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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

2.49

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.05

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

4,126,506

 

 

+/-2,268

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

81.8

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

22.2

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

506,816

10.9

10.1%

+/-5,218

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

246,050

4.0

12.5%

+/-5,045

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

1,281,583

54.0

52.2%

+/-7,696

 

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

1,253,206

49.0

48.2%

+/-7,925

 

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

328,390

5.7

19.6%

+/-5,491

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Household population

5,991,613

 

 

*****

 

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)

3,079,701

63.6

65.2%

+/-8,943

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

23.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

43,662

(X)

52,175

+/-255

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,653

(X)

63,211

+/-351

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

24,094

(X)

27,466

+/-156

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

11.9

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

15.7

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

2,721,889

 

 

+/-388

 

Occupied housing units

2,408,031

88.5

88.0%

+/-5,930

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,686,183

70.0

67.1%

1686183

 

Renter-occupied housing units

721,848

30.0

32.9%

+/-6,798

 

Vacant housing units

313,858

11.5

12.0%

+/-6,003

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,686,183

 

 

+/-6,632

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Median value (dollars)

130,900

(X)

192,400

+/-652

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,145

(X)

1,508

+/-5

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

317

(X)

425

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

6,144,104

 

 

*****

 

Male

2,994,993

48.7

49.3%

+/-1,957

 

Female

3,149,111

51.3

50.7%

+/-1,957

 

Median age (years)

37.5

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

407,722

6.6

6.9%

+/-993

 

18 years and over

4,674,673

76.1

75.5%

+/-1,067

 

65 years and over

793,136

12.9

12.6%

+/-1,219

 

One race

6,061,896

98.7

97.8%

+/-3,279

 

White

4,873,827

79.3

74.3%

+/-4,407

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Black or African American

1,011,988

16.5

12.3%

+/-2,645

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American Indian and Alaska Native

15,267

0.2

0.8%

+/-1,216

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Asian

80,209

1.3

4.4%

+/-1,316

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,045

0.0

0.1%

+/-512

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Some other race

77,560

1.3

5.8%

+/-4,157

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Two or more races

82,208

1.3

2.2%

+/-3,279

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

87,492

3.5

15.1%

+/-696

 



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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