2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Bronx County
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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Total population
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1,290,699
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*****
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*****
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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595,911
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594,972
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596,850
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Female
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694,788
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693,849
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695,727
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Under 5 years
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106,155
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105,822
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106,488
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5 to 9 years
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108,792
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105,263
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112,321
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10 to 14 years
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113,630
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109,838
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117,422
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15 to 19 years
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92,704
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92,437
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92,971
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20 to 24 years
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97,004
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96,473
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97,535
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25 to 34 years
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200,700
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200,241
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201,159
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35 to 44 years
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197,705
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196,958
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198,452
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45 to 54 years
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149,088
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148,652
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149,524
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55 to 59 years
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57,412
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55,104
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59,720
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60 to 64 years
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45,332
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43,128
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47,536
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65 to 74 years
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67,931
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67,697
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68,165
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75 to 84 years
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40,828
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39,445
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42,211
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85 years and over
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13,418
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12,014
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14,822
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Median age (years)
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31.4
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31.2
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31.6
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18 years and over
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905,017
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903,984
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906,050
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21 years and over
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848,659
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845,928
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851,390
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62 years and over
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149,033
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147,058
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151,008
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65 years and over
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122,177
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121,956
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122,398
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Male
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45,235
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44,752
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45,718
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Female
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76,942
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76,721
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77,163
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RACE
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One race
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1,255,167
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1,251,408
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1,258,926
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White
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329,134
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317,196
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341,072
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Black or African American
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432,806
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427,384
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438,228
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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6,767
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5,556
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7,978
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Asian
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39,993
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38,358
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41,628
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Asian Indian
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17,159
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14,648
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19,670
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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6,130
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4,388
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7,872
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Filipino
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5,441
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3,636
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7,246
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Japanese
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376
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61
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691
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Korean
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4,091
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2,893
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5,289
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Vietnamese
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2,605
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1,297
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3,913
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Other Asian
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4,191
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2,584
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5,798
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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178
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0
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468
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Native Hawaiian
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N
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N
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N
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Guamanian or Chamorro
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N
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N
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N
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Samoan
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N
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N
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N
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Other Pacific Islander
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N
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N
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N
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Some other race
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446,289
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433,211
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459,367
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Two or more races
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35,532
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31,773
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39,291
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Two races including Some other race
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23,903
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20,455
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27,352
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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11,629
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9,398
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13,860
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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349,704
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337,202
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362,206
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Black or African American
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451,145
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445,382
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456,908
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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11,706
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10,040
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13,373
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Asian
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44,089
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42,340
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45,838
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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723
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205
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1,241
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Some other race
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470,839
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457,852
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483,826
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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1,290,699
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*****
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*****
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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654,780
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*****
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*****
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Mexican
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38,454
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30,569
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46,339
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Puerto Rican
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339,143
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327,123
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351,163
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Cuban
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8,496
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6,575
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10,417
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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268,687
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255,682
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281,692
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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635,919
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*****
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*****
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White alone
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174,286
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173,418
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175,154
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Black or African American alone
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398,892
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395,973
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401,811
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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4,157
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3,901
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4,413
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Asian alone
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38,750
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37,621
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39,879
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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0
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0
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483
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Some other race alone
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8,322
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6,172
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10,472
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Two or more races:
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11,512
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9,512
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13,512
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Two races including Some other race
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4,119
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2,977
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5,261
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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7,393
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6,004
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8,782
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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1,290,699
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*****
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Householder
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493,158
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487,083
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499,233
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Spouse
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142,966
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138,062
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147,870
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Child
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455,091
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446,811
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463,371
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Other relatives
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132,977
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123,874
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142,080
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Nonrelatives
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66,507
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61,757
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71,257
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Unmarried partner
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27,727
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24,975
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30,479
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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455,095
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452,434
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457,756
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Family households (families)
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302,496
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297,452
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307,540
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With own children under 18 years
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170,597
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165,614
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175,580
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Married-couple families
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129,793
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124,303
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135,283
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With own children under 18 years
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63,610
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58,967
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68,253
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Female householder, no husband present
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143,591
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139,418
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147,764
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With own children under 18 years
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96,036
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92,357
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99,716
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Nonfamily households
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152,599
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147,352
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157,846
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Householder living alone
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133,612
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128,492
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138,732
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65 years and over
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43,988
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41,338
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46,638
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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196,745
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192,262
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201,228
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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95,466
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93,598
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97,334
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Average household size
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2.84
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2.82
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2.86
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Average family size
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3.51
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3.46
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3.56
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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491,721
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*****
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Occupied housing units
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455,095
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452,434
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457,756
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Vacant housing units
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36,626
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33,965
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39,287
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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2.3
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1.5
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3.1
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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4.6
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4.1
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5.1
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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455,095
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452,434
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457,756
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Owner-occupied
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80,512
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76,569
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84,456
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Renter-occupied
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374,583
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369,753
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379,413
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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3.01
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2.93
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3.09
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.80
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2.77
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2.83
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