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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 |
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Total population
|
12,097,512
|
100%
|
12,279,027
|
100%
|
181,515
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
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|
Male
|
5,902,945
|
48.8%
|
6,003,589
|
48.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
6,194,567
|
51.2%
|
6,275,438
|
51.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
873,546
|
7.2%
|
898,846
|
7.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
913,771
|
7.6%
|
883,705
|
7.2%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
922,277
|
7.6%
|
939,150
|
7.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
821,790
|
6.8%
|
803,695
|
6.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
791,095
|
6.5%
|
803,803
|
6.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
1,774,552
|
14.7%
|
1,789,772
|
14.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
1,953,724
|
16.1%
|
1,929,864
|
15.7%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
1,607,587
|
13.3%
|
1,702,909
|
13.9%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
571,692
|
4.7%
|
651,657
|
5.3%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
465,186
|
3.8%
|
472,961
|
3.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
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65 to 74 years
|
752,572
|
6.2%
|
731,498
|
6.0%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
501,871
|
4.1%
|
518,977
|
4.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
147,849
|
1.2%
|
152,190
|
1.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
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no
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|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
34.7
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(NA)
|
35.1
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(NA)
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0.4
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
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|
|
|
18 years and over
|
8,866,129
|
73.3%
|
9,043,176
|
73.6%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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21 years and over
|
8,409,250
|
69.5%
|
8,595,966
|
70.0%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
1,663,384
|
13.7%
|
1,676,730
|
13.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
1,402,292
|
11.6%
|
1,402,665
|
11.4%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Male
|
571,364
|
40.7%
|
577,365
|
41.2%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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|
Female
|
830,928
|
59.3%
|
825,300
|
58.8%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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|
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RACE
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One race
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11,902,500
|
98.4%
|
12,047,304
|
98.1%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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White
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9,081,837
|
75.1%
|
9,172,500
|
74.7%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
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Black or African American
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1,754,288
|
14.5%
|
1,765,064
|
14.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
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no
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American Indian and Alaska Native
|
24,299
|
0.2%
|
21,227
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Asian
|
433,768
|
3.6%
|
469,985
|
3.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Asian Indian
|
132,308
|
1.1%
|
156,631
|
1.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
77,125
|
0.6%
|
74,452
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Filipino
|
96,450
|
0.8%
|
96,685
|
0.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Japanese
|
15,845
|
0.1%
|
19,263
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Korean
|
45,285
|
0.4%
|
58,053
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Vietnamese
|
14,074
|
0.1%
|
17,019
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Other Asian
|
52,681
|
0.4%
|
47,882
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
3,824
|
0.1%
|
4,411
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian
|
N
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N
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N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
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|
Guamanian or Chamorro
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N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Samoan
|
N
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N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Other Pacific Islander
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
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Some other race
|
604,484
|
5.0%
|
614,117
|
5.0%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
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|
Two or more races
|
195,012
|
1.6%
|
231,723
|
1.9%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
53,414
|
0.4%
|
62,658
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
141,598
|
1.2%
|
169,065
|
1.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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|
White
|
9,249,678
|
76.5%
|
9,368,142
|
76.3%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Black or African American
|
1,832,142
|
15.1%
|
1,870,861
|
15.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
83,685
|
0.7%
|
83,655
|
0.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
468,011
|
3.9%
|
511,735
|
4.2%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
8,176
|
0.1%
|
9,946
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
660,533
|
5.5%
|
686,220
|
5.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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|
Total population
|
12,097,512
|
100%
|
12,279,027
|
100%
|
181,515
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
1,510,869
|
12.5%
|
1,663,514
|
13.5%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Mexican
|
1,129,248
|
9.3%
|
1,290,539
|
10.5%
|
1.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
182,056
|
1.5%
|
157,824
|
1.3%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
11,638
|
0.1%
|
20,519
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
187,927
|
1.6%
|
194,632
|
1.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
10,586,643
|
87.5%
|
10,615,513
|
86.5%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
White alone
|
8,243,899
|
68.1%
|
8,194,972
|
66.7%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
1,736,388
|
14.4%
|
1,748,792
|
14.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
16,552
|
0.1%
|
14,473
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
428,310
|
3.5%
|
464,632
|
3.8%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
2,901
|
0.1%
|
2,483
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
14,200
|
0.1%
|
29,237
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
144,393
|
1.2%
|
160,924
|
1.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
13,550
|
0.1%
|
16,657
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
130,843
|
1.1%
|
144,267
|
1.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
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RELATIONSHIP
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|
Household population
|
12,097,512
|
100%
|
12,279,027
|
100%
|
181,515
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Householder
|
4,648,733
|
38.4%
|
4,828,174
|
39.3%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
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|
Spouse
|
2,325,255
|
19.2%
|
2,409,508
|
19.6%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
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|
Child
|
3,756,161
|
31.0%
|
3,778,551
|
30.8%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Other relatives
|
798,640
|
6.6%
|
717,453
|
5.8%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Nonrelatives
|
568,723
|
4.7%
|
545,341
|
4.4%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
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Unmarried partner
|
211,947
|
1.8%
|
219,982
|
1.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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|
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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|
Total households
|
4,540,397
|
100%
|
4,627,667
|
100%
|
87,270
|
+/-34,196
|
yes
|
|
Family households (families)
|
3,053,061
|
67.2%
|
3,085,932
|
66.7%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
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With own children under 18 years
|
1,483,230
|
32.7%
|
1,516,722
|
32.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
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|
Married-couple families
|
2,267,374
|
49.9%
|
2,310,776
|
49.9%
|
0.0%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
1,053,755
|
23.2%
|
1,089,647
|
23.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Female householder, no husband present
|
586,009
|
12.9%
|
568,036
|
12.3%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
339,163
|
7.5%
|
332,194
|
7.2%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
1,487,336
|
32.8%
|
1,541,735
|
33.3%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Householder living alone
|
1,236,956
|
27.2%
|
1,296,033
|
28.0%
|
0.8%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
438,530
|
9.7%
|
444,949
|
9.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Households with one or more people under 18 years
|
1,654,444
|
36.4%
|
1,672,527
|
36.1%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
|
1,043,882
|
23.0%
|
1,033,512
|
22.3%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
Average household size
|
2.66
|
(NA)
|
2.65
|
(NA)
|
-0.01
|
+/-0.02
|
no
|
|
Average family size
|
3.28
|
(NA)
|
3.28
|
(NA)
|
0.00
|
+/-0.03
|
no
|
|
|
|
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
|
|
Total housing units
|
4,885,615
|
100%
|
4,981,258
|
100%
|
95,643
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
4,540,397
|
92.9%
|
4,627,667
|
92.9%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Vacant housing units
|
345,218
|
7.1%
|
353,591
|
7.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
|
1.3
|
(NA)
|
1.7
|
(NA)
|
0.4
|
+/-0.5
|
no
|
|
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
|
6.1
|
(NA)
|
7.2
|
(NA)
|
1.1
|
+/-1.2
|
no
|
|
|
|
HOUSING TENURE
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
4,540,397
|
100%
|
4,627,667
|
100%
|
87,270
|
+/-34,196
|
yes
|
|
Owner-occupied
|
3,027,582
|
66.7%
|
3,128,532
|
67.6%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
Renter-occupied
|
1,512,815
|
33.3%
|
1,499,135
|
32.4%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
|
2.80
|
(NA)
|
2.78
|
(NA)
|
-0.02
|
+/-0.05
|
no
|
|
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
|
2.39
|
(NA)
|
2.38
|
(NA)
|
-0.01
|
+/-0.07
|
no
|
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