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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
4,187,003
100%
4,310,754
100%
123,751
*****
- -
SEX AND AGE
Male
2,063,518
49.3%
2,123,675
49.3%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Female
2,123,485
50.7%
2,187,079
50.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Under 5 years
332,401
7.9%
340,018
7.9%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
5 to 9 years
322,001
7.7%
322,709
7.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
10 to 14 years
326,322
7.8%
329,122
7.6%
- 0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
15 to 19 years
267,424
6.4%
279,948
6.5%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
20 to 24 years
269,496
6.4%
274,847
6.4%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
25 to 34 years
720,391
17.2%
738,314
17.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
35 to 44 years
749,250
17.9%
776,644
18.0%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
45 to 54 years
576,807
13.8%
591,973
13.7%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
55 to 59 years
190,912
4.6%
212,973
4.9%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
60 to 64 years
130,983
3.1%
134,888
3.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
65 to 74 years
173,787
4.2%
184,519
4.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
75 to 84 years
99,699
2.4%
98,774
2.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
85 years and over
27,530
0.7%
26,025
0.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
Median age (years)
32.8
(NA)
33.3
(NA)
0.5
+/-0.2
yes
 
18 years and over
3,033,190
72.4%
3,141,717
72.9%
0.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
21 years and over
2,888,751
69.0%
2,989,178
69.3%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
62 years and over
372,088
8.9%
388,856
9.0%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
65 years and over
301,016
7.2%
309,318
7.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Male
121,988
40.5%
126,680
41.0%
0.5%
+/-0.7%
no
Female
179,028
59.5%
182,638
59.0%
- 0.5%
+/-0.8%
no
 
RACE
One race
4,127,963
98.6%
4,255,335
98.7%
0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
White
2,648,048
63.2%
2,677,930
62.1%
- 1.1%
+/-0.7%
yes
Black or African American
1,198,677
28.6%
1,258,307
29.2%
0.6%
+/-0.3%
yes
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,142
0.2%
8,310
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
149,721
3.6%
159,920
3.7%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian Indian
44,888
1.1%
38,344
0.9%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
28,018
0.7%
22,829
0.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Filipino
7,261
0.2%
15,549
0.4%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Japanese
6,562
0.2%
5,619
0.1%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Korean
28,004
0.7%
22,224
0.5%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Vietnamese
22,070
0.5%
34,136
0.8%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Other Asian
12,918
0.3%
21,219
0.5%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,334
0.1%
315
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
122,041
2.9%
150,553
3.5%
0.6%
+/-0.7%
no
Two or more races
59,040
1.4%
55,419
1.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.3%
no
Two races including Some other race
13,902
0.3%
24,513
0.6%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
45,138
1.1%
30,906
0.7%
- 0.4%
+/-0.2%
yes
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
2,697,143
64.4%
2,721,072
63.1%
- 1.3%
+/-0.7%
yes
Black or African American
1,230,246
29.4%
1,277,057
29.6%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
American Indian and Alaska Native
21,665
0.5%
21,633
0.5%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian
160,167
3.8%
171,981
4.0%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,592
0.1%
1,907
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race
136,113
3.3%
175,199
4.1%
0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
4,187,003
100%
4,310,754
100%
123,751
*****
- -
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
279,221
6.7%
332,819
7.7%
1.0%
*****
- -
Mexican
183,579
4.4%
220,357
5.1%
0.7%
+/-0.7%
no
Puerto Rican
27,032
0.6%
24,828
0.6%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Cuban
15,642
0.4%
14,384
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Other Hispanic or Latino
52,968
1.3%
73,250
1.7%
0.4%
+/-0.3%
yes
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,907,782
93.3%
3,977,935
92.3%
- 1.0%
*****
- -
White alone
2,503,701
59.8%
2,513,304
58.3%
- 1.5%
+/-0.2%
yes
Black or African American alone
1,190,701
28.4%
1,245,063
28.9%
0.5%
+/-0.3%
yes
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
5,897
0.1%
7,409
0.2%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Asian alone
149,265
3.6%
159,042
3.7%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
2,334
0.1%
315
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Some other race alone
11,645
0.3%
19,106
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Two or more races:
44,239
1.1%
33,696
0.8%
- 0.3%
+/-0.2%