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TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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| |
2001
Estimate |
2001
Percent
Distribution |
2002
Estimate |
2002
Percent
Distribution |
Difference
(2002 - 2001) |
Margin
of Error
of Difference |
Statistically
Significant |
|
Total population
|
8,289,599
|
100%
|
8,395,357
|
100%
|
105,758
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
3,993,729
|
48.2%
|
4,067,815
|
48.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
4,295,870
|
51.8%
|
4,327,542
|
51.5%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Under 5 years
|
515,322
|
6.2%
|
560,862
|
6.7%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
551,035
|
6.6%
|
593,161
|
7.1%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
561,405
|
6.8%
|
632,110
|
7.5%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
486,453
|
5.9%
|
507,933
|
6.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
455,367
|
5.5%
|
453,321
|
5.4%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
1,169,651
|
14.1%
|
1,093,712
|
13.0%
|
- 1.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
1,486,079
|
17.9%
|
1,444,441
|
17.2%
|
- 0.7%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
1,217,650
|
14.7%
|
1,229,578
|
14.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
451,443
|
5.4%
|
473,940
|
5.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
344,261
|
4.2%
|
348,653
|
4.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
557,735
|
6.7%
|
552,927
|
6.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
382,878
|
4.6%
|
397,048
|
4.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
110,320
|
1.3%
|
107,671
|
1.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
37.7
|
(NA)
|
37.6
|
(NA)
|
-0.1
|
+/-0.2
|
no
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
6,357,318
|
76.7%
|
6,275,385
|
74.7%
|
- 2.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
6,095,052
|
73.5%
|
6,021,740
|
71.7%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
1,250,128
|
15.1%
|
1,260,912
|
15.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
1,050,933
|
12.7%
|
1,057,646
|
12.6%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Male
|
426,767
|
40.6%
|
438,409
|
41.5%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
624,166
|
59.4%
|
619,237
|
58.5%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
8,143,017
|
98.2%
|
8,251,021
|
98.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
White
|
6,143,967
|
74.1%
|
6,068,445
|
72.3%
|
- 1.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
1,101,403
|
13.3%
|
1,095,576
|
13.0%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
14,981
|
0.2%
|
13,103
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
504,373
|
6.1%
|
541,512
|
6.5%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Asian Indian
|
188,583
|
2.3%
|
172,470
|
2.1%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
100,821
|
1.2%
|
127,095
|
1.5%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Filipino
|
91,820
|
1.1%
|
107,424
|
1.3%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Japanese
|
9,315
|
0.1%
|
18,725
|
0.2%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
65,691
|
0.8%
|
68,271
|
0.8%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
13,288
|
0.2%
|
13,027
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
34,855
|
0.4%
|
34,500
|
0.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
1,890
|
0.1%
|
689
|
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
|
376,403
|
4.5%
|
531,696
|
6.3%
|
1.8%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races
|
146,582
|
1.8%
|
144,336
|
1.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.3%
|
no
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
51,318
|
0.6%
|
55,244
|
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
95,264
|
1.1%
|
89,092
|
1.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
6,260,705
|
75.5%
|
6,179,525
|
73.6%
|
- 1.9%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
1,162,407
|
14.0%
|
1,165,594
|
13.9%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
54,785
|
0.7%
|
39,357
|
0.5%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
537,911
|
6.5%
|
572,466
|
6.8%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
4,134
|
0.1%
|
1,961
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
429,712
|
5.2%
|
589,853
|
7.0%
|
1.8%
|
+/-0.7%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
8,289,599
|
100%
|
8,395,357
|
100%
|
105,758
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
1,140,886
|
13.8%
|
1,198,470
|
14.3%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Mexican
|
134,061
|
1.6%
|
102,488
|
1.2%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
371,342
|
4.5%
|
359,570
|
4.3%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
71,723
|
0.9%
|
90,742
|
1.1%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
563,760
|
6.8%
|
645,670
|
7.7%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
7,148,713
|
86.2%
|
7,196,887
|
85.7%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
White alone
|
5,464,410
|
65.9%
|
5,459,103
|
65.0%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
1,062,001
|
12.8%
|
1,063,779
|
12.7%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
11,385
|
0.1%
|
9,216
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
499,388
|
6.0%
|
538,564
|
6.4%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
0
|
0.0%
|
689
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
21,098
|
0.3%
|
32,217
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
90,431
|
1.1%
|
93,319
|
1.1%
|
0.0%
|
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