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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
16,728,229
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
8,274,447
8,266,832
8,282,062
Female
8,453,782
8,446,167
8,461,397
Under 5 years
1,283,191
1,278,622
1,287,760
5 to 9 years
1,312,476
1,281,827
1,343,125
10 to 14 years
1,424,167
1,394,931
1,453,403
15 to 19 years
1,180,526
1,172,192
1,188,860
20 to 24 years
1,187,773
1,180,269
1,195,277
25 to 34 years
2,625,640
2,615,577
2,635,703
35 to 44 years
2,657,558
2,648,915
2,666,201
45 to 54 years
2,123,783
2,115,041
2,132,525
55 to 59 years
769,184
750,527
787,841
60 to 64 years
551,336
533,054
569,618
65 to 74 years
862,723
857,464
867,982
75 to 84 years
583,339
571,060
595,618
85 years and over
166,533
154,953
178,113
 
Median age (years)
32.6
32.4
32.8
 
18 years and over
11,980,910
11,975,147
11,986,673
21 years and over
11,307,834
11,288,963
11,326,705
62 years and over
1,928,063
1,911,479
1,944,647
65 years and over
1,612,595
1,607,695
1,617,496
Male
687,356
684,959
689,753
Female
925,239
921,276
929,202
 
RACE
One race
16,110,073
16,069,618
16,150,528
White
10,293,440
10,200,609
10,386,271
Black or African American
1,169,740
1,144,574
1,194,906
American Indian and Alaska Native
98,226
83,066
113,386
Asian
1,791,040
1,773,623
1,808,457
Asian Indian
127,715
102,668
152,762
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
435,735
402,009
469,461
Filipino
394,452
362,496
426,408
Japanese
158,966
141,983
175,949
Korean
280,899
248,780
313,018
Vietnamese
218,861
185,000
252,722
Other Asian
174,412
145,961
202,863
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
46,563
41,644
51,482
Native Hawaiian
5,494
2,088
8,900
Guamanian or Chamorro
11,075
5,962
16,188
Samoan
11,960
4,309
19,611
Other Pacific Islander
18,034
9,070
26,998
Some other race
2,711,064
2,624,845
2,797,283
Two or more races
618,156
577,701
658,611
Two races including Some other race
270,200
240,950
299,450
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
347,956
317,439
378,473
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
10,801,734
10,706,712
10,896,756
Black or African American
1,325,450
1,308,023
1,342,877
American Indian and Alaska Native
221,752
200,764
242,740
Asian
1,968,145
1,952,033
1,984,257
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
79,748
66,652
92,844
Some other race
3,001,055
2,913,427
3,088,683
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
16,728,229
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,085,906
*****
*****
Mexican
5,659,059
5,577,651
5,740,467
Puerto Rican
82,825
66,703
98,947
Cuban
66,040
51,167
80,913
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,277,982
1,200,797
1,355,167
Not Hispanic or Latino
9,642,323
*****
*****
White alone
6,287,061
6,275,174
6,298,948
Black or African American alone
1,138,777
1,115,393
1,162,161
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
49,845
43,567
56,123
Asian alone
1,769,429
1,753,399
1,785,459
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
42,608
38,719
46,497
Some other race alone
50,179
37,624
62,734
Two or more races:
304,424
276,260
332,588
Two races including Some other race
44,778
34,568
54,988
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
259,646
232,396
286,896
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
16,728,229
*****
*****
Householder
5,872,187
5,835,704
5,908,670
Spouse
2,863,126
2,826,725
2,899,527
Child
5,360,538
5,300,990
5,420,087
Other relatives
1,643,261
1,573,624
1,712,898
Nonrelatives
989,117
937,185
1,041,049
Unmarried partner
324,941
300,371
349,511
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
5,468,998
5,449,137
5,488,859
Family households (families)
3,746,134
3,705,625
3,786,643
With own children under 18 years
1,997,767
1,962,561
2,032,973
Married-couple families
2,668,579
2,623,640
2,713,518
With own children under 18 years
1,412,198
1,376,560
1,447,836
Female householder, no husband present
758,123
732,327
783,919
With own children under 18 years
447,647
428,253
467,041
Nonfamily households
1,722,864
1,684,805
1,760,923
Householder living alone
1,359,408
1,326,738
1,392,078
65 years and over
424,460
407,457
441,463
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
2,236,564
2,202,709
2,270,419
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
1,148,394
1,132,889
1,163,899
 
Average household size
3.06
3.04
3.08
Average family size
3.71
3.68
3.74
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
5,789,898
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
5,468,998
5,449,137
5,488,859
Vacant housing units
320,900
301,039
340,761
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.2
0.9
1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
3.2
2.7
3.7
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
5,468,998
5,449,137
5,488,859
Owner-occupied
3,021,735
2,986,298
3,057,172
Renter-occupied
2,447,263
2,413,040
2,481,486
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.16
3.13
3.19
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.93
2.90
2.96
 

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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