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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

2.56

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.01

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

518,162

 

 

+/-2,412

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

90.7

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

28.8

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

72,350

12.3

10.1%

+/-2,153

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

62,804

8.4

12.5%

+/-3,287

 

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

170,468

54.8

52.2%

+/-2,646

 

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

166,266

53.7

48.2%

+/-2,589

 

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

86,107

12.2

19.6%

+/-4,009

 

Household population

730,812

 

 

+/-3,852

 

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)

385,434

63.1

65.2%

+/-3,918

 

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

26.3

(X)

25.3

+/-0.6

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

63,816

(X)

52,175

+/-1,064

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

76,573

(X)

63,211

+/-1,546

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

32,282

(X)

27,466

+/-493

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

5.3

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

8.3

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

343,128

 

 

+/-1,209

 

Occupied housing units

285,662

83.3

88.0%

+/-2,137

 

Owner-occupied housing units

204,090

71.4

67.1%

+/-2,070

 

Renter-occupied housing units

81,572

28.6

32.9%

+/-2,619

 

Vacant housing units

57,466

16.7

12.0%

+/-2,182

 

Owner-occupied homes

204,090

 

 

+/-2,070

 

Median value (dollars)

445,600

(X)

192,400

+/-4,157

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

2,224

(X)

1,508

+/-27

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

476

(X)

425

+/-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

749,330

 

 

+/-3,003

 

Male

376,926

50.3

49.3%

+/-2,062

 

Female

372,404

49.7

50.7%

+/-1,957

 

Median age (years)

39.3

(X)

36.7

+/-0.2

 

Under 5 years

41,191

5.5

6.9%

+/-813

 

18 years and over

588,852

78.6

75.5%

+/-2,714

 

65 years and over

107,614

14.4

12.6%

+/-1,153

 

One race

727,132

97.0

97.8%

+/-3,404

 

White

640,404

85.5

74.3%

+/-3,894

 

Black or African American

11,599

1.5

12.3%

+/-1,006

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

8,962

1.2

0.8%

+/-1,189

 

Asian

32,513

4.3

4.4%

+/-1,295

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,449

0.2

0.1%

+/-307

 

Some other race

32,205

4.3

5.8%

+/-2,446

 

Two or more races

22,198

3.0

2.2%

+/-1,548

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

82,270

11.0

15.1%

+/-1,488

 


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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