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
2,914,252
2,896,130 c
2,848,078 c
2,803,924 c
SEX AND AGE
Male
49.86%
49.57% *
49.84%
49.79%
Female
50.14%
50.43% *
50.16%
50.21%
Under 5 years
7.50%
7.65% *
7.92% *
7.67% *
5 to 9 years
7.53%
7.99%
7.89%
8.77% *
10 to 14 years
7.65%
7.36%
8.16%
6.63% *
15 to 19 years
6.48%
6.36%
6.67% *
6.84% *
20 to 24 years
6.60%
6.73% *
6.52%
6.58%
25 to 34 years
15.17%
15.88% *
15.77% *
16.36% *
35 to 44 years
16.54%
16.44%
16.49%
16.80% *
45 to 54 years
13.55%
13.21% *
12.79% *
12.91% *
55 to 59 years
5.00%
4.92%
4.80%
4.62%
60 to 64 years
4.10%
3.73%
3.29% *
3.37% *
65 to 74 years
5.34%
5.27%
5.28%
5.19% *
75 to 84 years
3.48%
3.65%
3.54%
3.42%
85 years and over
1.07%
0.82% *
0.87%
0.87%
Median age (years)
34.5
33.7 *
33.0 *
33.3 *
18 years and over
73.30%
73.01% *
71.87% c
72.75% *
21 years and over
69.35%
69.53%
68.06% *
68.65% *
62 years and over
12.00%
11.89%
11.46% *
11.26% *
65 years and over
9.88%
9.74% *
9.69% *
9.47% *
Male
42.67%
42.49%
42.73%
42.34%
Female
57.33%
57.51%
57.27%
57.66%
RACE
One race
97.58%
96.74% *
97.31%
97.02% *
White
71.78%
71.07%
74.21% *
75.46% *
Black or African American
1.59%
1.33% *
1.33% *
1.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native
0.44%
0.37%
0.43%
0.45%
Asian
15.17%
14.64% *
13.82% *
13.92% *
Asian Indian
1.28%
1.40%
1.27%
1.20%
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
2.43%
2.72%
2.80%
1.87%
Filipino
2.22%
1.88%
1.28% *
1.31% *
Japanese
1.27%
1.02%
1.00%
1.06%
Korean
2.29%
1.64%
2.10%
1.57% *
Vietnamese
5.13%
4.59%
4.18% *
5.45%
Other Asian
0.56%
1.38% *
1.18% *
1.46% *
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.36%
0.17% *
0.37%
0.37%
Native Hawaiian
0.09%
N
0.07%
0.13%
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.07%
N
0.02%
0.12%
Samoan
0.10%
N
0.11%
0.06%
Other Pacific Islander
0.10%
N
0.17%
0.06%
Some other race
8.23%
9.17%
7.15%
5.22% *
Two or more races
2.42%
3.26% *
2.69%
2.98% *
Two races including Some other race
0.68%
0.88%
0.86%
1.30% *
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1.74%
2.37% *
1.83%
1.68%
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
73.93%
73.96%
76.58% *
78.03% *
Black or African American
1.91%
2.16%
1.87%
1.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native
1.00%
1.02%
0.91%
1.15%
Asian
16.28%
15.70% *
14.92% *
14.90% *
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0.47%
0.50%
0.53%
0.52%
Some other race
9.01%
10.21%
8.04%
6.55% *
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
2,914,252
2,896,130 c
2,848,078 c
2,803,924 c
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
32.27%
32.11% c
31.84% c
30.94% c
Mexican
27.49%
27.77%
27.14%
26.52%
Puerto Rican
0.44%
0.23%
0.50%
0.29%
Cuban
0.19%
0.29%
0.07% *
0.11%
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.15%
3.82%
4.13%
4.02%
Not Hispanic or Latino
67.73%
67.89% c
68.16% c
69.06% c
White alone
49.10%
49.53% *
50.47% *
51.31% *
Black or African American alone
1.51%
1.31% *
1.31% *
1.53%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
0.24%
0.23%
0.30%
0.27%
Asian alone
14.85%
14.51%
13.72% *
13.73% *
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0.35%
0.17% *
0.32%
0.31%
Some other race alone
0.18%
0.17%
0.24%
0.21%
Two or more races:
1.49%
1.97% *
1.80%
1.69%
Two races including Some other race
0.10%
0.22%
0.20%
0.31% *
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1.40%
1.76%
1.60%
1.38%
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
2,914,252
2,896,130 c
2,848,078 c
2,803,924 c
Householder
35.32%
35.43%
34.57% *
33.50% *
Spouse
19.36%
18.79%
18.80%
18.50% *
Child
31.26%
30.19%
31.92%
30.39%
Other relatives
8.08%
8.26%
8.49%
10.90% *
Nonrelatives
5.98%
7.34% *
6.22%
6.71%
Unmarried partner
1.64%
1.83%
1.86%
1.70%
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
968,231
957,490 *
940,022 *
926,231 *
Family households (families)
70.99%
68.29% *
70.23%
71.20%
With own children under 18 years
36.70%
35.86%
35.90%
35.32%
Married-couple families
54.91%
53.00%
54.64%
54.65%
With own children under 18 years
27.96%
27.55%
27.55%
27.69%
Female householder, no husband present
11.28%
10.23%
10.50%
11.34%
With own children under 18 years
6.48%
6.09%
5.98%
5.86%
Nonfamily households
29.01%
31.71% *
29.77%
28.80%
Householder living alone
21.65%
23.97% *
23.12%
22.94%
65 years and over
6.66%
8.10% *
7.91% *
8.07% *
Households with one or more people under 18 years
40.08%
38.62%
39.63%
39.15%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
