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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
1,896,834
100%
1,921,611
100%
24,777
+/-55,155
no
SEX AND AGE
Male
937,835
49.4%
964,973
50.2%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Female
958,999
50.6%
956,638
49.8%
- 0.8%
+/-1.0%
no
Under 5 years
162,237
8.6%
166,499
8.7%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
5 to 9 years
157,091
8.3%
142,979
7.4%
- 0.9%
+/-0.7%
yes
10 to 14 years
151,163
8.0%
136,939
7.1%
- 0.9%
+/-0.8%
yes
15 to 19 years
122,965
6.5%
128,692
6.7%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
20 to 24 years
143,533
7.6%
152,527
7.9%
0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
25 to 34 years
346,571
18.3%
344,312
17.9%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
35 to 44 years
281,562
14.8%
294,957
15.3%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
45 to 54 years
227,909
12.0%
245,811
12.8%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
55 to 59 years
85,213
4.5%
87,244
4.5%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
60 to 64 years
55,629
2.9%
66,654
3.5%
0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
65 to 74 years
96,858
5.1%
88,735
4.6%
- 0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
75 to 84 years
52,566
2.8%
51,899
2.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
13,537
0.7%
14,363
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
30.7
(NA)
31.5
(NA)
0.8
+/-0.7
yes
 
18 years and over
1,350,215
71.2%
1,397,903
72.7%
1.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
1,277,721
67.4%
1,320,877
68.7%
1.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
62 years and over
190,198
10.0%
189,795
9.9%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
65 years and over
162,961
8.6%
154,997
8.1%
- 0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
Male
66,822
41.0%
64,750
41.8%
0.8%
+/-2.1%
no
Female
96,139
59.0%
90,247
58.2%
- 0.8%
+/-1.3%
no
 
RACE
One race
1,868,465
98.5%
1,872,295
97.4%
- 1.1%
+/-0.8%
yes
White
1,138,712
60.0%
1,115,506
58.1%
- 1.9%
+/-1.8%
yes
Black or African American
452,373
23.8%
466,650
24.3%
0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
5,723
0.3%
8,360
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
107,830
5.7%
113,775
5.9%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
Asian Indian
16,080
0.8%
33,210
1.7%
0.9%
+/-0.5%
yes
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
23,666
1.2%
25,160
1.3%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Filipino
8,894
0.5%
16,222
0.8%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Japanese
2,453
0.1%
1,360
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
5,645
0.3%
4,202
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
36,098
1.9%
28,502
1.5%
- 0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Other Asian
14,994
0.8%
5,119
0.3%
- 0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
131
0.1%
720
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
163,696
8.6%
167,284
8.7%
0.1%
+/-1.3%
no
Two or more races
28,369
1.5%
49,316
2.6%
1.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
Two races including Some other race
12,893
0.7%
32,924
1.7%
1.0%
+/-0.7%
yes
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
15,476
0.8%
16,392
0.9%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
1,165,223
61.4%
1,157,438
60.2%
- 1.2%
+/-1.7%
no
Black or African American
458,772
24.2%
475,528
24.7%
0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
13,282
0.7%
14,794
0.8%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
112,350
5.9%
121,344
6.3%
0.4%
+/-0.7%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
221
0.1%
1,615
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
176,867
9.3%
200,726
10.4%
1.1%
+/-1.5%
no
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,896,834
100%
1,921,611
100%
24,777
+/-55,155
no
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
749,951
39.5%
764,810
39.8%
0.3%
+/-1.8%
no
Mexican
583,081
30.7%
563,756
29.3%
- 1.4%
+/-2.1%
no
Puerto Rican
5,760
0.3%
10,926
0.6%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Cuban
5,477
0.3%
7,023
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
155,633
8.2%
183,105
9.5%
1.3%
+/-1.8%
no
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,146,883
60.5%
1,156,801
60.2%
- 0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
White alone
567,611
29.9%
559,103
29.1%
- 0.8%
+/-1.2%
no
Black or African American alone
449,825
23.7%
460,459
24.0%
0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
4,673
0.2%
5,346
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
107,358
5.7%
112,110
5.8%
0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
131
0.1%
575
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
3,361
0.2%
3,916
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
13,924
0.7%
15,292
0.8%
0.1%