ACS: 2000-2002 ACS Change Profile for Boston--Worcester--Lawrence, MA--NH--ME--CT CMSA -- Table 1


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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	5,618,612	100%	5,716,669	100%	98,057	+/-29,319	yes
SEX AND AGE
Male	2,725,308	48.5%	2,763,757	48.3%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Female	2,893,304	51.5%	2,952,912	51.7%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Under 5 years	374,464	6.7%	363,019	6.4%	- 0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
5 to 9 years	413,935	7.4%	387,053	6.8%	- 0.6%	+/-0.5%	yes
10 to 14 years	383,077	6.8%	392,758	6.9%	0.1%	+/-0.5%	no
15 to 19 years	322,475	5.7%	333,228	5.8%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
20 to 24 years	322,784	5.7%	332,170	5.8%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
25 to 34 years	860,938	15.3%	844,865	14.8%	- 0.5%	+/-0.2%	yes
35 to 44 years	981,437	17.5%	988,318	17.3%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
45 to 54 years	793,159	14.1%	851,808	14.9%	0.8%	+/-0.2%	yes
55 to 59 years	275,574	4.9%	307,494	5.4%	0.5%	+/-0.2%	yes
60 to 64 years	206,552	3.7%	222,077	3.9%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
65 to 74 years	364,619	6.5%	359,224	6.3%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
75 to 84 years	252,289	4.5%	256,688	4.5%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
85 years and over	67,309	1.2%	77,967	1.4%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no

Median age (years)	36.3	(NA)	37.1	(NA)	0.8	+/-0.2	yes

18 years and over	4,233,283	75.3%	4,350,636	76.1%	0.8%	+/-0.2%	yes
21 years and over	4,081,154	72.6%	4,181,806	73.2%	0.6%	+/-0.2%	yes
62 years and over	804,198	14.3%	819,732	14.3%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
65 years and over	684,217	12.2%	693,879	12.1%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Male	280,310	41.0%	287,917	41.5%	0.5%	+/-0.7%	no
Female	403,907	59.0%	405,962	58.5%	- 0.5%	+/-0.5%	no

RACE
One race	5,524,632	98.3%	5,631,821	98.5%	0.2%	+/-0.3%	no
White	4,839,565	86.1%	4,840,269	84.7%	- 1.4%	+/-0.7%	yes
Black or African American	289,324	5.1%	327,346	5.7%	0.6%	+/-0.2%	yes
American Indian and Alaska Native	7,921	0.1%	11,046	0.2%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Asian	218,054	3.9%	253,881	4.4%	0.5%	+/-0.2%	yes
Asian Indian	44,447	0.8%	47,328	0.8%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)	74,010	1.3%	87,469	1.5%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Filipino	8,582	0.2%	7,666	0.1%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Japanese	6,343	0.1%	9,098	0.2%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Korean	25,522	0.5%	17,475	0.3%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Vietnamese	29,975	0.5%	37,284	0.7%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Other Asian	29,175	0.5%	47,561	0.8%	0.3%	+/-0.2%	yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4,034	0.1%	2,805	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	165,734	2.9%	196,474	3.4%	0.5%	+/-0.7%	no
Two or more races	93,980	1.7%	84,848	1.5%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Two races including Some other race	29,952	0.5%	28,553	0.5%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races	64,028	1.1%	56,295	1.0%	- 0.1%	+/-0.2%	no

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White	4,918,538	87.5%	4,915,577	86.0%	- 1.5%	+/-0.7%	yes
Black or African American	324,774	5.8%	361,764	6.3%	0.5%	+/-0.2%	yes
American Indian and Alaska Native	28,516	0.5%	25,792	0.5%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Asian	243,009	4.3%	273,117	4.8%	0.5%	+/-0.2%	yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6,139	0.1%	3,901	0.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Some other race	200,223	3.6%	225,321	3.9%	0.3%	+/-0.7%	no

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population	5,618,612	100%	5,716,669	100%	98,057	+/-29,319	yes
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	347,215	6.2%	377,095	6.6%	0.4%	+/-0.2%	yes
Mexican	27,628	0.5%	34,528	0.6%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Puerto Rican	126,094	2.2%	132,209	2.3%	0.1%	+/-0.5%	no
Cuban	5,484	0.1%	3,718	0.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Other Hispanic or Latino	188,009	3.3%	206,640	3.6%	0.3%	+/-0.5%	no
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,271,397	93.8%	5,339,574	93.4%	- 0.4%	+/-0.2%	yes
White alone	4,659,351	82.9%	4,666,024	81.6%	- 1.3%	+/-0.3%	yes
Black or African American alone	272,250	4.8%	306,130	5.4%	0.6%	+/-0.2%	yes
American Indian or Alaska Native alone	7,801	0.1%	8,693	0.2%	0.1%	+/-0.2%	no
Asian alone	216,769	3.9%	252,651	4.4%	0.5%	+/-0.2%	yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2,995	0.1%	563	0.1%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Some other race alone	40,578	0.7%	43,297	0.8%	0.1%	+/-0.5%	no
Two or more races:	71,653	1.3%	62,216	1.1%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no
Two races including Some other race	14,920	0.3%	14,332	0.3%	0.0%	+/-0.2%	no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races	56,733	1.0%	47,884	0.8%	- 0.2%	+/-0.2%	no

RELATIONSHIP
Household population	5,618,612	100%	5,716,669	100%	98,057	+/-29,319	yes
Householder	2,253,759	40.1%	2,286,116	40.0%	- 0.1%	+/-0.5%	no
Spouse	1,127,175	20.1%	1,152,320	20.2%	0.1%	+/-0.5%	no
Child	1,670,819	29.7%	1,690,678	29.6%	- 0.1%	+/-0.7%	no
Other relatives	248,453	4.4%	274,933	4.8%	0.4%	+/-0.7%	no
Nonrelatives	318,406	5.7%	312,622	5.5%	- 0.2%	+/-0.5%	no
Unmarried partner	109,487	1.9%	118,989	2.1%	0.2%	+/-0.2%	no

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	2,185,835	100%	2,215,347	100%	29,512	+/-19,330	yes
Family households (families)	1,409,964	64.5%	1,453,483	65.6%	1.1%	+/-1.5%	no
With own children under 18 years	680,129	31.1%	701,654	31.7%	0.6%	+/-1.3%	no
Married-couple families	1,094,408	50.1%	1,113,974	50.3%	0.2%	+/-1.5%	no
With own children under 18 years	497,734	22.8%	516,025	23.3%	0.5%	+/-1.2%	no
Female householder, no husband present	242,939	11.1%	258,435	11.7%	0.6%	+/-1.2%	no
With own children under 18 years	154,414	7.1%	154,826	7.0%	- 0.1%	+/-1.0%	no
Nonfamily households	775,871	35.5%	761,864	34.4%	- 1.1%	+/-1.5%	no
Householder living alone	607,118	27.8%	596,783	26.9%	- 0.9%	+/-1.3%	no
65 years and over	208,669	9.5%	215,603	9.7%	0.2%	+/-0.7%	no

Households with one or more people under 18 years	725,681	33.2%	754,876	34.1%	0.9%	+/-1.3%	no
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	505,571	23.1%	512,996	23.2%	0.1%	+/-0.7%	no

Average household size	2.57	(NA)	2.58	(NA)	0.01	+/-0.02	no
Average family size	3.19	(NA)	3.18	(NA)	-0.01	+/-0.05	no

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,313,217	100%	2,344,280	100%	31,063	+/-9,806	yes
Occupied housing units	2,185,835	94.5%	2,215,347	94.5%	0.0%	+/-0.7%	no
Vacant housing units	127,382	5.5%	128,933	5.5%	0.0%	+/-0.7%	no

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.6	(NA)	0.6	(NA)	0.0	+/-0.5	no
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.9	(NA)	3.7	(NA)	-0.2	+/-1.3	no

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	2,185,835	100%	2,215,347	100%	29,512	+/-19,330	yes
Owner-occupied	1,344,386	61.5%	1,423,082	64.2%	2.7%	+/-1.2%	yes
Renter-occupied	841,449	38.5%	792,265	35.8%	- 2.7%	+/-1.2%	yes

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.83	(NA)	2.79	(NA)	-0.04	+/-0.05	no
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.16	(NA)	2.20	(NA)	0.04	+/-0.07	no

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.

2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference column. A statistical test is not appropriate.

3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate. 4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.

5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.

6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference column. A statistical test is not appropriate.

7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.

8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.

9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference , and/or Margin of Error of the Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

10. An '(NA)' entry in the Percent Distribution, Difference , Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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