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SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 10,847,115 11,353,140
Male 5,226,340 5,512,262
Female 5,620,775 5,840,878
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 785,149 754,930
5 to 9 years 795,135 816,346
10 to 14 years 766,822 827,811
15 to 19 years 793,919 816,868
20 to 24 years 795,137 728,928
25 to 59 years 5,007,012 5,444,768
60 to 84 years 1,765,911 1,786,693
85 years and over 138,030 176,796
     
MEDIAN AGE 33.3 36.2
     
Under 18 years 2,799,744 2,888,339
Male 1,434,739 1,477,885
Female 1,365,005 1,410,454
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 10,847,115 11,353,140
Urban population 8,039,037 8,780,237
Rural population 2,808,078 2,572,903
Farm population 198,914 150,871
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 2,895,223 2,993,023
With own children under 18 years 1,383,269 1,409,912
Average family size 3.12 3.04
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 10,063,212 10,599,968
Speak a language other than English 546,148 648,493
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 2,798,226 3,014,460
Preprimary school 198,740 367,623
Elementary or high school 1,880,830 1,994,444
College or graduate school 718,656 652,393
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For Persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 76 83
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 17 21
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 4,371,945 4,783,051
With no telephone service 191,994 97,717
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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