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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

2.55

(X)

2.60

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.13

(X)

3.19

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

6,634,147

 

 

+/-1,347

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

87.0

84.0%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

24.5

27.0%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

771,538

10.1

10.4%

+/-5,906

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

1,494,851

16.0

15.1%

+/-9,525

 

Foreign born

610,173

6.0

12.5%

+/-9,006

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

2,057,064

52.4

52.6%

+/-8,231

 

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

2,017,860

48.8

48.5%

+/-8,729

 

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

848,690

9.0

19.5%

+/-10,795

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Household population

9,835,961

 

 

*****

 

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)

5,029,931

63.5

64.7%

+/-8,816

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

23.6

(X)

25.1

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

48,642

(X)

50,007

+/-201

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Median family income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

60,269

(X)

60,374

+/-238

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Per capita income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

24,966

(X)

26,178

+/-99

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

9.8

9.8%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.7

13.3%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

4,503,107

 

 

+/-1,008

 

Occupied housing units

3,864,307

85.8

88.4%

+/-7,679

 

Owner-occupied housing units

2,902,094

75.1

67.3%

+/-8,759

 

Renter-occupied housing units

962,213

24.9

32.7%

+/-7,062

 

Vacant housing units

638,800

14.2

11.6%

+/-7,185

 

Owner-occupied homes

2,902,094

 

 

+/-8,759

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Median value (dollars)

152,200

(X)

181,800

+/-375

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,321

(X)

1,427

+/-4

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

423

(X)

402

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

10,094,027

 

 

*****

 

Male

4,966,046

49.2

49.2%

+/-1,402

 

Female

5,127,981

50.8

50.8%

+/-1,402

 

Median age (years)

37.3

(X)

36.4

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

643,186

6.4

6.9%

+/-654

 

18 years and over

7,609,819

75.4

75.3%

+/-836

 

65 years and over

1,267,355

12.6

12.5%

+/-884

 

One race

9,915,031

98.2

97.9%

+/-5,071

 

White

8,030,749

79.6

74.1%

+/-5,896

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Black or African American

1,425,269

14.1

12.4%

+/-4,302

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American Indian and Alaska Native

53,178

0.5

0.8%

+/-1,655

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Asian

235,001

2.3

4.3%

+/-1,898

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,174

0.0

0.1%

+/-834

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Some other race

167,660

1.7

6.2%

+/-5,975

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Two or more races

178,996

1.8

2.1%

+/-5,071

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

394,827

3.9

14.7%

+/-251

 



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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