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American Community Survey 3-Year - Census 2000 Comparison Study
 
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The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. The group quarters population was removed from the Census 2000 Sample profile data since the ACS did not include samples of this population. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.
TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  1999-2001
ACS
Estimate		 1999-2001
ACS
Percentage		 Census 2000
Sample
Estimate		 Census 2000
Sample
Percentage		 ACS - Census
Difference		 Margin of
Error of
Difference		 Statistically
Significant
Total population
352,654
(NA)
348,160
(NA)
4,494
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
173,767
49.3%
171,560
49.3%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Female
178,888
50.7%
176,600
50.7%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Under 5 years
27,803
7.9%
26,790
7.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
5 to 9 years
31,468
8.9%
32,340
9.3%
-0.4%
+/-0.6%
no
10 to 14 years
35,530
10.1%
34,320
9.9%
0.2%
+/-0.6%
no
15 to 19 years
29,671
8.4%
29,250
8.4%
0.0%
+/-0.4%
no
20 to 24 years
17,196
4.9%
16,120
4.6%
0.3%
+/-0.4%
no
25 to 34 years
45,049
12.8%
43,920
12.6%
0.2%
+/-0.4%
no
35 to 44 years
67,329
19.1%
69,080
19.8%
-0.7%
+/-0.4%
yes
45 to 54 years
55,064
15.6%
54,100
15.5%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
55 to 59 years
15,513
4.4%
13,890
4.0%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
60 to 64 years
8,628
2.4%
9,650
2.8%
-0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
65 to 74 years
12,016
3.4%
11,720
3.4%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
75 to 84 years
6,552
1.9%
5,430
1.6%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
85 years and over
835
0.2%
1,560
0.4%
-0.2%
+/-0.1%
yes
 
Median age (years)
33.1
(NA)
33.4
(NA)
-0.3
+/-0.2
yes
 
18 years and over
238,090
67.5%
234,910
67.5%
0.0%
+/-0.4%
no
21 years and over
224,683
63.7%
221,980
63.8%
-0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
62 years and over
24,233
6.9%
24,140
6.9%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
65 years and over
19,404
5.5%
18,710
5.4%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Male
8,769
45.2%
8,130
43.5%
1.7%
+/-2.8%
no
Female
10,635
54.8%
10,580
56.5%
-1.7%
+/-2.2%
no
 
RACE
One race
346,393
98.2%
339,250
97.4%
0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
White
209,271
59.3%
198,270
56.9%
2.4%
+/-1.2%
yes
Black or African American
68,685
19.5%
68,720
19.7%
-0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
1,310
0.4%
-0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Asian
42,515
12.1%
38,710
11.1%
1.0%
+/-0.5%
yes
Asian Indian
13,430
3.8%
12,890
3.7%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Filipino
3,428
1.0%
4,410
1.3%
-0.3%
+/-0.4%
no
Japanese
118
0.0%
200
0.1%
-0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
1,125
0.3%
1,150
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Vietnamese
7,241
2.1%
5,240
1.5%
0.6%
+/-0.6%
no
Chinese and Other Asian
17,172
4.9%
14,830
4.3%
0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
160
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
30
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
60
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Samoan
0
0.0%
20
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
60
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
25,922
7.4%
32,090
9.2%
-1.8%
+/-1.1%
yes
Two or more races
6,261
1.8%
8,910
2.6%
-0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
214,190
60.7%
204,840
58.8%
1.9%
+/-1.2%
yes
Black or African American
70,933
20.1%
70,440
20.2%
-0.1%
+/-0.6%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,400
0.4%
2,870
0.8%
-0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Asian
43,974
12.5%
41,490
11.9%
0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
194
0.1%
620
0.2%
-0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
28,724
8.1%
37,280
10.7%
-2.6%
+/-1.1%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
352,654
(NA)
348,160
(NA)
4,494
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
74,882
21.2%
73,440
21.1%
0.1%
+/-0.6%
no
Mexican
50,878
14.4%
51,660
14.8%
-0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Puerto Rican
2,575
0.7%
1,570
0.5%
0.2%
+/-0.4%
no
Cuban
930
0.3%
850
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
20,499
5.8%
19,370
5.6%
0.2%
+/-1.1%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
277,773
78.8%
274,710
78.9%
-0.1%
+/-0.6%
no
White alone
161,829
45.9%
161,060
46.3%
-0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
352,654
(NA)
348,160
(NA)
4,494
*****
- -
Householder
115,746
32.8%
111,160
31.9%
0.9%
+/-0.6%
yes
Spouse
75,491
21.4%
78,250
22.5%
-1.1%
+/-0.6%
yes
Child
128,303
36.4%
129,190
37.1%
-0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
Other relatives
25,140
7.1%
21,520
6.2%
0.9%
+/-0.9%
yes
Nonrelatives
7,975
2.3%
8,040
2.3%
0.0%
+/-0.4%
no
Unmarried partner
3,425
1.0%
3,430
1.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
110,460
(NA)
111,165
(NA)
-705
+/-1,120
no
Family households (families)
89,746
81.2%
93,810
84.4%
-3.2%
+/-1.4%
yes
With own children under 18 years
53,214
48.2%
56,365
50.7%
-2.5%
+/-1.9%
yes
Married-couple families
72,798
65.9%
76,960
69.2%
-3.3%
+/-2.0%
yes
With own children under 18 years
42,443
38.4%
46,145
41.5%
-3.1%
+/-1.9%
yes
Female householder, no husband present
12,700
11.5%
12,565
11.3%
0.2%
+/-1.4%
no
With own children under 18 years
8,436
7.6%
7,830
7.0%
0.6%
+/-1.2%
no
Nonfamily households
20,715
18.8%
17,355
15.6%
3.2%
+/-1.5%
yes
Householder living alone
17,827
16.1%
14,875
13.4%
2.7%
+/-1.4%
yes
65 years and over
4,525
4.1%
3,585
3.2%
0.9%
+/-0.6%
yes
 
Average household size
3.19
(NA)
3.13
(NA)
0.06
+/-0.03
yes
Average family size
3.60
(NA)
3.44
(NA)
0.16
+/-0.08
yes
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
116,105
(NA)
115,990
(NA)
115
*****
- -
Occupied housing units
110,460
95.1%
110,915
95.6%
-0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
Vacant housing units
5,645
4.9%
5,075
4.4%
0.5%
+/-1.0%
no
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
110,460
(NA)
110,915
(NA)
-455
+/-1,167
no
Owner-occupied
85,786
77.7%
89,630
80.8%
-3.1%
+/-1.7%
yes
Renter-occupied
24,674
22.3%
21,285
19.2%
3.1%
+/-1.7%
yes
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.30
(NA)
3.18
(NA)
0.12
+/-0.11
yes
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.82
(NA)
2.85
(NA)
-0.03
+/-0.36
no
 
 
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Notes

The statistical significance test is conducted at the 90% confidence level, the Census Bureau Standard for testing.

Because each individual ACS and Census estimate was rounded independently (generally to the nearest unit for ACS estimates, and to the nearest five or 10 for Census estimates), estimates may not be additive. All statistical significance testing was done using unrounded values. Note that the use of rounded data may give different results.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error . Therefore, the Margin of Error of Difference can not be computed. A statistical test is not appropriate.

2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that the standard error of one or both estimates can not be computed. Therefore, the Margin of Error of Difference can not be computed. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference column. A statistical test is not appropriate.

3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or its associated standard error was assigned a value of '**'.

4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.

5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference column. A statistical test is not appropriate.

7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of Difference column indicates that both Census and ACS 3-year average estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.

8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.

9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference , and/or Margin of Error of Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

10. An '(NA)' entry in the Percent Distribution, Difference, Margin of Error of Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done or was inappropriate.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 27, 2007