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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

2.81

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

 

Average family size

3.54

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

784,164

 

 

+/-3,555

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

78.9

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

23.1

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

113,849

12.5

10.1%

+/-3,128

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

166,708

13.1

12.5%

+/-5,138

 

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

227,124

48.4

52.2%

+/-3,666

 

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

218,081

42.9

48.2%

+/-3,500

 

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

545,346

46.6

19.6%

+/-6,481

 

Household population

1,247,493

 

 

+/-6,250

 

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)

616,081

64.2

65.2%

+/-5,379

 

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

23.8

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

42,731

(X)

52,175

+/-585

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

51,715

(X)

63,211

+/-927

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

21,447

(X)

27,466

+/-324

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

14.5

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

18.5

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

492,381

 

 

+/-1,903

 

Occupied housing units

443,840

90.1

88.0%

+/-2,769

 

Owner-occupied housing units

264,842

59.7

67.1%

+/-2,913

 

Renter-occupied housing units

178,998

40.3

32.9%

+/-2,684

 

Vacant housing units

48,541

9.9

12.0%

+/-2,030

 

Owner-occupied homes

264,842

 

 

+/-2,913

 

Median value (dollars)

105,200

(X)

192,400

+/-1,550

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,212

(X)

1,508

+/-13

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

387

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,277,322

 

 

+/-6,002

 

Male

621,587

48.7

49.3%

+/-3,449

 

Female

655,735

51.3

50.7%

+/-3,638

 

Median age (years)

32.6

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

106,733

8.4

6.9%

+/-1,345

 

18 years and over

922,127

72.2

75.5%

+/-4,072

 

65 years and over

132,271

10.4

12.6%

+/-1,091

 

One race

1,247,196

97.6

97.8%

+/-6,430

 

White

880,315

68.9

74.3%

+/-9,931

 

Black or African American

84,076

6.6

12.3%

+/-2,446

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

7,950

0.6

0.8%

+/-974

 

Asian

26,101

2.0

4.4%

+/-1,209

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,566

0.1

0.1%

+/-449

 

Some other race

247,188

19.4

5.8%

+/-8,936

 

Two or more races

30,126

2.4

2.2%

+/-2,364

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

782,220

61.2

15.1%

+/-4,424

 



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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