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

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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