2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Brookhaven town
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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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464,141
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438,254
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490,028
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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235,100
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220,832
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249,368
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Female
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229,041
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213,719
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244,363
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Under 5 years
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37,348
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32,127
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42,569
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5 to 9 years
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29,054
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23,249
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34,859
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10 to 14 years
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35,921
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29,620
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42,222
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15 to 19 years
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30,986
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26,797
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35,175
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20 to 24 years
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26,723
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21,565
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31,881
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25 to 34 years
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72,598
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63,538
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81,658
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35 to 44 years
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78,268
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69,624
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86,912
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45 to 54 years
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65,643
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58,381
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72,905
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55 to 59 years
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28,804
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23,918
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33,690
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60 to 64 years
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16,765
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12,589
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20,941
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65 to 74 years
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23,311
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19,326
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27,296
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75 to 84 years
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13,701
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10,774
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16,628
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85 years and over
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5,019
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3,062
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6,976
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Median age (years)
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34.9
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33.7
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36.1
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18 years and over
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343,187
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325,091
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361,283
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21 years and over
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324,923
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307,639
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342,207
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62 years and over
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51,446
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44,612
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58,280
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65 years and over
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42,031
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36,442
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47,620
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Male
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19,053
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16,073
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22,033
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Female
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22,978
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19,294
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26,662
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RACE
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One race
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461,625
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435,842
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487,408
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White
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413,910
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387,891
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439,929
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Black or African American
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16,278
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8,681
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23,875
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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707
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0
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1,883
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Asian
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17,913
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12,971
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22,855
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Asian Indian
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9,126
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5,039
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13,213
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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4,696
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1,950
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7,442
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Filipino
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2,096
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106
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4,086
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Japanese
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0
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0
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483
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Korean
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1,027
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0
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2,331
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Vietnamese
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0
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0
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483
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Other Asian
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968
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0
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2,301
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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483
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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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12,817
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7,133
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18,501
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Two or more races
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2,516
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605
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4,427
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Two races including Some other race
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404
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0
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896
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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2,112
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277
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3,947
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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415,814
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389,718
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441,910
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Black or African American
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17,790
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10,263
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25,317
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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1,151
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0
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2,557
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Asian
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18,681
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13,594
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23,768
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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483
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Some other race
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13,221
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7,418
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19,024
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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464,141
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438,254
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490,028
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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45,838
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34,491
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57,185
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Mexican
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1,483
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0
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3,778
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Puerto Rican
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21,507
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13,155
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29,859
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Cuban
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523
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0
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1,063
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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22,325
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13,423
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31,227
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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418,303
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395,391
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441,215
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White alone
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379,558
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357,790
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401,326
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Black or African American alone
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15,594
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8,121
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23,067
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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707
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0
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1,883
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Asian alone
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17,913
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12,971
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22,855
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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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2,251
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0
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4,848
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Two or more races:
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2,280
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429
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4,131
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Two races including Some other race
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168
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0
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447
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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2,112
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277
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3,947
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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464,141
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438,254
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490,028
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Householder
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163,174
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155,023
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171,325
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Spouse
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99,198
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92,321
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106,075
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Child
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154,109
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142,303
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165,915
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Other relatives
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31,100
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23,137
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39,063
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Nonrelatives
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16,560
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11,221
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21,899
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Unmarried partner
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5,195
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2,844
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7,546
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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162,646
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154,281
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171,012
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Family households (families)
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122,356
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114,403
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130,309
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With own children under 18 years
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61,950
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55,583
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68,317
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Married-couple families
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97,629
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90,681
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104,577
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With own children under 18 years
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51,241
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45,875
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56,607
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Female householder, no husband present
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15,984
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12,049
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19,919
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With own children under 18 years
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8,927
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5,851
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12,003
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Nonfamily households
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40,290
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34,494
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46,086
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Householder living alone
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34,812
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29,017
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40,607
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65 years and over
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12,885
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10,250
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15,520
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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65,226
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58,436
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72,016
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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32,707
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28,254
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37,160
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Average household size
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2.85
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2.75
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2.95
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Average family size
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3.32
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3.20
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3.44
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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168,085
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159,974
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176,196
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Occupied housing units
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162,646
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154,281
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171,012
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Vacant housing units
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5,439
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3,172
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7,706
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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0.6
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0.0
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1.4
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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0.4
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0.0
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1.1
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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162,646
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154,281
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171,012
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Owner-occupied
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119,386
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112,232
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126,540
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Renter-occupied
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43,260
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37,163
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49,357
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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3.02
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2.92
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3.12
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.40
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2.15
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2.65
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