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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
|
3,343,908
|
100%
|
3,444,153
|
100%
|
100,245
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
1,643,630
|
49.2%
|
1,707,571
|
49.6%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
1,700,278
|
50.8%
|
1,736,582
|
50.4%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Under 5 years
|
231,734
|
6.9%
|
224,450
|
6.5%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
237,312
|
7.1%
|
235,794
|
6.8%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
230,404
|
6.9%
|
244,605
|
7.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
229,244
|
6.9%
|
225,945
|
6.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
229,692
|
6.9%
|
220,227
|
6.4%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
448,354
|
13.4%
|
492,339
|
14.3%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
511,342
|
15.3%
|
507,989
|
14.7%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
507,447
|
15.2%
|
523,473
|
15.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
168,075
|
5.0%
|
205,468
|
6.0%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
128,830
|
3.9%
|
140,131
|
4.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
216,617
|
6.5%
|
212,121
|
6.2%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
156,901
|
4.7%
|
156,556
|
4.5%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
47,956
|
1.4%
|
55,055
|
1.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
36.4
|
(NA)
|
36.8
|
(NA)
|
0.4
|
+/-0.3
|
yes
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
2,501,579
|
74.8%
|
2,596,459
|
75.4%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
2,362,586
|
70.7%
|
2,472,024
|
71.8%
|
1.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
496,238
|
14.8%
|
500,463
|
14.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
421,474
|
12.6%
|
423,732
|
12.3%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Male
|
183,784
|
43.6%
|
184,118
|
43.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
237,690
|
56.4%
|
239,614
|
56.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
3,254,388
|
97.3%
|
3,334,161
|
96.8%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
White
|
2,982,410
|
89.2%
|
2,986,296
|
86.7%
|
- 2.5%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
50,642
|
1.5%
|
53,374
|
1.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
37,598
|
1.1%
|
43,680
|
1.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
103,170
|
3.1%
|
106,388
|
3.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
10,534
|
0.3%
|
8,308
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
18,688
|
0.6%
|
21,861
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
13,219
|
0.4%
|
13,463
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
10,762
|
0.3%
|
11,427
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
17,626
|
0.5%
|
13,894
|
0.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
18,312
|
0.5%
|
23,684
|
0.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
14,029
|
0.4%
|
13,751
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
5,698
|
0.2%
|
7,754
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian
|
1,501
|
0.1%
|
872
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Guamanian or Chamorro
|
443
|
0.1%
|
2,951
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Samoan
|
1,439
|
0.1%
|
801
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Pacific Islander
|
2,315
|
0.1%
|
3,130
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
74,870
|
2.2%
|
136,669
|
4.0%
|
1.8%
|
+/-0.8%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races
|
89,520
|
2.7%
|
109,992
|
3.2%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
7,919
|
0.2%
|
17,592
|
0.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
81,601
|
2.4%
|
92,400
|
2.7%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
3,066,655
|
91.7%
|
3,086,887
|
89.6%
|
- 2.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
64,137
|
1.9%
|
75,938
|
2.2%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
85,313
|
2.6%
|
92,376
|
2.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
125,479
|
3.8%
|
137,712
|
4.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
13,071
|
0.4%
|
18,295
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
83,156
|
2.5%
|
154,886
|
4.5%
|
2.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
|
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
3,343,908
|
100%
|
3,444,153
|
100%
|
100,245
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
269,123
|
8.0%
|
306,244
|
8.9%
|
0.9%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Mexican
|
216,458
|
6.5%
|
248,577
|
7.2%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
7,174
|
0.2%
|
2,045
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
1,575
|
0.1%
|
3,927
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
43,916
|
1.3%
|
51,695
|
1.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
3,074,785
|
92.0%
|
3,137,909
|
91.1%
|
- 0.9%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
White alone
|
2,803,859
|
83.8%
|
2,844,523
|
82.6%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
47,673
|
1.4%
|
51,550
|
1.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
31,131
|
0.9%
|
37,015
|
1.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
102,564
|
3.1%
|
106,058
|
3.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
5,331
|
0.2%
|
7,477
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
4,565
|
0.1%
|
6,345
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
79,662
|
2.4%
|
84,941
|
2.5%
|
0.1%
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