Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX MSA
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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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98,982
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93,611
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104,353
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Nursery school, preschool
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8,934
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5,819
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12,049
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Kindergarten
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5,450
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3,320
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7,580
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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47,106
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43,872
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50,340
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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22,646
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20,097
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25,195
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College or graduate school
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14,846
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10,889
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18,803
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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238,643
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236,161
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241,125
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Less than 9th grade
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14,940
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11,247
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18,633
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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33,594
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26,676
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40,512
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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87,853
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78,478
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97,228
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Some college, no degree
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48,551
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41,783
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55,319
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Associate degree
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15,424
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11,350
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19,498
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Bachelor's degree
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25,219
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21,036
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29,402
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Graduate or professional degree
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13,062
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9,236
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16,888
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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79.7
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76.4
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83.0
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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16.0
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13.5
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18.5
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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136,800
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134,937
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138,663
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Never married
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29,784
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25,722
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33,846
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Now married, except separated
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88,010
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82,707
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93,313
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Separated
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1,826
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395
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3,257
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Widowed
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4,707
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2,930
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6,484
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Divorced
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12,473
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9,295
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15,651
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Females 15 years and over
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148,429
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146,505
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150,353
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Never married
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27,466
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23,070
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31,862
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Now married, except separated
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82,353
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76,797
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87,909
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Separated
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4,141
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1,643
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6,639
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Widowed
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16,336
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14,175
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18,498
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Divorced
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18,133
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14,511
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21,755
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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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7,155
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3,858
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10,452
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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2,915
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701
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5,129
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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76
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22
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130
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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40.7
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19.4
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62.0
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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76
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41
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111
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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12
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0
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33
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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153
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77
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229
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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27
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0
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57
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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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11,432
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6,477
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16,387
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Responsible for grandchildren
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8,559
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3,855
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13,263
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less than 1 year
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0
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0
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464
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1 or 2 years
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645
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0
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1,597
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3 or 4 years
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2,183
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573
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3,793
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5 or more years
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5,731
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1,900
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9,562
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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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62.4
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50.5
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74.3
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Percent who are married
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81.7
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65.7
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97.7
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Percent who are in labor force
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63.7
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38.3
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89.1
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Percent who are in poverty
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9.3
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0.0
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20.2
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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267,285
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266,757
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267,813
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Civilian veterans
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40,409
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34,476
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46,342
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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83,473
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80,510
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86,436
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With a disability
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12,416
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9,225
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15,607
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Population 21 to 64 years
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211,268
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208,103
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214,433
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With a disability
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41,799
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36,483
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47,115
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Percent employed
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41.6
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34.8
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48.4
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No disability
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169,469
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164,207
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174,731
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Percent employed
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74.6
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71.0
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78.2
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Population 65 years and over
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48,317
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46,948
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49,687
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With a disability
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22,841
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19,921
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25,762
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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363,892
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361,577
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366,207
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Same house
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300,137
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284,264
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316,010
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Different house in the U.S.
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63,563
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47,872
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79,255
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Same county
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33,651
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23,847
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43,455
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Different county
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29,912
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15,671
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44,153
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Same state
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10,691
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6,076
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15,306
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Different state
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19,221
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6,047
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32,395
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Abroad
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192
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0
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519
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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368,584
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*****
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*****
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Native
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349,443
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345,051
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353,835
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Born in United States
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347,551
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343,169
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351,933
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State of residence
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255,994
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246,766
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265,222
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Different state
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91,557
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82,944
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100,170
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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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1,892
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717
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3,067
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Foreign born
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19,141
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14,749
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23,533
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Naturalized citizen
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11,501
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8,170
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14,832
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Not a citizen
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7,640
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4,149
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11,131
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Entered 1990 or later
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5,684
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2,905
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8,463
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Entered before 1990
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13,457
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10,256
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16,658
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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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19,141
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14,749
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23,533
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Europe
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1,674
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346
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3,002
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Asia
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5,779
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4,259
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7,299
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Africa
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939
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0
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2,096
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Oceania
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0
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0
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464
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Latin America
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10,749
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7,367
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14,132
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Northern America
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0
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0
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464
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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343,509
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343,504
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343,514
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English only
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306,224
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300,706
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311,742
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Language other than English
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37,285
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31,767
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42,803
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Speak English less than "very well"
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12,295
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8,239
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16,351
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Spanish
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21,537
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17,369
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25,705
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Speak English less than "very well"
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8,852
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5,293
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12,411
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Other Indo-European languages
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7,853
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4,951
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10,755
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Speak English less than "very well"
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773
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0
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1,567
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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6,790
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4,891
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8,689
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Speak English less than "very well"
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2,670
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1,362
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3,978
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Other languages
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1,105
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0
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2,341
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Speak English less than "very well"
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0
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0
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464
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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368,584
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*****
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*****
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Arab
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1,041
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0
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2,211
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Czech
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189
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0
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499
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Danish
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0
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0
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464
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Dutch
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4,571
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1,944
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7,198
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English
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27,732
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22,592
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32,872
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French (except Basque)
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41,076
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32,697
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49,455
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French Canadian
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6,664
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3,945
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9,383
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German
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28,964
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23,146
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34,782
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Greek
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183
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0
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488
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Hungarian
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3,964
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0
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8,221
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Irish
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40,621
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30,592
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50,650
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Italian
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11,507
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6,569
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16,445
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Lithuanian
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0
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0
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464
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Norwegian
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595
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11
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1,179
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Polish
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5,343
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1,167
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9,519
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Portuguese
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510
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0
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1,119
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Russian
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1,301
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0
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3,263
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Scotch-Irish
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8,472
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4,070
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12,874
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Scottish
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1,564
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673
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2,455
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Slovak
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0
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0
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464
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Subsaharan African
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2,839
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839
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4,839
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Swedish
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886
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0
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1,836
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Swiss
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0
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0
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464
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Ukrainian
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0
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0
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464
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United States or American
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36,103
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26,807
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45,399
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Welsh
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960
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0
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1,937
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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374
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0
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846
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