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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
1,410,902
100%
1,421,745
100%
10,843
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
681,683
48.3%
688,074
48.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
729,219
51.7%
733,671
51.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Under 5 years
86,609
6.1%
90,566
6.4%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
5 to 9 years
86,877
6.2%
91,772
6.5%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
10 to 14 years
88,992
6.3%
91,420
6.4%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
15 to 19 years
69,582
4.9%
73,538
5.2%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
20 to 24 years
80,415
5.7%
70,174
4.9%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
25 to 34 years
225,925
16.0%
220,826
15.5%
- 0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
35 to 44 years
254,168
18.0%
250,862
17.6%
- 0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
45 to 54 years
209,848
14.9%
216,264
15.2%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
55 to 59 years
78,023
5.5%
80,739
5.7%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
60 to 64 years
55,617
3.9%
55,639
3.9%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
65 to 74 years
92,181
6.5%
92,795
6.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
75 to 84 years
62,548
4.4%
67,847
4.8%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
85 years and over
20,117
1.4%
19,303
1.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
37.6
(NA)
38.0
(NA)
0.4
+/-0.5
no
 
18 years and over
1,100,358
78.0%
1,097,544
77.2%
- 0.8%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
1,066,524
75.6%
1,062,151
74.7%
- 0.9%
+/-0.5%
yes
62 years and over
209,280
14.8%
210,473
14.8%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
65 years and over
174,846
12.4%
179,945
12.7%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Male
71,944
41.1%
75,429
41.9%
0.8%
+/-1.2%
no
Female
102,902
58.9%
104,516
58.1%
- 0.8%
+/-0.8%
no
 
RACE
One race
1,385,007
98.2%
1,398,127
98.3%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
White
1,222,193
86.6%
1,210,036
85.1%
- 1.5%
+/-0.8%
yes
Black or African American
46,638
3.3%
47,414
3.3%
0.0%
+/-0.3%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
772
0.1%
2,460
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
94,538
6.7%
101,652
7.1%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Asian Indian
23,058
1.6%
24,662
1.7%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
35,247
2.5%
37,538
2.6%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Filipino
3,536
0.3%
1,054
0.1%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
3,275
0.2%
3,269
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
5,449
0.4%
7,247
0.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
5,614
0.4%
9,503
0.7%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Other Asian
18,359
1.3%
18,379
1.3%
0.0%
+/-0.7%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
570
0.1%
0
0.0%
- 0.1%
+/-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
20,296
1.4%
36,565
2.6%
1.2%
+/-0.8%
yes
Two or more races
25,895
1.8%
23,618
1.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Two races including Some other race
6,004
0.4%
8,164
0.6%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
19,891
1.4%
15,454
1.1%
- 0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
1,244,634
88.2%
1,229,768
86.5%
- 1.7%
+/-1.0%
yes
Black or African American
59,183
4.2%
54,004
3.8%
- 0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
American Indian and Alaska Native
6,673
0.5%
8,466
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
100,119
7.1%
110,112
7.7%
0.6%
+/-0.2%
yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,381
0.1%
703
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
26,300
1.9%
45,023
3.2%
1.3%
+/-0.8%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,410,902
100%
1,421,745
100%
10,843
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
64,492
4.6%
66,819
4.7%
0.1%
*****
- -
Mexican
10,234
0.7%
4,199
0.3%
- 0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Puerto Rican
19,149
1.4%
24,132
1.7%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
Cuban
2,061
0.1%
0
0.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
33,048
2.3%
38,488
2.7%
0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,346,410
95.4%
1,354,926
95.3%
- 0.1%
*****
- -
White alone
1,179,994
83.6%
1,179,378
83.0%
- 0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Black or African American alone
44,735
3.2%
47,414
3.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
159
0.1%
2,460
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
94,274
6.7%
100,422
7.1%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
570
0.1%
0
0.0%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
7,250
0.5%
8,843
0.6%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Two or more races:
19,428
1.4%
16,409
1.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%