| Solano County |
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Census 2000 |
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2006 ACS Estimates |
| TOTAL POPULATION |
394,542 |
100.0% |
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411,680 |
100.0% |
| In households |
378,568 |
96.0% |
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N/A |
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| In group quarters |
15,974 |
4.0% |
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N/A |
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| RACE |
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| White |
222,387 |
56.4% |
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212,785 |
51.7% |
| Black or African American |
58,827 |
14.9% |
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61,027 |
14.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
3,110 |
0.8% |
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3,860 |
0.9% |
| Asian |
50,299 |
12.7% |
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58,781 |
14.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
3,078 |
0.8% |
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3,055 |
0.7% |
| Some other race |
31,612 |
8.0% |
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51,915 |
12.6% |
| Two or more races |
25,229 |
6.4% |
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20,257 |
4.9% |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
69,598 |
17.6% |
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90,417 |
22.0% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
324,944 |
82.4% |
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321,263 |
78.0% |
| White |
194,282 |
49.2% |
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180,869 |
43.9% |
| Black or African American |
57,597 |
14.6% |
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60,269 |
14.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
2,194 |
0.6% |
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2,867 |
0.7% |
| Asian |
49,399 |
12.5% |
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57,341 |
13.9% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
2,859 |
0.7% |
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3,004 |
0.7% |
| Some other race |
955 |
0.2% |
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2,176 |
0.5% |
| Two or more races |
17,658 |
4.5% |
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14,737 |
3.6% |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS |
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| Native |
328,046 |
83.1% |
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333,645 |
81.0% |
| Foreign born |
66,496 |
16.9% |
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78,035 |
19.0% |
| Naturalized citizen |
35,301 |
8.9% |
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36,960 |
9.0% |
| Not a citizen |
31,195 |
7.9% |
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41,075 |
10.0% |
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| SEX |
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| Male |
198,694 |
50.4% |
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207,236 |
50.3% |
| Female |
195,848 |
49.6% |
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204,444 |
49.7% |
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| AGE |
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| Under 5 years |
28,694 |
7.3% |
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28,612 |
7.0% |
| 5 to 17 years |
83,068 |
21.0% |
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79,515 |
19.3% |
| 18 to 64 years |
245,264 |
62.2% |
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260,495 |
63.3% |
| 65 years and over |
37,426 |
9.5% |
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43,058 |
10.5% |
| Median age |
33.9 |
X |
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35.2 |
X |
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| HOUSEHOLDS |
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| Total households |
130,403 |
100.0% |
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137,306 |
100.0% |
| Family households |
97,375 |
74.4% |
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100,096 |
72.9% |
| Families with children under 18 |
52,044 |
39.9% |
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53,845 |
39.2% |
| Average household size |
2.90 |
X |
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2.89 |
X |
| Average family size |
3.33 |
X |
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3.36 |
X |
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| HOUSING OCCUPANCY |
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| Total housing units |
134,513 |
100.0% |
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148,877 |
100.0% |
| Occupied housing units |
130,403 |
96.9% |
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137,306 |
92.2% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
84,994 |
65.2% |
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90,468 |
65.9% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
45,409 |
34.8% |
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46,838 |
34.1% |
| Vacant housing units |
4,110 |
3.1% |
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11,571 |
7.8% |
| 1 unit, detached housing |
95,378 |
70.9% |
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106,001 |
71.2% |
| Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) |
178,300 |
X |
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489,600 |
X |
| Median gross rent (dollars) |
797 |
X |
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1,072 |
X |
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| INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999 |
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PAST 12 MONTHS |
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| Median household income (dollars) |
54,099 |
X |
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61,533 |
X |
| Median family income (dollars) |
60,597 |
X |
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70,092 |
X |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
21,731 |
X |
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25,785 |
X |
| Individuals in poverty |
31,344 |
8.3% |
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42,929 |
10.4% |
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| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |
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| Population 25 and over |
246,488 |
100.0% |
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262,936 |
100.0% |
| High school graduate |
60,367 |
24.5% |
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70,149 |
26.7% |
| Bachelor's degree |
37,130 |
15.1% |
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41,202 |
15.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
15,585 |
6.3% |
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17,956 |
6.8% |
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| COMMUTING TO WORK |
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| Mean travel time to work (minutes) |
31.8 |
X |
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29.3 |
X |
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| MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
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| Total |
174,571 |
100.0% |
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182,476 |
100.0% |
| Car, truck, or van: |
158,869 |
91.0% |
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167,298 |
91.7% |
| Drove alone |
127,896 |
73.3% |
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137,466 |
75.3% |
| Carpooled |
30,973 |
17.7% |
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29,832 |
16.3% |
| Public transportation (Census 2000 includes taxicabs, ACS excludes them) |
4,662 |
2.7% |
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3,763 |
2.1% |
| Bus or trolley bus |
2,523 |
1.4% |
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2,106 |
1.2% |
| Streetcar or trolley car |
32 |
0.0% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Subway or elevated |
943 |
0.5% |
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417 |
0.2% |
| Railroad |
176 |
0.1% |
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706 |
0.4% |
| Ferryboat |
864 |
0.5% |
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534 |
0.3% |
| Taxicab |
124 |
0.1% |
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0 |
0.0% |
| Motorcycle |
472 |
0.3% |
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724 |
0.4% |
| Bicycle |
803 |
0.5% |
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562 |
0.3% |
| Walked |
2,784 |
1.6% |
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2,229 |
1.2% |
| Other means |
1,540 |
0.9% |
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1,119 |
0.6% |
| Worked at home |
5,441 |
3.1% |
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6,781 |
3.7% |
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| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION |
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| Employed civilian population 16 years and over |
172,355 |
100.0% |
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185,783 |
100.0% |
| Management, professional and related |
53,326 |
30.9% |
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58,557 |
31.5% |
| Service |
28,231 |
16.4% |
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33,454 |
18.0% |
| Sales and office |
48,318 |
28.0% |
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49,701 |
26.8% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry |
1,099 |
0.6% |
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1,190 |
0.6% |
| Construction, extraction, and maintenance |
18,896 |
11.0% |
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23,256 |
12.5% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving |
22,485 |
13.0% |
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19,625 |
10.6% |
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| CLASS OF WORKER |
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| Self-employed workers |
10,366 |
6.0% |
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14,353 |
7.7% |
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