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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
963,405
100%
989,848
100%
26,443
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
451,848
46.9%
471,959
47.7%
0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
Female
511,557
53.1%
517,889
52.3%
- 0.8%
+/-0.5%
yes
Under 5 years
62,625
6.5%
66,591
6.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
5 to 9 years
76,132
7.9%
69,868
7.1%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
10 to 14 years
69,020
7.2%
75,567
7.6%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
15 to 19 years
64,031
6.6%
63,346
6.4%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
20 to 24 years
51,755
5.4%
63,351
6.4%
1.0%
+/-0.7%
yes
25 to 34 years
138,699
14.4%
136,644
13.8%
- 0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
35 to 44 years
172,760
17.9%
161,714
16.3%
- 1.6%
+/-0.7%
yes
45 to 54 years
138,044
14.3%
153,440
15.5%
1.2%
+/-0.5%
yes
55 to 59 years
48,884
5.1%
55,136
5.6%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
60 to 64 years
35,775
3.7%
37,982
3.8%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
65 to 74 years
58,945
6.1%
55,302
5.6%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
75 to 84 years
37,171
3.9%
38,896
3.9%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
85 years and over
9,564
1.0%
12,011
1.2%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
 
Median age (years)
35.9
(NA)
36.3
(NA)
0.4
+/-0.7
no
 
18 years and over
713,613
74.1%
736,064
74.4%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
681,686
70.8%
701,669
70.9%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
62 years and over
126,158
13.1%
126,285
12.8%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
65 years and over
105,680
11.0%
106,209
10.7%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Male
41,975
39.7%
43,334
40.8%
1.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Female
63,705
60.3%
62,875
59.2%
- 1.1%
+/-1.3%
no
 
RACE
One race
953,714
99.0%
973,329
98.3%
- 0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
White
632,762
65.7%
649,071
65.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Black or African American
289,385
30.0%
296,171
29.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,394
0.1%
2,106
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
20,885
2.2%
20,280
2.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian Indian
9,748
1.0%
3,628
0.4%
- 0.6%
+/-0.3%
yes
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
2,493
0.3%
1,808
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Filipino
2,183
0.2%
3,264
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
949
0.1%
597
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
809
0.1%
1,663
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
1,658
0.2%
5,863
0.6%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Other Asian
3,045
0.3%
3,457
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,577
0.3%
340
0.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
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
6,711
0.7%
5,361
0.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Two or more races
9,691
1.0%
16,519
1.7%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Two races including Some other race
427
0.1%
2,990
0.3%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
9,264
1.0%
13,529
1.4%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
640,890
66.5%
661,180
66.8%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Black or African American
293,391
30.5%
303,469
30.7%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
6,339
0.7%
8,354
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Asian
22,556
2.3%
24,929
2.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,782
0.3%
1,259
0.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Some other race
7,138
0.7%
8,630
0.9%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
963,405
100%
989,848
100%
26,443
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
18,131
1.9%
25,532
2.6%
0.7%
+/-0.3%
yes
Mexican
2,958
0.3%
9,301
0.9%
0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Puerto Rican
7,973
0.8%
4,319
0.4%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Cuban
465
0.1%
2,722
0.3%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,735
0.7%
9,190
0.9%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
945,274
98.1%
964,316
97.4%
- 0.7%
+/-0.3%
yes
White alone
623,108
64.7%
632,259
63.9%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
Black or African American alone
288,144
29.9%
293,667
29.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
1,352
0.1%
2,106
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
20,627
2.1%
20,280
2.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1,233
0.1%
340
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
1,119
0.1%
1,543
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
9,691
1.0%
14,121
1.4%
0.4%
+/-0.7%