2000 to 2001 American Community Survey Change Profile
Houston city
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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2000
Estimate |
2000
Percent
Distribution |
2001
Estimate |
2001
Percent
Distribution |
Difference
(2001 - 2000) |
Margin
of Error
of Difference |
Statistically
Significant |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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500,397
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100%
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519,886
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100%
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19,489
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+/-27,710
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no
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Nursery school, preschool
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32,485
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6.5%
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32,617
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6.3%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Kindergarten
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28,379
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5.7%
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33,515
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6.4%
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0.7%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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232,476
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46.5%
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257,693
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49.6%
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3.1%
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+/-2.8%
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yes
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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104,743
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20.9%
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99,278
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19.1%
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- 1.8%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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College or graduate school
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102,314
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20.4%
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96,783
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18.6%
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- 1.8%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,177,798
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100%
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1,183,939
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100%
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6,141
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+/-27,684
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no
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Less than 9th grade
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186,166
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15.8%
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173,080
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14.6%
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- 1.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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156,494
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13.3%
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172,253
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14.5%
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1.2%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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258,173
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21.9%
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245,698
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20.8%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Some college, no degree
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225,067
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19.1%
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216,349
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18.3%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Associate degree
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44,095
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3.7%
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58,286
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4.9%
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1.2%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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Bachelor's degree
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199,280
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16.9%
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205,066
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17.3%
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0.4%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Graduate or professional degree
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108,523
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9.2%
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113,207
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9.6%
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0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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70.9
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(NA)
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70.8
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(NA)
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-0.1
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+/-1.8
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no
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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26.1
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(NA)
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26.9
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(NA)
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0.8
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+/-1.5
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no
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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725,124
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100%
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713,709
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100%
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-11,415
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+/-19,861
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no
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Never married
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284,948
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39.3%
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252,793
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35.4%
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- 3.9%
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+/-2.1%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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358,749
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49.5%
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371,047
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52.0%
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2.5%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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Separated
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12,857
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1.8%
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18,734
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2.6%
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0.8%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Widowed
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15,006
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2.1%
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12,323
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1.7%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Divorced
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53,564
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7.4%
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58,812
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8.2%
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0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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Females 15 years and over
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750,353
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100%
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745,586
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100%
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-4,767
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+/-19,932
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no
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Never married
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234,567
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31.3%
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214,703
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28.8%
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- 2.5%
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+/-2.0%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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336,807
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44.9%
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341,738
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45.8%
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0.9%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Separated
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28,724
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3.8%
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30,916
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4.1%
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0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Widowed
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65,283
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8.7%
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66,217
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8.9%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Divorced
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84,972
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11.3%
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92,012
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12.3%
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1.0%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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38,642
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100%
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38,519
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100%
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-123
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+/-7,306
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no
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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14,170
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36.7%
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13,414
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34.8%
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- 1.9%
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+/-9.9%
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no
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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50
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(NA)
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51
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(NA)
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1
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+/-18
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no
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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36.7
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(NA)
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34.8
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(NA)
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-1.9
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+/-9.9
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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71
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(NA)
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73
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(NA)
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2
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+/-13
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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47
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(NA)
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69
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(NA)
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22
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+/-40
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no
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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120
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(NA)
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108
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(NA)
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-12
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+/-26
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no
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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26
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(NA)
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34
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(NA)
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8
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+/-13
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no
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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49,445
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100%
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57,974
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100%
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8,529
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+/-9,088
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no
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Responsible for grandchildren
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24,892
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50.3%
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25,411
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43.8%
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- 6.5%
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+/-8.9%
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no
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less than 1 year
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5,583
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22.4%
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4,609
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18.1%
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- 4.3%
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+/-9.9%
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no
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1 or 2 years
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6,768
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27.2%
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6,130
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24.1%
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- 3.1%
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+/-12.0%
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no
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3 or 4 years
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5,042
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20.3%
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4,309
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17.0%
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- 3.3%
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+/-13.0%
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no
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5 or more years
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7,499
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30.1%
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10,363
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40.8%
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10.7%
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+/-11.7%
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no
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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64.6
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(NA)
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67.6
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(NA)
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3.0
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+/-8.6
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no
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Percent who are married
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71.4
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(NA)
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54.8
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(NA)
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-16.6
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+/-12.9
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yes
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Percent who are in labor force
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57.6
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(NA)
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69.4
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(NA)
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11.8
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+/-11.9
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no
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Percent who are in poverty
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27.3
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(NA)
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15.1
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(NA)
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-12.2
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+/-10.9
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yes
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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1,393,345
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100%
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1,379,146
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100%
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-14,199
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+/-31,116
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no
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Civilian veterans
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107,173
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7.7%
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109,469
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7.9%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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453,581
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100%
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470,257
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100%
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16,676
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+/-24,572
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no
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With a disability
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19,842
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4.4%
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26,363
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5.6%
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1.2%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Population 21 to 64 years
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1,140,876
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100%
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1,139,841
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100%
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-1,035
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+/-28,146
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no
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With a disability
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114,011
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10.0%
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116,444
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10.2%
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0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Percent employed
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48.2
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(NA)
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49.3
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(NA)
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1.1
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+/-4.5
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no
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No disability
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1,026,865
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90.0%
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1,023,397
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89.8%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Percent employed
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77.4
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(NA)
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77.5
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(NA)
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0.1
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+/-1.3
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no
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Population 65 years and over
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161,804
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100%
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164,657
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100%
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2,853
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+/-7,646
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no
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With a disability
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68,025
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42.0%
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71,071
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43.2%
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1.2%
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+/-3.8%
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no
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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1,884,761
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100%
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1,910,764
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100%
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26,003
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+/-50,256
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no
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Same house
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1,529,095
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81.1%
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1,544,419
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80.8%
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- 0.3%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Different house in the U.S.
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324,647
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17.2%
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338,059
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17.7%
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