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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

2.15

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.01

(X)

3.20

+/-0.04

 

Population 25 years and over

237,866

 

 

+/-2,917

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

87.5

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

42.5

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

20,320

7.1

10.1%

+/-1,221

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

51,576

14.4

12.5%

+/-2,557

 

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

53,031

35.2

52.2%

+/-1,761

 

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

48,778

33.4

48.2%

+/-1,325

 

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

62,893

18.9

19.6%

+/-2,887

 

Household population

340,499

 

 

+/-4,303

 

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)

213,313

72.8

65.2%

+/-2,935

 

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

21.9

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

47,097

(X)

52,175

+/-1,298

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

62,405

(X)

63,211

+/-2,061

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

30,668

(X)

27,466

+/-822

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

15.4

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

21.4

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

175,434

 

 

+/-999

 

Occupied housing units

158,389

90.3

88.0%

+/-1,768

 

Owner-occupied housing units

84,182

53.1

67.1%

+/-1,734

 

Renter-occupied housing units

74,207

46.9

32.9%

+/-1,967

 

Vacant housing units

17,045

9.7

12.0%

+/-1,570

 

Owner-occupied homes

84,182

 

 

+/-1,734

 

Median value (dollars)

233,600

(X)

192,400

+/-2,115

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,666

(X)

1,508

+/-24

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

539

(X)

425

+/-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

358,896

 

 

+/-4,873

 

Male

182,062

50.7

49.3%

+/-3,243

 

Female

176,834

49.3

50.7%

+/-2,909

 

Median age (years)

34.2

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

25,994

7.2

6.9%

+/-1,389

 

18 years and over

285,518

79.6

75.5%

+/-3,647

 

65 years and over

30,558

8.5

12.6%

+/-1,195

 

One race

348,185

97.0

97.8%

+/-4,721

 

White

251,842

70.2

74.3%

+/-4,322

 

Black or African American

62,520

17.4

12.3%

+/-2,610

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

5,983

1.7

0.8%

+/-977

 

Asian

17,686

4.9

4.4%

+/-1,362

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

43

0.0

0.1%

+/-53

 

Some other race

10,111

2.8

5.8%

+/-1,738

 

Two or more races

10,711

3.0

2.2%

+/-1,217

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

33,174

9.2

15.1%

+/-2,250

 



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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