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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

2.33

(X)

2.61

+/-0.03

 

Average family size

3.04

(X)

3.20

+/-0.05

 

Population 25 years and over

183,413

 

 

+/-1,444

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

83.6

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

17.2

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

21,911

10.1

10.1%

+/-1,125

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

9,820

3.4

12.5%

+/-1,181

 

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

43,618

40.2

52.2%

+/-1,305

 

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

42,241

35.2

48.2%

+/-1,331

 

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

17,336

6.5

19.6%

+/-1,347

 

Household population

279,413

 

 

+/-2,321

 

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)

144,469

64.4

65.2%

+/-2,053

 

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

19.3

(X)

25.3

+/-0.5

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

35,345

(X)

52,175

+/-892

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

45,324

(X)

63,211

+/-1,673

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

19,331

(X)

27,466

+/-315

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

18.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

23.3

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

139,738

 

 

+/-724

 

Occupied housing units

119,690

85.7

88.0%

+/-1,367

 

Owner-occupied housing units

70,164

58.6

67.1%

+/-1,349

 

Renter-occupied housing units

49,526

41.4

32.9%

+/-1,619

 

Vacant housing units

20,048

14.3

12.0%

+/-1,375

 

Owner-occupied homes

70,164

 

 

+/-1,349

 

Median value (dollars)

99,800

(X)

192,400

+/-1,514

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,092

(X)

1,508

+/-17

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

431

(X)

425

+/-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

287,143

 

 

+/-2,503

 

Male

138,698

48.3

49.3%

+/-1,748

 

Female

148,445

51.7

50.7%

+/-1,478

 

Median age (years)

34.4

(X)

36.7

+/-0.4

 

Under 5 years

21,446

7.5

6.9%

+/-842

 

18 years and over

216,141

75.3

75.5%

+/-1,592

 

65 years and over

35,817

12.5

12.6%

+/-649

 

One race

279,456

97.3

97.8%

+/-2,605

 

White

195,355

68.0

74.3%

+/-2,370

 

Black or African American

73,388

25.6

12.3%

+/-1,080

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

687

0.2

0.8%

+/-227

 

Asian

3,430

1.2

4.4%

+/-435

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

0.1%

+/-151

 

Some other race

6,596

2.3

5.8%

+/-1,090

 

Two or more races

7,687

2.7

2.2%

+/-1,200

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

18,458

6.4

15.1%

+/-992

 



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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