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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
643,798
100%
660,938
100%
17,140
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
317,814
49.4%
327,562
49.6%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
325,984
50.6%
333,376
50.4%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Under 5 years
42,511
6.6%
46,278
7.0%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
5 to 9 years
40,794
6.3%
42,259
6.4%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
10 to 14 years
39,716
6.2%
41,486
6.3%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
15 to 19 years
38,700
6.0%
36,682
5.5%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
20 to 24 years
47,331
7.4%
43,333
6.6%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
25 to 34 years
113,910
17.7%
118,279
17.9%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
35 to 44 years
105,279
16.4%
106,571
16.1%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
45 to 54 years
96,490
15.0%
100,781
15.2%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
55 to 59 years
28,774
4.5%
35,619
5.4%
0.9%
+/-0.2%
yes
60 to 64 years
21,069
3.3%
21,828
3.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
65 to 74 years
33,672
5.2%
32,043
4.8%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
75 to 84 years
26,453
4.1%
27,402
4.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
9,099
1.4%
8,377
1.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
34.9
(NA)
35.2
(NA)
0.3
+/-0.2
yes
 
18 years and over
497,416
77.3%
507,668
76.8%
- 0.5%
*****
- -
21 years and over
473,123
73.5%
488,438
73.9%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
62 years and over
80,941
12.6%
79,124
12.0%
- 0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
65 years and over
69,224
10.8%
67,822
10.3%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
Male
27,639
39.9%
27,536
40.6%
0.7%
+/-0.8%
no
Female
41,585
60.1%
40,286
59.4%
- 0.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
RACE
One race
621,222
96.5%
633,660
95.9%
- 0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
White
525,078
81.6%
529,327
80.1%
- 1.5%
+/-0.8%
yes
Black or African American
35,430
5.5%
36,361
5.5%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
5,513
0.9%
3,789
0.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Asian
37,548
5.8%
39,805
6.0%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Asian Indian
1,696
0.3%
1,602
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
9,771
1.5%
8,724
1.3%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Filipino
4,188
0.7%
4,595
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Japanese
2,504
0.4%
3,146
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
2,002
0.3%
3,265
0.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
11,357
1.8%
11,722
1.8%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Other Asian
6,030
0.9%
6,751
1.0%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,442
0.4%
2,542
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian
205
0.1%
330
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Guamanian or Chamorro
289
0.1%
185
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Samoan
75
0.1%
176
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Pacific Islander
1,873
0.3%
1,851
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
15,211
2.4%
21,836
3.3%
0.9%
+/-0.8%
yes
Two or more races
22,576
3.5%
27,278
4.1%
0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Two races including Some other race
2,167
0.3%
3,571
0.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
20,409
3.2%
23,707
3.6%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
545,965
84.8%
551,948
83.5%
- 1.3%
+/-1.0%
yes
Black or African American
42,718
6.6%
44,931
6.8%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
14,768
2.3%
14,782
2.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Asian
43,784
6.8%
48,004
7.3%
0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3,465
0.5%
4,775
0.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
17,745
2.8%
25,618
3.9%
1.1%
+/-0.8%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
643,798
100%
660,938
100%
17,140
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
48,576
7.5%
57,557
8.7%
1.2%
*****
- -
Mexican
37,938
5.9%
45,316
6.9%
1.0%
+/-0.5%
yes
Puerto Rican
1,375
0.2%
661
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Cuban
1,035
0.2%
2,573
0.4%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
8,228
1.3%
9,007
1.4%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
595,222
92.5%
603,381
91.3%
- 1.2%
*****
- -
White alone
495,538
77.0%
497,244
75.2%
- 1.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
Black or African American alone
34,624
5.4%
35,534
5.4%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
3,920
0.6%
3,428
0.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
37,396
5.8%
39,712
6.0%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
2,408
0.4%
2,511
0.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
1,731
0.3%
1,761
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
19,605
3.0%
23,191
3.5%
0.5%
+/-0.5% <