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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

2.55

(X)

2.61

+/-0.02

 

Average family size

3.14

(X)

3.20

+/-0.03

 

Population 25 years and over

426,176

 

 

+/-4,092

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

82.1

84.5%

(X)

 

Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

19.5

27.4%

(X)

 

Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

59,991

12.3

10.1%

+/-2,096

 

With a Disability

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

Foreign born

54,830

8.2

12.5%

+/-3,063

 

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

130,656

51.4

52.2%

+/-2,446

 

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

128,120

47.2

48.2%

+/-2,321

 

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

68,936

11.1

19.6%

+/-3,221

 

Household population

651,659

 

 

+/-6,743

 

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)

335,835

65.2

65.2%

+/-4,985

 

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

23.7

(X)

25.3

+/-0.3

 

Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

43,227

(X)

52,175

+/-831

 

Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

51,644

(X)

63,211

+/-1,205

 

Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)

21,858

(X)

27,466

+/-389

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

13.3

9.6%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

16.6

13.2%

(X)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

297,787

 

 

+/-2,497

 

Occupied housing units

255,820

85.9

88.0%

+/-2,792

 

Owner-occupied housing units

165,224

64.6

67.1%

+/-2,293

 

Renter-occupied housing units

90,596

35.4

32.9%

+/-2,664

 

Vacant housing units

41,967

14.1

12.0%

+/-1,960

 

Owner-occupied homes

165,224

 

 

+/-2,293

 

Median value (dollars)

123,300

(X)

192,400

+/-1,547

 

Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,152

(X)

1,508

+/-14

 

Not mortgaged (dollars)

348

(X)

425

+/-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

672,151

 

 

+/-6,459

 

Male

328,480

48.9

49.3%

+/-3,825

 

Female

343,671

51.1

50.7%

+/-3,828

 

Median age (years)

34.4

(X)

36.7

+/-0.3

 

Under 5 years

51,965

7.7

6.9%

+/-1,676

 

18 years and over

496,112

73.8

75.5%

+/-4,462

 

65 years and over

71,661

10.7

12.6%

+/-1,379

 

One race

657,359

97.8

97.8%

+/-6,148

 

White

418,241

62.2

74.3%

+/-5,115

 

Black or African American

188,391

28.0

12.3%

+/-4,400

 

American Indian and Alaska Native

10,145

1.5

0.8%

+/-620

 

Asian

12,728

1.9

4.4%

+/-1,266

 

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,090

0.2

0.1%

+/-550

 

Some other race

26,764

4.0

5.8%

+/-3,194

 

Two or more races

14,792

2.2

2.2%

+/-1,954

 

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

61,769

9.2

15.1%

+/-3,333

 


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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