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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
|
3,027,366
|
100%
|
3,259,093
|
100%
|
231,727
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
1,511,191
|
49.9%
|
1,627,018
|
49.9%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
1,516,175
|
50.1%
|
1,632,075
|
50.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
242,327
|
8.0%
|
267,975
|
8.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
241,518
|
8.0%
|
264,567
|
8.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
218,314
|
7.2%
|
245,907
|
7.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
210,105
|
6.9%
|
208,045
|
6.4%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
216,093
|
7.1%
|
237,063
|
7.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
477,259
|
15.8%
|
512,361
|
15.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
471,821
|
15.6%
|
490,946
|
15.1%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
364,057
|
12.0%
|
398,768
|
12.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
132,750
|
4.4%
|
155,543
|
4.8%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
108,263
|
3.6%
|
120,589
|
3.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
186,538
|
6.2%
|
187,900
|
5.8%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
123,045
|
4.1%
|
136,628
|
4.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
35,276
|
1.2%
|
32,801
|
1.0%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
33.0
|
(NA)
|
32.9
|
(NA)
|
-0.1
|
+/-0.2
|
no
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
2,201,974
|
72.7%
|
2,350,933
|
72.1%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
2,074,379
|
68.5%
|
2,232,952
|
68.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
62 years and over
|
414,085
|
13.7%
|
426,610
|
13.1%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
344,859
|
11.4%
|
357,329
|
11.0%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Male
|
149,383
|
43.3%
|
155,119
|
43.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
195,476
|
56.7%
|
202,210
|
56.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
2,946,509
|
97.3%
|
3,152,140
|
96.7%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
White
|
2,431,027
|
80.3%
|
2,518,558
|
77.3%
|
- 3.0%
|
+/-1.7%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
113,741
|
3.8%
|
113,728
|
3.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
46,761
|
1.5%
|
57,498
|
1.8%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
68,638
|
2.3%
|
77,284
|
2.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
16,395
|
0.5%
|
18,635
|
0.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
19,263
|
0.6%
|
16,096
|
0.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
10,533
|
0.3%
|
15,845
|
0.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
5,864
|
0.2%
|
5,423
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
4,141
|
0.1%
|
5,192
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
8,304
|
0.3%
|
10,402
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
4,138
|
0.1%
|
5,691
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
4,393
|
0.1%
|
1,350
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Guamanian or Chamorro
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Samoan
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Other Pacific Islander
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Some other race
|
281,949
|
9.3%
|
383,722
|
11.8%
|
2.5%
|
+/-1.5%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races
|
80,857
|
2.7%
|
106,953
|
3.3%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
32,305
|
1.1%
|
41,421
|
1.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
48,552
|
1.6%
|
65,532
|
2.0%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
2,505,075
|
82.7%
|
2,614,654
|
80.2%
|
- 2.5%
|
+/-1.7%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
127,371
|
4.2%
|
142,462
|
4.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
73,787
|
2.4%
|
85,521
|
2.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
81,869
|
2.7%
|
99,274
|
3.0%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
8,453
|
0.3%
|
5,352
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
316,776
|
10.5%
|
426,023
|
13.1%
|
2.6%
|
+/-1.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
3,027,366
|
100%
|
3,259,093
|
100%
|
231,727
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
755,150
|
24.9%
|
886,877
|
27.2%
|
2.3%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Mexican
|
636,456
|
21.0%
|
792,378
|
24.3%
|
3.3%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
8,015
|
0.3%
|
9,034
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
2,318
|
0.1%
|
857
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
108,361
|
3.6%
|
84,608
|
2.6%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
2,272,216
|
75.1%
|
2,372,216
|
72.8%
|
- 2.3%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
White alone
|
2,002,949
|
66.2%
|
2,079,175
|
63.8%
|
- 2.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
108,004
|
3.6%
|
112,507
|
3.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
38,332
|
1.3%
|
46,538
|
1.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
66,666
|
2.2%
|
74,618
|
2.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
4,393
|
0.1%
|
1,129
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
5,587
|
0.2%
|
2,368
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
46,285
|
1.5%
|
55,881
|
1.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
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