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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

2.85

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.53

(X)

3.20

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

972,570

 

 

+/-166

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

80.6

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

24.3

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

149,819

13.4

10.1%

+/-3,393

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

190,479

12.0

12.5%

+/-5,431

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

292,625

50.3

52.2%

+/-3,898

 

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

281,716

44.8

48.2%

+/-4,138

 

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

629,241

43.3

19.6%

+/-6,534

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Household population

1,548,382

 

 

+/-5,157

 

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)

767,641

64.7

65.2%

+/-6,047

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

24.2

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

45,792

(X)

52,175

+/-538

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

54,702

(X)

63,211

+/-744

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

22,537

(X)

27,466

+/-257

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

13.0

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

16.8

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

601,796

 

 

+/-1,832

 

Occupied housing units

542,768

90.2

88.0%

+/-2,998

 

Owner-occupied housing units

341,873

63.0

67.1%

+/-3,499

 

Renter-occupied housing units

200,895

37.0

32.9%

+/-2,965

 

Vacant housing units

59,028

9.8

12.0%

+/-2,272

 

Owner-occupied homes

341,873

 

 

+/-3,499

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Median value (dollars)

111,600

(X)

192,400

+/-1,229

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,234

(X)

1,508

+/-11

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

401

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

1,588,136

 

 

*****

 

Male

775,077

48.8

49.3%

+/-259

 

Female

813,059

51.2

50.7%

+/-259

 

Median age (years)

32.8

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

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Under 5 years

133,338

8.4

6.9%

+/-214

 

18 years and over

1,140,085

71.8

75.5%

*****

 

65 years and over

161,933

10.2

12.6%

+/-32

 

One race

1,548,886

97.5

97.8%

+/-2,655

 

White

1,107,889

69.8

74.3%

+/-9,941

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Black or African American

112,738

7.1

12.3%

+/-1,572

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American Indian and Alaska Native

9,358

0.6

0.8%

+/-999

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Asian

33,479

2.1

4.4%

+/-1,028

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,793

0.1

0.1%

+/-392

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Some other race

283,629

17.9

5.8%

+/-9,900

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Two or more races

39,250

2.5

2.2%

+/-2,655

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

911,852

57.4

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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