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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
RI Congressional District 2
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
511,482
498,615
524,349
SEX AND AGE
Male
246,625
240,155
253,095
Female
264,857
256,724
272,990
Under 5 years
32,025
28,996
35,054
5 to 9 years
36,020
32,288
39,752
10 to 14 years
39,522
35,126
43,918
15 to 19 years
33,347
30,786
35,908
20 to 24 years
29,713
26,933
32,493
25 to 34 years
67,357
63,498
71,216
35 to 44 years
86,724
81,924
91,524
45 to 54 years
73,036
69,792
76,280
55 to 59 years
25,198
22,794
27,602
60 to 64 years
19,585
17,057
22,113
65 to 74 years
36,246
33,903
38,589
75 to 84 years
24,882
22,559
27,205
85 years and over
7,827
6,269
9,385
 
Median age (years)
37.2
36.5
37.9
 
18 years and over
382,815
374,912
390,719
21 years and over
363,117
355,486
370,748
62 years and over
80,809
76,780
84,838
65 years and over
68,955
65,582
72,328
Male
27,414
25,484
29,345
Female
41,541
39,137
43,945
 
RACE
One race
502,770
490,105
515,435
White
426,000
415,232
436,768
Black or African American
18,100
14,320
21,880
American Indian and Alaska Native
5,348
1,733
8,963
Asian
16,425
13,772
19,078
Asian Indian
860
96
1,624
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
4,382
2,130
6,634
Filipino
1,083
454
1,712
Japanese
81
0
226
Korean
769
0
1,957
Vietnamese
0
0
332
Other Asian
9,250
5,825
12,675
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6,616
2,428
10,804
Native Hawaiian
105
0
283
Guamanian or Chamorro
6,292
2,131
10,453
Samoan
0
0
332
Other Pacific Islander
219
0
559
Some other race
30,281
24,094
36,469
Two or more races
8,712
5,686
11,738
Two races including Some other race
4,393
1,918
6,868
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
4,319
2,275
6,363
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
432,028
420,719
443,337
Black or African American
21,490
17,353
25,627
American Indian and Alaska Native
7,596
4,138
11,054
Asian
17,481
14,798
20,164
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7,139
2,895
11,383
Some other race
34,674
28,523
40,825
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
511,482
498,615
524,349
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
54,367
47,647
61,087
Mexican
3,376
939
5,813
Puerto Rican
12,256
7,921
16,591
Cuban
787
30
1,544
Other Hispanic or Latino
37,948
30,927
44,969
Not Hispanic or Latino
457,115
445,870
468,360
White alone
413,511
403,194
423,828
Black or African American alone
16,162
12,629
19,695
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
2,017
732
3,302
Asian alone
16,425
13,772
19,078
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
754
0
1,708
Some other race alone
3,323
1,016
5,630
Two or more races:
4,923
2,894
6,953
Two races including Some other race
1,077
179
1,975
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
3,846
1,944
5,748
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
511,482
498,615
524,349
Householder
203,411
198,781
208,041
Spouse
100,683
96,403
104,963
Child
151,301
142,982
159,620
Other relatives
30,696
25,743
35,649
Nonrelatives
25,391
22,040
28,742
Unmarried partner
13,024
10,471
15,577
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
201,685
196,926
206,444
Family households (families)
137,687
132,567
142,807
With own children under 18 years
64,910
60,077
69,743
Married-couple families
99,964
95,374
104,554
With own children under 18 years
43,705
39,725
47,685
Female householder, no husband present
29,330
25,771
32,889
With own children under 18 years
18,206
15,256
21,156
Nonfamily households
63,998
59,621
68,375
Householder living alone
52,021
48,054
55,988
65 years and over
20,600
18,288
22,912
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
72,057
67,358
76,756
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
51,200
48,515
53,885
 
Average household size
2.54
2.49
2.59
Average family size
3.05
2.97
3.13
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
222,309
218,413
226,205
Occupied housing units
201,685
196,926
206,444
Vacant housing units
20,624
17,062
24,186
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
2.0
1.0
3.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
5.0
2.9
7.1
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
201,685
196,926
206,444
Owner-occupied
130,260
125,495
135,025
Renter-occupied
71,425
67,010
75,840
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.71
2.64
2.78
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.21
2.09
2.33
 

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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