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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%