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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

2.82

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.40

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

14,807,376

 

 

+/-3,962

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

79.2

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

25.1

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

1,626,398

9.5

10.1%

+/-10,897

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

3,787,550

15.9

12.5%

+/-21,074

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

4,828,032

53.3

52.2%

+/-16,186

 

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

4,567,774

49.4

48.2%

+/-17,450

 

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

7,368,768

33.7

19.6%

+/-21,161

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Household population

23,249,634

 

 

*****

 

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)

11,819,368

65.8

65.2%

+/-17,345

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

24.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

49,078

(X)

52,175

+/-190

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

57,495

(X)

63,211

+/-270

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

24,709

(X)

27,466

+/-80

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.8

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

16.3

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

9,417,981

 

 

+/-945

 

Occupied housing units

8,258,094

87.7

88.0%

+/-12,567

 

Owner-occupied housing units

5,378,160

65.1

67.1%

5378160

 

Renter-occupied housing units

2,879,934

34.9

32.9%

+/-16,410

 

Vacant housing units

1,159,887

12.3

12.0%

+/-12,682

 

Owner-occupied homes

5,378,160

 

 

+/-17,290

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Median value (dollars)

120,500

(X)

192,400

+/-321

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,390

(X)

1,508

+/-4

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

437

(X)

425

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

23,845,989

 

 

*****

 

Male

11,889,849

49.9

49.3%

+/-3,567

 

Female

11,956,140

50.1

50.7%

+/-3,568

 

Median age (years)

33.2

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

1,976,833

8.3

6.9%

+/-1,506

 

18 years and over

17,241,633

72.3

75.5%

+/-2,297

 

65 years and over

2,396,684

10.1

12.6%

+/-1,698

 

One race

23,397,566

98.1

97.8%

+/-9,754

 

White

17,024,639

71.4

74.3%

+/-28,480

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Black or African American

2,735,332

11.5

12.3%

+/-6,428

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American Indian and Alaska Native

118,238

0.5

0.8%

+/-4,120

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Asian

808,153

3.4

4.4%

+/-3,448

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

18,071

0.1

0.1%

+/-1,274

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Some other race

2,693,133

11.3

5.8%

+/-27,212

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Two or more races

448,423

1.9

2.2%

+/-9,752

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

2,850,266

35.9

15.1%

+/-815

 



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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