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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
|
6,847,117
|
100%
|
7,063,247
|
100%
|
216,130
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
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|
Male
|
3,315,886
|
48.4%
|
3,431,232
|
48.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
3,531,231
|
51.6%
|
3,632,015
|
51.4%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
458,089
|
6.7%
|
487,378
|
6.9%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
478,477
|
7.0%
|
493,024
|
7.0%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
510,034
|
7.4%
|
503,218
|
7.1%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
430,548
|
6.3%
|
450,048
|
6.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
413,999
|
6.0%
|
452,753
|
6.4%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
1,007,469
|
14.7%
|
989,088
|
14.0%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
1,184,571
|
17.3%
|
1,183,131
|
16.8%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
984,623
|
14.4%
|
1,045,972
|
14.8%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
347,883
|
5.1%
|
395,320
|
5.6%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
277,938
|
4.1%
|
291,799
|
4.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
429,131
|
6.3%
|
429,241
|
6.1%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
262,484
|
3.8%
|
266,409
|
3.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
61,871
|
0.9%
|
75,866
|
1.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
36.0
|
(NA)
|
36.5
|
(NA)
|
0.5
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
5,120,072
|
74.8%
|
5,292,408
|
74.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
21 years and over
|
4,897,721
|
71.5%
|
5,044,305
|
71.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
62 years and over
|
920,103
|
13.4%
|
932,145
|
13.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
753,486
|
11.0%
|
771,516
|
10.9%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Male
|
310,215
|
41.2%
|
323,190
|
41.9%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
443,271
|
58.8%
|
448,326
|
58.1%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
RACE
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|
One race
|
6,727,675
|
98.3%
|
6,925,743
|
98.1%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
White
|
5,028,487
|
73.4%
|
5,133,518
|
72.7%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
1,316,483
|
19.2%
|
1,368,555
|
19.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
11,736
|
0.2%
|
19,423
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
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Asian
|
262,540
|
3.8%
|
283,916
|
4.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
66,061
|
1.0%
|
62,794
|
0.9%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
35,221
|
0.5%
|
41,737
|
0.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
46,422
|
0.7%
|
39,388
|
0.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
9,666
|
0.1%
|
9,246
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
43,269
|
0.6%
|
45,146
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
28,671
|
0.4%
|
44,663
|
0.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
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Other Asian
|
33,230
|
0.5%
|
40,942
|
0.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
10,365
|
0.2%
|
8,508
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian
|
799
|
0.1%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Guamanian or Chamorro
|
8,567
|
0.1%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Samoan
|
0
|
0.0%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Other Pacific Islander
|
999
|
0.1%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Some other race
|
98,064
|
1.4%
|
111,823
|
1.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races
|
119,442
|
1.7%
|
137,504
|
1.9%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
16,629
|
0.2%
|
29,039
|
0.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
102,813
|
1.5%
|
108,465
|
1.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
5,119,809
|
74.8%
|
5,241,686
|
74.2%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
1,375,648
|
20.1%
|
1,425,327
|
20.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
51,123
|
0.7%
|
61,082
|
0.9%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
297,999
|
4.4%
|
327,339
|
4.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
12,636
|
0.2%
|
11,352
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
115,658
|
1.7%
|
141,863
|
2.0%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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|
Total population
|
6,847,117
|
100%
|
7,063,247
|
100%
|
216,130
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
309,301
|
4.5%
|
363,544
|
5.1%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Mexican
|
54,228
|
0.8%
|
68,264
|
1.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
39,552
|
0.6%
|
47,738
|
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
7,389
|
0.1%
|
12,191
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
208,132
|
3.0%
|
235,351
|
3.3%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
6,537,816
|
95.5%
|
6,699,703
|
94.9%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
White alone
|
4,838,184
|
70.7%
|
4,922,069
|
69.7%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
1,301,401
|
19.0%
|
1,354,548
|
19.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
11,387
|
0.2%
|
16,643
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
260,663
|
3.8%
|
283,205
|
4.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
3,515
|
0.1%
|
3,067
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
15,495
|
0.2%
|
13,205
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
107,171
|
1.6%
|
106,966
|
1.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
8,676
|
0.1%
|
5,253
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
98,495
|
1.4%
|
101,713
|
1.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
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RELATIONSHIP
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|
Household population
|
6,847,117
|
100%
|
7,063,247
|
100%
|
216,130
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Householder
|
2,723,701
|
39.8%
|
2,851,159
|
40.4%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Spouse
|
1,441,018
|
21.0%
|
1,475,127
|
20.9%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Child
|
1,977,623
|
28.9%
|
2,020,186
|
28.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Other relatives
|
366,150
|
5.3%
|
377,938
|
5.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Nonrelatives
|
338,625
|
4.9%
|
338,837
|
4.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Unmarried partner
|
127,533
|
1.9%
|
122,294
|
1.7%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
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|
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
|
|
Total households
|
2,676,333
|
100%
|
2,773,044
|
100%
|
96,711
|
+/-26,441
|
yes
|
|
Family households (families)
|
1,838,759
|
68.7%
|
1,884,196
|
67.9%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
886,856
|
33.1%
|
898,911
|
32.4%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Married-couple families
|
1,412,492
|
52.8%
|
1,438,553
|
51.9%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-1.7%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
642,774
|
24.0%
|
639,604
|
23.1%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Female householder, no husband present
|
326,831
|
12.2%
|
334,722
|
12.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
With own children under 18 years
|
203,056
|
7.6%
|
206,292
|
7.4%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Nonfamily households
|
837,574
|
31.3%
|
888,848
|
32.1%
|
0.8%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
Householder living alone
|
672,793
|
25.1%
|
719,979
|
26.0%
|
0.9%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
213,853
|
8.0%
|
227,355
|
8.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Households with one or more people under 18 years
|
987,831
|
36.9%
|
984,813
|
35.5%
|
- 1.4%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
|
561,101
|
21.0%
|
580,452
|
20.9%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Average household size
|
2.56
|
(NA)
|
2.55
|
(NA)
|
-0.01
|
+/-0.03
|
no
|
|
Average family size
|
3.08
|
(NA)
|
3.09
|
(NA)
|
0.01
|
+/-0.07
|
no
|
|
|
|
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
|
|
Total housing units
|
2,904,192
|
100%
|
3,006,877
|
100%
|
102,685
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
2,676,333
|
92.2%
|
2,773,044
|
92.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Vacant housing units
|
227,859
|
7.8%
|
233,833
|
7.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
|
1.6
|
(NA)
|
1.3
|
(NA)
|
-0.3
|
+/-0.5
|
no
|
|
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
|
6.1
|
(NA)
|
6.0
|
(NA)
|
-0.1
|
+/-1.7
|
no
|
|
|
|
HOUSING TENURE
|
|
Occupied housing units
|
2,676,333
|
100%
|
2,773,044
|
100%
|
96,711
|
+/-26,441
|
yes
|
|
Owner-occupied
|
1,824,226
|
68.2%
|
1,880,165
|
67.8%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Renter-occupied
|
852,107
|
31.8%
|
892,879
|
32.2%
|
0.4%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
|
2.66
|
(NA)
|
2.65
|
(NA)
|
-0.01
|
+/-0.05
|
no
|
|
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
|
2.34
|
(NA)
|
2.33
|
(NA)
|
-0.01
|
+/-0.07
|
no
|
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