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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
CT Congressional District 2
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
539,602
528,242
550,962
SEX AND AGE
Male
263,604
256,588
270,620
Female
275,998
268,472
283,524
Under 5 years
31,076
27,755
34,397
5 to 9 years
30,958
26,343
35,573
10 to 14 years
43,416
37,821
49,011
15 to 19 years
34,655
30,091
39,219
20 to 24 years
27,844
23,947
31,741
25 to 34 years
72,954
68,085
77,823
35 to 44 years
96,513
91,617
101,409
45 to 54 years
82,408
77,899
86,917
55 to 59 years
32,585
28,305
36,865
60 to 64 years
20,754
17,315
24,193
65 to 74 years
34,969
32,103
37,835
75 to 84 years
23,748
21,702
25,794
85 years and over
7,722
5,940
9,504
 
Median age (years)
37.8
37.3
38.3
 
18 years and over
413,003
404,657
421,349
21 years and over
395,589
386,696
404,483
62 years and over
78,079
74,487
81,671
65 years and over
66,439
63,292
69,586
Male
27,820
26,026
29,614
Female
38,619
36,354
40,884
 
RACE
One race
525,984
514,102
537,866
White
482,050
470,121
493,980
Black or African American
16,919
13,589
20,249
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,356
16
2,696
Asian
12,551
10,254
14,848
Asian Indian
3,743
656
6,830
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
6,106
3,553
8,659
Filipino
1,214
0
2,516
Japanese
179
0
494
Korean
0
0
521
Vietnamese
0
0
521
Other Asian
1,309
0
2,672
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
115
0
333
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
12,993
8,512
17,474
Two or more races
13,618
9,412
17,824
Two races including Some other race
4,430
1,818
7,042
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
9,188
5,909
12,467
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
493,083
480,421
505,745
Black or African American
23,243
20,189
26,297
American Indian and Alaska Native
5,465
3,749
7,181
Asian
13,306
11,085
15,527
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
700
0
1,578
Some other race
17,423
12,844
22,002
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
539,602
528,242
550,962
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
25,794
24,758
26,830
Mexican
1,125
168
2,082
Puerto Rican
18,693
15,946
21,440
Cuban
370
0
1,119
Other Hispanic or Latino
5,606
2,755
8,457
Not Hispanic or Latino
513,808
502,641
524,975
White alone
472,332
460,860
483,804
Black or African American alone
16,200
13,004
19,396
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
1,356
16
2,696
Asian alone
12,551
10,254
14,848
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
115
0
333
Some other race alone
494
0
1,101
Two or more races:
10,760
7,348
14,172
Two races including Some other race
1,572
163
2,981
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
9,188
5,909
12,467
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
539,602
528,242
550,962
Householder
223,904
217,548
230,260
Spouse
119,570
113,130
126,010
Child
144,854
136,774
152,934
Other relatives
18,018
14,126
21,910
Nonrelatives
33,256
27,059
39,453
Unmarried partner
16,306
12,166
20,446
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
221,580
215,934
227,226
Family households (families)
150,914
143,913
157,915
With own children under 18 years
71,222
65,175
77,269
Married-couple families
119,239
111,827
126,651
With own children under 18 years
51,173
44,956
57,390
Female householder, no husband present
25,243
20,285
30,201
With own children under 18 years
16,394
12,322
20,466
Nonfamily households
70,666
64,450
76,882
Householder living alone
53,215
47,960
58,470
65 years and over
18,535
14,530
22,540
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
78,578
72,631
84,525
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
49,214
45,511
52,917
 
Average household size
2.44
2.39
2.49
Average family size
2.88
2.80
2.96
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
238,839
234,673
243,005
Occupied housing units
221,580
215,934
227,226
Vacant housing units
17,259
13,035
21,483
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
0.4
0.0
0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
2.3
0.2
4.4
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
221,580
215,934
227,226
Owner-occupied
150,885
143,222
158,548
Renter-occupied
70,695
64,415
76,975
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.63
2.55
2.71
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.01
1.91
2.11
 

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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