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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
258,493
241,024
275,962
SEX AND AGE
Male
118,480
109,356
127,605
Female
140,013
127,704
152,322
Under 5 years
15,668
12,391
18,945
5 to 9 years
18,374
13,787
22,961
10 to 14 years
19,598
14,881
24,315
15 to 19 years
13,057
9,455
16,659
20 to 24 years
26,864
21,238
32,491
25 to 34 years
32,370
26,135
38,605
35 to 44 years
34,646
29,816
39,476
45 to 54 years
36,301
29,883
42,720
55 to 59 years
12,028
8,985
15,071
60 to 64 years
10,157
7,898
12,416
65 to 74 years
21,683
16,543
26,823
75 to 84 years
14,747
11,399
18,095
85 years and over
3,000
1,512
4,488
 
Median age (years)
36.8
33.2
40.4
 
18 years and over
195,583
182,383
208,783
21 years and over
187,400
173,789
201,011
62 years and over
44,695
39,189
50,201
65 years and over
39,430
34,231
44,629
Male
14,489
11,582
17,396
Female
24,941
21,370
28,512
 
RACE
One race
251,836
234,016
269,656
White
129,426
113,309
145,543
Black or African American
107,769
99,545
115,993
American Indian and Alaska Native
1,126
0
2,557
Asian
4,402
1,231
7,573
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
0
0
533
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
9,113
4,566
13,660
Two or more races
6,657
2,111
11,203
Two races including Some other race
923
0
2,165
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
5,734
1,406
10,062
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
135,215
119,236
151,194
Black or African American
112,670
104,857
120,483
American Indian and Alaska Native
2,389
637
4,141
Asian
4,621
1,395
7,847
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
219
0
602
Some other race
10,036
4,500
15,572
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
258,493
241,024
275,962
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17,388
11,738
23,038
Mexican
489
0
1,289
Puerto Rican
12,989
6,782
19,196
Cuban
496
0
1,248
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,414
824
6,005
Not Hispanic or Latino
241,105
224,386
257,824
White alone
124,145
109,696
138,594
Black or African American alone
105,698
97,836
113,560
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
1,126
0
2,557
Asian alone
4,402
1,231
7,573
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0
0
533
Some other race alone
0
0
533
Two or more races:
5,734
1,406
10,062
Two races including Some other race
0
0
533
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
5,734
1,406
10,062
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
258,493
241,024
275,962
Householder
118,780
110,241
127,319
Spouse
33,139
28,380
37,898
Child
78,579
68,804
88,354
Other relatives
13,527
8,232
18,822
Nonrelatives
14,468
10,515
18,421
Unmarried partner
5,889
3,350
8,428
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
114,654
106,594
122,714
Family households (families)
55,190
49,088
61,292
With own children under 18 years
25,680
20,646
30,714
Married-couple families
31,809
26,930
36,688
With own children under 18 years
12,334
9,092
15,576
Female householder, no husband present
21,370
16,701
26,040
With own children under 18 years
12,715
8,585
16,845
Nonfamily households
59,464
52,338
66,590
Householder living alone
49,462
42,580
56,344
65 years and over
15,904
12,282
19,526
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
31,093
25,981
36,205
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
31,864
27,846
35,882
 
Average household size
2.25
2.13
2.37
Average family size
3.30
3.10
3.50
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
149,697
141,729
157,665
Occupied housing units
114,654
106,594
122,714
Vacant housing units
35,043
28,278
41,808
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
2.9
0.0
5.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
18.6
12.3
24.9
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
114,654
106,594
122,714
Owner-occupied
53,633
47,221
60,045
Renter-occupied
61,021
53,626
68,416
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.44
2.26
2.62
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.09
1.89
2.29
 

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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