2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Arlington city, Tarrant County pt.
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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
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104,410
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92,236
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116,584
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Nursery school, preschool
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10,473
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6,490
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14,456
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Kindergarten
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3,557
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1,943
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5,171
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Elementary school (grades 1-8)
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42,326
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34,965
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49,687
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High school grade (grades 9-12)
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18,367
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14,059
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22,675
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College or graduate school
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29,687
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23,914
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35,460
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Population 25 years and over
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201,095
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187,674
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214,516
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Less than 9th grade
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14,359
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9,935
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18,783
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9th to 12th grade, no diploma
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15,952
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10,174
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21,730
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High school graduate (including equivalency)
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39,794
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34,174
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45,414
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Some college, no degree
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55,671
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47,914
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63,428
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Associate degree
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12,694
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9,468
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15,920
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Bachelor's degree
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46,516
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40,543
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52,489
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Graduate or professional degree
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16,109
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12,395
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19,823
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Percent high school graduate or higher
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84.9
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81.6
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88.2
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Percent bachelor's degree or higher
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31.1
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27.8
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34.4
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MARITAL STATUS
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Males 15 years and over
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122,654
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114,013
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131,295
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Never married
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44,365
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37,374
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51,356
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Now married, except separated
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65,323
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59,743
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70,903
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Separated
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826
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74
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1,578
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Widowed
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571
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25
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1,117
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Divorced
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11,569
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8,606
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14,532
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Females 15 years and over
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137,456
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127,119
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147,793
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Never married
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47,369
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40,916
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53,822
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Now married, except separated
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65,004
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59,891
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70,117
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Separated
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5,397
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2,937
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7,857
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Widowed
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6,804
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4,870
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8,738
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Divorced
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12,882
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9,528
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16,236
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FERTILITY
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Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
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a birth in the past 12 months
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7,032
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4,029
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10,035
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Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
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3,676
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1,090
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6,262
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Per 1,000 unmarried women
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68
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20
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116
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As a percent of all women with a birth
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52.3
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30.9
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73.8
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
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67
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37
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97
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Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
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143
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26
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260
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Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
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98
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47
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149
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Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
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12
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0
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25
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GRANDPARENTS
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Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
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under 18 years in households
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11,281
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6,565
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15,997
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Responsible for grandchildren
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6,660
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3,248
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10,072
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less than 1 year
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2,427
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325
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4,529
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1 or 2 years
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0
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0
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535
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3 or 4 years
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2,148
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0
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4,405
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5 or more years
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2,085
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499
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3,671
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Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
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Percent who are female
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56.5
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42.1
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70.9
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Percent who are married
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80.6
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60.3
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100.0
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Percent who are in labor force
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90.4
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78.4
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100.0
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Percent who are in poverty
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0.0
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0.0
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9.4
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VETERAN STATUS
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Civilian population 18 years and over
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245,019
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229,798
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260,240
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Civilian veterans
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25,163
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20,538
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29,788
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DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
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Population 5 to 20 years
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88,129
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76,378
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99,880
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With a disability
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5,596
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3,309
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7,883
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Population 21 to 64 years
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203,414
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191,056
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215,773
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With a disability
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16,669
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12,697
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20,641
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Percent employed
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51.6
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40.4
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62.8
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No disability
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186,745
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174,299
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199,191
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Percent employed
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80.8
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78.3
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83.3
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Population 65 years and over
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21,078
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16,979
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25,177
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With a disability
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10,712
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7,726
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13,699
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RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
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Population 1 year and over
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341,319
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318,891
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363,747
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Same house
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257,829
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235,618
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280,040
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Different house in the U.S.
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81,178
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65,483
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96,873
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Same county
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60,493
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46,316
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74,670
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Different county
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20,685
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11,909
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29,461
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Same state
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16,972
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8,808
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25,136
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Different state
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3,713
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1,147
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6,279
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Abroad
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2,312
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636
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3,988
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PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
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Total population
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348,143
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325,335
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370,951
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Native
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278,450
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258,096
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298,804
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Born in United States
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267,974
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248,672
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287,276
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State of residence
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162,311
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147,667
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176,955
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Different state
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105,663
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95,293
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116,033
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Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
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born abroad to American parent(s)
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10,476
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5,072
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15,880
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Foreign born
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69,693
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57,646
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81,740
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Naturalized citizen
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20,452
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13,966
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26,938
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Not a citizen
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49,241
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38,434
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60,049
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Entered 1990 or later
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41,816
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32,431
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51,201
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Entered before 1990
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27,877
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20,381
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35,373
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REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
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Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
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69,693
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57,646
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81,740
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Europe
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3,898
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1,903
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5,893
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Asia
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22,898
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14,627
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31,169
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Africa
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4,784
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2,068
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7,500
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Oceania
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329
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0
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862
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Latin America
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36,010
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26,445
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45,575
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Northern America
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1,774
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543
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3,005
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LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
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Population 5 years and over
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312,621
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291,899
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333,343
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English only
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225,872
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209,035
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242,709
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Language other than English
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86,749
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72,120
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101,378
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Speak English less than "very well"
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28,770
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22,587
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34,953
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Spanish
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55,309
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43,594
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67,024
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Speak English less than "very well"
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18,736
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13,273
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24,199
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Other Indo-European languages
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7,434
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3,560
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11,308
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Speak English less than "very well"
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982
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121
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1,843
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Asian and Pacific Islander languages
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15,534
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10,538
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20,530
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Speak English less than "very well"
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7,823
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4,559
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11,087
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Other languages
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8,472
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2,050
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14,894
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Speak English less than "very well"
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1,229
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0
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2,485
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ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
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Total Population
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348,143
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325,335
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370,951
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Arab
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4,567
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1,145
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7,989
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Czech
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1,030
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274
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1,786
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Danish
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247
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0
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666
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Dutch
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2,653
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835
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4,471
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English
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31,304
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24,851
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37,757
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French (except Basque)
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9,978
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5,802
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14,154
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French Canadian
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828
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130
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1,526
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German
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34,242
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28,015
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40,469
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Greek
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0
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0
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535
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Hungarian
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1,060
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177
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1,943
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Irish
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27,610
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21,932
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33,288
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Italian
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8,272
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4,876
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11,668
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Lithuanian
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186
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0
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503
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Norwegian
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1,858
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583
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3,133
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Polish
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2,670
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870
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4,470
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Portuguese
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0
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0
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535
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Russian
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1,331
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353
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2,309
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Scotch-Irish
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7,331
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3,818
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10,844
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Scottish
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4,465
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1,983
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6,947
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Slovak
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0
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0
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535
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Subsaharan African
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3,891
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1,368
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6,414
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Swedish
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2,777
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559
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4,995
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Swiss
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0
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0
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535
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Ukrainian
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171
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0
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448
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United States or American
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39,160
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28,526
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49,794
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Welsh
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1,042
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98
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1,986
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West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
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1,748
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0
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3,908
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