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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
12,160,474
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
5,922,525
5,914,475
5,930,575
Female
6,237,949
6,229,899
6,245,999
Under 5 years
850,807
845,093
856,521
5 to 9 years
902,874
883,259
922,489
10 to 14 years
856,290
835,804
876,776
15 to 19 years
815,554
807,223
823,885
20 to 24 years
809,669
799,715
819,623
25 to 34 years
1,776,447
1,766,039
1,786,855
35 to 44 years
1,962,409
1,952,130
1,972,689
45 to 54 years
1,707,174
1,697,347
1,717,001
55 to 59 years
598,456
584,063
612,849
60 to 64 years
480,774
464,525
497,023
65 to 74 years
741,194
737,021
745,367
75 to 84 years
509,699
498,961
520,437
85 years and over
149,127
140,199
158,055
 
Median age (years)
35.4
35.2
35.6
 
18 years and over
9,040,635
9,035,093
9,046,177
21 years and over
8,580,211
8,566,859
8,593,563
62 years and over
1,679,348
1,666,711
1,691,985
65 years and over
1,400,020
1,391,635
1,408,405
Male
575,069
571,371
578,767
Female
824,951
816,475
833,427
 
RACE
One race
11,944,748
11,925,981
11,963,515
White
9,081,654
9,036,353
9,126,955
Black or African American
1,770,922
1,755,915
1,785,929
American Indian and Alaska Native
19,698
13,496
25,900
Asian
442,113
435,218
449,008
Asian Indian
135,889
119,965
151,813
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
71,813
58,148
85,478
Filipino
105,844
88,702
122,986
Japanese
18,326
12,657
23,995
Korean
49,592
39,684
59,500
Vietnamese
25,524
13,811
37,237
Other Asian
35,125
26,745
43,505
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,747
683
4,811
Native Hawaiian
360
0
791
Guamanian or Chamorro
704
0
1,646
Samoan
584
167
1,001
Other Pacific Islander
1,099
0
2,629
Some other race
627,614
580,878
674,350
Two or more races
215,726
196,959
234,493
Two races including Some other race
88,536
74,495
102,578
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
127,190
114,351
140,029
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
9,268,652
9,221,356
9,315,948
Black or African American
1,844,134
1,830,588
1,857,681
American Indian and Alaska Native
68,704
59,895
77,513
Asian
480,980
474,406
487,554
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6,775
3,000
10,550
Some other race
721,302
676,881
765,723
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
12,160,474
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,573,733
1,566,811
1,580,655
Mexican
1,224,661
1,190,937
1,258,385
Puerto Rican
172,086
143,785
200,387
Cuban
25,549
19,167
31,931
Other Hispanic or Latino
151,437
129,611
173,263
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,586,741
10,579,819
10,593,663
White alone
8,210,461
8,197,485
8,223,437
Black or African American alone
1,753,623
1,740,050
1,767,196
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
11,419
9,073
13,765
Asian alone
440,460
433,616
447,304
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
2,747
683
4,811
Some other race alone
32,383
18,969
45,798
Two or more races:
135,648
122,224
149,072
Two races including Some other race
19,518
13,251
25,785
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
116,130
104,135
128,126
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
12,160,474
*****
*****
Householder
4,848,077
4,813,585
4,882,569
Spouse
2,383,030
2,355,579
2,410,481
Child
3,647,847
3,613,350
3,682,344
Other relatives
745,051
713,082
777,020
Nonrelatives
536,469
508,737
564,201
Unmarried partner
227,420
214,001
240,839
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
4,600,321
4,578,640
4,622,002
Family households (families)
3,036,420
3,003,417
3,069,423
With own children under 18 years
1,474,140
1,448,855
1,499,425
Married-couple families
2,270,143
2,239,666
2,300,620
With own children under 18 years
1,052,153
1,027,471
1,076,835
Female householder, no husband present
558,485
538,098
578,872
With own children under 18 years
333,722
317,861
349,583
Nonfamily households
1,563,901
1,523,496
1,604,306
Householder living alone
1,317,685
1,285,233
1,350,137
65 years and over
443,896
426,305
461,487
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
1,634,710
1,607,282
1,662,138
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
1,027,611
1,012,560
1,042,662
 
Average household size
2.64
2.62
2.66
Average family size
3.29
3.27
3.31
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
4,937,541
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
4,600,321
4,578,640
4,622,002
Vacant housing units
337,220
315,539
358,901
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.4
1.1
1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
6.7
6.0
7.4
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
4,600,321
4,578,640
4,622,002
Owner-occupied
3,074,847
3,043,844
3,105,851
Renter-occupied
1,525,474
1,493,586
1,557,362
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.78
2.76
2.80
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.37
2.32
2.42
 

The 2001 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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