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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Pennsylvania
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
11,853,829
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
5,718,330
5,708,392
5,728,268
Female
6,135,499
6,125,561
6,145,437
Under 5 years
684,487
678,582
690,392
5 to 9 years
797,814
778,184
817,444
10 to 14 years
825,848
806,294
845,402
15 to 19 years
745,263
736,427
754,099
20 to 24 years
715,411
704,968
725,854
25 to 34 years
1,483,850
1,473,117
1,494,583
35 to 44 years
1,908,768
1,897,500
1,920,036
45 to 54 years
1,772,232
1,761,274
1,783,190
55 to 59 years
634,470
619,003
649,937
60 to 64 years
512,170
497,449
526,891
65 to 74 years
928,459
922,804
934,114
75 to 84 years
665,458
654,230
676,686
85 years and over
179,599
169,499
189,699
 
Median age (years)
38.8
38.6
39.0
 
18 years and over
9,057,321
9,053,698
9,060,944
21 years and over
8,656,694
8,643,971
8,669,417
62 years and over
2,077,048
2,061,753
2,092,344
65 years and over
1,773,516
1,767,320
1,779,712
Male
727,076
723,771
730,381
Female
1,046,440
1,042,099
1,050,781
 
RACE
One race
11,702,012
11,685,326
11,718,698
White
10,160,052
10,142,546
10,177,559
Black or African American
1,146,875
1,130,895
1,162,855
American Indian and Alaska Native
12,830
8,580
17,080
Asian
229,028
219,890
238,166
Asian Indian
52,488
43,781
61,195
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
56,027
44,535
67,519
Filipino
21,527
15,704
27,350
Japanese
5,151
2,971
7,331
Korean
32,549
22,712
42,386
Vietnamese
35,038
26,712
43,364
Other Asian
26,248
17,246
35,250
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,355
491
4,220
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
150,872
135,390
166,354
Two or more races
151,817
135,131
168,503
Two races including Some other race
37,921
28,691
47,151
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
113,896
100,287
127,505
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
10,279,097
10,258,988
10,299,206
Black or African American
1,231,856
1,218,440
1,245,272
American Indian and Alaska Native
59,498
48,841
70,155
Asian
257,130
248,383
265,877
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7,361
3,979
10,744
Some other race
197,242
178,643
215,841
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
11,853,829
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
384,586
384,149
385,023
Mexican
60,229
50,037
70,421
Puerto Rican
225,350
208,824
241,876
Cuban
20,315
11,002
29,628
Other Hispanic or Latino
78,692
64,943
92,441
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,469,243
11,468,806
11,469,680
White alone
9,983,203
9,975,215
9,991,191
Black or African American alone
1,125,212
1,110,727
1,139,697
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
10,906
6,849
14,963
Asian alone
227,239
218,580
235,898
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1,435
315
2,555
Some other race alone
14,182
8,747
19,617
Two or more races:
107,066
95,904
118,228
Two races including Some other race
8,579
5,205
11,953
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
98,487
87,754
109,220
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
11,853,829
*****
*****
Householder
4,916,796
4,888,248
4,945,344
Spouse
2,514,625
2,489,512
2,539,738
Child
3,428,928
3,402,243
3,455,613
Other relatives
515,702
489,771
541,633
Nonrelatives
477,778
453,535
502,021
Unmarried partner
231,038
215,238
246,838
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
4,755,287
4,702,545
4,808,029
Family households (families)
3,172,613
3,119,320
3,225,906
With own children under 18 years
1,424,019
1,396,388
1,451,650
Married-couple families
2,436,900
2,384,145
2,489,655
With own children under 18 years
1,014,744
987,113
1,042,375
Female householder, no husband present
544,402
524,614
564,190
With own children under 18 years
322,530
304,979
340,081
Nonfamily households
1,582,674
1,555,805
1,609,543
Householder living alone
1,355,836
1,328,631
1,383,041
65 years and over
564,913
549,250
580,576
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
1,561,013
1,532,513
1,589,513
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
1,299,562
1,277,101
1,322,023
 
Average household size
2.49
2.46
2.52
Average family size
3.07
3.04
3.10
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
5,294,131
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
4,755,287
4,702,545
4,808,029
Vacant housing units
538,844
486,102
591,586
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.6
1.4
1.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
6.7
5.7
7.7
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
4,755,287
4,702,545
4,808,029
Owner-occupied
3,387,793
3,334,840
3,440,746
Renter-occupied
1,367,494
1,343,574
1,391,414
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.65
2.62
2.68
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.11
2.06
2.16
 

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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