2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Bridgeport, CT PMSA
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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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469,662
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446,013
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493,311
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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225,152
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211,097
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239,207
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Female
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244,510
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231,513
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257,507
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Under 5 years
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33,069
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27,677
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38,461
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5 to 9 years
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30,853
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25,514
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36,192
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10 to 14 years
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35,277
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30,164
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40,390
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15 to 19 years
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34,685
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28,435
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40,935
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20 to 24 years
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24,047
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19,585
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28,509
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25 to 34 years
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60,472
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53,638
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67,306
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35 to 44 years
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77,711
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70,827
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84,595
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45 to 54 years
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63,851
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56,476
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71,227
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55 to 59 years
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26,835
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22,687
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30,983
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60 to 64 years
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21,194
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16,280
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26,108
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65 to 74 years
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31,553
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27,357
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35,749
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75 to 84 years
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22,219
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18,967
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25,471
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85 years and over
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7,896
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5,314
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10,478
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Median age (years)
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37.4
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35.9
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38.9
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18 years and over
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351,243
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334,169
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368,317
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21 years and over
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328,966
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313,169
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344,763
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62 years and over
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74,450
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67,777
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81,123
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65 years and over
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61,668
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55,943
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67,394
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Male
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25,841
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22,521
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29,161
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Female
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35,827
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32,133
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39,521
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RACE
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One race
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457,995
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435,139
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480,851
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White
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375,678
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352,865
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398,491
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Black or African American
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57,338
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48,053
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66,623
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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419
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0
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865
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Asian
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10,755
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6,079
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15,431
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Asian Indian
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4,758
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1,946
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7,570
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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4,229
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691
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7,767
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Filipino
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0
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0
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465
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Japanese
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0
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0
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465
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Korean
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178
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0
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452
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Vietnamese
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350
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0
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928
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Other Asian
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1,240
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0
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2,595
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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0
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0
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465
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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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13,805
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8,649
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18,961
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Two or more races
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11,667
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5,192
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18,142
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Two races including Some other race
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2,344
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648
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4,040
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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9,323
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3,253
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15,393
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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386,461
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362,774
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410,148
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Black or African American
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64,376
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54,969
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73,783
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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1,446
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416
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2,476
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Asian
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12,324
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7,442
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17,206
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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3,321
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0
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7,948
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Some other race
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16,913
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10,354
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23,472
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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469,662
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446,013
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493,311
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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53,174
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41,213
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65,135
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Mexican
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3,884
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1,026
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6,742
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Puerto Rican
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30,749
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21,968
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39,530
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Cuban
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2,913
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557
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5,269
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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15,628
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8,604
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22,652
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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416,488
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394,965
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438,011
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White alone
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341,114
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321,588
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360,640
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Black or African American alone
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56,928
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47,599
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66,257
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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419
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0
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865
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Asian alone
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10,755
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6,079
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15,431
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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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465
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Some other race alone
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228
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0
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617
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Two or more races:
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7,044
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1,787
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12,301
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Two races including Some other race
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632
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0
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1,688
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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6,412
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1,289
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11,535
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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469,662
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446,013
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493,311
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Householder
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179,632
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172,146
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187,118
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Spouse
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96,574
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89,583
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103,565
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Child
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144,037
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131,444
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156,630
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Other relatives
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28,449
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21,113
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35,785
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Nonrelatives
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20,970
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16,117
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25,823
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Unmarried partner
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13,070
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9,173
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16,967
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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171,873
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165,068
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178,678
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Family households (families)
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119,255
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111,680
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126,830
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With own children under 18 years
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59,646
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54,457
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64,835
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Married-couple families
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91,736
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84,262
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99,211
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With own children under 18 years
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44,810
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39,523
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50,097
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Female householder, no husband present
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21,233
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17,281
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25,185
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With own children under 18 years
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11,303
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7,955
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14,651
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Nonfamily households
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52,618
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46,506
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58,730
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Householder living alone
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43,763
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38,559
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48,967
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65 years and over
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17,827
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14,431
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21,223
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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64,844
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58,869
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70,819
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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42,699
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38,340
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47,058
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Average household size
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2.73
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2.63
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2.83
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Average family size
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3.30
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3.18
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3.42
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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184,193
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177,393
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190,993
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Occupied housing units
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171,873
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165,068
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178,678
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Vacant housing units
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12,320
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8,464
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16,176
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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1.5
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0.2
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2.8
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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7.1
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2.6
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11.6
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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171,873
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165,068
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178,678
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Owner-occupied
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121,945
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115,028
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128,862
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Renter-occupied
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49,928
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43,467
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56,389
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.84
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2.72
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2.96
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.46
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2.25
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2.67
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