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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Rhode Island
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
1,020,102
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
490,627
489,071
492,183
Female
529,475
527,919
531,031
Under 5 years
62,973
61,905
64,041
5 to 9 years
71,706
68,385
75,027
10 to 14 years
70,437
67,132
73,742
15 to 19 years
58,342
57,050
59,634
20 to 24 years
70,481
69,044
71,918
25 to 34 years
133,136
131,547
134,725
35 to 44 years
170,429
168,484
172,374
45 to 54 years
147,592
145,787
149,397
55 to 59 years
56,051
53,764
58,338
60 to 64 years
38,022
35,455
40,589
65 to 74 years
69,444
68,083
70,805
75 to 84 years
54,693
52,522
56,864
85 years and over
16,796
14,715
18,877
 
Median age (years)
37.5
37.3
37.7
 
18 years and over
775,322
774,443
776,201
21 years and over
741,631
738,996
744,266
62 years and over
163,651
160,996
166,306
65 years and over
140,933
139,237
142,629
Male
57,230
56,402
58,058
Female
83,703
82,512
84,894
 
RACE
One race
1,003,549
1,000,282
1,006,816
White
873,919
869,431
878,407
Black or African American
45,959
43,075
48,843
American Indian and Alaska Native
4,710
3,497
5,923
Asian
25,671
24,650
26,692
Asian Indian
2,389
1,354
3,424
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
5,044
2,876
7,212
Filipino
2,073
824
3,322
Japanese
726
76
1,376
Korean
2,354
1,211
3,497
Vietnamese
578
0
1,563
Other Asian
12,507
9,532
15,482
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,258
596
3,920
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
51,032
45,663
56,401
Two or more races
16,553
13,286
19,820
Two races including Some other race
5,227
3,325
7,129
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
11,326
8,691
13,961
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
887,739
882,518
892,960
Black or African American
52,449
50,499
54,399
American Indian and Alaska Native
9,275
8,302
10,249
Asian
27,822
27,238
28,406
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3,528
1,187
5,869
Some other race
56,735
51,599
61,871
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,020,102
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
91,935
*****
*****
Mexican
6,199
3,214
9,184
Puerto Rican
30,609
26,319
34,899
Cuban
861
0
1,726
Other Hispanic or Latino
54,266
48,887
59,645
Not Hispanic or Latino
928,167
*****
*****
White alone
834,943
833,201
836,685
Black or African American alone
44,633
42,260
47,006
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
4,544
3,354
5,734
Asian alone
25,608
24,600
26,616
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
837
20
1,654
Some other race alone
5,806
3,945
7,667
Two or more races:
11,796
9,060
14,532
Two races including Some other race
1,819
997
2,641
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
9,977
7,441
12,513
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
1,020,102
*****
*****
Householder
425,816
419,313
432,319
Spouse
194,027
188,975
199,079
Child
295,470
289,127
301,813
Other relatives
50,749
44,865
56,633
Nonrelatives
54,040
49,110
58,970
Unmarried partner
26,153
23,300
29,006
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
405,935
402,013
409,857
Family households (families)
256,244
250,540
261,948
With own children under 18 years
122,654
117,846
127,462
Married-couple families
183,417
177,362
189,473
With own children under 18 years
80,827
76,494
85,160
Female householder, no husband present
54,502
50,192
58,812
With own children under 18 years
32,728
29,195
36,261
Nonfamily households
149,691
143,876
155,506
Householder living alone
120,356
114,936
125,776
65 years and over
48,278
45,387
51,169
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
132,692
127,397
137,987
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
103,131
100,319
105,943
 
Average household size
2.51
2.48
2.54
Average family size
3.16
3.11
3.21
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
442,107
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
405,935
402,013
409,857
Vacant housing units
36,172
32,250
40,094
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.0
0.5
1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
6.2
4.9
7.5
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
405,935
402,013
409,857
Owner-occupied
240,970
235,801
246,139
Renter-occupied
164,965
160,025
169,905
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.70
2.65
2.75
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.24
2.19
2.29
 

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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