Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Austin city, Travis 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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169,141
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155,382
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182,900
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Nursery school, preschool
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10,849
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7,792
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13,906
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Kindergarten
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5,160
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2,886
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7,434
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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61,756
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52,899
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70,613
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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31,932
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26,071
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37,793
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College or graduate school
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59,444
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51,372
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67,516
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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386,185
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374,947
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397,423
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Less than 9th grade
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25,031
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19,007
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31,055
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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32,657
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26,041
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39,274
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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67,160
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58,220
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76,100
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Some college, no degree
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75,687
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65,997
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85,377
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Associate degree
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23,349
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15,932
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30,766
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Bachelor's degree
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107,000
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97,714
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116,286
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Graduate or professional degree
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55,301
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48,917
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61,685
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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85.1
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83.0
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87.2
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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42.0
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39.2
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44.8
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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260,679
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253,596
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267,762
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Never married
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109,917
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102,353
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117,481
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Now married, except separated
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123,803
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116,409
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131,197
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Separated
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4,010
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1,537
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6,483
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Widowed
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2,556
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1,196
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3,916
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Divorced
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20,393
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16,276
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24,510
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Females 15 years and over
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245,766
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239,392
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252,140
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Never married
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75,529
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69,241
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81,817
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Now married, except separated
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114,034
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107,424
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120,644
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Separated
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7,537
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4,501
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10,573
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Widowed
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14,044
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10,850
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17,238
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Divorced
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34,622
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29,560
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39,684
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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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10,948
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7,272
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14,624
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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2,825
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850
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4,800
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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28
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8
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48
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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25.8
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10.3
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41.3
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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57
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37
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77
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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29
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0
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62
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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97
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57
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137
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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15
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5
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25
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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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10,226
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6,494
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13,958
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Responsible for grandchildren
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2,629
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915
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4,343
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less than 1 year
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660
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0
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1,469
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1 or 2 years
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455
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0
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1,179
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3 or 4 years
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523
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0
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1,378
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5 or more years
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991
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103
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1,879
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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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57.2
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42.5
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71.9
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Percent who are married
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76.6
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55.6
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97.6
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Percent who are in labor force
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78.9
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56.6
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100.0
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Percent who are in poverty
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4.6
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0.0
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12.7
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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481,841
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470,499
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493,183
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Civilian veterans
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41,032
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36,287
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45,777
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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142,450
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133,758
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151,142
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With a disability
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11,780
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6,792
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16,768
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Population 21 to 64 years
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399,976
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384,413
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415,539
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With a disability
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40,190
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33,668
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46,712
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Percent employed
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62.3
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54.4
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70.2
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No disability
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359,786
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342,920
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376,652
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Percent employed
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81.3
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79.2
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83.4
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Population 65 years and over
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40,693
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36,416
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44,970
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With a disability
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17,892
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14,675
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21,110
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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622,230
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603,727
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640,733
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Same house
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453,977
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433,086
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474,868
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Different house in the U.S.
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158,643
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139,181
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178,105
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Same county
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97,556
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78,985
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116,127
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Different county
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61,087
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50,461
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71,713
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Same state
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38,464
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29,016
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47,912
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Different state
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22,623
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16,937
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28,309
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Abroad
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9,610
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4,640
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14,580
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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630,910
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612,412
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649,408
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Native
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538,822
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517,415
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560,229
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Born in United States
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527,683
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506,047
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549,319
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State of residence
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370,131
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347,671
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392,591
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Different state
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157,552
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144,535
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170,569
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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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11,139
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7,877
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14,401
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Foreign born
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92,088
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77,934
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106,242
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Naturalized citizen
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20,549
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15,970
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25,128
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Not a citizen
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71,539
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57,478
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85,600
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Entered 1990 or later
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60,199
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47,478
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72,921
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Entered before 1990
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31,889
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24,989
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38,789
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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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92,088
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77,934
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106,242
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Europe
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5,637
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3,601
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7,673
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Asia
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29,696
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25,729
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33,663
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Africa
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2,546
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512
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4,580
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Oceania
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239
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0
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635
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Latin America
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52,135
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37,265
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67,005
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Northern America
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1,835
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74
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3,596
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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583,325
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565,774
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600,876
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English only
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412,593
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390,643
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434,543
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Language other than English
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170,732
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156,144
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185,320
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Speak English less than "very well"
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65,403
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51,893
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78,913
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Spanish
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134,225
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119,990
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148,460
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Speak English less than "very well"
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51,446
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37,480
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65,412
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Other Indo-European languages
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12,677
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7,648
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17,706
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Speak English less than "very well"
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180
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0
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490
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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21,639
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17,044
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26,234
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Speak English less than "very well"
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13,523
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8,093
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18,953
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Other languages
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2,191
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275
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4,107
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Speak English less than "very well"
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254
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0
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650
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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630,910
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612,412
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649,408
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Arab
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1,311
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230
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2,392
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Czech
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4,173
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1,838
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6,508
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Danish
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2,003
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604
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3,402
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Dutch
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8,663
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6,033
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11,293
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English
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59,204
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50,302
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68,106
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French (except Basque)
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21,066
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14,953
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27,179
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French Canadian
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2,410
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1,072
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3,748
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German
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92,898
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82,788
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103,008
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Greek
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1,136
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103
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2,169
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Hungarian
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1,697
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590
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2,804
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Irish
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55,691
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46,151
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65,231
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Italian
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12,489
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9,151
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15,827
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Lithuanian
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1,082
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148
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2,016
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Norwegian
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8,501
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5,691
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11,311
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Polish
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8,159
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4,800
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11,518
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Portuguese
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2,770
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848
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4,692
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Russian
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2,319
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821
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3,817
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Scotch-Irish
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14,685
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10,514
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18,856
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Scottish
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13,935
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10,685
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17,186
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Slovak
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891
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30
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1,752
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Subsaharan African
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7,530
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2,032
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13,028
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Swedish
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11,590
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7,284
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15,897
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Swiss
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1,861
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328
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3,394
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Ukrainian
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515
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0
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1,096
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United States or American
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40,063
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29,635
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50,491
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Welsh
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5,239
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3,046
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7,432
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,840
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259
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3,421
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