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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
California
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
Total population
33,051,894
100%
33,681,509
100%
629,615
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
16,346,389
49.5%
16,653,362
49.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
16,705,505
50.5%
17,028,147
50.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Under 5 years
2,473,929
7.5%
2,590,463
7.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
5 to 9 years
2,707,717
8.2%
2,767,723
8.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
10 to 14 years
2,563,691
7.8%
2,810,565
8.3%
0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
15 to 19 years
2,331,854
7.1%
2,368,932
7.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
20 to 24 years
2,234,661
6.8%
2,279,533
6.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
25 to 34 years
5,066,606
15.3%
5,028,008
14.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
35 to 44 years
5,385,843
16.3%
5,335,260
15.8%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
45 to 54 years
4,281,027
13.0%
4,354,118
12.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
55 to 59 years
1,437,869
4.4%
1,516,981
4.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
60 to 64 years
1,158,764
3.5%
1,148,064
3.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
65 to 74 years
1,851,101
5.6%
1,863,914
5.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
75 to 84 years
1,212,955
3.7%
1,270,568
3.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
345,877
1.0%
347,380
1.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
33.3
(NA)
33.0
(NA)
-0.3
+/-0.2
yes
 
18 years and over
23,862,815
72.2%
24,034,693
71.4%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
22,521,014
68.1%
22,704,876
67.4%
- 0.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
62 years and over
4,091,052
12.4%
4,143,712
12.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
65 years and over
3,409,933
10.3%
3,481,862
10.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Male
1,456,531
42.7%
1,497,979
43.0%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Female
1,953,402
57.3%
1,983,883
57.0%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
RACE
One race
31,858,258
96.4%
32,392,073
96.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
White
22,432,751
67.9%
22,325,292
66.3%
- 1.6%
+/-0.7%
yes
Black or African American
2,070,754
6.3%
2,090,635
6.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
278,693
0.8%
232,234
0.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
3,724,322
11.3%
3,747,537
11.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian Indian
350,353
1.1%
378,862
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
1,031,928
3.1%
1,011,177
3.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Filipino
911,334
2.8%
926,888
2.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
300,260
0.9%
303,373
0.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
330,599
1.0%
361,916
1.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
430,964
1.3%
407,223
1.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Asian
368,884
1.1%
358,098
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
112,208
0.3%
106,160
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian
19,166
0.1%
20,687
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Guamanian or Chamorro
26,687
0.1%
19,956
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Samoan
29,891
0.1%
29,001
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Pacific Islander
36,464
0.1%
36,516
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
3,239,530
9.8%
3,890,215
11.6%
1.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
Two or more races
1,193,636
3.6%
1,289,436
3.8%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races including Some other race
417,113
1.3%
448,808
1.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
776,523
2.3%
840,628
2.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
23,431,908
70.9%
23,429,518
69.6%
- 1.3%
+/-0.7%
yes
Black or African American
2,337,837
7.1%
2,372,584
7.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
590,293
1.8%
543,158
1.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
4,084,729
12.4%
4,162,516
12.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
189,349
0.6%
180,392
0.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
3,707,851
11.2%
4,366,976
13.0%
1.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
33,051,894
100%
33,681,509
100%
629,615
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10,773,995
32.6%
11,334,407
33.7%
1.1%
*****
- -
Mexican
8,818,969
26.7%
9,135,009
27.1%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Puerto Rican
160,503
0.5%
164,075
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Cuban
63,167
0.2%
70,780
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,731,356
5.2%
1,964,543
5.8%
0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,277,899
67.4%
22,347,102
66.3%
- 1.1%
*****
- -
White alone
15,536,972
47.0%
15,507,487
46.0%
- 1.0%
+/-0.2%
yes
Black or African American alone
2,025,041
6.1%
2,047,243
6.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
167,891
0.5%
143,600
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
3,675,453
11.1%
3,704,479
11.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
100,971
0.3%
94,259
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
80,330
0.2%
88,240