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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

2.42

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

2.95

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

185,554

 

 

+/-273

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

93.1

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

41.6

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

21,692

9.7

10.1%

+/-1,100

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

15,677

5.5

12.5%

+/-1,484

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

61,063

52.1

52.2%

+/-1,500

 

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

60,802

51.3

48.2%

+/-1,441

 

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

23,039

8.6

19.6%

+/-1,695

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Household population

277,657

 

 

+/-2,341

 

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)

162,320

69.9

65.2%

+/-1,992

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

21.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.6

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,863

(X)

52,175

+/-1,673

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

73,560

(X)

63,211

+/-2,455

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,735

(X)

27,466

+/-764

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

7.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

12.9

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

127,079

 

 

+/-969

 

Occupied housing units

114,733

90.3

88.0%

+/-1,547

 

Owner-occupied housing units

78,011

68.0

67.1%

+/-1,332

 

Renter-occupied housing units

36,722

32.0

32.9%

+/-1,531

 

Vacant housing units

12,346

9.7

12.0%

+/-1,167

 

Owner-occupied homes

78,011

 

 

+/-1,332

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Median value (dollars)

244,800

(X)

192,400

+/-2,937

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,621

(X)

1,508

+/-22

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

401

(X)

425

+/-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

286,832

 

 

*****

 

Male

143,280

50.0

49.3%

+/-196

 

Female

143,552

50.0

50.7%

+/-196

 

Median age (years)

34.4

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

17,448

6.1

6.9%

+/-120

 

18 years and over

224,733

78.4

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

30,234

10.5

12.6%

+/-200

 

One race

278,504

97.1

97.8%

+/-914

 

White

259,762

90.6

74.3%

+/-1,539

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Black or African American

2,202

0.8

12.3%

+/-332

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American Indian and Alaska Native

1,579

0.6

0.8%

+/-457

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Asian

5,485

1.9

4.4%

+/-338

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

40

0.0

0.1%

+/-66

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Some other race

9,436

3.3

5.8%

+/-1,348

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Two or more races

8,328

2.9

2.2%

+/-914

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

28,279

9.9

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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