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Age, Race and Education

  2000 2005 Annual Growth Rate 2010 (estimated)
Median Age 36.5 37.2 0.38% 39.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing & 2005 American Community Survey. ESRI forecast for 2010.


Population by Race/ Ethnicity 2000 2005 Annual Growth Rate 2010 (estimated)
White Alone 80.0% 81.01% 0.25% 77.7%
Black Alone 15.8% 14.81% -1.25% 16.0%
American Indian Alone 0.3% 0.17% -8.76% 0.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander Alone 0.9% 0.96% 1.22% 1.3%
Some Other Race Alone 2.0% 2.11% 1.14% 3.3%
Two or More Races 1.0% 0.94% -1.13% 1.3%
Hispanic Origin 4.1% 5.75% 8.07% 6.1%
Diversity Index 38.7 41.4 1.40% 44.3
Data Note: Persons of Hispanic Origin may be of any race. The Diversity Index measures the probability that two people from the same area will be from different race/ethnic groups.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing & 2005 American Community Survey. ESRI forecast for 2010.


Population 25+ by Educational Attainment 2000 Subtotal 2005 Subtotal
Less Than 9th Grade 9.0% 59.3% 7.8% 55.1%
9th to 12th Grade, No Diploma 16.8% 13.3%
High School Graduate 33.5% 34.1%
Some College, No Degree 20.3% 40.7% 19.2% 44.9%
Associate Degree 6.2% 8.9%
Bachelor's Degree 10.3% 13.1%
Master's/Prof/Doctorate Degree 3.9% 3.8%
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and Housing & 2005 American Community Survey. ESRI forecast for 2010.

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