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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

2.74

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.36

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

1,881,397

 

 

*****

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

85.1

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

33.8

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

250,857

11.7

10.1%

+/-3,664

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

671,608

22.6

12.5%

+/-8,075

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

579,914

49.3

52.2%

+/-5,233

 

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

560,429

47.7

48.2%

+/-5,034

 

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

966,112

35.2

19.6%

+/-10,511

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Household population

2,854,203

 

 

+/-6,717

 

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)

1,528,814

66.2

65.2%

+/-6,815

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

24.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

63,727

(X)

52,175

+/-503

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

74,593

(X)

63,211

+/-748

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,898

(X)

27,466

+/-255

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

8.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

11.7

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

1,132,383

 

 

+/-2,481

 

Occupied housing units

1,040,945

91.9

88.0%

+/-4,206

 

Owner-occupied housing units

589,928

56.7

67.1%

+/-4,322

 

Renter-occupied housing units

451,017

43.3

32.9%

+/-4,964

 

Vacant housing units

91,438

8.1

12.0%

+/-3,260

 

Owner-occupied homes

589,928

 

 

+/-4,322

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Median value (dollars)

539,700

(X)

192,400

+/-3,178

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,481

(X)

1,508

+/-16

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

446

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

2,965,943

 

 

*****

 

Male

1,490,636

50.3

49.3%

*****

 

Female

1,475,307

49.7

50.7%

*****

 

Median age (years)

34.2

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

222,163

7.5

6.9%

*****

 

18 years and over

2,225,597

75.0

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

331,306

11.2

12.6%

*****

 

One race

2,854,523

96.2

97.8%

+/-3,646

 

White

2,113,129

71.2

74.3%

+/-9,453

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Black or African American

148,451

5.0

12.3%

+/-2,408

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American Indian and Alaska Native

22,535

0.8

0.8%

+/-1,435

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Asian

301,939

10.2

4.4%

+/-2,620

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

13,802

0.5

0.1%

+/-1,122

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Some other race

254,667

8.6

5.8%

+/-8,712

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Two or more races

111,420

3.8

2.2%

+/-3,646

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

901,183

30.4

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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