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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
|
2,800,796
|
100%
|
2,816,554
|
100%
|
15,758
|
+/-83,769
|
no
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
1,339,845
|
47.8%
|
1,356,410
|
48.2%
|
0.4%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
1,460,951
|
52.2%
|
1,460,144
|
51.8%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Under 5 years
|
221,828
|
7.9%
|
223,590
|
7.9%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
221,796
|
7.9%
|
213,168
|
7.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
195,731
|
7.0%
|
208,039
|
7.4%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
189,554
|
6.8%
|
166,933
|
5.9%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
233,664
|
8.3%
|
206,096
|
7.3%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
513,530
|
18.3%
|
539,823
|
19.2%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
416,923
|
14.9%
|
419,571
|
14.9%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
320,453
|
11.4%
|
337,517
|
12.0%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
110,930
|
4.0%
|
132,034
|
4.7%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
102,571
|
3.7%
|
97,190
|
3.5%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
149,862
|
5.4%
|
146,126
|
5.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
96,130
|
3.4%
|
91,700
|
3.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
27,824
|
1.0%
|
34,767
|
1.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
31.2
|
(NA)
|
31.5
|
(NA)
|
0.3
|
+/-0.5
|
no
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
2,046,952
|
73.1%
|
2,067,889
|
73.4%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
21 years and over
|
1,927,892
|
68.8%
|
1,973,261
|
70.1%
|
1.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
325,206
|
11.6%
|
326,017
|
11.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
273,816
|
9.8%
|
272,593
|
9.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Male
|
108,772
|
39.7%
|
107,291
|
39.4%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-2.8%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
165,044
|
60.3%
|
165,302
|
60.6%
|
0.3%
|
+/-1.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
2,733,187
|
97.6%
|
2,744,926
|
97.5%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
White
|
1,352,523
|
48.3%
|
1,327,872
|
47.1%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
Black or African American
|
995,224
|
35.5%
|
1,006,981
|
35.8%
|
0.3%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
7,651
|
0.3%
|
4,720
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
121,035
|
4.3%
|
111,199
|
3.9%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
35,423
|
1.3%
|
28,276
|
1.0%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
25,828
|
0.9%
|
28,152
|
1.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
30,255
|
1.1%
|
25,965
|
0.9%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
2,948
|
0.1%
|
4,747
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
6,344
|
0.2%
|
9,537
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
4,296
|
0.2%
|
5,679
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
15,941
|
0.6%
|
8,843
|
0.3%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
1,325
|
0.1%
|
1,077
|
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
|
255,429
|
9.1%
|
293,077
|
10.4%
|
1.3%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races
|
67,609
|
2.4%
|
71,628
|
2.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
19,640
|
0.7%
|
22,398
|
0.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
47,969
|
1.7%
|
49,230
|
1.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
1,403,354
|
50.1%
|
1,386,844
|
49.2%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-2.5%
|
no
|
|
Black or African American
|
1,025,955
|
36.6%
|
1,045,051
|
37.1%
|
0.5%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
29,736
|
1.1%
|
20,144
|
0.7%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
134,059
|
4.8%
|
120,665
|
4.3%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
2,830
|
0.1%
|
2,806
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
276,875
|
9.9%
|
320,503
|
11.4%
|
1.5%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
|
|
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
2,800,796
|
100%
|
2,816,554
|
100%
|
15,758
|
+/-83,769
|
no
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
733,018
|
26.2%
|
784,983
|
27.9%
|
1.7%
|
+/-1.8%
|
no
|
|
Mexican
|
514,631
|
18.4%
|
580,018
|
20.6%
|
2.2%
|
+/-2.0%
|
yes
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
116,179
|
4.1%
|
104,540
|
3.7%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
7,410
|
0.3%
|
8,661
|
0.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
94,798
|
3.4%
|
91,764
|
3.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
2,067,778
|
73.8%
|
2,031,571
|
72.1%
|
- 1.7%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
White alone
|
912,241
|
32.6%
|
871,470
|
30.9%
|
- 1.7%
|
+/-1.3%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
984,577
|
35.2%
|
998,068
|
35.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-1.3%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
5,161
|
0.2%
|
2,955
|
0.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
116,775
|
4.2%
|
110,249
|
3.9%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
426
|
0.1%
|
1,077
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
2,891
|
0.1%
|
8,869
|
0.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
45,707
|
1.6%
|
38,883
|
1.4%
|
- 0.2%
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