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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
|
4,947,731
|
100%
|
4,989,901
|
100%
|
42,170
|
+/-12,223
|
yes
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
2,364,125
|
47.8%
|
2,391,813
|
47.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
2,583,606
|
52.2%
|
2,598,088
|
52.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
322,638
|
6.5%
|
322,570
|
6.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
362,495
|
7.3%
|
346,068
|
6.9%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
386,438
|
7.8%
|
389,721
|
7.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
335,266
|
6.8%
|
325,917
|
6.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
270,910
|
5.5%
|
291,500
|
5.8%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
671,356
|
13.6%
|
634,463
|
12.7%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
832,086
|
16.8%
|
829,794
|
16.6%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
682,113
|
13.8%
|
733,431
|
14.7%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
238,449
|
4.8%
|
275,721
|
5.5%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
197,490
|
4.0%
|
202,755
|
4.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
346,039
|
7.0%
|
328,116
|
6.6%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
238,617
|
4.8%
|
235,775
|
4.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
63,834
|
1.3%
|
74,070
|
1.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
36.5
|
(NA)
|
37.4
|
(NA)
|
0.9
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
3,662,515
|
74.0%
|
3,715,782
|
74.5%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
3,495,007
|
70.6%
|
3,547,725
|
71.1%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
765,841
|
15.5%
|
750,182
|
15.0%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 years and over
|
648,490
|
13.1%
|
637,961
|
12.8%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Male
|
259,112
|
40.0%
|
261,705
|
41.0%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
389,378
|
60.0%
|
376,256
|
59.0%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
4,886,281
|
98.8%
|
4,912,851
|
98.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
White
|
3,589,832
|
72.6%
|
3,583,098
|
71.8%
|
- 0.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
976,565
|
19.7%
|
1,001,977
|
20.1%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
5,895
|
0.1%
|
10,989
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
171,025
|
3.5%
|
184,125
|
3.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
43,300
|
0.9%
|
40,577
|
0.8%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
35,156
|
0.7%
|
38,149
|
0.8%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
14,274
|
0.3%
|
23,124
|
0.5%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
4,061
|
0.1%
|
2,601
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
24,943
|
0.5%
|
23,971
|
0.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
18,240
|
0.4%
|
27,315
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
31,051
|
0.6%
|
28,388
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
2,566
|
0.1%
|
1,262
|
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
|
140,398
|
2.8%
|
131,400
|
2.6%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races
|
61,450
|
1.2%
|
77,050
|
1.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
13,892
|
0.3%
|
20,595
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
47,558
|
1.0%
|
56,455
|
1.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
3,639,347
|
73.6%
|
3,640,946
|
73.0%
|
- 0.6%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
1,012,526
|
20.5%
|
1,044,162
|
20.9%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
19,450
|
0.4%
|
23,863
|
0.5%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
182,827
|
3.7%
|
207,025
|
4.1%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
2,566
|
0.1%
|
3,155
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
155,856
|
3.2%
|
153,262
|
3.1%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
|
|
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
4,947,731
|
100%
|
4,989,901
|
100%
|
42,170
|
+/-12,223
|
yes
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
246,921
|
5.0%
|
261,889
|
5.2%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Mexican
|
30,830
|
0.6%
|
37,224
|
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
166,011
|
3.4%
|
158,795
|
3.2%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
4,217
|
0.1%
|
8,229
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
45,863
|
0.9%
|
57,641
|
1.2%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
4,700,810
|
95.0%
|
4,728,012
|
94.8%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
White alone
|
3,495,797
|
70.7%
|
3,478,817
|
69.7%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
966,782
|
19.5%
|
983,546
|
19.7%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
5,349
|
0.1%
|
7,023
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
170,822
|
3.5%
|
182,118
|
3.6%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
2,566
|
0.1%
|
1,262
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
11,373
|
0.2%
|
12,755
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
48,121
|
1.0%
|
62,491
|
1.3%
|
0.3%
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