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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
5,592,019
100%
5,644,716
100%
52,697
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
2,717,488
48.6%
2,736,866
48.5%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
2,874,531
51.4%
2,907,850
51.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Under 5 years
384,477
6.9%
377,334
6.7%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
5 to 9 years
402,514
7.2%
373,090
6.6%
- 0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
10 to 14 years
387,593
6.9%
409,561
7.3%
0.4%
+/-0.5%
no
15 to 19 years
363,804
6.5%
364,366
6.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
20 to 24 years
363,878
6.5%
367,312
6.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
25 to 34 years
781,945
14.0%
796,126
14.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
35 to 44 years
882,807
15.8%
875,545
15.5%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
45 to 54 years
807,408
14.4%
830,025
14.7%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
55 to 59 years
296,941
5.3%
303,095
5.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
60 to 64 years
249,803
4.5%
268,582
4.8%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
65 to 74 years
380,511
6.8%
382,164
6.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
75 to 84 years
227,687
4.1%
236,746
4.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
62,651
1.1%
60,770
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
36.3
(NA)
36.8
(NA)
0.5
+/-0.3
yes
 
18 years and over
4,189,945
74.9%
4,252,303
75.3%
0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
3,977,459
71.1%
4,048,153
71.7%
0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
62 years and over
818,021
14.6%
829,218
14.7%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
65 years and over
670,849
12.0%
679,680
12.0%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Male
276,193
41.2%
280,660
41.3%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Female
394,656
58.8%
399,020
58.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
 
RACE
One race
5,524,535
98.8%
5,580,721
98.9%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
White
4,504,217
80.5%
4,518,851
80.1%
- 0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Black or African American
899,362
16.1%
909,675
16.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
12,178
0.2%
17,352
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
58,985
1.1%
64,130
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian Indian
16,479
0.3%
9,593
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
11,004
0.2%
13,095
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Filipino
3,165
0.1%
4,488
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
2,640
0.1%
4,001
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
4,754
0.1%
8,285
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
11,027
0.2%
14,320
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Asian
9,916
0.2%
10,348
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5,128
0.1%
1,758
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
44,665
0.8%
68,955
1.2%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Two or more races
67,484
1.2%
63,995
1.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races including Some other race
8,382
0.1%
8,384
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
59,102
1.1%
55,611
1.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
4,567,489
81.7%
4,572,339
81.0%
- 0.7%
+/-0.3%
yes
Black or African American
926,834
16.6%
941,715
16.7%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
38,947
0.7%
42,307
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
68,446
1.2%
73,194
1.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
8,598
0.2%
3,525
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
53,704
1.0%
77,557
1.4%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
5,592,019
100%
5,644,716
100%
52,697
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
120,199
2.1%
132,687
2.4%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Mexican
77,516
1.4%
91,247
1.6%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Puerto Rican
9,629
0.2%
6,192
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Cuban
10,163
0.2%
6,726
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
22,891
0.4%
28,522
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,471,820
97.9%
5,512,029
97.6%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
White alone
4,432,281
79.3%
4,449,890
78.8%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
Black or African American alone
894,359
16.0%
906,735
16.1%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
11,828
0.2%
14,432
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
58,720
1.1%
63,851
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
5,128
0.1%
1,758
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
9,470
0.2%
15,859
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
60,034
1.1%
59,504
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%