The U.S. Census Bureau took a magnifying glass to communities with less than 60,000 people when it released the American Community Survey demographic estimates for 2006-2008.
The headcount helps determine how to distribute federal dollars for programs.
Here are some other bits of information (Numbers may not equal 100 because of margins of error):
- Households
- In 2006-2008 there were 13,000 households.
- The average household size was 2.9 people.
- Families made up 59 percent of the households.
- The median age is 34.2 years.
- Race:
- White: 6,573 or 18 percent
- Black or African American: 25,810 or 69 percent
- Education:
- High school graduation or higher: 80 percent
- Bachelors degree or higher: 22 percent
- Housing
- Median house value: $153,400
- The median monthly mortgage: $1,339
- The median monthly rent was: $833
- The community has some 12,600 occupied homes, about 50 percent owner-occupied.
- About 6 percent of homes do not have telephone service.
- Economic
- The median household income was $43,523
- The average commute time was 33 minutes. And 58 percent drove to work alone, 20 percent carpooled, 15 percent took public transportation and 4 percent worked from home.
- For workers older than 16, the leading industries were in educational services, and health care and social assistance.
- More than 84 percent of residents worked in the private sector, 12 percent in the public sector and 3 percent were self employed.
Any surprises here for you?
