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Selected Social Characteristics in the United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
Family households (families)
With own children under 18 years
Married-couple family
With own children under 18 years
Male householder, no wife present, family
With own children under 18 years
Female householder, no husband present, family
With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
Householder living alone
65 years and over
Estimate
Margin of Error
Percent
Margin of Error
24,459
15,553
7,652
11,586
5,243
720
562
3,247
1,847
8,906
6,377
2,266
1,977
1,902
1,397
1,640
1,162
556
509
987
720
1,663
1,440
641
24,459
63.6%
31.3%
47.4%
21.4%
2.9%
2.3%
13.3%
7.6%
36.4%
26.1%
9.3%
(X)
6.0
4.9
5.9
4.4
2.2
2.0
3.8
2.9
6.0
5.5
2.5
9,186
6,906
1,666
824
37.6%
28.2%
5.6
3.0
2.59
3.08
0.20
0.32
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
63,416
24,459
11,374
16,281
4,745
6,557
3,119
1,466
1,977
1,596
1,948
1,781
1,724
1,193
63,416
38.6%
17.9%
25.7%
7.5%
10.3%
4.9%
(X)
3.0
2.5
3.1
2.8
2.7
1.9
Males 15 years and over
Never married
Now married, except separated
Separated
Widowed
Divorced
25,327
8,944
11,905
703
1,552
2,223
820
1,633
1,679
521
789
823
25,327
35.3%
47.0%
2.8%
6.1%
8.8%
(X)
6.1
6.7
2.1
3.1
3.3
Females 15 years and over
Never married
Now married, except separated
Separated
Widowed
Divorced
28,143
6,199
12,063
809
2,756
6,316
614
1,443
1,991
775
968
1,466
28,143
22.0%
42.9%
2.9%
9.8%
22.4%
(X)
5.1
7.2
2.7
3.4
5.1
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
Per 1,000 unmarried women
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
N
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years
Responsible for grandchildren
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
Households with one or more people under 18 years
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
Average household size
Average family size
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households
Householder
Spouse
Child
Other relatives
Nonrelatives
Unmarried partner
MARITAL STATUS
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year
1 or 2 years
3 or 4 years
5 or more years
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
N
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
Nursery school, preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
College or graduate school
13,604
406
1,012
6,265
4,100
1,821
970
287
488
556
1,086
701
13,604
3.0%
7.4%
46.1%
30.1%
13.4%
(X)
2.1
3.5
5.7
7.1
4.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than 9th grade
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college, no degree
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
45,702
3,726
2,859
17,824
10,562
3,651
4,807
2,273
703
1,577
875
2,130
1,731
919
1,244
947
45,702
8.2%
6.3%
39.0%
23.1%
8.0%
10.5%
5.0%
(X)
3.4
1.9
4.6
3.9
2.0
2.7
2.1
Percent high school graduate or higher
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
85.6%
15.5%
3.7
3.3
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
Civilian veterans
50,887
6,820
8
1,164
50,887
13.4%
(X)
2.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
With a disability
64,022
10,816
1,043
1,774
64,022
16.9%
(X)
2.8
Under 18 years
With a disability
13,979
592
8
440
13,979
4.2%
(X)
3.1
18 to 64 years
With a disability
40,091
6,593
658
1,461
40,091
16.4%
(X)
3.7
9,952
3,631
880
882
9,952
36.5%
(X)
8.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
Same house
Different house in the U.S.
Same county
Different county
Same state
Different state
Abroad
64,146
54,826
9,320
5,774
3,546
1,668
1,878
0
414
2,478
2,495
2,057
1,325
770
1,149
294
64,146
85.5%
14.5%
9.0%
5.5%
2.6%
2.9%
0.0%
(X)
3.9
3.9
3.2
2.1
1.2
1.8
0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population
Native
Born in United States
State of residence
Different state
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
Foreign born
64,866
59,923
59,363
40,824
18,539
560
4,943
*****
1,495
1,485
2,695
2,329
448
1,495
64,866
92.4%
91.5%
62.9%
28.6%
0.9%
7.6%
(X)
2.3
2.3
4.2
3.6
0.7
2.3
4,943
1,172
3,771
1,495
625
1,244
4,943
23.7%
76.3%
(X)
10.6
10.6
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female
Who are married
65 years and over
With a disability
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population
Naturalized U.S. citizen
Not a U.S. citizen
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States
5,503
1,485
5,503
(X)
Native
Entered 2000 or later
Entered before 2000
560
0
560
448
294
448
560
0.0%
100.0%
(X)
29.2
29.2
Foreign born
Entered 2000 or later
Entered before 2000
4,943
2,305
2,638
1,495
1,223
984
4,943
46.6%
53.4%
(X)
17.7
17.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
Northern America
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
N
N
N
N
N
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
English only
Language other than English
Speak English less than "very well"
Spanish
Speak English less than "very well"
Other Indo-European languages
Speak English less than "very well"
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
Speak English less than "very well"
Other languages
Speak English less than "very well"
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
64,866
1,518
0
74
1,700
1,089
10,824
3,467
76
14,479
860
144
12,714
3,310
0
692
358
1,543
232
769
970
0
863
2,705
615
147
198
0
*****
734
294
145
1,689
764
2,441
1,602
126
2,774
627
180
2,912
1,220
294
602
353
802
260
570
625
294
601
1,706
932
180
272
294
64,866
2.3%
0.0%
0.1%
2.6%
1.7%
16.7%
5.3%
0.1%
22.3%
1.3%
0.2%
19.6%
5.1%
0.0%
1.1%
0.6%
2.4%
0.4%
1.2%
1.5%
0.0%
1.3%
4.2%
0.9%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
(X)
1.1
0.3
0.2
2.6
1.2
3.8
2.5
0.2
4.3
1.0
0.3
4.5
1.9
0.3
0.9
0.5
1.2
0.4
0.9
1.0
0.3
0.9
2.6
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
ANCESTRY
Total population
American
Arab
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
French (except Basque)
French Canadian
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Scotch-Irish
Scottish
Slovak
Subsaharan African
Swedish
Swiss
Ukrainian
Welsh
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
Selected Social Characteristics in the United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
Family households (families)
With own children under 18 years
Married-couple family
With own children under 18 years
Male householder, no wife present, family
With own children under 18 years
Female householder, no husband present, family
With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
Householder living alone
65 years and over
Households with one or more people under 18 years
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
Average household size
Average family size
Estimate
Reliability
24,459
Reliable
15,553
Reliable
7,652
Reliable
11,586
Reliable
5,243
Reliable
720 Not Very Reliable
562 Not Very Reliable
3,247 Somewhat Reliable
1,847 Somewhat Reliable
8,906
Reliable
6,377
Reliable
2,266 Somewhat Reliable
Margin of Error
Percent
Reliability
Margin of Error
1,977
1,902
1,397
1,640
1,162
556
509
987
720
1,663
1,440
641
24,459
63.6%
Reliable
31.3%
Reliable
47.4%
Reliable
21.4%
Reliable
2.9% Not Very Reliable
2.3% Not Very Reliable
13.3% Somewhat Reliable
7.6% Somewhat Reliable
36.4%
Reliable
26.1%
Reliable
9.3% Somewhat Reliable
(X)
6.0
4.9
5.9
4.4
2.2
2.0
3.8
2.9
6.0
5.5
2.5
5.6
3.0
9,186
6,906
Reliable
Reliable
1,666
824
37.6%
28.2%
2.59
3.08
Reliable
Reliable
0.20
0.32
(X)
(X)
Reliable
Reliable
(X)
(X)
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households
Householder
Spouse
Child
Other relatives
Nonrelatives
Unmarried partner
63,416
Reliable
24,459
Reliable
11,374
Reliable
16,281
Reliable
4,745 Somewhat Reliable
6,557 Somewhat Reliable
3,119 Somewhat Reliable
1,466
1,977
1,596
1,948
1,781
1,724
1,193
63,416
38.6%
Reliable
17.9%
Reliable
25.7%
Reliable
7.5% Somewhat Reliable
10.3% Somewhat Reliable
4.9% Somewhat Reliable
(X)
3.0
2.5
3.1
2.8
2.7
1.9
Males 15 years and over
Never married
Now married, except separated
Separated
Widowed
Divorced
25,327
Reliable
8,944
Reliable
11,905
Reliable
703 Not Very Reliable
1,552 Not Very Reliable
2,223 Somewhat Reliable
820
1,633
1,679
521
789
823
25,327
35.3%
Reliable
47.0%
Reliable
2.8% Not Very Reliable
6.1% Not Very Reliable
8.8% Somewhat Reliable
(X)
6.1
6.7
2.1
3.1
3.3
Females 15 years and over
Never married
Now married, except separated
Separated
Widowed
Divorced
28,143
Reliable
6,199
Reliable
12,063
Reliable
809 Not Very Reliable
2,756 Somewhat Reliable
6,316
Reliable
614
1,443
1,991
775
968
1,466
28,143
22.0%
Reliable
42.9%
Reliable
2.9% Not Very Reliable
9.8% Somewhat Reliable
22.4%
Reliable
(X)
5.1
7.2
2.7
3.4
5.1
MARITAL STATUS
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
Per 1,000 unmarried women
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years
Responsible for grandchildren
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year
1 or 2 years
3 or 4 years
5 or more years
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female
Who are married
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
Nursery school, preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
College or graduate school
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
N
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
N
13,604
Reliable
406 Not Very Reliable
1,012 Somewhat Reliable
6,265
Reliable
4,100 Somewhat Reliable
1,821 Somewhat Reliable
970
287
488
556
1,086
701
13,604
3.0% Not Very Reliable
7.4% Somewhat Reliable
46.1%
Reliable
30.1%
Reliable
13.4% Somewhat Reliable
(X)
2.1
3.5
5.7
7.1
4.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than 9th grade
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college, no degree
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
45,702
3,726
2,859
17,824
10,562
3,651
4,807
2,273
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Percent high school graduate or higher
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
85.6%
15.5%
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
Civilian veterans
703
1,577
875
2,130
1,731
919
1,244
947
45,702
8.2%
6.3%
39.0%
23.1%
8.0%
10.5%
5.0%
Reliable
Reliable
3.7
3.3
(X)
(X)
50,887
6,820
Reliable
Reliable
8
1,164
50,887
13.4%
Reliable
(X)
2.3
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population
With a disability
64,022
10,816
Reliable
Reliable
1,043
1,774
64,022
16.9%
Reliable
(X)
2.8
Under 18 years
With a disability
13,979
592
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
8
440
13,979
4.2%
Not Very Reliable
(X)
3.1
18 to 64 years
With a disability
40,091
6,593
Reliable
Reliable
658
1,461
40,091
16.4%
Reliable
(X)
3.7
9,952
3,631
Reliable
Reliable
880
882
9,952
36.5%
Reliable
(X)
8.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
Same house
Different house in the U.S.
Same county
Different county
Same state
Different state
Abroad
64,146
54,826
9,320
5,774
3,546
1,668
1,878
0
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
414
2,478
2,495
2,057
1,325
770
1,149
294
64,146
85.5%
14.5%
9.0%
5.5%
2.6%
2.9%
0.0%
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
(X)
3.9
3.9
3.2
2.1
1.2
1.8
0.3
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population
Native
Born in United States
State of residence
Different state
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)
Foreign born
64,866
59,923
Reliable
59,363
Reliable
40,824
Reliable
18,539
Reliable
560 Not Very Reliable
4,943 Somewhat Reliable
*****
1,495
1,485
2,695
2,329
448
1,495
64,866
92.4%
Reliable
91.5%
Reliable
62.9%
Reliable
28.6%
Reliable
0.9% Not Very Reliable
7.6% Somewhat Reliable
(X)
2.3
2.3
4.2
3.6
0.7
2.3
4,943 Somewhat Reliable
1,172 Not Very Reliable
3,771 Somewhat Reliable
1,495
625
1,244
4,943
23.7% Somewhat Reliable
76.3%
Reliable
(X)
10.6
10.6
5,503 Somewhat Reliable
1,485
65 years and over
With a disability
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
(X)
3.4
1.9
4.6
3.9
2.0
2.7
2.1
(X)
(X)
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population
Naturalized U.S. citizen
Not a U.S. citizen
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States
Native
Entered 2000 or later
Entered before 2000
560
0
560
Foreign born
Entered 2000 or later
Entered before 2000
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
4,943 Somewhat Reliable
2,305 Not Very Reliable
2,638 Somewhat Reliable
5,503
(X)
448
294
448
560
0.0%
100.0% Somewhat Reliable
(X)
29.2
29.2
1,495
1,223
984
4,943
46.6% Somewhat Reliable
53.4% Somewhat Reliable
(X)
17.7
17.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
Northern America
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
N
N
N
N
N
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
English only
Language other than English
Speak English less than "very well"
Spanish
Speak English less than "very well"
Other Indo-European languages
Speak English less than "very well"
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
Speak English less than "very well"
Other languages
Speak English less than "very well"
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
(X)
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
ANCESTRY
Total population
American
Arab
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
French (except Basque)
French Canadian
German
Greek
Hungarian
Irish
Italian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Scotch-Irish
Scottish
Slovak
Subsaharan African
Swedish
Swiss
Ukrainian
Welsh
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
64,866
1,518 Somewhat Reliable
0 Not Very Reliable
74 Not Very Reliable
1,700 Not Very Reliable
1,089 Not Very Reliable
10,824
Reliable
3,467 Somewhat Reliable
76 Not Very Reliable
14,479
Reliable
860 Not Very Reliable
144 Not Very Reliable
12,714
Reliable
3,310 Somewhat Reliable
0 Not Very Reliable
692 Not Very Reliable
358 Not Very Reliable
1,543 Not Very Reliable
232 Not Very Reliable
769 Not Very Reliable
970 Not Very Reliable
0 Not Very Reliable
863 Not Very Reliable
2,705 Not Very Reliable
615 Not Very Reliable
147 Not Very Reliable
198 Not Very Reliable
0 Not Very Reliable
*****
734
294
145
1,689
764
2,441
1,602
126
2,774
627
180
2,912
1,220
294
602
353
802
260
570
625
294
601
1,706
932
180
272
294
64,866
2.3% Somewhat Reliable
0.0% Not Very Reliable
0.1% Not Very Reliable
2.6% Not Very Reliable
1.7% Not Very Reliable
16.7%
Reliable
5.3% Somewhat Reliable
0.1% Not Very Reliable
22.3%
Reliable
1.3% Not Very Reliable
0.2% Not Very Reliable
19.6%
Reliable
5.1% Somewhat Reliable
0.0% Not Very Reliable
1.1% Not Very Reliable
0.6% Not Very Reliable
2.4% Not Very Reliable
0.4% Not Very Reliable
1.2% Not Very Reliable
1.5% Not Very Reliable
0.0% Not Very Reliable
1.3% Not Very Reliable
4.2% Not Very Reliable
0.9% Not Very Reliable
0.2% Not Very Reliable
0.3% Not Very Reliable
0.0% Not Very Reliable
(X)
1.1
0.3
0.2
2.6
1.2
3.8
2.5
0.2
4.3
1.0
0.3
4.5
1.9
0.3
0.9
0.5
1.2
0.4
0.9
1.0
0.3
0.9
2.6
1.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
Subject
TOTAL NUMBER OF RACES REPORTED
Total population
One race
Two races
Three races
Four or more races
Total population
Margin of Error
Two or more races
Margin of Error
2,100,516
96.7%
3.1%
0.2%
0.0%
*****
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
69,838
(X)
93.1%
6.8%
0.1%
7,573
(X)
2.2
2.2
0.1
2,100,516
49.9%
50.1%
*****
0.1
0.1
69,838
51.6%
48.4%
7,573
3.2
3.2
8.0%
19.8%
10.3%
16.9%
13.6%
12.2%
7.8%
5.5%
6.1%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
17.8%
31.1%
13.8%
12.6%
9.3%
7.0%
4.5%
2.3%
1.6%
2.7
3
2
2.5
1.8
1.5
1.2
1.1
0.6
31.8
0.1
18.5
1.2
18 years and over
21 years and over
62 years and over
65 years and over
72.3%
67.7%
13.4%
11.5%
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
51.1%
44.6%
5.1%
3.9%
2.8
2.9
1.4
1.2
Under 18 years
Male
Female
582,890
51.0%
49.0%
438
0.1
0.1
34,170
50.6%
49.4%
4,554
4.5
4.5
1,517,626
49.5%
50.5%
438
0.1
0.1
35,668
52.7%
47.3%
3,935
4.8
4.8
18 to 34 years
Male
Female
569,916
51.2%
48.8%
743
0.1
0.1
18,456
55.5%
44.5%
2,533
7.5
7.5
35 to 64 years
Male
Female
706,014
50.3%
49.7%
693
0.1
0.1
14,523
49.5%
50.5%
2,106
4.9
4.9
65 years and over
Male
Female
241,696
43.1%
56.9%
539
0.1
0.1
2,689
50.1%
49.9%
933
13.9
13.9
2,073,707
48.0%
35.3%
10.5%
6.2%
2.1%
4,145
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.2
68,831
26.2%
59.3%
10.2%
4.4%
1.6%
7,561
2.3
3.6
2.5
1.6
0.8
647,443
73.1%
38.8%
54.0%
27.7%
13.2%
8.0%
26.9%
12.9%
9.4%
3.5%
14.0%
11.8%
2.2%
6,148
0.7
0.9
1.1
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.3
11,191
75.1%
43.0%
52.1%
30.3%
16.9%
11.1%
24.9%
13.2%
9.4%
3.8%
11.7%
8.1%
3.6%
1,505
6.8
7.2
8
6.7
6.1
5.5
6.8
5.2
4.1
3.4
4.7
3.9
2.8
SEX AND AGE
Total population
Male
Female
Under 5 years
5 to 17 years
18 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 years and over
Median age (years)
18 years and over
Male
Female
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households
Householder or spouse
Child
Other relatives
Nonrelatives
Unmarried partner
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Households
Family households
With own children under 18 years
Married-couple family
With own children under 18 years
Female householder, no husband present, family
With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
Male householder
Living alone
Not living alone
Female householder
Living alone
Not living alone
Average household size
Average family size
3.2
3.74
0.03
0.05
3.3
3.77
0.29
0.3
1,618,004
49.3%
5.4%
9.9%
2.3%
33.1%
547
0.9
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.6
41,693
35.0%
3.5%
7.1%
2.5%
51.8%
4,885
4.3
1.4
2
1.4
4.1
Male 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
802,609
50.9%
2.2%
8.1%
1.8%
37.1%
588
1.1
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.8
21,551
35.1%
1.5%
6.1%
1.2%
56.1%
2,959
5.1
1.3
2.5
1
5.4
Female 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
815,395
47.7%
8.5%
11.6%
2.9%
29.2%
469
0.9
0.4
0.7
0.3
0.7
20,142
35.0%
5.6%
8.3%
3.9%
47.2%
3,158
5.9
2.5
2.7
2.4
6.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
Nursery school, preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
College or graduate school
593,029
5.0%
5.0%
43.5%
23.8%
22.7%
7,412
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.6
1
30,472
7.3%
4.5%
40.6%
27.8%
19.9%
4,341
2.2
1.6
4.2
4.7
3.9
Male 3 years and over enrolled in school
Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12
Percent enrolled in college or graduate school
Female 3 years and over enrolled in school
Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12
Percent enrolled in college or graduate school
292,469
75.2%
20.2%
300,560
69.4%
25.2%
5,212
1.4
1.4
5,647
1.3
1.2
15,456
77.6%
18.5%
15,016
68.0%
21.3%
2,822
5.8
5.1
2,557
7.6
6.7
1,301,797
22.0%
25.8%
32.1%
13.7%
6.4%
814
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.3
26,019
19.1%
27.9%
38.7%
10.7%
3.7%
3,150
4.1
4.8
5.1
3.1
1.5
78.0%
76.5%
79.5%
20.1%
21.0%
19.2%
0.7
1
0.8
0.6
0.7
1
80.9%
80.9%
80.9%
14.4%
9.5%
19.6%
4.1
5.1
5.1
3.3
3.2
5.8
548,893
38,646
12,384
32.0%
1,587
4,060
2,226
4.3
16,343
1,310
646
49.3%
2,920
619
438
26.5
RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Population 30 years and over
Living with grandchild(ren)
Responsible for grandchild(ren)
1,107,128
5.9%
23.8%
912
0.4
3.8
20,721
2.6%
N
2,686
2.4
N
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
Civilian veteran
1,513,207
9.0%
1,244
0.4
35,552
5.9%
3,921
2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population
With a disability
2,078,753
10.6%
2,041
0.4
68,875
7.8%
7,552
1.6
582,753
2.9%
497
0.4
34,142
3.1%
4,553
1.6
1,256,523
8.8%
2,045
0.5
32,083
8.7%
3,581
2.5
239,477
38.8%
1,073
1.6
2,650
57.0%
907
17
2,068,165
82.9%
16.4%
11.5%
4.9%
3.8%
2,868
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
66,273
83.6%
15.9%
10.0%
5.9%
5.1%
7,136
3
2.9
2.2
2.3
2.2
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than high school diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
High school graduate or higher
Male, high school graduate or higher
Female, high school graduate or higher
Bachelor's degree or higher
Male, bachelor's degree or higher
Female, bachelor's degree or higher
FERTILITY
Women 15 to 50 years
Women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months
Unmarried women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months
As a percent of all women with a birth in the past 12 months
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years
With a disability
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years
With a disability
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 65 years and older
With a disability
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
Same house
Different house in the U.S.
Same county
Different county
Same state
Different state
Abroad
1.1%
0.7%
0.2
0.2
0.7%
0.5%
0.6
0.7
1,631,298
49.7%
50.3%
12,558
0.3
0.3
64,681
51.6%
48.4%
7,113
3.3
3.3
Foreign born
Male
Female
469,218
50.7%
49.3%
12,558
1.1
1.1
5,157
52.4%
47.6%
1,408
9.3
9.3
Foreign born; naturalized U.S. citizen
Male
Female
176,146
46.5%
53.5%
7,182
1.5
1.5
3,185
53.9%
46.1%
825
14.2
14.2
Foreign born; not a U.S. citizen
Male
Female
293,072
53.3%
46.7%
12,960
1.5
1.5
1,972
50.1%
49.9%
833
14.4
14.4
Population born outside the United States
Entered 2000 or later
Entered 1990 to 1999
Entered before 1990
469,218
22.4%
25.3%
52.3%
12,558
1.6
1.7
1.9
5,157
8.3%
21.1%
70.6%
1,408
6.1
10.2
10.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
Northern America
469,218
5.5%
17.1%
1.4%
0.7%
73.0%
2.2%
12,558
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.4
1
0.4
5,157
N
N
N
N
N
N
1,408
N
N
N
N
N
N
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH
Population 5 years and over
English only
Language other than English
Speak English less than "very well"
1,932,948
61.1%
38.9%
16.9%
7
0.7
0.7
0.6
57,414
76.3%
23.7%
7.1%
6,608
4.5
4.5
2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Percent of civilian labor force
Armed Forces
Not in labor force
1,584,308
63.8%
63.5%
57.2%
6.3%
9.9%
0.3%
36.2%
2,806
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.7
0.1
0.7
39,159
64.5%
64.2%
54.6%
9.6%
15.0%
0.3%
35.5%
4,480
4.1
4.1
4.1
2.6
3.9
0.4
4.1
Females 16 years and over
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Percent of civilian labor force
798,558
55.7%
55.6%
49.9%
5.7%
10.2%
1,903
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.9
18,816
57.9%
57.9%
49.1%
8.8%
15.1%
2,843
5.9
5.9
5.1
3.4
5.3
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Walked
Other means
Worked at home
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
880,102
75.3%
14.7%
1.6%
2.0%
1.5%
4.9%
31.5
10,454
1
0.8
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.6
20,350
74.6%
16.2%
1.1%
0.9%
3.2%
4.0%
33.9
2,160
4.5
4.4
1.4
0.8
1.8
2.1
4.1
OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
906,862
28.9%
19.3%
26.9%
1.0%
11.6%
12.2%
10,664
0.9
0.8
1
0.3
0.7
0.7
21,388
26.0%
22.4%
29.0%
0.0%
10.3%
12.2%
2,508
5
5.2
6
0.9
4.1
3.5
Male civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
508,219
25.4%
17.4%
18.6%
1.2%
20.3%
17.0%
8,009
1.1
1.2
1.3
0.4
1.3
1
12,141
18.8%
19.0%
24.8%
0.0%
17.7%
19.6%
2,004
5.5
6.6
7.7
1.6
6.9
5.5
Female civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
398,643
33.4%
21.8%
37.5%
0.7%
0.6%
6,857
1.4
1.1
1.4
0.2
0.2
9,247
35.4%
26.9%
34.6%
0.0%
0.5%
1,693
7.9
8.3
9.3
2.1
0.8
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP STATUS AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Native
Male
Female
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6.1%
0.8
2.6%
2.3
906,862
1.3%
10.4%
9.9%
3.3%
12.7%
5.6%
1.7%
5.5%
10,664
0.3
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
21,388
0.0%
5.6%
10.2%
2.4%
14.9%
10.0%
2.1%
4.0%
2,508
0.9
2.5
3.6
2.4
4.3
4.4
1.5
2.1
9.5%
19.9%
11.0%
4.7%
4.4%
0.6
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.4
13.0%
20.5%
9.3%
5.0%
2.9%
4.4
5.2
3.5
2.3
1.5
CLASS OF WORKER
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Private wage and salary workers
Government workers
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
Unpaid family workers
906,862
76.5%
15.2%
8.1%
0.2%
10,664
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.1
21,388
77.5%
15.1%
7.4%
0.0%
2,508
4.6
3.8
2.7
0.9
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2008 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Households
Median household income (dollars)
647,443
57,792
6,148
1,233
11,191
52,012
1,505
7,512
79.9%
72,948
26.4%
15,500
4.1%
9,124
2.9%
5,330
18.3%
22,425
4.3%
0.6
1,364
0.5
314
0.4
563
0.3
551
0.7
912
0.4
83.8%
70,185
25.5%
10,642
4.1%
6,033
3.8%
5,906
22.4%
22,115
3.1%
5.4
9,631
5.7
1,169
2.9
1,716
2.9
2,459
5.3
5,024
2
473,263
64,594
73.9%
75,868
8.1%
51,269
18.1%
34,335
7,070
1,551
1.2
1,511
0.7
4,775
1
2,904
8,405
65,619
69.4%
72,724
8.1%
28,235
22.5%
41,065
1,354
13,424
8.4
10,818
4.6
21,320
7.9
5,184
2,100,516
24,301
*****
477
69,838
12,989
7,573
1,378
381,434
238,805
8,152
6,630
7,606
5,609
1,467
1,298
57,693
43,122
1,427
1,032
51,966
35,327
7,568
6,362
46,836
36,153
1,074
893
41,770
29,939
3,199
8,534
POVERTY RATES FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS
DETERMINED
All families
With related children under 18 years
With related children under 5 years only
Married-couple family
With related children under 18 years
With related children under 5 years only
Female householder, no husband present, family
With related children under 18 years
With related children under 5 years only
9.3%
13.4%
13.3%
5.1%
7.2%
3.4%
25.3%
31.9%
40.0%
0.7
1.1
2.7
0.7
1.1
1.6
2.7
3.4
10.1
3.5%
4.6%
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
2.3
3.5
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
All people
Under 18 years
Related children under 18 years
Related children under 5 years
Related children 5 to 17 years
18 years and over
18 to 64 years
65 years and over
People in families
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
12.6%
17.0%
16.6%
19.2%
15.6%
10.9%
11.4%
7.8%
10.4%
25.2%
0.7
1.4
1.4
2.3
1.4
0.6
0.7
1
0.8
1.6
10.2%
9.9%
9.7%
7.0%
11.3%
10.6%
10.9%
6.7%
7.1%
45.1%
3.3
4.6
4.6
4.3
5.7
3.4
3.7
8.7
3.3
11.5
647,443
67.7%
6,148
0.9
11,191
65.7%
1,505
6
INDUSTRY
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
Information
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management
services
Educational services, and health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services
Other services (except public administration)
Public administration
With earnings
Mean earnings (dollars)
With Social Security income
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
With Supplemental Security Income
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
With cash public assistance income
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
With retirement income
Mean retirement income (dollars)
With Food Stamp benefits
Families
Median family income (dollars)
Married-couple family
Median income (dollars)
Male householder, no spouse present, family
Median income (dollars)
Female householder, no husband present, family
Median income (dollars)
Individuals
Per capita income (dollars)
With earnings for full-time, year-round workers:
Male
Female
Mean earnings (dollars) for full-time, year-round workers:
Male
Female
Median earnings (dollars) full-time, year-round workers:
Male
Female
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
Owner-occupied housing units
Renter-occupied housing units
32.3%
0.9
34.3%
6
3.22
3.16
0.04
0.07
3.4
3.11
0.34
0.51
647,443
74.5%
4.9%
11.8%
8.8%
6,148
0.9
0.5
0.6
0.5
11,191
72.8%
4.0%
14.7%
8.5%
1,505
6.4
2.6
5.8
3.8
647,443
26.2%
16.5%
22.7%
23.3%
9.2%
2.0%
6,148
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.3
11,191
21.4%
15.6%
20.8%
24.4%
11.4%
6.4%
1,505
5.8
5.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
3.8
647,443
5.4%
94.6%
6,148
0.4
0.4
11,191
6.6%
93.4%
1,505
4.1
4.1
Occupied housing units
Gas
Electricity
All other fuels
No fuel used
647,443
79.5%
17.9%
1.0%
1.6%
6,148
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.3
11,191
63.5%
30.6%
3.8%
2.1%
1,505
6.9
6.5
2.9
1.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Occupied housing units
No telephone service available
1.01 or more occupants per room
647,443
1.0%
6.6%
6,148
0.3
0.5
11,191
N
4.1%
1,505
N
3.4
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOC cannot be
computed)
Less than 30 percent
30 percent or more
333,556
41.5%
58.5%
7,516
1.5
1.5
6,236
48.3%
51.7%
1,047
8.5
8.5
OWNER CHARACTERISTICS
Owner-occupied housing units
Median value (dollars)
Median selected monthly owner costs with a mortgage (dollars)
Median selected monthly owner costs without a mortgage (dollars)
438,193
329,600
2,232
456
7,265
4,045
39
13
7,352
313,000
1,881
458
1,125
26,719
194
153
201,097
38.7%
61.3%
6,296
2
2
3,473
33.8%
66.2%
846
12.1
12.1
202,547
1,147
6,423
23
3,517
1,201
853
169
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Occupied housing units
1-unit, detached or attached
2 to 4 units
5 or more units
Mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc.
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Occupied housing units
Built 2000 or later
Built 1990 to 1999
Built 1980 to 1989
Built 1960 to 1979
Built 1940 to 1959
Built 1939 or earlier
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units
None
1 or more
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12
MONTHS
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)
Less than 30 percent
30 percent or more
GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent
Median gross rent (dollars)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
Subject
TOTAL NUMBER OF RACES REPORTED
Total population
One race
Two races
Three races
Four or more races
Total population
Reliability
Margin of Error
Two or more races
Reliability
Margin of Error
2,100,516
96.7%
Reliable
3.1%
Reliable
0.2% Somewhat Reliable
0.0% Not Very Reliable
*****
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.1
69,838
Reliable
(X)
93.1%
Reliable
6.8% Somewhat Reliable
0.1% Not Very Reliable
7,573
(X)
2.2
2.2
0.1
2,100,516
49.9%
50.1%
Reliable
Reliable
*****
0.1
0.1
69,838
51.6%
48.4%
7,573
3.2
3.2
8.0%
19.8%
10.3%
16.9%
13.6%
12.2%
7.8%
5.5%
6.1%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
SEX AND AGE
Total population
Male
Female
Under 5 years
5 to 17 years
18 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 years and over
Median age (years)
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
17.8%
Reliable
31.1%
Reliable
13.8%
Reliable
12.6%
Reliable
9.3%
Reliable
7.0%
Reliable
4.5% Somewhat Reliable
2.3% Somewhat Reliable
1.6% Somewhat Reliable
31.8
Reliable
0.1
18 years and over
21 years and over
62 years and over
65 years and over
72.3%
67.7%
13.4%
11.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
51.1%
Reliable
44.6%
Reliable
5.1% Somewhat Reliable
3.9% Somewhat Reliable
Under 18 years
Male
Female
582,890
51.0%
49.0%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
438
0.1
0.1
34,170
50.6%
49.4%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
4,554
4.5
4.5
1,517,626
49.5%
50.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
438
0.1
0.1
35,668
52.7%
47.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
3,935
4.8
4.8
18 to 34 years
Male
Female
569,916
51.2%
48.8%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
743
0.1
0.1
18,456
55.5%
44.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
2,533
7.5
7.5
35 to 64 years
Male
Female
706,014
50.3%
49.7%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
693
0.1
0.1
14,523
49.5%
50.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
2,106
4.9
4.9
65 years and over
Male
Female
241,696
43.1%
56.9%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
539
0.1
0.1
2,689 Somewhat Reliable
50.1% Somewhat Reliable
49.9% Somewhat Reliable
933
13.9
13.9
2,073,707
48.0%
35.3%
10.5%
6.2%
2.1%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
4,145
0.6
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.2
68,831
Reliable
26.2%
Reliable
59.3%
Reliable
10.2%
Reliable
4.4% Somewhat Reliable
1.6% Not Very Reliable
7,561
2.3
3.6
2.5
1.6
0.8
647,443
73.1%
38.8%
54.0%
27.7%
13.2%
8.0%
26.9%
12.9%
9.4%
3.5%
14.0%
11.8%
2.2%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6,148
0.7
0.9
1.1
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.7
0.6
0.3
11,191
75.1%
43.0%
52.1%
30.3%
16.9%
11.1%
24.9%
13.2%
9.4%
3.8%
11.7%
8.1%
3.6%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
1,505
6.8
7.2
8
6.7
6.1
5.5
6.8
5.2
4.1
3.4
4.7
3.9
2.8
3.2
3.74
Reliable
Reliable
0.03
0.05
3.3
3.77
Reliable
Reliable
0.29
0.3
1,618,004
49.3%
5.4%
9.9%
2.3%
33.1%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
547
0.9
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.6
41,693
Reliable
35.0%
Reliable
3.5% Somewhat Reliable
7.1% Somewhat Reliable
2.5% Not Very Reliable
51.8%
Reliable
4,885
4.3
1.4
2
1.4
4.1
Male 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
802,609
50.9%
2.2%
8.1%
1.8%
37.1%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
588
1.1
0.3
0.6
0.3
0.8
21,551
Reliable
35.1%
Reliable
1.5% Not Very Reliable
6.1% Somewhat Reliable
1.2% Not Very Reliable
56.1%
Reliable
2,959
5.1
1.3
2.5
1
5.4
Female 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
815,395
47.7%
8.5%
11.6%
2.9%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
469
0.9
0.4
0.7
0.3
20,142
Reliable
35.0%
Reliable
5.6% Somewhat Reliable
8.3% Somewhat Reliable
3.9% Not Very Reliable
3,158
5.9
2.5
2.7
2.4
18 years and over
Male
Female
18.5
Reliable
2.7
3
2
2.5
1.8
1.5
1.2
1.1
0.6
1.2
2.8
2.9
1.4
1.2
RELATIONSHIP
Population in households
Householder or spouse
Child
Other relatives
Nonrelatives
Unmarried partner
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Households
Family households
With own children under 18 years
Married-couple family
With own children under 18 years
Female householder, no husband present, family
With own children under 18 years
Nonfamily households
Male householder
Living alone
Not living alone
Female householder
Living alone
Not living alone
Average household size
Average family size
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over
Now married, except separated
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
Never married
Never married
29.2%
Reliable
0.7
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
Nursery school, preschool
Kindergarten
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
High school (grades 9-12)
College or graduate school
593,029
5.0%
5.0%
43.5%
23.8%
22.7%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
7,412
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.6
1
30,472
Reliable
7.3% Somewhat Reliable
4.5% Somewhat Reliable
40.6%
Reliable
27.8%
Reliable
19.9%
Reliable
4,341
2.2
1.6
4.2
4.7
3.9
Male 3 years and over enrolled in school
Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12
Percent enrolled in college or graduate school
Female 3 years and over enrolled in school
Percent enrolled in kindergarten to grade 12
Percent enrolled in college or graduate school
292,469
75.2%
20.2%
300,560
69.4%
25.2%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
5,212
1.4
1.4
5,647
1.3
1.2
15,456
Reliable
77.6%
Reliable
18.5% Somewhat Reliable
15,016
Reliable
68.0%
Reliable
21.3% Somewhat Reliable
2,822
5.8
5.1
2,557
7.6
6.7
1,301,797
22.0%
25.8%
32.1%
13.7%
6.4%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
814
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.3
26,019
Reliable
19.1%
Reliable
27.9%
Reliable
38.7%
Reliable
10.7% Somewhat Reliable
3.7% Somewhat Reliable
3,150
4.1
4.8
5.1
3.1
1.5
78.0%
76.5%
79.5%
20.1%
21.0%
19.2%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.7
1
0.8
0.6
0.7
1
80.9%
Reliable
80.9%
Reliable
80.9%
Reliable
14.4%
Reliable
9.5% Somewhat Reliable
19.6% Somewhat Reliable
4.1
5.1
5.1
3.3
3.2
5.8
548,893
38,646
12,384
32.0%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
1,587
4,060
2,226
4.3
16,343
Reliable
1,310 Somewhat Reliable
646 Not Very Reliable
49.3% Not Very Reliable
2,920
619
438
26.5
RESPONSIBILITY FOR GRANDCHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Population 30 years and over
Living with grandchild(ren)
Responsible for grandchild(ren)
1,107,128
5.9%
23.8%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
912
0.4
3.8
20,721
Reliable
2.6% Not Very Reliable
N Not Very Reliable
2,686
2.4
N
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
Civilian veteran
1,513,207
9.0%
Reliable
Reliable
1,244
0.4
35,552
Reliable
5.9% Somewhat Reliable
3,921
2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Total civilian noninstitutionalized population
With a disability
2,078,753
10.6%
Reliable
Reliable
2,041
0.4
68,875
7.8%
7,552
1.6
582,753
2.9%
Reliable
Reliable
497
0.4
1,256,523
8.8%
Reliable
Reliable
239,477
38.8%
Reliable
Reliable
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
Less than high school diploma
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Some college or associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Graduate or professional degree
High school graduate or higher
Male, high school graduate or higher
Female, high school graduate or higher
Bachelor's degree or higher
Male, bachelor's degree or higher
Female, bachelor's degree or higher
FERTILITY
Women 15 to 50 years
Women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months
Unmarried women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months
As a percent of all women with a birth in the past 12 months
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years
With a disability
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years
With a disability
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 65 years and older
With a disability
47.2%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6.4
34,142
Reliable
3.1% Not Very Reliable
4,553
1.6
2,045
0.5
32,083
Reliable
8.7% Somewhat Reliable
3,581
2.5
1,073
1.6
2,650 Somewhat Reliable
57.0% Somewhat Reliable
907
17
2,868
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
66,273
83.6%
15.9%
10.0%
5.9%
5.1%
0.7%
0.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
7,136
3
2.9
2.2
2.3
2.2
0.6
0.7
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
7,113
3.3
3.3
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
Same house
Different house in the U.S.
Same county
Different county
Same state
Different state
Abroad
2,068,165
Reliable
82.9%
Reliable
16.4%
Reliable
11.5%
Reliable
4.9%
Reliable
3.8%
Reliable
1.1%
Reliable
0.7% Somewhat Reliable
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP STATUS AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Native
Male
Female
1,631,298
49.7%
50.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
12,558
0.3
0.3
64,681
51.6%
48.4%
Foreign born
Male
Female
469,218
50.7%
49.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
12,558
1.1
1.1
5,157 Somewhat Reliable
52.4%
Reliable
47.6%
Reliable
1,408
9.3
9.3
Foreign born; naturalized U.S. citizen
Male
Female
176,146
46.5%
53.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
7,182
1.5
1.5
3,185 Somewhat Reliable
53.9% Somewhat Reliable
46.1% Somewhat Reliable
825
14.2
14.2
Foreign born; not a U.S. citizen
Male
Female
293,072
53.3%
46.7%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
12,960
1.5
1.5
1,972 Somewhat Reliable
50.1% Somewhat Reliable
49.9% Somewhat Reliable
833
14.4
14.4
Population born outside the United States
Entered 2000 or later
Entered 1990 to 1999
Entered before 1990
469,218
22.4%
25.3%
52.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
12,558
1.6
1.7
1.9
5,157 Somewhat Reliable
8.3% Not Very Reliable
21.1% Somewhat Reliable
70.6%
Reliable
1,408
6.1
10.2
10.8
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
Northern America
469,218
Reliable
5.5%
Reliable
17.1%
Reliable
1.4% Somewhat Reliable
0.7% Not Very Reliable
73.0%
Reliable
2.2%
Reliable
12,558
0.7
0.8
0.5
0.4
1
0.4
5,157
N
N
N
N
N
N
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
1,408
N
N
N
N
N
N
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME AND ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH
Population 5 years and over
English only
Language other than English
Speak English less than "very well"
1,932,948
61.1%
38.9%
16.9%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
7
0.7
0.7
0.6
57,414
Reliable
76.3%
Reliable
23.7%
Reliable
7.1% Somewhat Reliable
6,608
4.5
4.5
2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
1,584,308
63.8%
63.5%
57.2%
6.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
2,806
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.5
39,159
Reliable
64.5%
Reliable
64.2%
Reliable
54.6%
Reliable
9.6% Somewhat Reliable
4,480
4.1
4.1
4.1
2.6
Percent of civilian labor force
Armed Forces
Not in labor force
9.9%
0.3%
36.2%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.7
0.1
0.7
15.0% Somewhat Reliable
0.3% Not Very Reliable
35.5%
Reliable
3.9
0.4
4.1
Females 16 years and over
In labor force
Civilian labor force
Employed
Unemployed
Percent of civilian labor force
798,558
55.7%
55.6%
49.9%
5.7%
10.2%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
1,903
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.9
18,816
Reliable
57.9%
Reliable
57.9%
Reliable
49.1%
Reliable
8.8% Somewhat Reliable
15.1% Somewhat Reliable
2,843
5.9
5.9
5.1
3.4
5.3
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Walked
Other means
Worked at home
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
880,102
75.3%
14.7%
1.6%
2.0%
1.5%
4.9%
31.5
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
10,454
1
0.8
0.3
0.5
0.2
0.5
0.6
20,350
74.6%
16.2%
1.1%
0.9%
3.2%
4.0%
33.9
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
2,160
4.5
4.4
1.4
0.8
1.8
2.1
4.1
OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
906,862
Reliable
28.9%
Reliable
19.3%
Reliable
26.9%
Reliable
1.0% Somewhat Reliable
11.6%
Reliable
12.2%
Reliable
10,664
0.9
0.8
1
0.3
0.7
0.7
21,388
Reliable
26.0%
Reliable
22.4%
Reliable
29.0%
Reliable
0.0% Not Very Reliable
10.3% Somewhat Reliable
12.2% Somewhat Reliable
2,508
5
5.2
6
0.9
4.1
3.5
Male civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
508,219
Reliable
25.4%
Reliable
17.4%
Reliable
18.6%
Reliable
1.2% Somewhat Reliable
20.3%
Reliable
17.0%
Reliable
8,009
1.1
1.2
1.3
0.4
1.3
1
12,141
18.8%
19.0%
24.8%
0.0%
17.7%
19.6%
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
2,004
5.5
6.6
7.7
1.6
6.9
5.5
Female civilian employed population 16 years and over
Management, professional, and related occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
398,643
Reliable
33.4%
Reliable
21.8%
Reliable
37.5%
Reliable
0.7% Somewhat Reliable
0.6% Somewhat Reliable
6.1%
Reliable
6,857
1.4
1.1
1.4
0.2
0.2
0.8
9,247
35.4%
26.9%
34.6%
0.0%
0.5%
2.6%
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
1,693
7.9
8.3
9.3
2.1
0.8
2.3
INDUSTRY
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
Information
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management
services
Educational services, and health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services
Other services (except public administration)
Public administration
906,862
1.3%
10.4%
9.9%
3.3%
12.7%
5.6%
1.7%
5.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
10,664
0.3
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
21,388
0.0%
5.6%
10.2%
2.4%
14.9%
10.0%
2.1%
4.0%
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
2,508
0.9
2.5
3.6
2.4
4.3
4.4
1.5
2.1
9.5%
19.9%
11.0%
4.7%
4.4%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.6
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.4
13.0%
20.5%
9.3%
5.0%
2.9%
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
4.4
5.2
3.5
2.3
1.5
21,388
Reliable
77.5%
Reliable
15.1% Somewhat Reliable
7.4% Somewhat Reliable
0.0% Not Very Reliable
2,508
4.6
3.8
2.7
0.9
CLASS OF WORKER
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Private wage and salary workers
Government workers
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
Unpaid family workers
906,862
Reliable
76.5%
Reliable
15.2%
Reliable
8.1%
Reliable
0.2% Not Very Reliable
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2008 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Households
Median household income (dollars)
647,443
57,792
Reliable
Reliable
6,148
1,233
11,191
52,012
Reliable
Reliable
1,505
7,512
79.9%
72,948
26.4%
15,500
4.1%
9,124
2.9%
5,330
18.3%
22,425
4.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.6
1,364
0.5
314
0.4
563
0.3
551
0.7
912
0.4
83.8%
70,185
25.5%
10,642
4.1%
6,033
3.8%
5,906
22.4%
22,115
3.1%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
5.4
9,631
5.7
1,169
2.9
1,716
2.9
2,459
5.3
5,024
2
473,263
64,594
73.9%
75,868
8.1%
51,269
18.1%
34,335
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
7,070
1,551
1.2
1,511
0.7
4,775
1
2,904
8,405
Reliable
65,619
Reliable
69.4%
Reliable
72,724
Reliable
8.1% Not Very Reliable
28,235 Not Very Reliable
22.5% Somewhat Reliable
41,065
Reliable
1,354
13,424
8.4
10,818
4.6
21,320
7.9
5,184
2,100,516
24,301
Reliable
*****
477
69,838
12,989
Reliable
Reliable
7,573
1,378
381,434
238,805
Reliable
Reliable
8,152
6,630
7,606
5,609
Reliable
Reliable
1,467
1,298
57,693
43,122
Reliable
Reliable
1,427
1,032
51,966
35,327
Reliable
Reliable
7,568
6,362
46,836
36,153
Reliable
Reliable
1,074
893
41,770
Reliable
29,939 Somewhat Reliable
9.3%
13.4%
13.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.7
1.1
2.7
With earnings
Mean earnings (dollars)
With Social Security income
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
With Supplemental Security Income
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
With cash public assistance income
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
With retirement income
Mean retirement income (dollars)
With Food Stamp benefits
Families
Median family income (dollars)
Married-couple family
Median income (dollars)
Male householder, no spouse present, family
Median income (dollars)
Female householder, no husband present, family
Median income (dollars)
Individuals
Per capita income (dollars)
With earnings for full-time, year-round workers:
Male
Female
Mean earnings (dollars) for full-time, year-round workers:
Male
Female
Median earnings (dollars) full-time, year-round workers:
Male
Female
POVERTY RATES FOR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS
DETERMINED
All families
With related children under 18 years
With related children under 5 years only
10,664
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.1
3.5% Not Very Reliable
4.6% Not Very Reliable
N Not Very Reliable
3,199
8,534
2.3
3.5
N
Married-couple family
With related children under 18 years
With related children under 5 years only
Female householder, no husband present, family
With related children under 18 years
With related children under 5 years only
5.1%
Reliable
7.2%
Reliable
3.4% Somewhat Reliable
25.3%
Reliable
31.9%
Reliable
40.0% Somewhat Reliable
0.7
1.1
1.6
2.7
3.4
10.1
N
N
N
N
N
N
All people
Under 18 years
Related children under 18 years
Related children under 5 years
Related children 5 to 17 years
18 years and over
18 to 64 years
65 years and over
People in families
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
12.6%
17.0%
16.6%
19.2%
15.6%
10.9%
11.4%
7.8%
10.4%
25.2%
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
N
N
N
N
N
N
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.7
1.4
1.4
2.3
1.4
0.6
0.7
1
0.8
1.6
10.2%
9.9%
9.7%
7.0%
11.3%
10.6%
10.9%
6.7%
7.1%
45.1%
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
3.3
4.6
4.6
4.3
5.7
3.4
3.7
8.7
3.3
11.5
647,443
67.7%
32.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6,148
0.9
0.9
11,191
65.7%
34.3%
Reliable
Reliable
1,505
6
6
3.22
3.16
Reliable
Reliable
0.04
0.07
3.4
3.11
647,443
74.5%
4.9%
11.8%
8.8%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6,148
0.9
0.5
0.6
0.5
11,191
Reliable
72.8%
Reliable
4.0% Not Very Reliable
14.7% Somewhat Reliable
8.5% Somewhat Reliable
1,505
6.4
2.6
5.8
3.8
647,443
26.2%
16.5%
22.7%
23.3%
9.2%
2.0%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6,148
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.6
0.3
11,191
21.4%
15.6%
20.8%
24.4%
11.4%
6.4%
1,505
5.8
5.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
3.8
647,443
5.4%
94.6%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6,148
0.4
0.4
11,191
Reliable
6.6% Not Very Reliable
93.4%
Reliable
1,505
4.1
4.1
Occupied housing units
Gas
Electricity
All other fuels
No fuel used
647,443
79.5%
17.9%
1.0%
1.6%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6,148
0.8
0.8
0.2
0.3
11,191
Reliable
63.5%
Reliable
30.6%
Reliable
3.8% Not Very Reliable
2.1% Not Very Reliable
1,505
6.9
6.5
2.9
1.6
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Occupied housing units
No telephone service available
1.01 or more occupants per room
647,443
Reliable
1.0% Somewhat Reliable
6.6%
Reliable
6,148
0.3
0.5
11,191
Reliable
N Not Very Reliable
4.1% Not Very Reliable
1,505
N
3.4
Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOC cannot be computed)
Less than 30 percent
30 percent or more
333,556
41.5%
58.5%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
7,516
1.5
1.5
6,236
48.3%
51.7%
1,047
8.5
8.5
OWNER CHARACTERISTICS
Owner-occupied housing units
Median value (dollars)
Median selected monthly owner costs with a mortgage (dollars)
Median selected monthly owner costs without a mortgage (dollars)
438,193
329,600
2,232
456
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
7,265
4,045
39
13
7,352
Reliable
313,000
Reliable
1,881
Reliable
458 Somewhat Reliable
1,125
26,719
194
153
201,097
38.7%
61.3%
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
6,296
2
2
3,473
Reliable
33.8% Somewhat Reliable
66.2%
Reliable
846
12.1
12.1
202,547
1,147
Reliable
Reliable
6,423
23
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
Owner-occupied housing units
Renter-occupied housing units
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Occupied housing units
1-unit, detached or attached
2 to 4 units
5 or more units
Mobile home, boat, RV, van, etc.
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
0.34
0.51
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Occupied housing units
Built 2000 or later
Built 1990 to 1999
Built 1980 to 1989
Built 1960 to 1979
Built 1940 to 1959
Built 1939 or earlier
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
Occupied housing units
None
1 or more
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD
INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE PAST 12
MONTHS
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)
Less than 30 percent
30 percent or more
GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent
Median gross rent (dollars)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
3,517
1,201
Reliable
Reliable
853
169
Subject
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
Information
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services
Educational services, and health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services
Other services, except public administration
Public administration
Total
Margin of Error
Management,
professional, and
related occupations
31.7%
Margin of Error
Service occupations
21.9%
59,414
2,932
5,334
3,851
1,381
6,470
2,747
900
2,918
3,935
14,774
7,432
3,117
3,623
3,118
916
1,127
1,124
685
1,158
808
595
884
942
2,110
1,516
904
807
24.7%
19.3%
20.6%
24.8%
8.3%
20.3%
34.7%
32.1%
42.8%
54.4%
24.1%
16.5%
43.8%
3.4
12.7
8.5
11.7
27.0
4.8
12.3
19.5
13.3
10.9
7.6
8.5
9.5
12.2
4.5%
3.4%
1.4%
8.5%
1.1%
8.0%
0.0%
8.7%
35.9%
26.4%
64.7%
31.9%
24.8%
7.6%
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
PERCENT IMPUTED
Industry
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
Margin of Error
Sales and office
occupations
24.4%
Margin of Error
Farming, fishing,
and forestry
occupations
2.5%
3.0
5.5
5.2
2.5
13.5
2.1
9.8
19.8
10.0
11.7
7.0
10.6
16.6
11.3
7.4%
8.6%
14.4%
43.8%
74.2%
16.5%
34.7%
54.5%
13.1%
16.2%
10.0%
23.6%
31.4%
3.0
6.9
6.0
8.6
23.7
9.8
10.9
21.1
16.0
7.0
5.4
6.1
13.6
11.6
41.1%
0.0%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
(X)
(X)
(X)
(X)
Construction,
extraction,
Margin of Error
maintenance, and
repair occupations
10.2%
1.0
11.5
10.2%
3.7
66.8%
3.3
5.9%
13.5
9.8%
3.0
0.2%
0.6
24.1%
19.8
20.4%
6.6
3.2%
5.0
4.2%
1.5
0.6%
2.7
0.9%
6.2
17.9%
5.4
0.0%
(X)
(X)
Production,
transportation, and
Margin of Error
material moving
occupations
9.2%
1.9
9.2
12.1%
10.1
2.0%
4.5
54.8%
13.5
13.2%
0.4
16.1%
17.1
30.7%
29.3
10.2%
4.4
1.6%
3.9
4.1%
0.6
1.5%
1.7
0.2%
11.8
10.1%
5.4
0.0%
(X)
(X)
Margin of Error
1.9
8.6
2.4
12.9
14.6
8.4
15.6
14.2
2.7
3.9
1.6
0.4
8.5
5.4
(X)
Subject
Civilian employed population 16 years and over
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
Information
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services
Educational services, and health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services
Other services, except public administration
Public administration
Total
Reliability
59,414
2,932
5,334
3,851
1,381
6,470
2,747
900
2,918
3,935
14,774
7,432
3,117
3,623
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Margin of Error
Management,
professional, and
related occupations
31.7%
3,118
916
1,127
1,124
685
1,158
808
595
884
942
2,110
1,516
904
807
24.7%
19.3%
20.6%
24.8%
8.3%
20.3%
34.7%
32.1%
42.8%
54.4%
24.1%
16.5%
43.8%
(X)
(X)
Reliability
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Margin of Error
Service occupations
21.9%
3.4
12.7
8.5
11.7
27.0
4.8
12.3
19.5
13.3
10.9
7.6
8.5
9.5
12.2
4.5%
3.4%
1.4%
8.5%
1.1%
8.0%
0.0%
8.7%
35.9%
26.4%
64.7%
31.9%
24.8%
(X)
(X)
PERCENT IMPUTED
Industry
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
7.6%
Reliability
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Margin of Error
Sales and office
occupations
Reliability
24.4%
3.0
5.5
5.2
2.5
13.5
2.1
9.8
19.8
10.0
11.7
7.0
10.6
16.6
11.3
7.4%
8.6%
14.4%
43.8%
74.2%
16.5%
34.7%
54.5%
13.1%
16.2%
10.0%
23.6%
31.4%
(X)
(X)
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Margin of Error
Farming, fishing, and
forestry occupations
2.5%
3.0
6.9
6.0
8.6
23.7
9.8
10.9
21.1
16.0
7.0
5.4
6.1
13.6
11.6
41.1%
0.0%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
(X)
(X)
Reliability
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Margin of Error
1.0
11.5
3.7
3.3
13.5
3.0
0.6
19.8
6.6
5.0
1.5
2.7
6.2
5.4
(X)
Construction,
extraction,
maintenance, and
repair occupations
10.2%
10.2%
66.8%
5.9%
9.8%
0.2%
24.1%
20.4%
3.2%
4.2%
0.6%
0.9%
17.9%
0.0%
(X)
Reliability
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Production,
transportation, and
material moving
occupations
9.2%
1.9
9.2
12.1%
10.1
2.0%
4.5
54.8%
13.5
13.2%
0.4
16.1%
17.1
30.7%
29.3
10.2%
4.4
1.6%
3.9
4.1%
0.6
1.5%
1.7
0.2%
11.8
10.1%
5.4
0.0%
Margin of Error
(X)
(X)
Reliability
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Margin of Error
1.9
8.6
2.4
12.9
14.6
8.4
15.6
14.2
2.7
3.9
1.6
0.4
8.5
5.4
(X)
Apple County, USA
Total:
Population of one race:
White
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian alone
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Some other race
Population of two or more races:
Two races including Some other race
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races
Population of two races:
White; Black or African American
White; American Indian and Alaska Native
White; Asian
Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native
All other two race combinations
Population of three races
Population of four or more races
Birch County, USA
Cherry County, USA
Estimate Margin of Error Estimate Margin of Error Estimate Margin of Error
149,518
*****
64,866
*****
9,862,049
*****
145,769
1,285
62,279
830 9,558,635
11,282
108,310
3,943
56,795
1,432 5,193,451
41,862
11,519
704
1,437
248
866,596
6,204
2,432
602
1,817
745
61,347
6,419
4,875
634
66
122 1,275,136
6,674
39
65
151
273
27,049
2,239
18,594
3,779
2,013
1,414 2,135,056
40,114
3,749
1,285
2,587
830
303,414
11,282
875
472
121
194
104,722
8,158
2,874
1,198
2,466
827
198,692
9,075
3,257
1,105
2,587
830
281,476
11,462
812
605
359
248
33,577
4,247
522
465
1,416
664
41,180
4,169
725
467
273
408
69,715
5,780
40
65
418
200
11,670
3,770
1,158
599
121
194
125,334
8,350
451
523
0
294
20,428
3,232
41
67
0
294
1,510
839
Apple County, USA
Total:
Population of one race:
White
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian alone
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islande
Some other race
Population of two or more races:
Two races including Some other race
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races
Population of two races:
White; Black or African American
White; American Indian and Alaska Native
White; Asian
Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Nativ
All other two race combinations
Population of three races
Population of four or more races
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
Estimate
149,518
145,769
108,310
11,519
2,432
4,875
39
18,594
3,749
875
2,874
3,257
812
522
725
40
1,158
451
41
Reliability
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Margin of Error
*****
1,285
3,943
704
602
634
65
3,779
1,285
472
1,198
1,105
605
465
467
65
599
523
67
Birch County, USA
Estimate
64,866
62,279
56,795
1,437
1,817
66
151
2,013
2,587
121
2,466
2,587
359
1,416
273
418
121
0
0
Reliability
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Margin of Error
*****
830
1,432
248
745
122
273
1,414
830
194
827
830
248
664
408
200
194
294
294
Cherry County, USA
Estimate
Reliability
Margin of Error
9,862,049
*****
9,558,635
11,282
Reliable
5,193,451
41,862
Reliable
866,596
6,204
Reliable
61,347
6,419
Reliable
1,275,136
6,674
Reliable
27,049
2,239
Reliable
2,135,056
40,114
Reliable
303,414
11,282
Reliable
104,722
8,158
Reliable
198,692
9,075
Reliable
281,476
11,462
Reliable
33,577
4,247
Reliable
41,180
4,169
Reliable
69,715
5,780
Reliable
11,670 Somewhat Reliable
3,770
125,334
8,350
Reliable
20,428
3,232
Reliable
1,510 Not Very Reliable
839
Geographic area
California
COUNTY
Alameda County
Butte County
Contra Costa County
El Dorado County
Fresno County
Humboldt County
Imperial County
Kern County
Kings County
Lake County
Los Angeles County
Madera County
Marin County
Mendocino County
Merced County
Monterey County
Napa County
Nevada County
Orange County
Placer County
Riverside County
Sacramento County
San Bernardino County
San Diego County
San Francisco County
San Joaquin County
San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo County
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
Shasta County
Solano County
Sonoma County
Stanislaus County
Sutter County
Tulare County
Ventura County
Yolo County
Yuba County
Percent
Margin of Error
5.3
0.1
11.6
1.0
9.6
2.2
1.5
1.1
0.7
0.9
3.2
0.7
7.3
0.3
8.0
0.4
0.6
3.0
3.7
0.0
3.3
1.0
1.6
3.3
2.0
3.4
31.9
1.5
1.2
7.5
3.5
3.7
2.5
0.4
3.3
2.3
0.8
1.2
0.7
1.1
4.2
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.3
2.3
1.1
0.2
0.3
1.3
0.5
0.5
0.8
4.7
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
1.3
0.4
0.6
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.4
1.0
0.7
0.3
1.0
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
Geographic area
California
COUNTY
Alameda County
Butte County
Contra Costa County
El Dorado County
Fresno County
Humboldt County
Imperial County
Kern County
Kings County
Lake County
Los Angeles County
Madera County
Marin County
Mendocino County
Merced County
Monterey County
Napa County
Nevada County
Orange County
Placer County
Riverside County
Sacramento County
San Bernardino County
San Diego County
San Francisco County
San Joaquin County
San Luis Obispo County
San Mateo County
Santa Barbara County
Santa Clara County
Santa Cruz County
Shasta County
Solano County
Sonoma County
Stanislaus County
Sutter County
Tulare County
Ventura County
Yolo County
Yuba County
Percent
Reliability
Margin of Error
5.3
Reliable
0.1
11.6
1.0
9.6
2.2
1.5
1.1
0.7
0.9
3.2
0.7
7.3
0.3
8.0
0.4
0.6
3.0
3.7
0.0
3.3
1.0
1.6
3.3
2.0
3.4
31.9
1.5
1.2
7.5
3.5
3.7
2.5
0.4
3.3
2.3
0.8
1.2
0.7
1.1
4.2
0.2
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Somewhat Reliable
Not Very Reliable
0.7
0.6
0.8
1.1
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.3
2.3
1.1
0.2
0.3
1.3
0.5
0.5
0.8
4.7
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
1.3
0.4
0.6
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.8
0.4
1.0
0.7
0.3
1.0
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
Attachment B: Questionnaire on Statistical Background, Computer Use, Internet
Experience
YOUR ANSWERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL
Demographics
1. What is your age? _______________
2. Are you male or female?_________________
3. What is your level of education?
___grade school
___some high school
___high school degree
___some college
___2-year college degree
___4-year college degree
___some postgraduate study (e.g., M.A., M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D., M.D.,
programs)
___postgraduate degree (e.g., M.A., M.B.A., J.D., Ph.D., M.D.)
4. How often do you use ACS data products?
_____Daily
_____Weekly
_____Monthly
_____Less than once a month
_____Do not use
5. What statistics courses have you completed?
_____Advanced graduate-level statistics
_____Advanced undergraduate/beginning level graduate
statistics courses only
_____Introductory statistics courses only
_____No statistics courses completed
6. Rate your level of expertise with statistics.
_____Novice (Just beginning to use statistics or rarely use them)
_____Intermediate (Moderate experience with statistics)
_____Expert (A great deal of experience with and/or frequent use
of statistics)
Computer Experience
1. Do you use a computer at home, at work, or both?
(Check all that apply.)
___Home
___Work
___Somewhere else, such as school, library, etc.
2. If you have a computer at home,
a. What kind of modem do you use at home?
___Dial-up
___Cable
___DSL
___Wireless (Wi-Fi)
___Other __________
___Don’t know _____
b. Which browser do you typically use at home? Please indicate the version if you can
recall it.
___Firefox
___Internet Explorer
___Netscape
___Other ___________
___Don’t know
c. What operating system does your home computer run in?
___MAC OS
___Windows 95
___Windows 2000
___Windows XP
___Windows Vista
___Other ___________
___Don’t know
3. On average, about how many hours do you spend on the Internet per day?
___0 hours
___1-3 hours
___4-6 hours
___7or more hours
4. Please rate your overall experience with the following:
Circle one number.
No experience
Very experienced
Computers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Internet
1
2
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
5. What computer applications do you use?
Mark (X) for all that apply
___E-mail
___Internet
___Word processing (MS-Word, WordPerfect, etc.)
___Spreadsheets (Excel, Lotus, Quattro, etc.)
___Accounting or tax software
___Engineering, scientific, or statistical software
___Other applications, please specify____________________________
For the following questions, please circle
one number.
6. How comfortable are you in learning to
navigate new Web sites?
7. Computer windows can minimize,
resized, and scrolled through. How
comfortable are you in manipulating a
window?
8. How comfortable are you using, and
navigating through the Internet?
Not Comfortable
1
2
Not Comfortable
1
2
1
2
Comfortable
3
4
3
4
3
4
5
Comfortable
5
Never
5
Very Often
9. How often do you work with any type
of data through a computer?
1
2
3
4
5
10. How often do you perform complex
analyses of data through a computer?
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
11. How often do you use the Internet
or Web sites to find information? (e.g.,
printed reports, news articles, data
tables, blogs, etc.)
12. How familiar are you with the
Census (terms, data, etc)?
13. How familiar are you with the
current American Community Survey
(ACS) and American FactFinder (AFF)
sites (terms, data, etc.)?
Not familiar
Very familiar
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
Attachment C: Task list
Tasks for Table Evaluation
For this round of testing, each participant will use only one version of the table for all of
the tasks. The tasks will be the same for all prototypes and for all participants. All of the
tables will use the same small-area geography so that the results can be more readily
compared across tables. They will be able to view all versions and indicate a “favorite”
during the post-testing debriefing segment.
TO BE USED FOR ALL THREE PROTOTYPES AND BASELINE TABLE
[Wilmington, DE]
1. What is the first thing that you noticed about this table?
[First-round results showed that color-coded column was noticed before the
legend.]
o Probe if indicator is mentioned: What do the colors represent?
IF quality/reliability: How is quality measured here or what
measure is used to determine the level of quality?
What is the coefficient of variation?
Is a higher or lower coefficient of variation
associated with better data quality/reliability?
How is the coefficient of variation different from a
Margin of Error?
Do you have a preference?
If so, which would you prefer to use?
o Probe if indicator is not mentioned:
Did you notice the colors in the tables? What do the colors
represent?
IF quality: How is quality measured here or what
measure is used to determine the level of quality?
What is a coefficient of variation?
Is a higher or lower coefficient of variation
associated with better data
quality/reliability?
How is the coefficient of variation different
from a Margin of Error?
Do you have a preference?
If so, which would you prefer to use?
Task 1 Difficulty: Easy (report features of table noticed at first glance).
2. Your supervisor asks you to find some information about the number of
women ages 15 to 50 who gave birth in the past 12 months for your hometown
of Wilmington, DE [XX|975+/-478]. What information would you report to your
supervisor?
Task 2 Difficulty: Medium (find information, make a judgment about acceptability of data
reliability)
3. You are researching background information for a paper and need to find the
number of people of West Indian descent in Wilmington, DE [XX|0+/-261].
What do you report in the paper based on your findings in the tables?
Task 3 Difficulty: Medium (find information, make a judgment about acceptability of data
reliability)
4. Find the total number of people with German ancestry [XX|4,206|+/-1,083]
and the total number of people with Slovak ancestry [XX|70|+/-116] for
Wilmington, DE.
Which category of ancestry do you think is a better estimate in terms of data
quality? [German]. Please explain why you think this is a better estimate of
data quality.
Task 4 Difficulty: Hard (find information, compare 2 estimates and their associated reliability
and make a judgment about acceptability of data reliability)
5. You work for a major corporation that sells children’s products, music, and
videos. Your job is to organize a concert in the Wilmington, DE area and your
boss wants you to find out:
A. How many family households in this area have children under 18 years old?
Would you report this estimate? Why or why not?
B. What is the average family size in Wilmington, DE? Would you report this
estimate? Why or why not?
C. How many nursery school, kindergarten, and elementary school students
are enrolled in this area? Would you report this estimate? Why or why not?
D. Based on the information you found, your boss wants to know whether you
think Wilmington, DE is a good place to hold this concert.
Task 5 Difficulty: Hard (find multiple pieces of information, and make a judgment about
acceptability of data reliability, integrate information)
6. You are asked to report to state leaders the number of people of Italian
descent living in California. What answer would you give them?
[1,560,870|XX|+/- 24,224] Would you recommend using this number? [Yes]
Why or why not? [XX reliability]
Task 6 Difficulty: Medium (find information, make a judgment about acceptability of data
reliability)
7. The mayor of Wilmington said that if there are more than 1,500 people ages
5 to 15 with disabilities in Wilmington, the city might be eligible to receive some
government funding to develop programs for the disabled. He asks you if the
there are at least 1,500 people in this age group with disabilities in Wilmington.
What would you tell him using ACS data?
[estimate of disabled ages 5-15 is 936 +/- 836. 1500 is in the confidence
interval, but the estimate is “fair”]
Task 7 Difficulty: Hard (find information, and make a judgment about acceptability of data
reliability and context of problem that involves money and impacts people (socially complex),
integrate information)
8. The Danish embassy wants a listing of all cities with more than 2000 people
of Danish descent. Would you include the city of Wilmington based on the ACS
data?
[estimate is 657 +/- 993 and considered “poor.” 2000 is out of confidence
interval].
Task 8 Difficulty: Medium (find information, and make a judgment about acceptability of data
reliability)
9. Cities with less than 150 people of French Canadian descent will engage in
an outreach program designed to attract more people of French Canadian
descent. Does Wilmington qualify based on ACS data?
[estimate is 110 +/-133, but estimate is poor]
Task 9 Difficulty: Medium (find information, and make a judgment about acceptability of data
reliability)
10. You are writing a news article about voter turnout in the 2008 presidential
election and want to find out how many people are 18 or older in your home
town of Wilmington, DE. What results do you find in the table?
[What year the estimates came from should also be relevant]
Task 9 Difficulty: Hard (find information, and make a judgment about acceptability of data
reliability, consider the year that the data were collected; integrate all of this information)
Attachment D: Questionnaire for User Interaction Satisfaction (QUIS)
Please circle the numbers that most appropriately reflect your impressions about using
the new ACS data tables.
3 4
5
6
wonderful
7 8 9 not applicable
2. Definition of reliability:
confusing
1 2 3 4
5
6
clear
7 8 9
3. Use of terminology throughout the tables:
inconsistent
1 2 3 4
5
6
consistent
7 8 9 not applicable
4. Information displayed in the tables:
inadequate
1 2 3 4
5
6
7
5. Arrangement of information in the tables:
illogical
1 2
3 4
5
6
logical
7 8 9
not applicable
never
1 2
3 4
5
6
always
7 8 9
not applicable
not applicable
not applicable
1. Overall reaction to the new ACS data
tables:
6. Tasks can be performed in a straightforward manner:
7. Color-coded reliability indicator for the
tables:
8. Overall experience of finding information:
9. Additional Comments:
terrible
1 2
adequate
8 9 not applicable
confusing
1 2 3 4
5
6
clear
7 8 9
difficult
1 2
5
6
easy
7 8 9
3 4
not applicable
Appendix E: Debriefing Survey
On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being extremely easy and 10 being extremely difficult,
please rate the difficulty of each task.
1. What is the first thing that you noticed about this table?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2. Your supervisor asks you to find some information about the number of women
ages 15 to 50 who gave birth in the past 12 months for your hometown of Wilmington,
DE. What information would you report to your supervisor?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
3. You are researching background information for a paper and need to find the
number of people of West Indian descent in Wilmington, DE. What do you report in
the paper based on your findings in the tables?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4. Find the total number of people with German ancestry and the total number of
people with Slovak ancestry for Wilmington, DE.
Which category of ancestry do you think is a better estimate in terms of data quality?
Please explain why you think this is a better estimate of data quality.
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
5. You work for a major corporation that sells children’s products, music, and videos.
Your job is to organize a concert in the Wilmington, DE area and your boss wants you
to find out:
A. How many family households in this area have children under 18 years old? Would
you report this estimate? Why or why not?
B. What is the average family size in Wilmington, DE? Would you report this estimate?
Why or why not?
C. How many nursery school, kindergarten, and elementary school students are
enrolled in this area? Would you report this estimate? Why or why not?
D. Based on the information you found, your boss wants to know whether you think
Wilmington, DE is a good place to hold this concert.
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
6. You are asked to report to state leaders the number of people of Italian descent
living in California. What answer would you give them? Would you recommend using
this number? Why or why not?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
7. The mayor of Wilmington said that if there are more than 1,500 people ages 5 to 15
with disabilities in Wilmington, the city might be eligible to receive some government
funding to develop programs for the disabled. He asks you if the there are at least
1,500 people in this age group with disabilities in Wilmington. What would you tell him
using ACS data?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
8. The Danish embassy wants a listing of all cities with more than 2000 people of
Danish descent. Would you include the city of Wilmington based on the ACS data?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
9. Cities with less than 150 people of French Canadian descent will engage in an
outreach program designed to attract more people of French Canadian descent. Does
Wilmington qualify based on ACS data?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10. You are writing a news article about voter turnout in the 2008 presidential election
and want to find out how many people are 18 or older in your home town of Wilmington,
DE. What results do you find in the table?
Extremely
Easy
1
Extremely
Difficult
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Appendix F: Debriefing Questions
1. Can you walk me through your thinking on why you marked (a particular QUIS item)
especially low/high? (Do this for several low/high QUIS ratings; also, do this for
easy/difficult ratings).
2. [Look at their answer for how often they use ACS data products. If they do not use
them, skip this question.] What was the last real-world task that required you to consult
ACS data products? For instance, what estimates did you need to look up for a news
story, etc.?
3. How easy or difficult do you feel it was to complete the tasks? What made a task easy
or difficult?
4. Do you think the new color-coding scheme for the ACS table helped you find
accurate answers?
5. Do you think the new color-coded ACS table helped you to find information quickly?
Did you think the color-coding made it take longer or seem more difficult to find
information?
6. How satisfied are you with your experiences using the ACS data reliability indicators?
7. What did you like best about the table?
8. What did you like least about the table?
Open all prototypes.
9. Here are three versions of this color-coded reliability indicator. Some have
different levels of indicator and some have different text to describe their
meaning.
Which of these tables make it easiest or harder to find information about data
quality/reliability? What about this table makes it the easiest to use?
Which of these tables do you most prefer (e.g., like best)?
Open one current table.
10. These are how the ACS data tables currently look. Do you prefer the new
tables or the current tables? Please explain your answer.
11. Is there anything else you would like to mention?
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