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TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  2003
Estimate		 2002
Estimate		 2001
Estimate		 2000
Estimate
Total population
528,759
535,632 c
536,260 c
536,497 c
SEX AND AGE
Male
46.88%
46.87%
46.98%
46.60% *
Female
53.12%
53.13%
53.02%
53.40% *
Under 5 years
6.31%
6.43% *
5.96% *
5.99% *
5 to 9 years
5.71%
5.12%
6.66% *
6.84% *
10 to 14 years
5.56%
6.31% *
5.56%
5.21%
15 to 19 years
3.25%
3.61% *
4.09% *
5.24% *
20 to 24 years
7.74%
7.78%
7.83%
7.63%
25 to 34 years
20.13%
19.42% *
19.00% *
18.42% *
35 to 44 years
15.60%
15.57%
15.80%
15.85% *
45 to 54 years
13.51%
13.91% *
13.74% *
13.55%
55 to 59 years
5.40%
5.44%
5.26%
4.72% *
60 to 64 years
4.81%
4.41%
4.31% *
4.40%
65 to 74 years
6.20%
6.18%
6.17%
6.42% *
75 to 84 years
4.31%
4.44%
4.36%
4.40%
85 years and over
1.48%
1.37%
1.25%
1.33%
 
Median age (years)
35.7
35.9
35.5
35.4 *
 
18 years and over
79.67%
79.31% *
78.85% *
78.80% *
21 years and over
78.02%
77.17% *
76.28% *
75.54% *
62 years and over
14.54%
14.53%
14.31%
14.57%
65 years and over
11.98%
11.98%
11.78% *
12.15% *
Male
37.76%
38.32%
37.63%
37.45%
Female
62.24%
61.68%
62.37%
62.55%
 
RACE
One race
98.47%
97.83% *
97.13% *
98.17%
White
30.49%
29.28% *
29.29% *
30.06%
Black or African American
58.93%
59.59% *
60.29% *
61.40% *
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.47%
0.19% *
0.25%
0.44%
Asian
3.19%
2.83% *
2.60% *
2.61% *
Asian Indian
0.62%
0.46%
0.73%
0.59%
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
0.62%
0.34% *
0.66%
0.47%
Filipino
0.48%
0.76%
0.36%
0.35%
Japanese
0.19%
0.28%
0.21%
0.24%
Korean
0.35%
0.42%
0.17% *
0.20%
Vietnamese
0.45%
0.19%
0.20%
0.33%
Other Asian
0.48%
0.38%
0.28%
0.43%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.09%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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
5.30%
5.94%
4.69%
3.65% *
Two or more races
1.53%
2.17% *
2.87% *
1.83%
Two races including Some other race
0.55%
0.59%
0.71%
0.45%
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
0.98%
1.58% *
2.16% *
1.38%
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
31.44%
30.71%
30.75%
31.27%
Black or African American
59.85%
60.80% *
62.35% *
62.48% *
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.76%
1.07%
1.56% *
1.04%
Asian
3.56%
3.35% *
3.16% *
3.07% *
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.13%
0.03%
0.03%
0.03%
Some other race
5.85%
6.53%
5.45%
4.12% *
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
528,759
535,632 c
536,260 c
536,497 c
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9.82%
9.53% c
8.84% c
8.12% c
Mexican
1.56%
1.24%
1.19%
0.71% *
Puerto Rican
0.53%
0.51%
0.35%
0.25% *
Cuban
0.14%
0.23%
0.28%
0.16%
Other Hispanic or Latino
7.58%
7.55%
7.02%
7.01%
Not Hispanic or Latino
90.18%
90.47% c
91.16% c
91.88% c
White alone
27.10%
26.38% *
26.01% *
26.85% *
Black or African American alone
58.41%
59.06% *
59.60% *
60.57% *
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
0.25%
0.17%
0.23%
0.26%
Asian alone
3.13%
2.80% *
2.60% *
2.59% *
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.02%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Some other race alone
0.22%
0.29%
0.43% *
0.25%
Two or more races:
1.05%
1.76% *
2.29% *
1.35%
Two races including Some other race
0.11%
0.24%
0.25%
0.06%
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
0.95%
1.53% *
2.04% *
1.29%
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
528,759
535,632 c
536,260 c
536,497 c
Householder
49.25%
49.50%
48.79%
48.18%
Spouse
11.24%
11.00%
10.14% *
10.51%
Child
22.83%
22.59%
23.19%
23.18%
Other relatives
8.96%
8.90%
9.47%
9.73%
Nonrelatives
7.72%
8.00%
8.42%
8.41%
Unmarried partner
2.45%
2.70%
2.56%
3.15% *
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
246,669
242,095 *
243,064
243,992
Family households (families)
45.63%
46.44%
43.87%
44.46%
With own children under 18 years
20.57%
21.28%
19.19%
19.92%
Married-couple families
22.54%
22.22%
20.59% *
21.41%
With own children under 18 years
8.13%
8.38%
7.22%
7.66%
Female householder, no husband present
19.36%
19.49%
18.10%
18.65%
With own children under 18 years
11.07%
11.19%
9.55% *
10.48%
Nonfamily households
54.37%
53.56%
56.13%
55.54%
Householder living alone
45.51%
44.51%
46.69%
46.51%
65 years and over
10.53%
9.63%
10.48%
10.45%
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
24.80%
26.03%
24.15%
24.94%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
20.26%
19.64%
20.52%
20.87%
 
Average household size
2.14
2.21 *
2.21 *
2.20 *
Average family size
3.09
3.13
3.23 *
3.21
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
272,394
272,636 c
273,565 c
274,845 c
Occupied housing units
90.56%
88.80% *
88.85% *
88.77% *
Vacant housing units
9.44%
11.20% *
11.15% *
11.23% *
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.4
1.9
2.7 *
3.0 *
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
4.7
5.1
4.9
4.9
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
246,669
242,095 *
243,064
243,992
Owner-occupied
41.99%
39.91% *
39.58% *
38.63% *
Renter-occupied
58.01%
60.09% *
60.42% *
61.37% *
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.28
2.36
2.41 *
2.36
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.04
2.11 *
2.08
2.09
 
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Footnotes

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

For more information on understanding race and Hispanic origin data, please see the Census 2000 Brief entitled, Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin, issued March 2001. (pdf format)

1. An '-' entry in an Estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An 'N' entry in an Estimate column indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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