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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

2.61

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.23

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

1,258,320

 

 

+/-1,759

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

82.0

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

24.9

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

175,567

12.1

10.1%

+/-3,444

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

191,216

9.7

12.5%

+/-5,467

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

374,661

49.5

52.2%

+/-3,952

 

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

366,375

46.2

48.2%

+/-4,584

 

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

651,654

35.8

19.6%

+/-7,584

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Household population

1,920,122

 

 

*****

 

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)

951,391

62.6

65.2%

+/-4,963

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

21.5

(X)

25.3

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

43,202

(X)

52,175

+/-539

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

51,724

(X)

63,211

+/-652

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

22,781

(X)

27,466

+/-277

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

13.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

17.9

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

862,843

 

 

+/-252

 

Occupied housing units

736,392

85.3

88.0%

+/-3,289

 

Owner-occupied housing units

511,152

69.4

67.1%

511152

 

Renter-occupied housing units

225,240

30.6

32.9%

+/-3,984

 

Vacant housing units

126,451

14.7

12.0%

+/-3,247

 

Owner-occupied homes

511,152

 

 

+/-4,439

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Median value (dollars)

154,900

(X)

192,400

+/-1,200

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,166

(X)

1,508

+/-10

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

302

(X)

425

+/-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,962,226

 

 

*****

 

Male

967,077

49.3

49.3%

+/-1,261

 

Female

995,149

50.7

50.7%

+/-1,261

 

Median age (years)

35.8

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

144,171

7.3

6.9%

+/-706

 

18 years and over

1,461,676

74.5

75.5%

+/-822

 

65 years and over

251,043

12.8

12.6%

+/-559

 

One race

1,902,811

97.0

97.8%

+/-3,174

 

White

1,375,334

70.1

74.3%

+/-6,991

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Black or African American

43,931

2.2

12.3%

+/-1,305

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American Indian and Alaska Native

182,136

9.3

0.8%

+/-2,047

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Asian

26,767

1.4

4.4%

+/-1,010

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

865

0.0

0.1%

+/-333

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Some other race

273,778

14.0

5.8%

+/-7,335

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Two or more races

59,415

3.0

2.2%

+/-3,174

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

298,607

44.5

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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