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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

2.40

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

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Average family size

3.03

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

556,852

 

 

+/-286

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

88.9

84.5%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

40.4

27.4%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

56,241

8.9

10.1%

+/-1,869

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With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

108,795

12.6

12.5%

+/-3,357

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

172,669

53.2

52.2%

+/-2,877

 

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

161,624

46.9

48.2%

+/-2,715

 

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

126,805

16.0

19.6%

+/-3,078

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Household population

845,778

 

 

+/-2,103

 

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)

487,161

74.1

65.2%

+/-2,818

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

24.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

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Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

56,766

(X)

52,175

+/-871

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Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

70,885

(X)

63,211

+/-1,168

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Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

33,109

(X)

27,466

+/-512

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

7.7

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

10.9

13.2%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

388,840

 

 

+/-888

 

Occupied housing units

351,962

90.5

88.0%

+/-2,477

 

Owner-occupied housing units

224,407

63.8

67.1%

+/-2,175

 

Renter-occupied housing units

127,555

36.2

32.9%

+/-2,491

 

Vacant housing units

36,878

9.5

12.0%

+/-2,427

 

Owner-occupied homes

224,407

 

 

+/-2,175

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Median value (dollars)

186,200

(X)

192,400

+/-2,004

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,444

(X)

1,508

+/-13

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

430

(X)

425

+/-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

862,131

 

 

*****

 

Male

423,582

49.1

49.3%

+/-196

 

Female

438,549

50.9

50.7%

+/-196

 

Median age (years)

35.1

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

71,015

8.2

6.9%

+/-169

 

18 years and over

633,800

73.5

75.5%

+/-151

 

65 years and over

71,076

8.2

12.6%

+/-201

 

One race

848,258

98.4

97.8%

+/-1,588

 

White

520,892

60.4

74.3%

+/-3,096

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Black or African American

252,281

29.3

12.3%

+/-1,791

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American Indian and Alaska Native

3,301

0.4

0.8%

+/-473

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Asian

33,654

3.9

4.4%

+/-698

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

773

0.1

0.1%

+/-171

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Some other race

37,357

4.3

5.8%

+/-3,169

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Two or more races

13,873

1.6

2.2%

+/-1,588

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

87,876

10.2

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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