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
2,722,562
2,816,554 *
2,689,346
2,800,796
SEX AND AGE
Male
48.57%
48.16%
47.34% *
47.84%
Female
51.43%
51.84%
52.66% *
52.16% *
Under 5 years
7.99%
7.94%
7.06% *
7.92%
5 to 9 years
7.04%
7.57%
7.94% *
7.92% *
10 to 14 years
7.41%
7.39%
6.31% *
6.99%
15 to 19 years
6.15%
5.93%
6.33%
6.77% *
20 to 24 years
7.70%
7.32%
8.52% *
8.34% *
25 to 34 years
18.36%
19.17% *
18.08%
18.34%
35 to 44 years
14.68%
14.90%
15.36%
14.89%
45 to 54 years
12.40%
11.98%
12.53%
11.44% *
55 to 59 years
4.33%
4.69%
4.34%
3.96%
60 to 64 years
3.68%
3.45%
3.45%
3.66%
65 to 74 years
5.26%
5.19%
5.11%
5.35%
75 to 84 years
3.78%
3.26% *
3.97%
3.43%
85 years and over
1.22%
1.23%
1.00%
0.99%
Median age (years)
32.3
31.5 *
32.3
31.2 *
18 years and over
73.78%
73.42%
74.94%
73.08%
21 years and over
70.23%
70.06%
70.85%
68.83%
62 years and over
12.23%
11.58%
12.02%
11.61%
65 years and over
10.25%
9.68%
10.07%
9.78%
Male
39.39%
39.36%
36.97%
39.72%
Female
60.61%
60.64%
63.03% *
60.28%
RACE
One race
98.66%
97.46% *
97.64% *
97.59% *
White
46.89%
47.15%
44.45%
48.29%
Black or African American
36.13%
35.75%
37.57% *
35.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.20%
0.17%
0.35%
0.27%
Asian
4.39%
3.95%
4.09%
4.32%
Asian Indian
0.74%
1.00%
0.72%
1.26%
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
1.34%
1.00%
0.84% *
0.92%
Filipino
1.13%
0.92%
1.07%
1.08%
Japanese
0.25%
0.17%
0.15%
0.11% *
Korean
0.23%
0.34%
0.48%
0.23%
Vietnamese
0.31%
0.20%
0.45%
0.15%
Other Asian
0.40%
0.31%
0.38%
0.57%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.09%
0.04%
0.04%
0.05%
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
10.96%
10.41%
11.14%
9.12%
Two or more races
1.34%
2.54% *
2.36% *
2.41% *
Two races including Some other race
0.27%
0.80% *
1.41% *
0.70% *
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1.07%
1.75% *
0.95%
1.71% *
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
47.83%
49.24%
46.39%
50.11% *
Black or African American
36.87%
37.10%
38.12%
36.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.59%
0.72%
0.84%
1.06%
Asian
4.80%
4.28%
4.47%
4.79%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.09%
0.10%
0.07%
0.10%
Some other race
11.30%
11.38%
12.59%
9.89%
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
2,722,562
2,816,554 *
2,689,346
2,800,796
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
27.40%
27.87%
25.99%
26.17%
Mexican
20.14%
20.59%
18.94%
18.37%
Puerto Rican
4.04%
3.71%
4.18%
4.15%
Cuban
0.23%
0.31%
0.20%
0.26%
Other Hispanic or Latino
3.00%
3.26%
2.67%
3.38%
Not Hispanic or Latino
72.60%
72.13%
74.01% *
73.83%
White alone
31.10%
30.94%
30.89%
32.57%
Black or African American alone
35.92%
35.44%
37.23%
35.15%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
0.14%
0.10%
0.14%
0.18%
Asian alone
4.38%
3.91%
4.07%
4.17%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.00%
0.04%
0.04%
0.02%
Some other race alone
0.15%
0.31%
0.54%
0.10%
Two or more races:
0.92%
1.38%
1.09%
1.63% *
Two races including Some other race
0.08%
0.20%
0.27% *
0.18%
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
0.83%
1.18%
0.82%
1.45% *
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
2,722,562
2,816,554 *
2,689,346
2,800,796
Householder
38.82%
39.52%
40.47%
37.83%
Spouse
13.57%
13.63%
13.60%
13.24%
Child
31.44%
29.78% *
29.12% *
31.11%
Other relatives
10.43%
10.86%
10.87%
11.47%
Nonrelatives
5.74%
6.22%
5.94%
6.36%
Unmarried partner
2.41%
2.16%
2.24%
2.12%
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
1,009,012
1,049,943 *
1,023,448
1,036,540 *
Family households (families)
58.61%
58.01%
57.71%
60.27%
With own children under 18 years
28.01%
27.89%
26.76%
29.35%
Married-couple families
34.77%
34.36%
33.30%
34.75%
With own children under 18 years
16.65%
16.43%
14.55% *
16.95%
Female householder, no husband present
19.12%
18.47%
18.30%
19.73%
With own children under 18 years
9.85%
9.78%
10.17%
10.41%
Nonfamily households
41.39%
41.99%
42.29%
39.73%
Householder living alone
35.00%
33.85%
34.92%
32.54% *
65 years and over
9.34%
7.94% *
9.13%
8.41%
Households with one or more people under 18 years
33.25%
33.64%
33.39%
35.67% *
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
