2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Memphis city
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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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617,932
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601,868
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633,996
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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286,722
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276,494
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296,950
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Female
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331,210
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322,744
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339,676
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Under 5 years
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53,997
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50,189
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57,805
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5 to 9 years
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48,041
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41,807
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54,275
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10 to 14 years
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49,477
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43,286
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55,668
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15 to 19 years
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41,422
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38,670
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44,174
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20 to 24 years
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43,469
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40,497
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46,441
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25 to 34 years
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100,916
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94,733
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107,099
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35 to 44 years
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91,186
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85,220
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97,152
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45 to 54 years
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78,938
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74,372
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83,504
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55 to 59 years
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21,921
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18,849
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24,993
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60 to 64 years
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24,872
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21,222
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28,522
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65 to 74 years
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31,357
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28,811
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33,903
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75 to 84 years
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25,044
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23,104
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26,984
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85 years and over
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7,292
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5,419
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9,165
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Median age (years)
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32.1
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31.6
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32.6
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18 years and over
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440,454
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429,128
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451,780
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21 years and over
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417,307
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406,232
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428,382
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62 years and over
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79,469
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75,511
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83,427
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65 years and over
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63,693
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60,449
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66,937
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Male
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22,750
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20,770
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24,730
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Female
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40,943
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38,935
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42,951
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RACE
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One race
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613,083
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596,251
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629,915
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White
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194,647
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179,129
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210,165
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Black or African American
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401,063
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391,676
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410,450
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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482
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0
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1,056
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Asian
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9,655
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6,256
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13,054
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Asian Indian
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2,155
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0
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4,552
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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1,293
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95
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2,491
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Filipino
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553
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0
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1,465
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Japanese
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0
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0
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512
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Korean
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0
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0
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512
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Vietnamese
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4,376
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901
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7,851
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Other Asian
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1,278
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0
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2,897
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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512
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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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7,236
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2,852
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11,620
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Two or more races
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4,849
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1,912
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7,786
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Two races including Some other race
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1,265
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0
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2,819
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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3,584
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1,195
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5,973
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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196,504
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181,164
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211,844
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Black or African American
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405,137
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396,070
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414,204
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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2,638
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679
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4,597
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Asian
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10,187
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6,757
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13,617
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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512
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Some other race
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8,684
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4,165
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13,203
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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617,932
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601,868
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633,996
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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16,206
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11,959
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20,453
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Mexican
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12,951
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8,422
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17,480
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Puerto Rican
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0
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0
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512
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Cuban
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850
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0
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2,147
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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2,405
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0
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5,576
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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601,726
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586,506
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616,946
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White alone
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186,329
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172,365
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200,293
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Black or African American alone
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401,063
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391,676
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410,450
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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482
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0
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1,056
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Asian alone
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9,655
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6,256
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13,054
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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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512
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Some other race alone
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215
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0
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565
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Two or more races:
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3,982
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1,439
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6,525
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Two races including Some other race
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398
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0
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1,084
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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3,584
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1,195
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5,973
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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617,932
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601,868
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633,996
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Householder
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253,800
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245,101
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262,499
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Spouse
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81,143
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73,890
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88,396
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Child
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193,333
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181,582
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205,084
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Other relatives
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58,495
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47,541
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69,449
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Nonrelatives
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31,161
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23,157
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39,165
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Unmarried partner
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7,808
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5,348
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10,268
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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246,313
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238,934
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253,692
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Family households (families)
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156,151
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148,840
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163,462
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With own children under 18 years
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75,499
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68,742
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82,256
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Married-couple families
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78,904
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70,892
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86,916
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With own children under 18 years
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35,368
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29,496
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41,240
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Female householder, no husband present
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66,890
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60,252
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73,528
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With own children under 18 years
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34,988
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29,903
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40,073
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Nonfamily households
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90,162
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82,694
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97,630
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Householder living alone
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76,323
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70,073
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82,573
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65 years and over
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18,736
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15,175
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22,297
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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94,086
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87,745
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100,427
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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49,314
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46,088
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52,540
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Average household size
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2.51
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2.46
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2.56
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Average family size
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3.17
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3.07
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3.27
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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275,065
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269,587
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280,543
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Occupied housing units
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246,313
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238,934
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253,692
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Vacant housing units
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28,752
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23,672
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33,832
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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2.5
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1.0
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4.0
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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10.8
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7.7
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13.9
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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246,313
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238,934
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253,692
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Owner-occupied
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135,404
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127,139
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143,669
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Renter-occupied
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110,909
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102,679
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119,139
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.58
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2.48
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2.68
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.42
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2.29
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2.55
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