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American Community Survey Profile 2002  
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   Note: The 2002 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population
and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters.
 
TABLE 1. GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
250,782
229,721
271,843
SEX AND AGE
Male
119,878
108,859
130,897
Female
130,904
117,098
144,710
Under 5 years
20,303
15,860
24,746
5 to 9 years
20,664
15,858
25,470
10 to 14 years
21,540
14,996
28,084
15 to 19 years
22,217
17,282
27,152
20 to 24 years
23,590
19,161
28,019
25 to 34 years
41,601
35,676
47,526
35 to 44 years
35,643
28,706
42,580
45 to 54 years
23,518
18,283
28,753
55 to 59 years
15,294
10,869
19,719
60 to 64 years
5,734
2,619
8,849
65 to 74 years
12,408
8,958
15,858
75 to 84 years
7,396
5,023
9,769
85 years and over
874
0
1,753
 
Median age (years)
28.9
26.3
31.5
 
18 years and over
173,874
159,583
188,165
21 years and over
160,679
147,774
173,584
62 years and over
24,377
19,401
29,353
65 years and over
20,678
16,464
24,892
Male
9,729
6,993
12,465
Female
10,949
8,058
13,840
 
RACE
One race
245,133
224,026
266,240
White
43,842
33,926
53,759
Black or African American
139,718
119,002
160,434
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0
564
Asian
873
0
1,955
Asian Indian
N
N
N
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
N
N
N
Filipino
N
N
N
Japanese
N
N
N
Korean
N
N
N
Vietnamese
N
N
N
Other Asian
N
N
N
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
689
0
1,745
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
60,011
44,942
75,080
Two or more races
5,649
1,915
9,383
Two races including Some other race
3,209
622
5,796
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
2,440
0
5,344
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
47,812
36,859
58,765
Black or African American
143,698
123,251
164,145
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0
564
Asian
1,012
0
2,261
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
689
0
1,745
Some other race
63,220
47,933
78,507
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
250,782
229,721
271,843
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
72,951
61,239
84,663
Mexican
0
0
564
Puerto Rican
43,066
31,971
54,161
Cuban
860
0
2,350
Other Hispanic or Latino
29,025
19,579
38,471
Not Hispanic or Latino
177,831
159,306
196,356
White alone
25,301
18,647
31,955
Black or African American alone
138,177
117,468
158,886
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
0
0
564
Asian alone
873
0
1,955
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
689
0
1,745
Some other race alone
8,060
0
16,244
Two or more races:
4,731
1,132
8,330
Two races including Some other race
2,291
90
4,492
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
2,440
0
5,344
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
250,782
229,721
271,843
Householder
87,568
79,590
95,546
Spouse
23,415
18,812
28,019
Child
94,465
80,986
107,944
Other relatives
28,550
20,409
36,691
Nonrelatives
16,784
11,702
21,866
Unmarried partner
8,809
4,973
12,645
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
88,242
80,078
96,406
Family households (families)
63,569
55,525
71,613
With own children under 18 years
32,933
26,731
39,135
Married-couple families
23,403
18,532
28,274
With own children under 18 years
7,665
4,192
11,138
Female householder, no husband present
33,182
26,808
39,556
With own children under 18 years
23,348
18,136
28,560
Nonfamily households
24,673
19,518
29,828
Householder living alone
19,647
15,080
24,214
65 years and over
6,443
4,339
8,547
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
40,651
34,315
46,987
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
17,586
13,910
21,262
 
Average household size
2.84
2.66
3.02
Average family size
3.30
3.05
3.55
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
96,150
88,253
104,047
Occupied housing units
88,242
80,078
96,406
Vacant housing units
7,908
4,078
11,738
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
N
N
N
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
N
N
N
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
88,242
80,078
96,406
Owner-occupied
17,794
13,517
22,071
Renter-occupied
70,448
61,564
79,332
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.24
2.60
3.88
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.74
2.58
2.91
 

The 2002 American Community 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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