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American Community Survey Change Profile 2000 - 2002  
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TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  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
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
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
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
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
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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%