2000 to 2001 Supplementary Surveys Change Profile
Fort Worth--Arlington, TX PMSA
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL 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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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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463,315
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100%
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485,230
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100%
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21,915
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+/-17,442
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yes
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Nursery school, preschool
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30,731
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6.6%
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29,982
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6.2%
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- 0.4%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Kindergarten
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29,336
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6.3%
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29,638
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6.1%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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214,825
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46.4%
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227,331
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46.9%
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0.5%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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99,942
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21.6%
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97,342
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20.1%
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- 1.5%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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College or graduate school
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88,481
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19.1%
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100,937
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20.8%
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1.7%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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1,040,077
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100%
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1,062,299
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100%
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22,222
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+/-3,812
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yes
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Less than 9th grade
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66,591
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6.4%
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74,644
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7.0%
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0.6%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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129,244
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12.4%
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113,917
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10.7%
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- 1.7%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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268,834
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25.8%
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258,523
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24.3%
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- 1.5%
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+/-2.0%
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no
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Some college, no degree
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264,190
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25.4%
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272,501
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25.7%
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0.3%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Associate degree
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60,259
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5.8%
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66,093
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6.2%
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0.4%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Bachelor's degree
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179,554
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17.3%
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205,297
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19.3%
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2.0%
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+/-1.7%
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yes
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Graduate or professional degree
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71,405
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6.9%
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71,324
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6.7%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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81.2
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(NA)
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82.2
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(NA)
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1.0
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+/-2.1
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no
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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24.1
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(NA)
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26.0
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(NA)
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1.9
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+/-1.8
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yes
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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623,793
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100%
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637,698
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100%
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13,905
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+/-3,483
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yes
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Never married
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169,242
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27.1%
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187,340
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29.4%
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2.3%
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+/-2.1%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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371,584
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59.6%
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363,597
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57.0%
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- 2.6%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Separated
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9,659
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1.5%
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14,429
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2.3%
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0.8%
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+/-0.8%
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no
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Widowed
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8,608
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1.4%
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9,414
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1.5%
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0.1%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Divorced
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64,700
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10.4%
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62,918
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9.9%
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- 0.5%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Females 15 years and over
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648,699
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100%
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665,286
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100%
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16,587
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+/-3,120
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yes
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Never married
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145,439
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22.4%
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166,008
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25.0%
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2.6%
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+/-1.8%
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yes
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Now married, except separated
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338,660
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52.2%
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351,285
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52.8%
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0.6%
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+/-2.6%
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no
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Separated
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17,195
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2.7%
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21,249
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3.2%
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0.5%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Widowed
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48,115
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7.4%
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47,073
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7.1%
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- 0.3%
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+/-1.0%
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no
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Divorced
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99,290
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15.3%
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79,671
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12.0%
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- 3.3%
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+/-2.1%
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yes
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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26,604
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100%
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25,411
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100%
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-1,193
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+/-6,409
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no
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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5,859
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22.0%
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10,901
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42.9%
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20.9%
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+/-15.2%
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yes
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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27
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(NA)
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51
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(NA)
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24
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+/-21
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yes
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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22.0
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(NA)
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42.9
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(NA)
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20.9
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+/-13.4
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yes
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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58
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(NA)
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54
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(NA)
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-4
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+/-13
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no
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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19
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(NA)
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75
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(NA)
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56
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+/-40
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yes
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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111
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(NA)
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95
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(NA)
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-16
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+/-30
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no
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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19
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(NA)
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13
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(NA)
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-6
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+/-12
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no
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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33,068
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100%
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42,689
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100%
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9,621
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+/-10,037
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no
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Responsible for grandchildren
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17,169
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51.9%
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25,197
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59.0%
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7.1%
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+/-14.2%
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no
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less than 1 year
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2,981
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17.4%
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8,229
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32.7%
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15.3%
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+/-14.9%
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yes
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1 or 2 years
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4,330
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25.2%
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909
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3.6%
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-21.6%
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+/-12.9%
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yes
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3 or 4 years
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2,961
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17.2%
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4,902
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19.5%
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2.3%
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+/-13.9%
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no
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5 or more years
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6,897
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40.2%
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11,157
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44.3%
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4.1%
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+/-14.9%
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no
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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54.9
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(NA)
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60.4
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(NA)
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5.5
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+/-10.7
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no
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Percent who are married
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74.2
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(NA)
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78.7
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(NA)
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4.5
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+/-14.2
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no
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Percent who are in labor force
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54.5
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(NA)
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59.0
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(NA)
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4.5
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+/-14.4
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no
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Percent who are in poverty
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10.2
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(NA)
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21.4
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(NA)
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11.2
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+/-15.0
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no
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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1,194,292
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100%
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1,221,949
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100%
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27,657
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+/-2,633
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yes
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Civilian veterans
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165,012
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13.8%
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158,637
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13.0%
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- 0.8%
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+/-1.2%
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no
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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405,876
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100%
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429,893
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100%
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24,017
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+/-8,555
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yes
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With a disability
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25,938
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6.4%
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26,866
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6.2%
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- 0.2%
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+/-1.7%
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no
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Population 21 to 64 years
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992,677
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100%
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1,005,514
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100%
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12,837
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+/-9,009
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yes
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With a disability
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137,804
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13.9%
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124,279
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12.4%
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- 1.5%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Percent employed
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46.4
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(NA)
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54.5
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(NA)
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8.1
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+/-6.3
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yes
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No disability
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854,873
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86.1%
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881,235
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87.6%
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1.5%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Percent employed
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81.1
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(NA)
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81.0
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(NA)
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-0.1
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+/-1.8
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no
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Population 65 years and over
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139,511
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100%
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146,532
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100%
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7,021
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+/-3,706
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yes
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With a disability
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64,237
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46.0%
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60,216
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41.1%
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- 4.9%
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+/-5.3%
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no
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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1,648,838
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100%
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1,700,440
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100%
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51,602
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+/-6,120
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yes
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Same house
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1,327,606
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80.5%
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1,386,524
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81.5%
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1.0%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Different house in the U.S.
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299,609
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18.2%
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306,566
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18.0%
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- 0.2%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Same county
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173,461
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10.5%
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210,824
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12.4%
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1.9%
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+/-1.8%
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yes
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Different county
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126,148
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7.7%
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95,742
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5.6%
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- 2.1%
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+/-1.5%
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yes
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Same state
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69,454
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4.2%
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71,526
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4.2%
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0.0%
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+/-1.3%
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no
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Different state
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56,694
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3.4%
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24,216
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1.4%
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- 2.0%
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+/-0.8%
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yes
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Abroad
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21,623
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1.3%
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7,350
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0.4%
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- 0.9%
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+/-0.5%
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yes
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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1,673,643
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100%
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1,725,537
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100%
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51,894
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*****
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- -
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Native
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1,501,189
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89.7%
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1,514,702
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87.8%
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- 1.9%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Born in United States
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1,473,091
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88.0%
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1,491,974
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86.5%
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- 1.5%
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+/-1.3%
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yes
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State of residence
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982,180
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58.7%
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1,002,404
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58.1%
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- 0.6%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Different state
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490,911
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29.3%
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489,570
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28.4%
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- 0.9%
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+/-1.8%
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no
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
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born abroad to American parent(s)
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28,098
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1.7%
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22,728
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1.3%
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- 0.4%
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+/-0.7%
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no
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Foreign born
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172,454
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10.3%
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210,835
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12.2%
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1.9%
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+/-1.2%
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yes
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Naturalized citizen
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60,485
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35.1%
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62,193
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29.5%
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- 5.6%
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+/-5.8%
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no
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Not a citizen
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111,969
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64.9%
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148,642
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70.5%
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5.6%
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+/-8.7%
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no
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Entered 1990 or later
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91,895
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53.3%
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110,157
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52.2%
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- 1.1%
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+/-9.2%
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no
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Entered before 1990
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80,559
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46.7%
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100,678
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47.8%
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1.1%
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+/-5.4%
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no
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REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
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172,454
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100%
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210,835
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100%
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38,381
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+/-21,008
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yes
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Europe
|
8,374
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4.9%
|
13,855
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6.6%
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1.7%
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+/-2.1%
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no
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Asia
|
48,574
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28.2%
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53,646
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25.4%
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- 2.8%
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+/-4.6%
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no
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Africa
|
6,443
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3.7%
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8,207
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3.9%
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0.2%
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+/-2.8%
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no
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Oceania
|
248
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0.1%
|
689
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0.3%
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0.2%
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+/-0.3%
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no
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Latin America
|
106,093
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61.5%
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128,817
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61.1%
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- 0.4%
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+/-6.8%
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no
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Northern America
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2,722
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1.6%
|
5,621
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2.7%
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1.1%
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+/-1.5%
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no
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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1,541,002
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100%
|
1,583,388
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100%
|
42,386
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+/-2,993
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yes
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English only
|
1,240,570
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80.5%
|
1,244,180
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78.6%
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- 1.9%
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+/-1.3%
|
yes
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Language other than English
|
300,432
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19.5%
|
339,208
|
21.4%
|
1.9%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
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|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
110,381
|
7.2%
|
139,681
|
8.8%
|
1.6%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
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|
Spanish
|
231,944
|
15.1%
|
253,942
|
16.0%
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0.9%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
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Speak English less than "very well"
|
87,139
|
5.7%
|
108,006
|
6.8%
|
1.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
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|
Other Indo-European languages
|
24,004
|
1.6%
|
25,128
|
1.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
3,474
|
0.2%
|
3,545
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
|
38,092
|
2.5%
|
44,705
|
2.8%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
17,945
|
1.2%
|
22,675
|
1.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Other languages
|
6,392
|
0.4%
|
15,433
|
1.0%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Speak English less than "very well"
|
1,823
|
0.1%
|
5,455
|
0.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
|
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
|
1,673,643
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100%
|
1,725,537
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100%
|
51,894
|
*****
|
- -
|
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Arab
|
9,169
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0.5%
|
11,400
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0.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
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Czech
|
6,673
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0.4%
|
10,475
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0.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Danish
|
3,544
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0.2%
|
3,235
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
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Dutch
|
26,162
|
1.6%
|
23,864
|
1.4%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
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English
|
168,142
|
10.0%
|
198,766
|
11.5%
|
1.5%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
French (except Basque)
|
57,856
|
3.5%
|
45,566
|
2.6%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
French Canadian
|
8,945
|
0.5%
|
7,850
|
0.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
German
|
207,085
|
12.4%
|
225,514
|
13.1%
|
0.7%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
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|
Greek
|
3,140
|
0.2%
|
2,382
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Hungarian
|
2,590
|
0.2%
|
1,746
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Irish
|
177,768
|
10.6%
|
164,729
|
9.5%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Italian
|
39,602
|
2.4%
|
42,529
|
2.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Lithuanian
|
1,632
|
0.1%
|
617
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Norwegian
|
10,810
|
0.6%
|
15,950
|
0.9%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Polish
|
23,877
|
1.4%
|
20,284
|
1.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Portuguese
|
724
|
0.1%
|
595
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Russian
|
3,831
|
0.2%
|
6,474
|
0.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Scotch-Irish
|
45,441
|
2.7%
|
37,659
|
2.2%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Scottish
|
30,403
|
1.8%
|
35,912
|
2.1%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Slovak
|
959
|
0.1%
|
377
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Subsaharan African
|
10,349
|
0.6%
|
10,499
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Swedish
|
15,539
|
0.9%
|
13,592
|
0.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Swiss
|
4,015
|
0.2%
|
3,311
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Ukrainian
|
1,936
|
0.1%
|
1,259
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
United States or American
|
197,656
|
11.8%
|
192,753
|
11.2%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
Welsh
|
16,137
|
1.0%
|
12,032
|
0.7%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
|
4,220
|
0.3%
|
3,303
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|