Total population

5,595,211

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Male

2,720,177

48.6

49.1%

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Female

2,875,034

51.4

50.9%

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Median age (years)

36.1

(X)

35.3

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Under 5 years

369,898

6.6

6.8%

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18 years and over

4,167,519

74.5

74.3%

65 years and over

755,379

13.5

12.4%

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One race

5,513,150

98.5

97.6%

White

4,748,083

84.9

75.1%

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Black or African American

629,391

11.2

12.3%

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American Indian and Alaska Native

25,076

0.4

0.9%

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Asian

61,595

1.1

3.6%

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,178

0.1

0.1%

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Some other race

45,827

0.8

5.5%

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Two or more races

82,061

1.5

2.4%

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

118,592

2.1

12.5%

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Household population

5,433,153

97.1

97.2%

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Group quarters population

162,058

2.9

2.8%

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Average household size

2.48

(X)

2.59

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Average family size

3.02

(X)

3.14

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Total housing units

2,442,017

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Occupied housing units

2,194,594

89.9

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Owner-occupied housing units

1,542,149

70.3

66.2%

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Renter-occupied housing units

652,445

29.7

33.8%

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Vacant housing units

247,423

10.1

9.0%

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Population 25 years and over

3,634,906

High school graduate or higher

2,955,811

81.3

80.4%

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Bachelor's degree or higher

784,476

21.6

24.4%

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

592,271

14.3

12.7%

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

973,637

19.0

19.3%

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Foreign born

151,196

2.7

11.1%

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

1,225,992

58.0

56.7%

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

1,221,832

53.1

52.1%

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

264,281

5.1

17.9%

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In labor force (population 16 years and over)

2,822,010

65.2

63.9%

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

23.8

(X)

25.5

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Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

37,934

(X)

41,994

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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

46,044

(X)

50,046

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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

19,936

(X)

21,587

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Families below poverty level

127,317

8.6

9.2%

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Individuals below poverty level

637,891

11.7

12.4%

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Single-family owner-occupied homes

1,188,442

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Median value (dollars)

89,900

(X)

119,600

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

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With a mortgage (dollars)

861

(X)

1,088

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

249

(X)

295