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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
|
9,092,551
|
100%
|
9,185,826
|
100%
|
93,275
|
+/-15,746
|
yes
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
4,298,955
|
47.3%
|
4,365,866
|
47.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
4,793,596
|
52.7%
|
4,819,960
|
52.5%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
628,485
|
6.9%
|
643,533
|
7.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
625,168
|
6.9%
|
619,360
|
6.7%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
646,080
|
7.1%
|
636,249
|
6.9%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
576,140
|
6.3%
|
545,387
|
5.9%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
628,945
|
6.9%
|
602,504
|
6.6%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
1,498,311
|
16.5%
|
1,506,836
|
16.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
1,455,029
|
16.0%
|
1,488,851
|
16.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
1,184,857
|
13.0%
|
1,218,456
|
13.3%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
437,439
|
4.8%
|
469,919
|
5.1%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
355,740
|
3.9%
|
388,326
|
4.2%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
574,819
|
6.3%
|
572,827
|
6.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
370,415
|
4.1%
|
383,553
|
4.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
111,123
|
1.2%
|
110,025
|
1.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
34.6
|
(NA)
|
35.2
|
(NA)
|
0.6
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
6,838,692
|
75.2%
|
6,941,779
|
75.6%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
6,488,832
|
71.4%
|
6,634,658
|
72.2%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
1,250,427
|
13.8%
|
1,287,863
|
14.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
1,056,357
|
11.6%
|
1,066,405
|
11.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Male
|
414,002
|
39.2%
|
421,935
|
39.6%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
642,355
|
60.8%
|
644,470
|
60.4%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
8,783,554
|
96.6%
|
8,926,556
|
97.2%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
White
|
4,735,184
|
52.1%
|
4,610,210
|
50.2%
|
- 1.9%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
2,197,378
|
24.2%
|
2,285,709
|
24.9%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
33,668
|
0.4%
|
32,031
|
0.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
857,975
|
9.4%
|
955,301
|
10.4%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Asian Indian
|
219,736
|
2.4%
|
268,218
|
2.9%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
336,046
|
3.7%
|
405,950
|
4.4%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Filipino
|
60,066
|
0.7%
|
81,224
|
0.9%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
29,102
|
0.3%
|
22,400
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
112,369
|
1.2%
|
103,478
|
1.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
25,539
|
0.3%
|
14,332
|
0.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
75,117
|
0.8%
|
59,699
|
0.6%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
4,185
|
0.1%
|
2,954
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian
|
194
|
0.1%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Guamanian or Chamorro
|
2,210
|
0.1%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Samoan
|
0
|
0.0%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Other Pacific Islander
|
1,781
|
0.1%
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
- -
|
|
Some other race
|
955,164
|
10.5%
|
1,040,351
|
11.3%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races
|
308,997
|
3.4%
|
259,270
|
2.8%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
177,623
|
2.0%
|
155,911
|
1.7%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
131,374
|
1.4%
|
103,359
|
1.1%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
4,947,953
|
54.4%
|
4,810,215
|
52.4%
|
- 2.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
2,339,012
|
25.7%
|
2,376,537
|
25.9%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
69,161
|
0.8%
|
61,346
|
0.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
911,167
|
10.0%
|
1,002,945
|
10.9%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
8,555
|
0.1%
|
6,088
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
1,138,385
|
12.5%
|
1,201,867
|
13.1%
|
0.6%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
|
|
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
9,092,551
|
100%
|
9,185,826
|
100%
|
93,275
|
+/-15,746
|
yes
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
2,298,621
|
25.3%
|
2,433,630
|
26.5%
|
1.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Mexican
|
191,911
|
2.1%
|
241,572
|
2.6%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
856,347
|
9.4%
|
903,949
|
9.8%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.7%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
49,474
|
0.5%
|
50,902
|
0.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
1,200,889
|
13.2%
|
1,237,207
|
13.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.8%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
6,793,930
|
74.7%
|
6,752,196
|
73.5%
|
- 1.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
White alone
|
3,639,644
|
40.0%
|
3,536,984
|
38.5%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
2,064,039
|
22.7%
|
2,103,380
|
22.9%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
19,401
|
0.2%
|
21,181
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
852,982
|
9.4%
|
951,259
|
10.4%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
3,968
|
0.1%
|
2,722
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
71,419
|
0.8%
|
41,527
|
0.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races:
|
142,477
|
1.6%
|
95,143
|
1.0%
|
- 0.6%
|
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