2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Houston city
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC 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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Total population
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1,916,647
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100%
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1,941,240
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100%
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24,593
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+/-50,939
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no
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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953,282
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49.7%
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962,351
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49.6%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Female
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963,365
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50.3%
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978,889
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50.4%
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0.1%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Under 5 years
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159,216
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8.3%
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166,016
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8.6%
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0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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5 to 9 years
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147,800
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7.7%
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161,370
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8.3%
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0.6%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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10 to 14 years
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134,154
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7.0%
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154,559
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8.0%
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1.0%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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15 to 19 years
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139,846
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7.3%
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128,671
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6.6%
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- 0.7%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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20 to 24 years
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157,833
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8.2%
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146,685
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7.6%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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25 to 34 years
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348,676
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18.2%
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353,708
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18.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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35 to 44 years
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296,829
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15.5%
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289,990
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14.9%
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- 0.6%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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45 to 54 years
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235,773
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12.3%
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232,246
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12.0%
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- 0.3%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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55 to 59 years
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76,197
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4.0%
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86,773
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4.5%
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0.5%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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60 to 64 years
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58,519
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3.1%
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56,565
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2.9%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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65 to 74 years
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93,616
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4.9%
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98,174
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5.1%
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0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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75 to 84 years
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53,143
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2.8%
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52,756
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2.7%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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85 years and over
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15,045
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0.8%
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13,727
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0.7%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Median age (years)
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31.0
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(NA)
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30.7
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(NA)
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-0.3
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+/-0.5
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no
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18 years and over
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1,394,515
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72.8%
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1,379,615
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71.1%
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- 1.7%
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+/-0.2%
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yes
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21 years and over
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1,303,850
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68.0%
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1,304,967
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67.2%
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- 0.8%
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+/-0.2%
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yes
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62 years and over
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196,757
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10.3%
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192,205
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9.9%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.3%
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yes
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65 years and over
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161,804
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8.4%
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164,657
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8.5%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Male
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67,159
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41.5%
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67,251
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40.8%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Female
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94,645
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58.5%
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97,406
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59.2%
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0.7%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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RACE
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One race
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1,890,013
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98.6%
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1,912,192
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98.5%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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White
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1,052,079
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54.9%
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1,149,727
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59.2%
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4.3%
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+/-1.8%
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yes
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Black or African American
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461,791
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24.1%
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483,522
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24.9%
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0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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3,071
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0.2%
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5,723
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0.3%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Asian
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104,998
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5.5%
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108,255
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5.6%
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0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Asian Indian
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21,052
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1.1%
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16,505
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0.9%
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- 0.2%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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23,568
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1.2%
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23,666
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1.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Filipino
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7,845
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0.4%
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8,894
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0.5%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Japanese
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2,080
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0.1%
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2,453
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0.1%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Korean
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7,682
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0.4%
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5,645
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0.3%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Vietnamese
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26,310
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1.4%
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36,098
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1.9%
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0.5%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Other Asian
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16,461
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0.9%
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14,994
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0.8%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.5%
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no
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0.0%
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131
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0.1%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Native Hawaiian
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0
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0.0%
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131
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0.1%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Guamanian or Chamorro
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Samoan
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0.0%
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0
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0.0%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Some other race
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268,074
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14.0%
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164,834
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8.5%
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- 5.5%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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Two or more races
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26,634
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1.4%
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29,048
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1.5%
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0.1%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Two races including Some other race
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12,980
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0.7%
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13,572
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0.7%
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0.0%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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13,654
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0.7%
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15,476
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0.8%
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0.1%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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1,071,118
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55.9%
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1,176,917
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60.6%
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4.7%
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+/-1.8%
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yes
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Black or African American
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470,132
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24.5%
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489,921
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25.2%
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0.7%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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9,523
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0.5%
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13,282
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0.7%
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0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Asian
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111,283
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5.8%
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112,775
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5.8%
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0.0%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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391
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0.1%
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221
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0.1%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Some other race
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281,188
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14.7%
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178,684
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9.2%
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- 5.5%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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1,916,647
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100%
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1,941,240
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100%
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24,593
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+/-50,939
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no
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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739,884
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38.6%
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761,485
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39.2%
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0.6%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Mexican
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593,780
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31.0%
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590,009
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30.4%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Puerto Rican
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7,495
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0.4%
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6,587
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0.3%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Cuban
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2,638
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0.1%
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5,477
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0.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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135,971
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7.1%
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159,412
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8.2%
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1.1%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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1,176,763
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61.4%
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1,179,755
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60.8%
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- 0.6%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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White alone
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592,731
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30.9%
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568,909
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29.3%
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- 1.6%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Black or African American alone
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458,628
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23.9%
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480,974
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24.8%
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0.9%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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2,765
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0.1%
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4,673
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0.2%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Asian alone
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103,822
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5.4%
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107,783
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5.6%
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0.2%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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0
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0.0%
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131
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0.1%
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0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Some other race alone
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3,105
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0.2%
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3,361
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0.2%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Two or more races:
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15,712
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0.8%
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13,924
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0.7%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Two races including Some other race
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3,877
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0.2%
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2,053
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0.1%
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- 0.1%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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11,835
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0.6%
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11,871
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0.6%
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0.0%
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+/-0.2%
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no
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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1,916,647
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100%
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1,941,240
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100%
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24,593
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+/-50,939
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no
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Householder
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130,173
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6.8%
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743,632
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38.3%
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31.5%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Spouse
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51,030
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2.7%
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318,099
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16.4%
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13.7%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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Child
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37,255
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1.9%
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593,461
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30.6%
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28.7%
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+/-1.0%
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yes
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Other relatives
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34,510
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1.8%
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180,771
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9.3%
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7.5%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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Nonrelatives
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23,883
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1.2%
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105,277
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5.4%
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4.2%
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+/-0.7%
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yes
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Unmarried partner
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7,246
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0.4%
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35,383
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1.8%
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1.4%
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+/-0.3%
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yes
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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711,072
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100%
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721,926
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100%
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10,854
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+/-17,152
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no
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Family households (families)
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451,474
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63.5%
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463,434
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64.2%
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0.7%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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With own children under 18 years
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231,240
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51.2%
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236,304
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51.0%
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- 0.2%
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+/-2.5%
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no
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Married-couple families
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292,873
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64.9%
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308,446
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66.6%
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1.7%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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With own children under 18 years
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143,537
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49.0%
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155,459
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50.4%
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1.4%
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+/-3.3%
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no
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Female householder, no husband present
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118,514
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26.3%
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115,374
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24.9%
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- 1.4%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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With own children under 18 years
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74,120
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62.5%
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67,333
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58.4%
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- 4.1%
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+/-4.6%
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no
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Nonfamily households
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259,598
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36.5%
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258,492
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35.8%
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- 0.7%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Householder living alone
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208,869
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80.5%
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209,252
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81.0%
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0.5%
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+/-3.3%
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no
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65 years and over
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40,580
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19.4%
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48,168
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23.0%
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3.6%
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+/-2.3%
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yes
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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263,950
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37.1%
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273,598
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37.9%
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0.8%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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117,503
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16.5%
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124,176
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17.2%
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0.7%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Average household size
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2.70
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(NA)
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2.69
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(NA)
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-0.01
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+/-0.07
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no
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Average family size
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0.44
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(NA)
|
3.39
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(NA)
|
2.95
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+/-0.07
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yes
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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794,913
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100%
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796,765
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100%
|
1,852
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+/-14,842
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no
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Occupied housing units
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711,072
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89.5%
|
721,926
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90.6%
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1.1%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Vacant housing units
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83,841
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10.5%
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74,839
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9.4%
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- 1.1%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
|
2.0
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(NA)
|
1.9
|
(NA)
|
-0.1
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+/-1.0
|
no
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
|
8.5
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(NA)
|
8.4
|
(NA)
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-0.1
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+/-2.0
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no
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|
|
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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711,072
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100%
|
721,926
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100%
|
10,854
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+/-17,152
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no
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Owner-occupied
|
311,074
|
43.7%
|
327,375
|
45.3%
|
1.6%
|
+/-1.5%
|
yes
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|
Renter-occupied
|
399,998
|
56.3%
|
394,551
|
54.7%
|
- 1.6%
|
+/-2.1%
|
no
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|
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
|
0.49
|
(NA)
|
2.84
|
(NA)
|
2.35
|
+/-0.08
|
yes
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
|
0.31
|
(NA)
|
2.56
|
(NA)
|
2.25
|
+/-0.07
|
yes
|
|
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