Skip global navigation menu
US Census Bureau
American FactFinder
Skip left navigation menu
Skip to content well


Fact Sheet
2006-2008 2000
View a Fact Sheet for a race, ethnic, or ancestry group
Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights:

General Characteristics - show more >>

Number

Percent

U.S.

   

Total population

223,891

 

 

map

brief

Male

105,573

47.2

49.1%

map

brief

Female

118,318

52.8

50.9%

map

brief

Median age (years)

33.0

(X)

35.3

map

brief

Under 5 years

14,214

6.3

6.8%

map

 

18 years and over

173,991

77.7

74.3%

 

 

65 years and over

26,579

11.9

12.4%

map

brief

One race

220,053

98.3

97.6%

 

 

White

124,243

55.5

75.1%

map

brief

Black or African American

83,728

37.4

12.3%

map

brief

American Indian and Alaska Native

989

0.4

0.9%

map

brief

Asian

6,357

2.8

3.6%

map

brief

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

89

0.0

0.1%

map

brief

Some other race

4,647

2.1

5.5%

map

 

Two or more races

3,838

1.7

2.4%

map

brief

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

9,742

4.4

12.5%

map

brief

Household population

212,584

94.9

97.2%

map

brief

Group quarters population

11,307

5.1

2.8%

map

 

Average household size

2.30

(X)

2.59

map

brief

Average family size

2.94

(X)

3.14

map

 

Total housing units

99,305

 

 

map

 

Occupied housing units

92,394

93.0

91.0%

 

brief

Owner-occupied housing units

48,964

53.0

66.2%

map

 

Renter-occupied housing units

43,430

47.0

33.8%

map

brief

Vacant housing units

6,911

7.0

9.0%

map

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Characteristics - show more >>

Number

Percent

U.S.

 

 

Population 25 years and over

142,293

 

 

 

 

High school graduate or higher

119,951

84.3

80.4%

map

brief

Bachelor's degree or higher

48,264

33.9

24.4%

map

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

19,676

11.4

12.7%

map

brief

Disability status (population 5 years and over)

38,921

18.8

19.3%

map

brief

Foreign born

18,146

8.1

11.1%

map

brief

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

42,185

50.5

56.7%

 

brief

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

41,486

42.7

52.1%

 

brief

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

23,392

11.2

17.9%

map

brief

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economic Characteristics - show more >>

Number

Percent

U.S.

 

 

In labor force (population 16 years and over)

122,641

68.7

63.9%

 

brief

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

20.4

(X)

25.5

map

brief

Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

39,661

(X)

41,994

map

 

Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

50,192

(X)

50,046

map

 

Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

22,986

(X)

21,587

map

 

Families below poverty level

4,674

8.6

9.2%

map

brief

Individuals below poverty level

26,107

12.3

12.4%

map

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Number

Percent

U.S.

 

 

Single-family owner-occupied homes

44,119

 

 

 

brief

Median value (dollars)

108,600

(X)

119,600

map

brief

Median of selected monthly owner costs

(X)

(X)

 

 

brief

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,012

(X)

1,088

map

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

288

(X)

295

 

 

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3)


The letters PDF or symbol Adobe PDF indicate a document is in the Portable Document Format (PDF). To view the file you will need the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader, which is available for free from the Adobe web site.


Skip this main site navigation menu