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2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
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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
1,916,647
100%
1,941,240
100%
24,593
+/-50,939
no
SEX AND AGE
Male
953,282
49.7%
962,351
49.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Female
963,365
50.3%
978,889
50.4%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Under 5 years
159,216
8.3%
166,016
8.6%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
5 to 9 years
147,800
7.7%
161,370
8.3%
0.6%
+/-0.8%
no
10 to 14 years
134,154
7.0%
154,559
8.0%
1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
15 to 19 years
139,846
7.3%
128,671
6.6%
- 0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
20 to 24 years
157,833
8.2%
146,685
7.6%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
25 to 34 years
348,676
18.2%
353,708
18.2%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
35 to 44 years
296,829
15.5%
289,990
14.9%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
45 to 54 years
235,773
12.3%
232,246
12.0%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
55 to 59 years
76,197
4.0%
86,773
4.5%
0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
60 to 64 years
58,519
3.1%
56,565
2.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
65 to 74 years
93,616
4.9%
98,174
5.1%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
75 to 84 years
53,143
2.8%
52,756
2.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
15,045
0.8%
13,727
0.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
31.0
(NA)
30.7
(NA)
-0.3
+/-0.5
no
 
18 years and over
1,394,515
72.8%
1,379,615
71.1%
- 1.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
1,303,850
68.0%
1,304,967
67.2%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
62 years and over
196,757
10.3%
192,205
9.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
65 years and over
161,804
8.4%
164,657
8.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Male
67,159
41.5%
67,251
40.8%
- 0.7%
+/-1.5%
no
Female
94,645
58.5%
97,406
59.2%
0.7%
+/-1.8%
no
 
RACE
One race
1,890,013
98.6%
1,912,192
98.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
White
1,052,079
54.9%
1,149,727
59.2%
4.3%
+/-1.8%
yes
Black or African American
461,791
24.1%
483,522
24.9%
0.8%
+/-1.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,071
0.2%
5,723
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
104,998
5.5%
108,255
5.6%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Asian Indian
21,052
1.1%
16,505
0.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
23,568
1.2%
23,666
1.2%
0.0%
+/-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
16,461
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
268,074
14.0%
164,834
8.5%
- 5.5%
+/-1.5%
yes
Two or more races
26,634
1.4%
29,048
1.5%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races including Some other race
12,980
0.7%
13,572
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
13,654
0.7%
15,476
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
1,071,118
55.9%
1,176,917
60.6%
4.7%
+/-1.8%
yes
Black or African American
470,132
24.5%
489,921
25.2%
0.7%
+/-1.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
9,523
0.5%
13,282
0.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
111,283
5.8%
112,775
5.8%
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
281,188
14.7%
178,684
9.2%
- 5.5%
+/-1.5%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,916,647
100%
1,941,240
100%
24,593
+/-50,939
no
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
739,884
38.6%
761,485
39.2%
0.6%
+/-1.7%
no
Mexican
593,780
31.0%
590,009
30.4%
- 0.6%
+/-1.8%
no
Puerto Rican
7,495
0.4%
6,587
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
135,971
7.1%
159,412
8.2%
1.1%
+/-1.5%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,176,763
61.4%
1,179,755
60.8%
- 0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
White alone
592,731
30.9%
568,909
29.3%
- 1.6%
+/-1.0%
yes
Black or African American alone
458,628
23.9%
480,974
24.8%
0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
2,765
0.1%
4,673
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
103,822
5.4%
107,783
5.6%
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%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
15,712
0.8%
13,924
0.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races including Some other race
3,877
0.2%
2,053
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
11,835
0.6%
11,871
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
1,916,647
100%
1,941,240
100%
24,593
+/-50,939
no
Householder
130,173
6.8%
743,632
38.3%
31.5%
+/-0.5%
yes
Spouse
51,030
2.7%
318,099
16.4%
13.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
Child
37,255
1.9%
593,461
30.6%
28.7%
+/-1.0%
yes
Other relatives
34,510
1.8%
180,771
9.3%
7.5%
+/-0.8%
yes
Nonrelatives
23,883
1.2%
105,277
5.4%
4.2%
+/-0.7%
yes
Unmarried partner
7,246
0.4%
35,383
1.8%
1.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
711,072
100%
721,926
100%
10,854
+/-17,152
no
Family households (families)
451,474
63.5%
463,434
64.2%
0.7%
+/-1.8%
no
With own children under 18 years
231,240
51.2%
236,304
51.0%
- 0.2%
+/-2.5%
no
Married-couple families
292,873
64.9%
308,446
66.6%
1.7%
+/-2.0%
no
With own children under 18 years
143,537
49.0%
155,459
50.4%
1.4%
+/-3.3%
no
Female householder, no husband present
118,514
26.3%
115,374
24.9%
- 1.4%
+/-2.6%
no
With own children under 18 years
74,120
62.5%
67,333
58.4%
- 4.1%
+/-4.6%
no
Nonfamily households
259,598
36.5%
258,492
35.8%
- 0.7%
+/-1.8%
no
Householder living alone
208,869
80.5%
209,252
81.0%
0.5%
+/-3.3%
no
65 years and over
40,580
19.4%
48,168
23.0%
3.6%
+/-2.3%
yes
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
263,950
37.1%
273,598
37.9%
0.8%
+/-2.0%
no
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
117,503
16.5%
124,176
17.2%
0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
 
Average household size
2.70
(NA)
2.69
(NA)
-0.01
+/-0.07
no
Average family size
0.44
(NA)
3.39
(NA)
2.95
+/-0.07
yes
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
794,913
100%
796,765
100%
1,852
+/-14,842
no
Occupied housing units
711,072
89.5%
721,926
90.6%
1.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Vacant housing units
83,841
10.5%
74,839
9.4%
- 1.1%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
2.0
(NA)
1.9
(NA)
-0.1
+/-1.0
no
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
8.5
(NA)
8.4
(NA)
-0.1
+/-2.0
no
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
711,072
100%
721,926
100%
10,854
+/-17,152
no
Owner-occupied
311,074
43.7%
327,375
45.3%
1.6%
+/-1.5%
yes
Renter-occupied
399,998
56.3%
394,551
54.7%
- 1.6%
+/-2.1%
no
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
0.49
(NA)
2.84
(NA)
2.35
+/-0.08
yes
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
0.31
(NA)
2.56
(NA)
2.25
+/-0.07
yes
 

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

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 the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) 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.
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 the 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 (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year 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 the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.
9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), and/or Margin of Error of the 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 2000 or 2001 Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  American Community Survey Office  |  Page Last Modified: August 29, 2007