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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston city, Harris County pt.
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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
1,876,894
100%
1,896,834
100%
19,940
+/-49,097
no
SEX AND AGE
Male
934,994
49.8%
937,835
49.4%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Female
941,900
50.2%
958,999
50.6%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Under 5 years
155,957
8.3%
162,237
8.6%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
5 to 9 years
142,825
7.6%
157,091
8.3%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
10 to 14 years
130,599
7.0%
151,163
8.0%
1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
15 to 19 years
135,068
7.2%
122,965
6.5%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
20 to 24 years
155,173
8.3%
143,533
7.6%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
25 to 34 years
344,278
18.3%
346,571
18.3%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
35 to 44 years
290,284
15.5%
281,562
14.8%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
45 to 54 years
229,101
12.2%
227,909
12.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
55 to 59 years
74,199
4.0%
85,213
4.5%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
60 to 64 years
58,085
3.1%
55,629
2.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
65 to 74 years
93,273
5.0%
96,858
5.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
75 to 84 years
53,007
2.8%
52,566
2.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
15,045
0.8%
13,537
0.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
31.1
(NA)
30.7
(NA)
-0.4
+/-0.5
no
 
18 years and over
1,369,765
73.0%
1,350,215
71.2%
- 1.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
1,281,202
68.3%
1,277,721
67.4%
- 0.9%
+/-0.2%
yes
62 years and over
195,844
10.4%
190,198
10.0%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
65 years and over
161,325
8.6%
162,961
8.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Male
67,069
41.6%
66,822
41.0%
- 0.6%
+/-1.5%
no
Female
94,256
58.4%
96,139
59.0%
0.6%
+/-1.8%
no
 
RACE
One race
1,851,093
98.6%
1,868,465
98.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
White
1,038,556
55.3%
1,138,712
60.0%
4.7%
+/-2.0%
yes
Black or African American
439,038
23.4%
452,373
23.8%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,071
0.2%
5,723
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
103,904
5.5%
107,830
5.7%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Asian Indian
20,134
1.1%
16,080
0.8%
- 0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
23,568
1.3%
23,666
1.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Filipino
7,845
0.4%
8,894
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
2,080
0.1%
2,453
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
7,682
0.4%
5,645
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
26,310
1.4%
36,098
1.9%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Other Asian
16,285
0.9%
14,994
0.8%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
131
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
131
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Samoan
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
266,524
14.2%
163,696
8.6%
- 5.6%
+/-1.5%
yes
Two or more races
25,801
1.4%
28,369
1.5%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races including Some other race
12,657
0.7%
12,893
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
13,144
0.7%
15,476
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
1,057,595
56.3%
1,165,223
61.4%
5.1%
+/-1.8%
yes
Black or African American
446,694
23.8%
458,772
24.2%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
9,013
0.5%
13,282
0.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
110,041
5.9%
112,350
5.9%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
391
0.1%
221
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
279,315
14.9%
176,867
9.3%
- 5.6%
+/-1.5%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,876,894
100%
1,896,834
100%
19,940
+/-49,097
no
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
725,725
38.7%
749,951
39.5%
0.8%
+/-1.7%
no
Mexican
582,829
31.1%
583,081
30.7%
- 0.4%
+/-1.8%
no
Puerto Rican
7,495
0.4%
5,760
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Cuban
2,638
0.1%
5,477
0.3%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
132,763
7.1%
155,633
8.2%
1.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,151,169
61.3%
1,146,883
60.5%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
White alone
591,642
31.5%
567,611
29.9%
- 1.6%
+/-1.0%
yes
Black or African American alone
435,875
23.2%
449,825
23.7%
0.5%
+/-1.2%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
2,765
0.1%
4,673
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
102,728
5.5%
107,358
5.7%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0
0.0%
131
0.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
3,105
0.2%
3,361
0.2%