General Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
Total population |
2,896,016 |
|
Male |
1,405,107 |
48.5 |
Female |
1,490,909 |
51.5 |
Median age (years) |
31.5 |
(X) |
Under 5 years |
218,522 |
7.5 |
18 years and over |
2,136,176 |
73.8 |
65 years and over |
298,803 |
10.3 |
One race |
2,811,579 |
97.1 |
White |
1,215,315 |
42.0 |
Black or African American |
1,065,009 |
36.8 |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
10,290 |
0.4 |
Asian |
125,974 |
4.3 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
1,788 |
0.1 |
Some other race |
393,203 |
13.6 |
Two or more races |
84,437 |
2.9 |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
753,644 |
26.0 |
Household population |
2,836,469 |
97.9 |
Group quarters population |
59,547 |
2.1 |
Average household size |
2.67 |
(X) |
Average family size |
3.50 |
(X) |
Total housing units |
1,152,868 |
|
Occupied housing units |
1,061,928 |
92.1 |
Owner-occupied housing units |
464,865 |
43.8 |
Renter-occupied housing units |
597,063 |
56.2 |
Vacant housing units |
90,940 |
7.9 |
Social Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
Population 25 years and over |
1,815,896 |
|
High school graduate or higher |
1,304,122 |
71.8 |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
462,783 |
25.5 |
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) |
156,662 |
7.3 |
Disability status (population 5 years and over) |
604,676 |
22.8 |
Foreign born |
628,903 |
21.7 |
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
459,488 |
42.7 |
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) |
440,675 |
37.4 |
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) |
952,076 |
35.5 |
Economic Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
In labor force (population 16 years and over) |
1,358,054 |
61.3 |
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) |
35.2 |
(X) |
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
38,625 |
(X) |
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
42,724 |
(X) |
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
20,175 |
(X) |
Families below poverty level |
105,752 |
16.6 |
Individuals below poverty level |
556,791 |
19.6 |
Housing Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
Single-family owner-occupied homes |
263,925 |
|
Median value (dollars) |
132,400 |
(X) |
Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
With a mortgage (dollars) |
1,216 |
(X) |
Not mortgaged (dollars) |
369 |
(X) |