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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
|
3,418,455
|
100%
|
3,515,210
|
100%
|
96,755
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
SEX AND AGE
|
|
Male
|
1,696,958
|
49.6%
|
1,748,809
|
49.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Female
|
1,721,497
|
50.4%
|
1,766,401
|
50.3%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Under 5 years
|
298,177
|
8.7%
|
298,254
|
8.5%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
5 to 9 years
|
282,793
|
8.3%
|
288,420
|
8.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
10 to 14 years
|
281,094
|
8.2%
|
276,977
|
7.9%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
15 to 19 years
|
250,611
|
7.3%
|
252,237
|
7.2%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
20 to 24 years
|
242,535
|
7.1%
|
247,169
|
7.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
25 to 34 years
|
561,157
|
16.4%
|
576,840
|
16.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
35 to 44 years
|
549,085
|
16.1%
|
562,670
|
16.0%
|
- 0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
45 to 54 years
|
451,822
|
13.2%
|
480,061
|
13.7%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
55 to 59 years
|
151,114
|
4.4%
|
161,660
|
4.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
60 to 64 years
|
101,420
|
3.0%
|
115,263
|
3.3%
|
0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
65 to 74 years
|
147,089
|
4.3%
|
149,972
|
4.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
75 to 84 years
|
80,805
|
2.4%
|
84,091
|
2.4%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
85 years and over
|
20,753
|
0.6%
|
21,596
|
0.6%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Median age (years)
|
31.1
|
(NA)
|
31.8
|
(NA)
|
0.7
|
+/-0.2
|
yes
|
|
|
|
18 years and over
|
2,401,139
|
70.2%
|
2,494,250
|
71.0%
|
0.8%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
21 years and over
|
2,259,129
|
66.1%
|
2,358,694
|
67.1%
|
1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
62 years and over
|
301,155
|
8.8%
|
314,394
|
8.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
65 years and over
|
248,647
|
7.3%
|
255,659
|
7.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Male
|
104,248
|
41.9%
|
108,513
|
42.4%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Female
|
144,399
|
58.1%
|
147,146
|
57.6%
|
- 0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
RACE
|
|
One race
|
3,362,720
|
98.4%
|
3,428,628
|
97.5%
|
- 0.9%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
White
|
2,303,171
|
67.4%
|
2,295,906
|
65.3%
|
- 2.1%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
620,597
|
18.2%
|
631,641
|
18.0%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
8,627
|
0.3%
|
13,274
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
180,908
|
5.3%
|
189,343
|
5.4%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian Indian
|
37,376
|
1.1%
|
56,423
|
1.6%
|
0.5%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
|
39,800
|
1.2%
|
34,750
|
1.0%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Filipino
|
18,512
|
0.5%
|
30,868
|
0.9%
|
0.4%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Japanese
|
2,929
|
0.1%
|
2,224
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Korean
|
7,993
|
0.2%
|
8,644
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Vietnamese
|
51,925
|
1.5%
|
44,999
|
1.3%
|
- 0.2%
|
+/-0.5%
|
no
|
|
Other Asian
|
22,373
|
0.7%
|
11,435
|
0.3%
|
- 0.4%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
622
|
0.1%
|
1,077
|
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
|
248,795
|
7.3%
|
297,387
|
8.5%
|
1.2%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Two or more races
|
55,735
|
1.6%
|
86,582
|
2.5%
|
0.9%
|
+/-0.5%
|
yes
|
|
Two races including Some other race
|
27,228
|
0.8%
|
52,354
|
1.5%
|
0.7%
|
+/-0.3%
|
yes
|
|
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
|
28,507
|
0.8%
|
34,228
|
1.0%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
|
|
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
|
|
White
|
2,354,935
|
68.9%
|
2,369,637
|
67.4%
|
- 1.5%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American
|
633,782
|
18.5%
|
649,317
|
18.5%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
American Indian and Alaska Native
|
20,172
|
0.6%
|
26,301
|
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian
|
189,928
|
5.6%
|
205,534
|
5.8%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
|
1,139
|
0.1%
|
2,205
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race
|
276,301
|
8.1%
|
350,457
|
10.0%
|
1.9%
|
+/-1.0%
|
yes
|
|
|
|
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
|
|
Total population
|
3,418,455
|
100%
|
3,515,210
|
100%
|
96,755
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
|
1,171,986
|
34.3%
|
1,245,872
|
35.4%
|
1.1%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
Mexican
|
917,503
|
26.8%
|
944,515
|
26.9%
|
0.1%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Puerto Rican
|
14,550
|
0.4%
|
20,908
|
0.6%
|
0.2%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Cuban
|
6,217
|
0.2%
|
9,801
|
0.3%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Other Hispanic or Latino
|
233,716
|
6.8%
|
270,648
|
7.7%
|
0.9%
|
+/-1.2%
|
no
|
|
Not Hispanic or Latino
|
2,246,469
|
65.7%
|
2,269,338
|
64.6%
|
- 1.1%
|
*****
|
- -
|
|
White alone
|
1,405,451
|
41.1%
|
1,410,032
|
40.1%
|
- 1.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
Black or African American alone
|
617,511
|
18.1%
|
624,639
|
17.8%
|
- 0.3%
|
+/-0.2%
|
yes
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
|
5,967
|
0.2%
|
6,767
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Asian alone
|
180,149
|
5.3%
|
185,707
|
5.3%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
|
622
|
0.1%
|
758
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Some other race alone
|
7,389
|
0.2%
|
7,689
|
0.2%
|
0.0%
|
+/-0.2%
|
no
|
|
Two or more races:
|
29,380
|
0.9%
|
33,746
|
1.0%
|
0.1%
|
+/-0.2%
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