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2006-2008 American Community Survey (ACS) Census 2000
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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

2.49

(X)

2.61

+/-0.01

map

Average family size

3.05

(X)

3.20

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

3,052,298

 

 

+/-1,743

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

80.9

84.5%

(X)

map

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

21.5

27.4%

(X)

map

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

406,777

11.7

10.1%

+/-4,236

map

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

132,599

2.9

12.5%

+/-3,035

map

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

956,012

54.1

52.2%

+/-7,013

 

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

937,340

48.4

48.2%

+/-7,090

 

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

180,916

4.2

19.6%

+/-3,909

map

Household population

4,505,474

 

 

*****

 

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)

2,204,041

60.6

65.2%

+/-7,717

map

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

23.8

(X)

25.3

+/-0.1

map

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

42,131

(X)

52,175

+/-275

map

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,144

(X)

63,211

+/-391

map

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

23,153

(X)

27,466

+/-136

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

12.5

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

16.3

13.2%

(X)

map

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

2,135,236

 

 

+/-339

 

Occupied housing units

1,811,009

84.8

88.0%

+/-5,492

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,291,690

71.3

67.1%

1291690

 

Renter-occupied housing units

519,319

28.7

32.9%

+/-5,593

 

Vacant housing units

324,227

15.2

12.0%

+/-5,500

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,291,690

 

 

+/-5,954

map

Median value (dollars)

114,700

(X)

192,400

+/-798

map

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,080

(X)

1,508

+/-6

map

Not mortgaged (dollars)

316

(X)

425

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

4,625,354

 

 

*****

 

Male

2,239,148

48.4

49.3%

+/-1,820

 

Female

2,386,206

51.6

50.7%

+/-1,820

 

Median age (years)

37.3

(X)

36.7

+/-0.1

map

Under 5 years

304,772

6.6

6.9%

+/-931

 

18 years and over

3,505,837

75.8

75.5%

+/-876

 

65 years and over

625,940

13.5

12.6%

+/-1,229

 

One race

4,568,890

98.8

97.8%

+/-2,388

 

White

3,254,119

70.4

74.3%

+/-2,905

map

Black or African American

1,209,666

26.2

12.3%

+/-2,480

map

American Indian and Alaska Native

22,606

0.5

0.8%

+/-1,183

map

Asian

44,778

1.0

4.4%

+/-1,173

map

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2,224

0.0

0.1%

+/-844

map

Some other race

35,497

0.8

5.8%

+/-2,738

map

Two or more races

56,464

1.2

2.2%

+/-2,388

map

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

40,089

2.7

15.1%

+/-716

 


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.





Source:  U.S. Census Bureau:

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