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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Providence--Fall River--Warwick, RI--MA MSA
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
1,163,094
1,145,523
1,180,665
SEX AND AGE
Male
556,506
546,837
566,175
Female
606,588
596,576
616,600
Under 5 years
71,606
67,910
75,302
5 to 9 years
80,248
75,278
85,218
10 to 14 years
81,007
76,351
85,663
15 to 19 years
67,253
63,829
70,677
20 to 24 years
79,106
75,136
83,076
25 to 34 years
152,660
148,146
157,174
35 to 44 years
194,934
188,195
201,673
45 to 54 years
166,221
160,994
171,448
55 to 59 years
65,002
61,431
68,573
60 to 64 years
46,322
42,643
50,002
65 to 74 years
78,810
75,352
82,268
75 to 84 years
61,840
58,418
65,262
85 years and over
18,085
15,772
20,398
 
Median age (years)
37.5
37.0
38.0
 
18 years and over
884,761
873,232
896,290
21 years and over
847,685
836,485
858,885
62 years and over
186,779
180,653
192,905
65 years and over
158,735
153,557
163,913
Male
64,664
62,186
67,142
Female
94,071
90,702
97,440
 
RACE
One race
1,145,871
1,127,728
1,164,014
White
1,015,200
998,844
1,031,556
Black or African American
49,031
43,365
54,697
American Indian and Alaska Native
4,277
3,135
5,419
Asian
24,283
23,092
25,474
Asian Indian
2,123
1,113
3,133
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
4,804
2,509
7,099
Filipino
1,649
572
2,726
Japanese
726
76
1,376
Korean
1,896
899
2,893
Vietnamese
578
0
1,563
Other Asian
12,507
9,532
15,482
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,192
535
3,849
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
50,888
45,352
56,424
Two or more races
17,223
13,634
20,812
Two races including Some other race
5,227
3,325
7,129
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
11,996
8,937
15,055
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
1,029,690
1,013,584
1,045,796
Black or African American
56,662
50,011
63,313
American Indian and Alaska Native
8,717
7,780
9,654
Asian
26,088
25,182
26,994
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3,462
1,126
5,798
Some other race
56,591
51,354
61,828
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
1,163,094
1,145,523
1,180,665
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
94,195
90,417
97,974
Mexican
8,052
4,283
11,821
Puerto Rican
30,306
26,016
34,596
Cuban
861
0
1,726
Other Hispanic or Latino
54,976
48,741
61,211
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,068,899
1,052,064
1,085,734
White alone
975,017
959,301
990,733
Black or African American alone
46,413
41,151
51,675
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
4,111
2,997
5,225
Asian alone
24,220
23,039
25,401
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
771
0
1,578
Some other race alone
5,662
3,682
7,642
Two or more races:
12,705
9,522
15,888
Two races including Some other race
1,819
997
2,641
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
10,886
7,867
13,906
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
1,163,094
1,145,523
1,180,665
Householder
484,393
475,066
493,720
Spouse
225,664
219,774
231,555
Child
338,820
326,881
350,759
Other relatives
55,114
48,823
61,405
Nonrelatives
59,103
53,216
64,990
Unmarried partner
30,626
27,234
34,018
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
459,571
453,535
465,607
Family households (families)
293,714
286,248
301,180
With own children under 18 years
138,283
132,063
144,504
Married-couple families
212,632
205,875
219,389
With own children under 18 years
92,245
86,770
97,720
Female householder, no husband present
62,503
56,335
68,671
With own children under 18 years
37,205
32,400
42,010
Nonfamily households
165,857
158,201
173,513
Householder living alone
133,853
125,796
141,910
65 years and over
53,513
49,423
57,603
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
149,280
142,484
156,076
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
115,385
110,994
119,776
 
Average household size
2.53
2.50
2.56
Average family size
3.16
3.11
3.21
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
495,775
490,300
501,250
Occupied housing units
459,571
453,535
465,607
Vacant housing units
36,204
31,751
40,657
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
0.8
0.5
1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
6.9
5.4
8.4
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
459,571
453,535
465,607
Owner-occupied
271,923
265,899
277,947
Renter-occupied
187,648
180,182
195,114
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.75
2.70
2.80
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.21
2.16
2.26
 

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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