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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
|
2,883,165
|
100%
|
2,878,902
|
100%
|
-4,263
|
+/-10,037
|
no
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
1,385,348
|
48.0%
|
1,386,292
|
48.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
1,497,817
|
52.0%
|
1,492,610
|
51.8%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
194,408
|
6.7%
|
192,710
|
6.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
219,893
|
7.6%
|
194,930
|
6.8%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
204,329
|
7.1%
|
226,839
|
7.9%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
185,903
|
6.4%
|
188,332
|
6.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
157,038
|
5.4%
|
165,259
|
5.7%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
382,052
|
13.3%
|
362,127
|
12.6%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
469,212
|
16.3%
|
453,007
|
15.7%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
411,940
|
14.3%
|
426,086
|
14.8%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
151,752
|
5.3%
|
153,664
|
5.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
108,504
|
3.8%
|
121,197
|
4.2%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
211,845
|
7.3%
|
201,988
|
7.0%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
150,239
|
5.2%
|
153,426
|
5.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
36,050
|
1.3%
|
39,337
|
1.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
37.3
|
(NA)
|
37.3
|
(NA)
|
0.0
|
+/-0.3
|
no
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
2,142,791
|
74.3%
|
2,142,448
|
74.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
21 years and over
|
2,053,694
|
71.2%
|
2,045,897
|
71.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
62 years and over
|
462,537
|
16.0%
|
461,071
|
16.0%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
398,134
|
13.8%
|
394,751
|
13.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Male
|
162,879
|
40.9%
|
164,444
|
41.7%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
235,255
|
59.1%
|
230,307
|
58.3%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
2,830,218
|
98.2%
|
2,837,212
|
98.6%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
White
|
2,295,751
|
79.6%
|
2,278,900
|
79.2%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Black or African American
|
465,291
|
16.1%
|
480,914
|
16.7%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
3,869
|
0.1%
|
3,277
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
36,586
|
1.3%
|
44,448
|
1.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
12,712
|
0.4%
|
14,010
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
6,394
|
0.2%
|
12,921
|
0.4%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
4,406
|
0.2%
|
4,880
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
1,797
|
0.1%
|
921
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
8,709
|
0.3%
|
3,397
|
0.1%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
2,221
|
0.1%
|
221
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
347
|
0.1%
|
8,098
|
0.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
725
|
0.1%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-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
|
27,996
|
1.0%
|
29,673
|
1.0%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races
|
52,947
|
1.8%
|
41,690
|
1.4%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
10,921
|
0.4%
|
7,337
|
0.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
42,026
|
1.5%
|
34,353
|
1.2%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
2,342,261
|
81.2%
|
2,317,712
|
80.5%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Black or African American
|
490,148
|
17.0%
|
503,137
|
17.5%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
17,393
|
0.6%
|
17,377
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
46,181
|
1.6%
|
50,534
|
1.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
1,373
|
0.1%
|
946
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
38,917
|
1.3%
|
37,439
|
1.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
2,883,165
|
100%
|
2,878,902
|
100%
|
-4,263
|
+/-10,037
|
no
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
78,546
|
2.7%
|
85,806
|
3.0%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Mexican
|
13,504
|
0.5%
|
19,469
|
0.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
49,349
|
1.7%
|
50,282
|
1.7%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
145
|
0.1%
|
834
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
15,548
|
0.5%
|
15,221
|
0.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
2,804,619
|
97.3%
|
2,793,096
|
97.0%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
White alone
|
2,252,842
|
78.1%
|
2,228,253
|
77.4%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
463,539
|
16.1%
|
479,685
|
16.7%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
3,869
|
0.1%
|
2,403
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
36,586
|
1.3%
|
43,631
|
1.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
725
|
0.1%
|
0
|
0.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
4,182
|
0.1%
|
3,427
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
42,876
|
1.5%
|
35,697
|
1.2%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.7%
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