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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

3.03

(X)

3.19

+/-0.01

 

Population 25 years and over

3,847,339

 

 

+/-2,202

 

High school graduate or higher

(X)

84.9

84.0%

(X)

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Bachelor's degree or higher

(X)

24.0

27.0%

(X)

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

525,963

12.0

10.4%

+/-4,452

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

920,748

17.3

15.1%

+/-8,353

 

Foreign born

201,778

3.5

12.5%

+/-5,879

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

1,216,724

54.1

52.6%

+/-6,861

 

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

1,204,369

49.9

48.5%

+/-7,244

 

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

305,553

5.6

19.5%

+/-6,679

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Household population

5,666,923

 

 

*****

 

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)

2,981,717

65.1

64.7%

+/-8,616

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

23.1

(X)

25.1

+/-0.1

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Median household income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

44,545

(X)

50,007

+/-218

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Median family income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

55,014

(X)

60,374

+/-376

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Per capita income (in 2007 inflation-adjusted dollars)

23,667

(X)

26,178

+/-128

 

Families below poverty level

(X)

9.8

9.8%

(X)

 

Individuals below poverty level

(X)

13.4

13.3%

(X)

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Housing Characteristics - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total housing units

2,622,330

 

 

+/-497

 

Occupied housing units

2,300,211

87.7

88.4%

+/-5,550

 

Owner-occupied housing units

1,625,909

70.7

67.3%

+/-7,421

 

Renter-occupied housing units

674,302

29.3

32.7%

+/-5,894

 

Vacant housing units

322,119

12.3

11.6%

+/-5,424

 

Owner-occupied homes

1,625,909

 

 

+/-7,421

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Median value (dollars)

131,100

(X)

181,800

+/-580

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

 

 

 

 

 

With a mortgage (dollars)

1,123

(X)

1,427

+/-5

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

334

(X)

402

+/-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Demographic Estimates - show more >>

Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

 

Total population

5,834,644

 

 

*****

 

Male

2,846,615

48.8

49.2%

+/-1,580

 

Female

2,988,029

51.2

50.8%

+/-1,580

 

Median age (years)

37.3

(X)

36.4

+/-0.1

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Under 5 years

390,436

6.7

6.9%

+/-907

 

18 years and over

4,410,407

75.6

75.3%

+/-785

 

65 years and over

780,129

13.4

12.5%

+/-981

 

One race

5,731,288

98.2

97.9%

+/-4,072

 

White

4,900,249

84.0

74.1%

+/-3,626

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Black or African American

659,181

11.3

12.4%

+/-2,988

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American Indian and Alaska Native

22,942

0.4

0.8%

+/-1,300

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Asian

82,486

1.4

4.3%

+/-1,335

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

4,945

0.1

0.1%

+/-964

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Some other race

61,485

1.1

6.2%

+/-3,165

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Two or more races

103,356

1.8

2.1%

+/-4,072

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

168,176

2.9

14.7%

+/-682

 



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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