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American Community Survey Change Profile 2001-2002  
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TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
2002
Estimate
2002
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2002 - 2001)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
Total population
441,433
100%
444,902
100%
3,469
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
210,838
47.8%
213,617
48.0%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
230,595
52.2%
231,285
52.0%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Under 5 years
27,422
6.2%
27,809
6.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
5 to 9 years
30,432
6.9%
31,070
7.0%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
10 to 14 years
33,747
7.6%
33,966
7.6%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
15 to 19 years
29,131
6.6%
29,267
6.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
20 to 24 years
28,148
6.4%
30,450
6.8%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
25 to 34 years
56,419
12.8%
55,900
12.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
35 to 44 years
71,317
16.2%
69,730
15.7%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
45 to 54 years
63,506
14.4%
64,347
14.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
55 to 59 years
22,143
5.0%
25,411
5.7%
0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
60 to 64 years
18,268
4.1%
16,679
3.7%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
65 to 74 years
30,248
6.9%
28,686
6.4%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
75 to 84 years
23,507
5.3%
24,302
5.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
7,145
1.6%
7,285
1.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
37.3
(NA)
37.0
(NA)
-0.3
+/-0.5
no
 
18 years and over
330,647
74.9%
332,343
74.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
21 years and over
314,944
71.3%
317,228
71.3%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
62 years and over
72,053
16.3%
69,624
15.6%
- 0.7%
+/-0.3%
yes
65 years and over
60,900
13.8%
60,273
13.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Male
24,542
40.3%
24,437
40.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
36,358
59.7%
35,836
59.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
 
RACE
One race
431,790
97.8%
437,012
98.2%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
White
359,392
81.4%
359,605
80.8%
- 0.6%
+/-1.3%
no
Black or African American
34,806
7.9%
35,979
8.1%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
556
0.1%
350
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
5,384
1.2%
5,625
1.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian Indian
424
0.1%
432
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
1,397
0.3%
620
0.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Filipino
379
0.1%
448
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
84
0.1%
610
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
434
0.1%
386
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
2,076
0.5%
1,718
0.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Other Asian
590
0.1%
1,411
0.3%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
185
0.1%
59
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
31,467
7.1%
35,394
8.0%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Two or more races
9,643
2.2%
7,890
1.8%
- 0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
Two races including Some other race
3,713
0.8%
2,840
0.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
5,930
1.3%
5,050
1.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
366,976
83.1%
365,809
82.2%
- 0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
Black or African American
39,726
9.0%
39,280
8.8%
- 0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,756
0.6%
3,284
0.7%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
6,534
1.5%
6,339
1.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
288
0.1%
59
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
35,400
8.0%
38,616
8.7%
0.7%
+/-1.3%
no
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
441,433
100%
444,902
100%
3,469
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
69,164
15.7%
73,108
16.4%
0.7%
*****
- -
Mexican
1,504
0.3%
1,955
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Puerto Rican
61,360
13.9%
65,198
14.7%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Cuban
307
0.1%
154
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,993
1.4%
5,801
1.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
372,269
84.3%
371,794
83.6%
- 0.7%
*****
- -
White alone
325,937
73.8%
325,423
73.1%
- 0.7%
+/-0.2%
yes
Black or African American alone
32,975
7.5%
34,925
7.9%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
512
0.1%
305
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
5,279
1.2%
5,625
1.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
185
0.1%
59
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
622
0.1%
806
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
6,759
1.5%
4,651
1.0%
- 0.5%
+/-0.3%