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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Rhode Island
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
1,009,503
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
486,428
484,606
488,250
Female
523,075
521,253
524,897
Under 5 years
63,418
62,461
64,375
5 to 9 years
67,852
63,948
71,756
10 to 14 years
74,367
70,329
78,405
15 to 19 years
62,664
61,361
63,968
20 to 24 years
61,375
60,121
62,629
25 to 34 years
139,289
137,400
141,178
35 to 44 years
170,380
167,912
172,848
45 to 54 years
139,204
136,840
141,568
55 to 59 years
50,637
48,164
53,110
60 to 64 years
39,409
36,820
41,998
65 to 74 years
70,732
69,582
71,882
75 to 84 years
54,065
52,103
56,027
85 years and over
16,111
14,078
18,144
 
Median age (years)
37.1
36.8
37.4
 
18 years and over
763,626
762,829
764,423
21 years and over
727,483
724,932
730,034
62 years and over
163,921
161,476
166,366
65 years and over
140,908
139,626
142,190
Male
56,686
55,848
57,524
Female
84,222
83,418
85,026
 
RACE
One race
990,963
986,795
995,131
White
858,700
851,336
866,064
Black or African American
44,629
41,098
48,160
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,398
3,789
11,007
Asian
24,348
23,464
25,232
Asian Indian
1,748
661
2,835
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
7,353
4,863
9,843
Filipino
1,394
688
2,100
Japanese
378
61
695
Korean
1,294
0
2,634
Vietnamese
659
83
1,235
Other Asian
11,522
8,291
14,753
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6,820
2,626
11,014
Native Hawaiian
209
0
458
Guamanian or Chamorro
6,392
2,231
10,553
Samoan
0
0
332
Other Pacific Islander
219
0
559
Some other race
49,068
40,958
57,178
Two or more races
18,540
14,372
22,708
Two races including Some other race
7,405
4,694
10,116
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
11,135
7,749
14,521
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
872,543
864,410
880,676
Black or African American
53,303
50,279
56,327
American Indian and Alaska Native
13,581
9,374
17,789
Asian
26,884
25,097
28,671
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7,486
3,224
11,748
Some other race
57,056
49,648
64,465
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,009,503
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
88,424
*****
*****
Mexican
6,655
3,796
9,514
Puerto Rican
28,164
21,889
34,439
Cuban
1,037
197
1,877
Other Hispanic or Latino
52,568
46,249
58,888
Not Hispanic or Latino
921,079
*****
*****
White alone
830,082
826,101
834,063
Black or African American alone
40,540
37,704
43,376
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
4,067
2,717
5,417
Asian alone
24,348
23,464
25,232
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
958
0
1,960
Some other race alone
8,703
4,591
12,815
Two or more races:
12,381
9,446
15,316
Two races including Some other race
3,005
1,558
4,452
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
9,376
6,903
11,849
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
1,009,503
*****
*****
Householder
411,068
405,527
416,609
Spouse
196,702
191,097
202,307
Child
296,514
290,463
302,565
Other relatives
54,181
47,307
61,055
Nonrelatives
51,038
45,692
56,384
Unmarried partner
24,797
20,982
28,612
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
406,657
402,139
411,175
Family households (families)
265,971
259,886
272,056
With own children under 18 years
124,796
120,277
129,315
Married-couple families
195,463
188,927
201,999
With own children under 18 years
84,570
79,991
89,149
Female householder, no husband present
55,161
51,559
58,763
With own children under 18 years
34,837
31,575
38,099
Nonfamily households
140,686
134,626
146,746
Householder living alone
115,272
109,682
120,862
65 years and over
44,974
41,997
47,951
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
136,476
132,008
140,944
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
106,680
104,195
109,165
 
Average household size
2.48
2.45
2.51
Average family size
3.07
3.02
3.12
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
439,837
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
406,657
402,139
411,175
Vacant housing units
33,180
28,662
37,698
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.6
0.9
2.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
4.4
2.9
5.9
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
406,657
402,139
411,175
Owner-occupied
246,278
239,404
253,152
Renter-occupied
160,379
154,017
166,741
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.68
2.63
2.73
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.17
2.10
2.24
 

The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey 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 degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

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.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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