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Fact Sheet
2005-2007 2000
2005-2007 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

2.46

(X)

2.60

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.04

(X)

3.19

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

8,404,685

 

 

+/-1,497

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

86.3

84.0%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

25.6

27.0%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

1,072,163

11.2

10.4%

+/-5,807

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

1,840,175

16.1

15.1%

+/-11,435

 

Foreign born

639,992

5.2

12.5%

+/-8,747

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

2,587,491

53.2

52.6%

+/-9,058

 

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

2,525,341

48.0

48.5%

+/-9,635

 

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

1,080,279

9.3

19.5%

+/-10,637

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Household population

11,938,301

 

 

*****

 

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)

6,224,260

62.6

64.7%

+/-11,226

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

25.1

(X)

25.1

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

47,913

(X)

50,007

+/-222

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Median family income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

60,243

(X)

60,374

+/-247

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Per capita income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

25,692

(X)

26,178

+/-86

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

8.2

9.8%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

11.9

13.3%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

5,451,386

 

 

+/-551

 

Occupied housing units

4,858,509

89.1

88.4%

+/-7,082

 

Owner-occupied housing units

3,484,072

71.7

67.3%

+/-10,249

 

Renter-occupied housing units

1,374,437

28.3

32.7%

+/-9,111

 

Vacant housing units

592,877

10.9

11.6%

+/-7,174

 

Owner-occupied homes

3,484,072

 

 

+/-10,249

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Median value (dollars)

144,100

(X)

181,800

+/-474

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,302

(X)

1,427

+/-5

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

436

(X)

402

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

12,400,959

 

 

*****

 

Male

6,026,243

48.6

49.2%

+/-1,387

 

Female

6,374,716

51.4

50.8%

+/-1,387

 

Median age (years)

39.5

(X)

36.4

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

728,918

5.9

6.9%

+/-484

 

18 years and over

9,595,960

77.4

75.3%

+/-644

 

65 years and over

1,884,243

15.2

12.5%

+/-853

 

One race

12,249,298

98.8

97.9%

+/-4,646

 

White

10,406,970

83.9

74.1%

+/-6,187

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Black or African American

1,284,197

10.4

12.4%

+/-5,275

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American Indian and Alaska Native

16,942

0.1

0.8%

+/-1,037

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Asian

288,727

2.3

4.3%

+/-2,069

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2,880

0.0

0.1%

+/-567

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Some other race

249,582

2.0

6.2%

+/-7,122

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Two or more races

151,661

1.2

2.1%

+/-4,646

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

529,525

4.3

14.7%

+/-344

 



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2007 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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