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Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, Census 2000

SubjectNumberPercent
Total population281,421,906100.0%
Sex and age  
Male138,053,56349.1
Female143,368,34350.9
Under 5 years19,175,7986.8
5 to 9 years20,549,5057.3
10 to 14 years20,528,0727.3
15 to 19 years20,219,8907.2
20 to 24 years18,964,0016.7
25 to 34 years39,891,72414.2
35 to 44 years45,148,52716.0
45 to 54 years37,677,95213.4
55 to 59 years13,469,2374.8
60 to 64 years10,805,4473.8
65 to 74 years18,390,9866.5
75 to 84 years12,361,1804.4
85 years and over4,239,5871.5
Median age (years)35.3n.a.
18 years and over209,128,09474.3
 Male100,994,36735.9
 Female108,133,72738.4
21 years and over196,899,19370.0
62 years and over41,256,02914.7
65 years and over34,991,75312.4
 Male14,409,6255.1
 Female20,582,1287.3
Race  
One race274,595,67897.6
 White211,460,62675.1
 Black or African American34,658,19012.3
 American Indian and Alaska   Native2,475,9560.9
 Asian10,242,9983.6
  Asian Indian1,678,7650.6
  Chinese2,432,5850.9
  Filipino1,850,3140.7
  Japanese796,7000.3
  Korean1,076,8720.4
  Vietnamese1,122,5280.4
  Other Asian11,285,2340.5
 Native Hawaiian and Other   Pacific Islander398,8350.1
  Native Hawaiian140,652—
  Guamanian or Chamorro58,240—
  Samoan91,029—
  Other Pacific Islander2108,914—
 Some other race15,359,0735.5
Two or more races6,826,2282.4
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3
White216,930,97577.1
Black or African American36,419,43412.9
American Indian and Alaska  Native4,119,3011.5
Asian11,898,8284.2
Native Hawaiian and Other  Pacific Islander874,4140.3
Some other race18,521,4866.6
   
Hispanic or Latino and race
Total population281,421,906100.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any  race)35,305,81812.5
 Mexican20,640,7117.3
 Puerto Rican3,406,1781.2
 Cuban1,241,6850.4
 Other Hispanic or Latino10,017,2443.6
Not Hispanic or Latino246,116,08887.5
 White alone194,552,77469.1
Relationship  
Total population281,421,906100.0%
In households273,643,27397.2
 Householder105,480,10137.5
 Spouse54,493,23219.4
 Child83,393,39229.6
  Own child under 1864,494,63722.9
 Other relatives15,684,3185.6
  Under 186,042,4352.1
 Nonrelatives14,592,2305.2
  Unmarried partner5,475,7681.9
In group quarters7,778,6332.8
 Institutionalized pop.4,059,0391.4
 Noninstitutionalized pop.3,719,5941.3
Household by type  
Total households105,480,101100.0
Family households (families)71,787,34768.1
  With own children under 18 34,588,36832.8
 Married-couple family54,493,23251.7
  With own children under 18 24,835,50523.5
 Female householder,   no husband present12,900,10312.2
  With own children under 18 7,561,8747.2
Nonfamily households33,692,75431.9
 Householder living alone27,230,07525.8
  Householder 65 and over9,722,8579.2
Households with individuals  under 1838,022,11536.0
Households with individuals 65  and over24,672,70823.4
Average household size2.59n.a.
Average family size3.14n.a.
Housing occupancy  
Total housing units115,904,641100.0
Occupied housing units105,480,10191.0
Vacant housing units10,424,5409.0
 For seasonal, recreational,   or occasional use3,578,7183.1
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)1.7n.a.
Rental vacancy rate (%)6.8n.a.
Housing tenure  
Occupied housing units105,480,101100.0
Owner-occupied housing units69,815,75366.2
Renter-occupied housing units35,664,34833.8
Average household size of  owner-occupied units2.69n.a.
Average household size of  renter-occupied units2.40n.a.
NOTES: (—) represents zero or rounds to zero; n.a. = not applicable.
1. Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2. Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3. In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100% because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. Web: www.census.gov .

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