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Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	8,049,313	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	3,942,695	49.0
Female	4,106,618	51.0

Under 5 years	539,509	6.7
5 to 9 years	562,553	7.0
10 to 14 years	551,367	6.8
15 to 19 years	539,931	6.7
20 to 24 years	577,508	7.2
25 to 34 years	1,213,415	15.1
35 to 44 years	1,287,120	16.0
45 to 54 years	1,085,150	13.5
55 to 59 years	400,207	5.0
60 to 64 years	323,505	4.0
65 to 74 years	533,777	6.6
75 to 84 years	329,810	4.1
85 years and over	105,461	1.3

Median age (years)	35.3	(X)

18 years and over	6,085,266	75.6
Male	2,936,570	36.5
Female	3,148,696	39.1
21 years and over	5,733,268	71.2
62 years and over	1,157,861	14.4
65 years and over	969,048	12.0
Male	389,011	4.8
Female	580,037	7.2

RACE
One race	7,946,053	98.7
White	5,804,656	72.1
Black or African American	1,737,545	21.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	99,551	1.2
Asian	113,689	1.4
Asian Indian	26,197	0.3
Chinese	18,984	0.2
Filipino	9,592	0.1
Japanese	5,664	0.1
Korean	12,600	0.2
Vietnamese	15,596	0.2
Other Asian ¹	25,056	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,983	0.0
Native Hawaiian	932	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1,313	0.0
Samoan	823	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	915	0.0
Some other race	186,629	2.3
Two or more races	103,260	1.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	5,884,608	73.1
Black or African American	1,776,283	22.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	131,736	1.6
Asian	136,212	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8,574	0.1
Some other race	223,222	2.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	8,049,313	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	378,963	4.7
Mexican	246,545	3.1
Puerto Rican	31,117	0.4
Cuban	7,389	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	93,912	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,670,350	95.3
White alone	5,647,155	70.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	8,049,313	100.0
In households	7,795,432	96.8
Householder	3,132,013	38.9
Spouse	1,645,346	20.4
Child	2,218,247	27.6
Own child under 18 years	1,744,451	21.7
Other relatives	413,465	5.1
Under 18 years	174,201	2.2
Nonrelatives	386,361	4.8
Unmarried partner	143,680	1.8
In group quarters	253,881	3.2
Institutionalized population	106,659	1.3
Noninstitutionalized population	147,222	1.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	3,132,013	100.0
Family households (families)	2,158,869	68.9
With own children under 18 years	995,648	31.8
Married-couple family	1,645,346	52.5
With own children under 18 years	707,506	22.6
Female householder, no husband present	389,997	12.5
With own children under 18 years	227,351	7.3
Nonfamily households	973,144	31.1
Householder living alone	795,271	25.4
Householder 65 years and over	270,141	8.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,104,659	35.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	682,982	21.8

Average household size	2.49	(X)
Average family size	2.98	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	3,523,944	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,132,013	88.9
Vacant housing units	391,931	11.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	134,870	3.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	3,132,013	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	2,172,355	69.4
Renter-occupied housing units	959,658	30.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.37	(X)

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.