Total population

4,447,100

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Male

2,146,504

48.3

49.1%

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Female

2,300,596

51.7

50.9%

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Median age (years)

35.8

(X)

35.3

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Under 5 years

295,992

6.7

6.8%

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18 years and over

3,323,678

74.7

74.3%

65 years and over

579,798

13.0

12.4%

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One race

4,402,921

99.0

97.6%

White

3,162,808

71.1

75.1%

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Black or African American

1,155,930

26.0

12.3%

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American Indian and Alaska Native

22,430

0.5

0.9%

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Asian

31,346

0.7

3.6%

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,409

0.0

0.1%

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Some other race

28,998

0.7

5.5%

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Two or more races

44,179

1.0

2.4%

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

75,830

1.7

12.5%

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Household population

4,332,380

97.4

97.2%

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Group quarters population

114,720

2.6

2.8%

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Average household size

2.49

(X)

2.59

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Average family size

3.01

(X)

3.14

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Total housing units

1,963,711

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Occupied housing units

1,737,080

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Owner-occupied housing units

1,258,705

72.5

66.2%

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Renter-occupied housing units

478,375

27.5

33.8%

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Vacant housing units

226,631

11.5

9.0%

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Population 25 years and over

2,887,400

High school graduate or higher

2,173,319

75.3

80.4%

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Bachelor's degree or higher

549,608

19.0

24.4%

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

447,397

13.5

12.7%

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

945,705

23.2

19.3%

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Foreign born

87,772

2.0

11.1%

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Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

982,641

59.0

56.7%

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Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)

970,620

52.5

52.1%

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Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)

162,483

3.9

17.9%

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In labor force (population 16 years and over)

2,061,169

59.7

63.9%

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Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)

24.8

(X)

25.5

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Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

34,135

(X)

41,994

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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

41,657

(X)

50,046

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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

18,189

(X)

21,587

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Families below poverty level

153,113

12.5

9.2%

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Individuals below poverty level

698,097

16.1

12.4%

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Single-family owner-occupied homes

918,570

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Median value (dollars)

85,100

(X)

119,600

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

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With a mortgage (dollars)

816

(X)

1,088

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

228

(X)

295