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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
512,055
507,364
516,746
SEX AND AGE
Male
253,592
250,889
256,295
Female
258,463
255,595
261,331
Under 5 years
31,557
30,339
32,775
5 to 9 years
30,829
29,240
32,418
10 to 14 years
29,933
28,364
31,502
15 to 19 years
29,526
28,496
30,556
20 to 24 years
37,742
36,270
39,214
25 to 34 years
94,454
92,606
96,302
35 to 44 years
84,306
82,714
85,898
45 to 54 years
77,261
75,656
78,866
55 to 59 years
22,539
21,434
23,645
60 to 64 years
17,207
16,209
18,205
65 to 74 years
27,054
26,356
27,752
75 to 84 years
21,919
20,949
22,889
85 years and over
7,728
6,972
8,484
 
Median age (years)
35.2
34.9
35.5
 
18 years and over
401,962
398,614
405,310
21 years and over
383,037
379,853
386,222
62 years and over
66,462
65,056
67,868
65 years and over
56,701
55,548
57,854
Male
22,502
21,921
23,083
Female
34,199
33,453
34,945
 
RACE
One race
493,254
488,504
498,004
White
411,179
406,571
415,787
Black or African American
32,607
31,120
34,094
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,794
3,099
4,489
Asian
32,872
31,364
34,380
Asian Indian
1,619
947
2,291
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
8,124
6,677
9,571
Filipino
3,451
1,963
4,939
Japanese
2,182
1,636
2,728
Korean
1,645
927
2,363
Vietnamese
10,427
8,059
12,795
Other Asian
5,424
3,777
7,071
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,810
1,328
2,292
Native Hawaiian
178
23
333
Guamanian or Chamorro
250
9
491
Samoan
50
0
109
Other Pacific Islander
1,332
868
1,796
Some other race
10,992
8,524
13,460
Two or more races
18,801
16,902
20,700
Two races including Some other race
1,568
1,035
2,101
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
17,233
15,436
19,030
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
428,521
423,589
433,453
Black or African American
38,607
37,096
40,118
American Indian and Alaska Native
11,762
11,020
12,505
Asian
38,155
37,025
39,285
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,809
2,253
3,365
Some other race
12,904
10,239
15,569
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
512,055
507,364
516,746
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
33,018
30,474
35,562
Mexican
24,921
22,278
27,564
Puerto Rican
1,276
738
1,814
Cuban
978
554
1,402
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,843
4,515
7,171
Not Hispanic or Latino
479,037
474,343
483,731
White alone
391,411
387,284
395,538
Black or African American alone
31,983
30,607
33,359
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
3,105
2,592
3,618
Asian alone
32,741
31,225
34,257
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1,776
1,298
2,255
Some other race alone
1,412
815
2,009
Two or more races:
16,609
14,873
18,345
Two races including Some other race
419
172
667
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
16,190
14,444
17,936
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
512,055
507,364
516,746
Householder
225,059
222,016
228,102
Spouse
83,751
81,738
85,764
Child
125,010
121,854
128,166
Other relatives
26,904
24,812
28,996
Nonrelatives
51,331
48,805
53,857
Unmarried partner
18,579
17,205
19,953
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
223,453
221,529
225,377
Family households (families)
116,475
113,847
119,103
With own children under 18 years
54,215
52,194
56,236
Married-couple families
82,468
80,132
84,804
With own children under 18 years
34,547
33,017
36,077
Female householder, no husband present
25,343
23,936
26,750
With own children under 18 years
15,565
14,153
16,977
Nonfamily households
106,978
104,290
109,666
Householder living alone
79,732
77,067
82,397
65 years and over
20,505
19,375
21,635
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
60,060
58,011
62,109
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
43,822
42,616
45,028
 
Average household size
2.29
2.27
2.31
Average family size
3.04
2.99
3.09
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
237,522
235,931
239,113
Occupied housing units
223,453
221,529
225,377
Vacant housing units
14,069
12,637
15,501
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.9
1.4
2.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
5.6
4.6
6.6
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
223,453
221,529
225,377
Owner-occupied
120,636
118,314
122,958
Renter-occupied
102,817
100,269
105,365
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.46
2.41
2.51
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.09
2.04
2.14
 

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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