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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
6,159,307
100%
6,210,578
100%
51,271
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
2,961,928
48.1%
2,990,635
48.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
3,197,379
51.9%
3,219,943
51.8%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Under 5 years
373,003
6.1%
383,661
6.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
5 to 9 years
388,118
6.3%
401,838
6.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
10 to 14 years
418,779
6.8%
428,455
6.9%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
15 to 19 years
357,034
5.8%
361,688
5.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
20 to 24 years
366,700
6.0%
372,575
6.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
25 to 34 years
903,623
14.7%
889,604
14.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
35 to 44 years
1,066,395
17.3%
1,051,262
16.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
45 to 54 years
905,819
14.7%
923,318
14.9%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
55 to 59 years
334,835
5.4%
342,344
5.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
60 to 64 years
243,261
3.9%
247,207
4.0%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
65 to 74 years
412,850
6.7%
409,233
6.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
75 to 84 years
299,989
4.9%
301,080
4.8%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
88,901
1.4%
98,313
1.6%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
37.6
(NA)
37.5
(NA)
-0.1
+/-0.2
no
 
18 years and over
4,745,142
77.0%
4,756,950
76.6%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
4,558,372
74.0%
4,568,083
73.6%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
62 years and over
942,906
15.3%
948,600
15.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
65 years and over
801,740
13.0%
808,626
13.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Male
328,400
41.0%
332,000
41.1%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Female
473,340
59.0%
476,626
58.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
 
RACE
One race
6,064,155
98.5%
6,113,700
98.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
White
5,273,351
85.6%
5,242,697
84.4%
- 1.2%
+/-0.5%
yes
Black or African American
339,214
5.5%
363,980
5.9%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,409
0.1%
14,281
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
245,795
4.0%
255,715
4.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian Indian
41,466
0.7%
45,906
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
90,674
1.5%
88,355
1.4%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Filipino
8,284
0.1%
8,122
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
10,560
0.2%
9,958
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
16,551
0.3%
17,012
0.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
31,840
0.5%
37,286
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Asian
46,420
0.8%
49,076
0.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,236
0.1%
2,677
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
196,150
3.2%
234,350
3.8%
0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Two or more races
95,152
1.5%
96,878
1.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races including Some other race
24,390
0.4%
30,780
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
70,762
1.1%
66,098
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
5,356,471
87.0%
5,327,480
85.8%
- 1.2%
+/-0.5%
yes
Black or African American
385,087
6.3%
403,375
6.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
29,926
0.5%
32,567
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
264,216
4.3%
278,900
4.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4,982
0.1%
3,878
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
222,439
3.6%
265,806
4.3%
0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
6,159,307
100%
6,210,578
100%
51,271
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
424,203
6.9%
451,811
7.3%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
Mexican
33,077
0.5%
32,041
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Puerto Rican
207,631
3.4%
201,555
3.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Cuban
9,097
0.1%
3,742
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
174,398
2.8%
214,473
3.5%
0.7%
+/-0.5%
yes
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,735,104
93.1%
5,758,767
92.7%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
White alone
5,048,950
82.0%
5,032,286
81.0%
- 1.0%
+/-0.2%
yes
Black or African American alone
319,287
5.2%
341,542
5.5%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
5,644
0.1%
11,926
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
245,426
4.0%
254,485
4.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
2,044
0.1%
435
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
40,763
0.7%
46,727
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
72,990
1.2%
71,366
1.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%