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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Richmond--Petersburg, VA MSA
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
976,850
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
461,257
456,439
466,075
Female
515,593
510,775
520,411
Under 5 years
67,315
65,525
69,105
5 to 9 years
67,801
62,686
72,916
10 to 14 years
81,369
76,549
86,189
15 to 19 years
61,977
57,400
66,554
20 to 24 years
54,133
50,767
57,499
25 to 34 years
140,546
134,697
146,395
35 to 44 years
164,517
160,013
169,022
45 to 54 years
144,907
142,046
147,768
55 to 59 years
46,715
42,699
50,731
60 to 64 years
38,471
34,463
42,479
65 to 74 years
58,892
56,501
61,283
75 to 84 years
37,575
34,353
40,797
85 years and over
12,632
9,669
15,595
 
Median age (years)
35.9
35.4
36.4
 
18 years and over
720,099
718,292
721,906
21 years and over
688,255
684,287
692,223
62 years and over
130,394
126,055
134,734
65 years and over
109,099
106,588
111,610
Male
43,415
41,980
44,851
Female
65,684
63,557
67,811
 
RACE
One race
968,257
964,140
972,374
White
638,894
634,523
643,265
Black or African American
293,530
289,245
297,815
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,241
2,084
4,398
Asian
22,131
20,930
23,332
Asian Indian
5,369
2,161
8,577
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
4,431
1,717
7,145
Filipino
2,704
803
4,605
Japanese
0
0
465
Korean
3,113
608
5,618
Vietnamese
4,593
2,174
7,012
Other Asian
1,921
0
3,962
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
629
0
1,546
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
9,832
5,299
14,365
Two or more races
8,593
4,476
12,710
Two races including Some other race
1,035
0
2,416
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
7,558
3,827
11,289
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
646,450
641,434
651,466
Black or African American
298,561
295,629
301,493
American Indian and Alaska Native
6,000
3,692
8,308
Asian
23,813
22,744
24,882
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,031
1
2,061
Some other race
10,867
5,917
15,817
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
976,850
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
23,418
*****
*****
Mexican
7,001
3,440
10,562
Puerto Rican
6,818
3,601
10,036
Cuban
3,594
867
6,321
Other Hispanic or Latino
6,005
2,852
9,158
Not Hispanic or Latino
953,432
*****
*****
White alone
628,308
627,929
628,688
Black or African American alone
291,982
288,184
295,780
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
3,241
2,084
4,398
Asian alone
21,926
20,799
23,053
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
629
0
1,546
Some other race alone
0
0
465
Two or more races:
7,346
3,630
11,062
Two races including Some other race
333
0
713
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
7,013
3,378
10,648
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
976,850
*****
*****
Householder
400,811
394,030
407,593
Spouse
192,605
185,060
200,150
Child
287,678
279,766
295,590
Other relatives
55,804
47,551
64,057
Nonrelatives
39,952
34,476
45,428
Unmarried partner
17,593
13,631
21,555
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
391,810
387,124
396,496
Family households (families)
265,880
257,552
274,208
With own children under 18 years
130,785
122,644
138,926
Married-couple families
189,948
181,261
198,635
With own children under 18 years
90,136
83,115
97,157
Female householder, no husband present
58,524
52,706
64,342
With own children under 18 years
31,858
27,505
36,211
Nonfamily households
125,930
119,124
132,736
Householder living alone
104,475
98,312
110,638
65 years and over
34,413
30,483
38,343
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
146,646
138,317
154,975
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
80,600
76,991
84,209
 
Average household size
2.49
2.46
2.52
Average family size
3.04
2.97
3.11
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
416,740
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
391,810
387,124
396,496
Vacant housing units
24,930
20,244
29,616
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.9
1.1
2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
7.7
5.2
10.2
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
391,810
387,124
396,496
Owner-occupied
265,250
257,327
273,173
Renter-occupied
126,560
119,335
133,785
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.64
2.59
2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.19
2.11
2.27
 

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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