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TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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2000 Estimate |
2000 Percent Distribution |
2002 Estimate |
2002 Percent Distribution |
Difference (2002 - 2000) |
Margin of Error of Difference |
Statistically Significant |
|
Total population
|
15,593,433
|
100%
|
16,318,656
|
100%
|
725,223
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
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|
Male
|
7,550,492
|
48.4%
|
7,917,438
|
48.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
8,042,941
|
51.6%
|
8,401,218
|
51.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
936,071
|
6.0%
|
1,021,667
|
6.3%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
1,034,256
|
6.6%
|
1,070,915
|
6.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
1,053,754
|
6.8%
|
1,118,263
|
6.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
949,906
|
6.1%
|
997,515
|
6.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
885,612
|
5.7%
|
926,033
|
5.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
1,994,901
|
12.8%
|
2,021,587
|
12.4%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
2,435,521
|
15.6%
|
2,483,119
|
15.2%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
2,053,969
|
13.2%
|
2,238,441
|
13.7%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
808,316
|
5.2%
|
919,881
|
5.6%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
724,630
|
4.6%
|
781,870
|
4.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
1,452,188
|
9.3%
|
1,423,893
|
8.7%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
995,937
|
6.4%
|
1,030,541
|
6.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
268,372
|
1.7%
|
284,931
|
1.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
38.8
|
(NA)
|
39.3
|
(NA)
|
0.5
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
11,968,197
|
76.8%
|
12,460,817
|
76.4%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
11,454,901
|
73.5%
|
11,919,632
|
73.0%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
3,155,013
|
20.2%
|
3,211,630
|
19.7%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
2,716,497
|
17.4%
|
2,739,365
|
16.8%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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|
Male
|
1,192,429
|
43.9%
|
1,207,362
|
44.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
1,524,068
|
56.1%
|
1,532,003
|
55.9%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
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RACE
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|
One race
|
15,294,623
|
98.1%
|
15,999,784
|
98.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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White
|
12,329,107
|
79.1%
|
12,656,421
|
77.6%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
2,236,362
|
14.3%
|
2,459,705
|
15.1%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
36,894
|
0.2%
|
55,522
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
269,951
|
1.7%
|
298,790
|
1.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Asian Indian
|
65,963
|
0.4%
|
82,182
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
51,169
|
0.3%
|
61,056
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
50,291
|
0.3%
|
58,202
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Japanese
|
14,207
|
0.1%
|
7,312
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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|
Korean
|
26,887
|
0.2%
|
23,186
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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|
Vietnamese
|
29,533
|
0.2%
|
35,437
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Other Asian
|
31,901
|
0.2%
|
31,415
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
7,999
|
0.1%
|
6,207
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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|
Native Hawaiian
|
4,663
|
0.1%
|
2,721
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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|
Guamanian or Chamorro
|
1,065
|
0.1%
|
1,693
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Samoan
|
209
|
0.1%
|
418
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Pacific Islander
|
2,062
|
0.1%
|
1,375
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
414,310
|
2.7%
|
523,139
|
3.2%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races
|
298,810
|
1.9%
|
318,872
|
2.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
102,837
|
0.7%
|
119,662
|
0.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
195,973
|
1.3%
|
199,210
|
1.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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|
White
|
12,576,005
|
80.6%
|
12,933,004
|
79.3%
|
- 1.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
2,349,395
|
15.1%
|
2,575,802
|
15.8%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
116,250
|
0.7%
|
122,308
|
0.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
328,401
|
2.1%
|
364,914
|
2.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
15,354
|
0.1%
|
15,954
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
523,463
|
3.4%
|
652,015
|
4.0%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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|
Total population
|
15,593,433
|
100%
|
16,318,656
|
100%
|
725,223
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
2,632,946
|
16.9%
|
2,969,016
|
18.2%
|
1.3%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Mexican
|
347,457
|
2.2%
|
368,614
|
2.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
465,279
|
3.0%
|
549,861
|
3.4%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Cuban
|
858,665
|
5.5%
|
915,962
|
5.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
961,545
|
6.2%
|
1,134,579
|
7.0%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
12,960,487
|
83.1%
|
13,349,640
|
81.8%
|
- 1.3%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
White alone
|
10,244,579
|
65.7%
|
10,391,712
|
63.7%
|
- 2.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
2,188,739
|
14.0%
|
2,403,782
|
14.7%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
31,532
|
0.2%
|
37,665
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
266,716
|
1.7%
|
295,688
|
1.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
6,702
|
0.1%
|
5,182
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
34,027
|
0.2%
|
34,009
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
188,192
|
1.2%
|
181,602
|
1.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
23,303
|
0.1%
|
28,016
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
164,889
|
1.1%
|
153,586
|
0.9%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
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RELATIONSHIP
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|
Household population
|
15,593,433
|
100%
|
16,318,656
|
100%
|
725,223
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Householder
|
6,442,859
|
41.3%
|
6,743,848
|
41.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Spouse
|
3,148,537
|
20.2%
|
3,293,359
|
20.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Child
|
4,052,669
|
26.0%
|
4,340,563
|
26.6%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Other relatives
|
1,015,911
|
6.5%
|
1,050,014
|
6.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Nonrelatives
|
933,457
|
6.0%
|
890,872
|
5.5%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Unmarried partner
|
377,545
|
2.4%
|
400,950
|
2.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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|
Total households
|
6,289,855
|
100%
|
6,568,733
|
100%
|
278,878
|
+/-56,263
|
yes
|
|
Family households (families)
|
4,140,873
|
65.8%
|
4,307,536
|
65.6%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
1,686,595
|
26.8%
|
1,817,185
|
27.7%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Married-couple families
|
3,067,300
|
48.8%
|
3,210,233
|
48.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
1,097,735
|
17.5%
|
1,200,714
|
18.3%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Female householder, no husband present
|
797,283
|
12.7%
|
809,973
|
12.3%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
465,204
|
7.4%
|
481,737
|
7.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
2,148,982
|
34.2%
|
2,261,197
|
34.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Householder living alone
|
1,701,554
|
27.1%
|
1,818,705
|
27.7%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
708,877
|
11.3%
|
742,084
|
11.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Households with one or more people under 18 years
|
1,916,648
|
30.5%
|
2,048,003
|
31.2%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
|
1,929,597
|
30.7%
|
1,961,281
|
29.9%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Average household size
|
2.48
|
(NA)
|
2.48
|
(NA)
|
0.00
|
+/-0.02
|
no
|
|
Average family size
|
3.01
|
(NA)
|
3.04
|
(NA)
|
0.03
|
+/-0.03
|
no
|
|
|
|
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
|
|
Total housing units
|
7,302,947
|
100%
|
7,624,378
|
100%
|
321,431
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
6,289,855
|
86.1%
|
6,568,733
|
86.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Vacant housing units
|
1,013,092
|
13.9%
|
1,055,645
|
13.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
|
2.4
|
(NA)
|
1.9
|
(NA)
|
-0.5
|
+/-0.5
|
no
|
|
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
|
7.9
|
(NA)
|
9.6
|
(NA)
|
1.7
|
+/-1.7
|
yes
|
|
|
|
HOUSING TENURE
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
6,289,855
|
100%
|
6,568,733
|
100%
|
278,878
|
+/-56,263
|
yes
|
|
Owner-occupied
|
4,352,155
|
69.2%
|
4,624,951
|
70.4%
|
1.2%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
Renter-occupied
|
1,937,700
|
30.8%
|
1,943,782
|
29.6%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
|
2.51
|
(NA)
|
2.52
|
(NA)
|
0.01
|
+/-0.03
|
no
|
|
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
|
2.42
|
(NA)
|
2.40
|
(NA)
|
-0.02
|
+/-0.05
|
no
|
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