.5

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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