Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Charlotte city, Mecklenburg County pt.
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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147,109
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133,198
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161,020
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Nursery school, preschool
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8,744
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6,178
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11,310
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Kindergarten
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6,958
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4,620
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9,296
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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60,517
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54,084
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66,950
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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25,010
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19,784
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30,236
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College or graduate school
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45,880
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33,810
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57,950
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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335,412
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323,420
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347,404
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Less than 9th grade
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15,580
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11,084
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20,076
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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26,751
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20,742
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32,760
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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65,247
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57,111
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73,383
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Some college, no degree
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64,368
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56,585
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72,151
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Associate degree
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26,925
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18,541
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35,309
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Bachelor's degree
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104,499
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96,835
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112,163
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Graduate or professional degree
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32,042
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27,460
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36,624
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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87.4
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85.4
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89.4
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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40.7
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38.2
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43.2
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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194,906
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188,217
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201,595
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Never married
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67,259
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60,511
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74,008
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Now married, except separated
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102,095
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93,807
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110,383
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Separated
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5,052
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3,260
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6,844
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Widowed
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4,426
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2,180
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6,672
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Divorced
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16,074
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12,170
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19,978
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Females 15 years and over
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211,181
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202,990
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219,372
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Never married
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61,186
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54,733
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67,639
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Now married, except separated
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97,948
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89,604
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106,292
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Separated
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7,926
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4,964
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10,888
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Widowed
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16,970
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13,693
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20,247
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Divorced
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27,151
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22,275
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32,027
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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8,993
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6,125
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11,861
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,966
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1,892
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6,040
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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52
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26
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78
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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44.1
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29.7
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58.5
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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60
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42
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78
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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13
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0
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38
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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107
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71
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143
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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19
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7
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31
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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10,936
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7,308
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14,564
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Responsible for grandchildren
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6,592
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3,800
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9,384
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less than 1 year
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4,278
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1,956
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6,600
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1 or 2 years
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851
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0
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1,861
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3 or 4 years
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913
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0
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1,923
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5 or more years
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550
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0
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1,208
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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57.8
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36.0
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79.6
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Percent who are married
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50.5
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26.2
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74.8
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Percent who are in labor force
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74.9
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56.6
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93.2
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Percent who are in poverty
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16.4
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0.0
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34.4
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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387,921
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375,803
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400,039
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Civilian veterans
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39,248
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34,173
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44,323
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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106,401
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98,601
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114,201
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With a disability
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6,151
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3,925
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8,377
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Population 21 to 64 years
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328,186
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316,705
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339,667
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With a disability
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31,566
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26,595
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36,537
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Percent employed
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47.0
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38.3
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55.7
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No disability
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296,620
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284,790
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308,451
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Percent employed
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84.6
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82.3
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86.9
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Population 65 years and over
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44,401
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41,692
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47,110
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With a disability
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14,858
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12,827
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16,889
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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509,593
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491,478
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527,708
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Same house
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396,833
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373,561
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420,105
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Different house in the U.S.
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108,198
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87,065
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129,331
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Same county
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45,897
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37,759
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54,035
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Different county
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62,301
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43,578
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81,024
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Same state
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27,343
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17,064
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37,623
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Different state
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34,958
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19,808
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50,108
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Abroad
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4,562
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846
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8,278
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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516,992
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498,104
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535,880
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Native
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470,032
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451,349
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488,715
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Born in United States
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464,720
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446,057
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483,383
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State of residence
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229,531
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212,407
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246,655
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Different state
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235,189
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219,564
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250,815
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
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born abroad to American parent(s)
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5,312
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2,304
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8,320
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Foreign born
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46,960
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37,611
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56,309
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Naturalized citizen
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8,975
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6,492
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11,458
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Not a citizen
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37,985
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28,724
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47,246
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Entered 1990 or later
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30,583
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22,878
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38,289
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Entered before 1990
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16,377
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12,356
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20,398
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REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
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46,960
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37,611
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56,309
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Europe
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8,227
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4,503
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11,951
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Asia
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13,183
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9,517
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16,849
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Africa
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4,453
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981
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7,925
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Oceania
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0
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0
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563
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Latin America
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20,426
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13,374
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27,478
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Northern America
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671
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0
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1,377
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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478,988
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462,963
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495,013
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English only
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423,430
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408,088
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438,772
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Language other than English
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55,558
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46,698
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64,419
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Speak English less than "very well"
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16,129
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11,666
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20,592
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Spanish
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29,040
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21,056
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37,024
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Speak English less than "very well"
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4,878
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1,905
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7,851
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Other Indo-European languages
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11,024
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7,054
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14,994
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,184
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676
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3,692
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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11,966
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8,448
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15,484
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Speak English less than "very well"
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7,373
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3,865
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10,881
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Other languages
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3,528
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1,027
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6,029
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,694
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0
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3,491
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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516,992
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498,104
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535,880
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Arab
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1,053
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175
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1,931
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Czech
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1,636
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377
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2,895
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Danish
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1,766
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380
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3,152
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Dutch
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6,955
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4,107
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9,803
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English
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49,132
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42,286
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55,978
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French (except Basque)
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6,795
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4,803
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8,787
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French Canadian
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1,296
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344
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2,248
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German
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53,256
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45,577
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60,935
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Greek
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3,702
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1,727
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5,677
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Hungarian
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3,332
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964
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5,700
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Irish
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47,998
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37,364
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58,632
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Italian
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27,707
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20,237
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35,177
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Lithuanian
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394
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0
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869
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Norwegian
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2,583
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1,416
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3,750
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Polish
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4,207
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2,380
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6,034
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Portuguese
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158
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0
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417
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Russian
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4,718
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1,807
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7,629
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Scotch-Irish
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18,494
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14,024
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22,964
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Scottish
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11,706
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8,198
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15,214
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Slovak
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741
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0
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1,734
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Subsaharan African
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7,752
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2,640
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12,864
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Swedish
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9,006
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817
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17,195
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Swiss
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1,167
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134
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2,200
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Ukrainian
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715
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15
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1,415
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United States or American
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35,819
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27,749
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43,889
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Welsh
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3,344
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1,166
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5,522
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,343
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0
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2,841
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