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Data followed by an * indicates a Significant Difference at the 90 percent level between that data and the data from the most current year.  Data followed by a "c" indicates the estimate for that year and the current year are both controlled; a statistical test is not appropriate.
TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total population
663,721
654,067 c
640,133 c
623,378 c
SEX AND AGE
Male
49.83%
49.70% *
49.68% *
49.71% *
Female
50.17%
50.30% *
50.32% *
50.29% *
Under 5 years
7.88%
8.12% *
7.99% *
8.48% *
5 to 9 years
8.19%
8.17%
8.30%
8.90% *
10 to 14 years
8.51%
8.84%
8.27%
8.35%
15 to 19 years
7.14%
7.01%
6.93% *
6.70% *
20 to 24 years
6.07%
5.71% *
5.37% *
5.11% *
25 to 34 years
13.04%
13.13%
13.68% *
13.75% *
35 to 44 years
16.93%
17.55% *
18.16% *
18.39% *
45 to 54 years
14.81%
14.58% *
14.73% *
14.25% *
55 to 59 years
5.45%
5.41%
5.02% *
4.74% *
60 to 64 years
3.57%
3.34%
3.27%
3.09% *
65 to 74 years
4.83%
4.64% *
4.72% *
4.79%
75 to 84 years
2.89%
2.83%
2.66% *
2.77%
85 years and over
0.69%
0.66%
0.91% *
0.69%
 
Median age (years)
34.5
34.4
34.6
34.2 *
 
18 years and over
70.84%
70.33% *
71.02% *
69.72% c
21 years and over
66.87%
66.83%
67.29% *
66.63%
62 years and over
10.17%
9.97%
10.16%
9.99%
65 years and over
8.41%
8.13% *
8.28% *
8.24% *
Male
43.84%
42.16% *
43.26% *
42.94% *
Female
56.16%
57.84% *
56.74% *
57.06% *
 
RACE
One race
97.99%
98.02%
97.88%
98.45%
White
79.59%
79.17%
82.79% *
84.17% *
Black or African American
6.37%
6.75%
6.32%
6.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.30%
0.23%
0.16%
0.13%
Asian
5.02%
4.84%
4.31% *
3.98% *
Asian Indian
1.15%
1.18%
1.18%
0.69% *
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
1.19%
1.08%
0.80%
0.86%
Filipino
1.27%
1.01%
0.92%
1.15%
Japanese
0.24%
0.19%
0.23%
0.24%
Korean
0.88%
0.92%
0.80%
0.69%
Vietnamese
0.04%
0.17%
0.03%
0.12%
Other Asian
0.24%
0.29%
0.35%
0.24%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.00%
0.05%
0.07%
0.04%
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
N
Some other race
6.71%
6.98%
4.25% *
3.61% *
Two or more races
2.01%
1.98%
2.12%
1.55%
Two races including Some other race
0.44%
0.70%
0.62%
0.42%
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1.58%
1.28%
1.50%
1.13%
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
81.47%
80.86%
84.63% *
85.43% *
Black or African American
7.16%
7.42%
6.98%
7.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.73%
0.72%
0.63%
0.59%
Asian
5.63%
5.26% *
4.99% *
4.47% *
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.00%
0.11% *
0.14% *
0.12% *
Some other race
7.16%
7.72%
4.92% *
4.03% *
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
663,721
654,067 c
640,133 c
623,378 c
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
16.86%
15.94% c
15.04% c
14.55% c
Mexican
13.72%
12.50% *
11.99% *
11.28% *
Puerto Rican
1.02%
1.06%
0.95%
1.27%
Cuban
0.14%
0.16%
0.16%
0.07%
Other Hispanic or Latino
1.98%
2.22%
1.95%
1.93%
Not Hispanic or Latino
83.14%
84.06% c
84.96% c
85.45% c
White alone
70.17%
71.33% *
72.59% *
73.69% *
Black or African American alone
6.27%
6.31%
6.18%
6.40%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
0.10%
0.10%
0.09%
0.13%
Asian alone
5.00%
4.71% *
4.28% *
3.96% *
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.00%
0.05%
0.07%
0.03%
Some other race alone
0.19%
0.21%
0.29%
0.12%
Two or more races:
1.40%
1.34%
1.46%
1.12%
Two races including Some other race
0.06%
0.12%
0.13%
0.14%
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1.34%
1.22%
1.33%
0.98%
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
663,721
654,067 c
640,133 c
623,378 c
Householder
35.64%
36.27%
35.91%
35.27%
Spouse
21.70%
21.96%
22.31% *
21.79%
Child
34.30%
34.65%
33.83%
34.34%
Other relatives
4.90%
4.16%
4.73%
5.04%
Nonrelatives
3.46%
2.95%
3.21%
3.56%
Unmarried partner
1.53%
1.12% *
1.22% *
1.16% *
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
226,074
222,841 *
216,266 *
214,271 *
Family households (families)
73.66%
74.83%
75.72% *
75.82% *
With own children under 18 years
39.59%
41.52%
41.56% *
42.51% *
Married-couple families
61.18%
60.23%
62.36%
61.84%
With own children under 18 years
32.73%
32.72%
33.04%
33.58%
Female householder, no husband present
8.75%
9.95%
9.19%
10.05% *
With own children under 18 years
5.24%
6.34% *
6.29% *
6.68% *
Nonfamily households
26.34%
25.17%
24.28% *
24.18% *
Householder living alone
21.82%
21.85%
20.47%
20.33%
65 years and over
6.23%
6.46%
6.45%
6.82%
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
41.82%
43.75%
43.83% *
45.06% *
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
17.66%
16.67% *
17.65%
17.69%
 
Average household size
2.94
2.94
2.96
2.91
Average family size
3.48
3.45
3.45
3.38 *
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
238,605
234,614 c
230,738 c
225,919 c
Occupied housing units
94.75%
94.98%
93.73%
94.84%
Vacant housing units
5.25%
5.02%
6.27%
5.16%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.0
1.5
1.2
1.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
8.3
6.7
9.7
6.7
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
226,074
222,841 *
216,266 *
214,271 *
Owner-occupied
78.46%
76.49% *
77.67%
76.88% *
Renter-occupied
21.54%
23.51% *
22.33%
23.12% *
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.03
3.09 *
3.06
3.01
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.59
2.44
2.62
2.56