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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

3.12

(X)

2.60

+/-0.01

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Average family size

3.60

(X)

3.19

+/-0.02

 

Population 25 years and over

1,449,914

 

 

+/-929

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

90.0

84.0%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

28.2

27.0%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

153,080

8.6

10.4%

+/-2,734

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

282,285

12.3

15.1%

+/-4,581

 

Foreign born

206,765

8.0

12.5%

+/-4,536

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

549,361

57.7

52.6%

+/-4,193

 

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

536,059

56.4

48.5%

+/-4,323

 

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

324,080

13.9

19.5%

+/-6,070

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Household population

2,532,421

 

 

*****

 

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)

1,293,379

69.4

64.7%

+/-4,645

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

20.9

(X)

25.1

+/-0.2

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Median household income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

53,324

(X)

50,007

+/-314

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Median family income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

60,564

(X)

60,374

+/-466

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Per capita income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

21,845

(X)

26,178

+/-182

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

7.4

9.8%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

10.3

13.3%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

899,839

 

 

+/-326

 

Occupied housing units

812,604

90.3

88.4%

+/-2,975

 

Owner-occupied housing units

584,608

71.9

67.3%

+/-3,517

 

Renter-occupied housing units

227,996

28.1

32.7%

+/-3,670

 

Vacant housing units

87,235

9.7

11.6%

+/-2,880

 

Owner-occupied homes

584,608

 

 

+/-3,517

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Median value (dollars)

189,700

(X)

181,800

+/-987

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,324

(X)

1,427

+/-7

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

337

(X)

402

+/-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

2,576,626

 

 

*****

 

Male

1,299,488

50.4

49.2%

+/-839

 

Female

1,277,138

49.6

50.8%

+/-839

 

Median age (years)

28.3

(X)

36.4

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

248,691

9.7

6.9%

+/-434

 

18 years and over

1,780,038

69.1

75.3%

+/-462

 

65 years and over

225,244

8.7

12.5%

+/-588

 

One race

2,530,188

98.2

97.9%

+/-2,516

 

White

2,305,636

89.5

74.1%

+/-5,069

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Black or African American

25,242

1.0

12.4%

+/-1,251

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American Indian and Alaska Native

30,395

1.2

0.8%

+/-1,155

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Asian

50,535

2.0

4.3%

+/-1,175

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

19,096

0.7

0.1%

+/-1,098

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Some other race

99,284

3.9

6.2%

+/-5,075

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Two or more races

46,438

1.8

2.1%

+/-2,516

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

287,228

11.1

14.7%

+/-55

 



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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