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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
8,192,579
8,185,357
8,199,801
SEX AND AGE
Male
3,999,546
3,992,614
4,006,478
Female
4,193,033
4,186,692
4,199,374
Under 5 years
600,397
597,409
603,385
5 to 9 years
629,923
613,354
646,492
10 to 14 years
583,089
565,096
601,082
15 to 19 years
548,607
543,296
553,918
20 to 24 years
534,862
527,373
542,351
25 to 34 years
1,281,299
1,274,869
1,287,729
35 to 44 years
1,356,122
1,348,540
1,363,704
45 to 54 years
1,128,955
1,121,368
1,136,542
55 to 59 years
394,381
381,594
407,169
60 to 64 years
297,567
285,106
310,028
65 to 74 years
450,413
446,303
454,523
75 to 84 years
303,253
295,711
310,795
85 years and over
83,711
76,441
90,981
 
Median age (years)
34.3
34.1
34.5
 
18 years and over
6,038,157
6,032,778
6,043,536
21 years and over
5,728,873
5,718,825
5,738,922
62 years and over
1,007,086
996,166
1,018,006
65 years and over
837,377
832,922
841,832
Male
341,510
338,774
344,246
Female
495,867
492,961
498,773
 
RACE
One race
8,037,723
8,018,436
8,057,010
White
5,522,648
5,478,898
5,566,398
Black or African American
1,506,418
1,494,553
1,518,283
American Indian and Alaska Native
15,504
9,500
21,508
Asian
397,015
390,453
403,577
Asian Indian
126,270
110,437
142,103
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
59,597
46,757
72,437
Filipino
96,416
80,022
112,810
Japanese
16,769
11,294
22,244
Korean
45,450
35,707
55,193
Vietnamese
23,428
11,857
34,999
Other Asian
29,085
20,880
37,290
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,377
321
4,433
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
593,761
549,549
637,973
Two or more races
154,856
137,788
171,924
Two races including Some other race
73,813
59,899
87,727
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
81,043
71,072
91,014
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
5,652,017
5,607,427
5,696,607
Black or African American
1,555,162
1,543,338
1,566,986
American Indian and Alaska Native
44,575
37,221
51,929
Asian
430,503
425,370
435,636
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4,285
1,695
6,876
Some other race
672,247
629,187
715,307
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
8,192,579
8,185,357
8,199,801
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,456,531
1,456,528
1,456,534
Mexican
1,134,655
1,100,837
1,168,473
Puerto Rican
166,852
138,951
194,754
Cuban
23,675
17,450
29,900
Other Hispanic or Latino
131,349
110,371
152,327
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,736,048
6,728,826
6,743,270
White alone
4,723,290
4,710,120
4,736,460
Black or African American alone
1,491,664
1,482,018
1,501,310
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
7,225
5,252
9,198
Asian alone
395,696
389,134
402,258
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
2,377
321
4,433
Some other race alone
28,212
15,472
40,952
Two or more races:
87,584
77,153
98,015
Two races including Some other race
16,978
10,868
23,088
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
70,606
61,427
79,785
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
8,192,579
8,185,357
8,199,801
Householder
3,157,211
3,132,245
3,182,177
Spouse
1,530,116
1,507,585
1,552,647
Child
2,549,157
2,518,116
2,580,198
Other relatives
606,555
576,390
636,720
Nonrelatives
349,540
325,643
373,437
Unmarried partner
147,115
135,520
158,710
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
2,978,253
2,964,106
2,992,400
Family households (families)
1,987,461
1,960,868
2,014,054
With own children under 18 years
993,657
970,864
1,016,450
Married-couple families
1,447,098
1,423,691
1,470,505
With own children under 18 years
716,892
696,924
736,860
Female householder, no husband present
383,728
365,685
401,771
With own children under 18 years
216,067
201,392
230,742
Nonfamily households
990,792
963,752
1,017,832
Householder living alone
829,928
806,828
853,028
65 years and over
249,184
237,791
260,577
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
1,114,246
1,089,719
1,138,773
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
617,819
607,371
628,267
 
Average household size
2.75
2.73
2.77
Average family size
3.42
3.39
3.45
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
3,170,265
3,167,354
3,173,176
Occupied housing units
2,978,253
2,964,106
2,992,400
Vacant housing units
192,012
178,131
205,893
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.1
0.8
1.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
6.4
5.6
7.2
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
2,978,253
2,964,106
2,992,400
Owner-occupied
1,933,293
1,907,850
1,958,736
Renter-occupied
1,044,960
1,018,981
1,070,939
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.92
2.89
2.95
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.43
2.38
2.48
 

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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