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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Virginia
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
6,956,276
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
3,377,210
3,367,886
3,386,534
Female
3,579,066
3,569,742
3,588,390
Under 5 years
478,647
472,793
484,501
5 to 9 years
492,321
478,865
505,777
10 to 14 years
535,605
522,971
548,239
15 to 19 years
437,749
429,483
446,016
20 to 24 years
430,471
419,761
441,181
25 to 34 years
983,867
971,705
996,029
35 to 44 years
1,178,593
1,168,545
1,188,642
45 to 54 years
1,004,687
997,610
1,011,764
55 to 59 years
353,003
344,162
361,844
60 to 64 years
294,205
285,569
302,841
65 to 74 years
431,225
425,993
436,457
75 to 84 years
261,393
254,105
268,681
85 years and over
74,510
68,476
80,544
 
Median age (years)
36.1
35.9
36.3
 
18 years and over
5,163,492
5,158,266
5,168,718
21 years and over
4,928,714
4,918,679
4,938,749
62 years and over
935,772
927,136
944,408
65 years and over
767,128
761,912
772,344
Male
317,979
315,197
320,761
Female
449,149
444,555
453,743
 
RACE
One race
6,832,042
6,813,534
6,850,550
White
5,079,621
5,062,930
5,096,312
Black or African American
1,348,675
1,329,416
1,367,934
American Indian and Alaska Native
19,784
14,666
24,902
Asian
274,785
268,134
281,436
Asian Indian
67,311
56,898
77,724
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
38,798
30,099
47,497
Filipino
53,728
44,564
62,892
Japanese
16,375
11,699
21,051
Korean
41,012
30,500
51,524
Vietnamese
37,204
27,357
47,051
Other Asian
20,357
12,633
28,081
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6,751
2,222
11,280
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
102,426
87,533
117,319
Two or more races
124,234
105,726
142,742
Two races including Some other race
21,011
15,022
27,001
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
103,223
86,157
120,289
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
5,186,844
5,163,772
5,209,916
Black or African American
1,401,297
1,389,770
1,412,824
American Indian and Alaska Native
57,450
48,900
66,000
Asian
315,040
309,948
320,132
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
9,229
4,338
14,120
Some other race
125,427
109,110
141,744
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
6,956,276
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
337,887
335,229
340,545
Mexican
66,484
54,655
78,313
Puerto Rican
46,198
37,219
55,177
Cuban
16,197
10,346
22,048
Other Hispanic or Latino
209,008
197,400
220,616
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,618,389
6,615,731
6,621,047
White alone
4,882,386
4,878,777
4,885,995
Black or African American alone
1,329,431
1,312,367
1,346,495
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
14,924
11,870
17,978
Asian alone
273,338
266,883
279,793
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
5,209
1,059
9,359
Some other race alone
13,497
9,182
17,812
Two or more races:
99,604
83,251
115,957
Two races including Some other race
4,236
2,591
5,881
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
95,368
79,071
111,665
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
6,956,276
*****
*****
Householder
2,790,315
2,770,624
2,810,006
Spouse
1,451,991
1,431,693
1,472,289
Child
2,016,503
1,992,293
2,040,713
Other relatives
372,797
346,747
398,847
Nonrelatives
324,670
307,192
342,148
Unmarried partner
124,075
115,267
132,883
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
2,729,881
2,708,903
2,750,859
Family households (families)
1,855,665
1,829,610
1,881,720
With own children under 18 years
868,784
846,757
890,812
Married-couple families
1,423,525
1,398,092
1,448,958
With own children under 18 years
623,484
604,336
642,632
Female householder, no husband present
326,366
313,854
338,878
With own children under 18 years
193,715
181,708
205,722
Nonfamily households
874,216
855,734
892,698
Householder living alone
716,232
697,835
734,630
65 years and over
226,733
216,990
236,476
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
959,003
937,916
980,090
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
568,438
559,662
577,214
 
Average household size
2.55
2.53
2.57
Average family size
3.09
3.06
3.12
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
2,959,894
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
2,729,881
2,708,903
2,750,859
Vacant housing units
230,013
209,035
250,991
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.6
1.3
1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
5.5
4.7
6.3
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
2,729,881
2,708,903
2,750,859
Owner-occupied
1,878,646
1,851,083
1,906,209
Renter-occupied
851,235
832,140
870,330
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.65
2.63
2.67
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.32
2.27
2.37
 

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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