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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
354,556
329,346
379,766
SEX AND AGE
Male
176,583
162,451
190,715
Female
177,973
164,559
191,388
Under 5 years
27,098
22,298
31,898
5 to 9 years
27,392
22,132
32,652
10 to 14 years
26,559
19,779
33,339
15 to 19 years
29,927
23,563
36,291
20 to 24 years
28,916
18,534
39,298
25 to 34 years
43,419
38,009
48,829
35 to 44 years
47,471
41,995
52,947
45 to 54 years
49,492
45,723
53,261
55 to 59 years
17,021
13,936
20,107
60 to 64 years
12,962
8,393
17,531
65 to 74 years
23,189
19,741
26,638
75 to 84 years
15,277
10,576
19,978
85 years and over
5,833
4,332
7,335
 
Median age (years)
33.8
32.5
35.1
 
18 years and over
258,590
243,196
273,985
21 years and over
236,270
219,991
252,549
62 years and over
51,799
46,725
56,873
65 years and over
44,299
40,123
48,475
Male
20,284
17,260
23,308
Female
24,015
21,497
26,533
 
RACE
One race
349,105
324,439
373,771
White
308,746
290,675
326,817
Black or African American
2,638
1,533
3,744
American Indian and Alaska Native
8,788
3,515
14,061
Asian
8,308
5,543
11,073
Asian Indian
1,993
0
4,699
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
301
0
793
Filipino
1,059
122
1,996
Japanese
722
0
1,529
Korean
178
0
526
Vietnamese
2,057
0
4,684
Other Asian
1,998
0
4,341
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,988
132
3,844
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
18,637
7,422
29,852
Two or more races
5,451
2,755
8,147
Two races including Some other race
2,393
578
4,208
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
3,058
1,030
5,086
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
314,197
295,654
332,740
Black or African American
2,869
2,037
3,701
American Indian and Alaska Native
11,073
5,816
16,330
Asian
8,702
6,027
11,377
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,136
192
4,080
Some other race
21,030
9,477
32,583
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
354,556
329,346
379,766
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
70,928
55,283
86,573
Mexican
66,609
50,959
82,259
Puerto Rican
1,082
0
2,359
Cuban
0
0
464
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,237
904
5,570
Not Hispanic or Latino
283,628
270,601
296,655
White alone
259,658
249,242
270,074
Black or African American alone
2,126
1,636
2,616
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
8,328
3,127
13,529
Asian alone
8,308
5,543
11,073
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1,988
132
3,844
Some other race alone
162
0
452
Two or more races:
3,058
1,030
5,086
Two races including Some other race
0
0
464
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
3,058
1,030
5,086
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
354,556
329,346
379,766
Householder
135,503
126,626
144,380
Spouse
68,717
63,696
73,738
Child
108,117
94,863
121,371
Other relatives
18,980
13,966
23,994
Nonrelatives
23,239
15,547
30,931
Unmarried partner
6,502
4,232
8,772
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
135,826
126,766
144,886
Family households (families)
87,064
79,415
94,713
With own children under 18 years
41,019
34,368
47,670
Married-couple families
67,984
61,844
74,124
With own children under 18 years
27,844
22,637
33,051
Female householder, no husband present
15,864
11,155
20,573
With own children under 18 years
10,402
6,396
14,408
Nonfamily households
48,762
41,160
56,364
Householder living alone
39,204
32,952
45,456
65 years and over
17,356
13,084
21,628
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
44,149
37,450
50,848
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
34,980
30,934
39,026
 
Average household size
2.61
2.51
2.71
Average family size
3.25
3.10
3.40
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
143,109
134,709
151,509
Occupied housing units
135,826
126,766
144,886
Vacant housing units
7,283
3,881
10,685
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
N
N
N
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
N
N
N
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
135,826
126,766
144,886
Owner-occupied
87,372
80,475
94,269
Renter-occupied
48,454
39,892
57,016
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.59
2.44
2.74
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.65
2.39
2.91
 

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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