Total population

18,976,457

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Male

9,146,748

48.2

49.1%

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Female

9,829,709

51.8

50.9%

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Median age (years)

35.9

(X)

35.3

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Under 5 years

1,239,417

6.5

6.8%

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18 years and over

14,286,350

75.3

74.3%

65 years and over

2,448,352

12.9

12.4%

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One race

18,386,275

96.9

97.6%

White

12,893,689

67.9

75.1%

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Black or African American

3,014,385

15.9

12.3%

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American Indian and Alaska Native

82,461

0.4

0.9%

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Asian

1,044,976

5.5

3.6%

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

8,818

0.0

0.1%

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Some other race

1,341,946

7.1

5.5%

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Two or more races

590,182

3.1

2.4%

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

2,867,583

15.1

12.5%

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Household population

18,395,996

96.9

97.2%

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Group quarters population

580,461

3.1

2.8%

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Average household size

2.61

(X)

2.59

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Average family size

3.22

(X)

3.14

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Total housing units

7,679,307

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Occupied housing units

7,056,860

91.9

91.0%

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Owner-occupied housing units

3,739,166

53.0

66.2%

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Renter-occupied housing units

3,317,694

47.0

33.8%

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Vacant housing units

622,447

8.1

9.0%

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Population 25 years and over

12,542,536

High school graduate or higher

9,916,212

79.1

80.4%

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Bachelor's degree or higher

3,433,212

27.4

24.4%

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

1,361,164

9.5

12.7%

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

3,606,147

20.6

19.3%

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Foreign born

3,868,133

20.4

11.1%

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

3,798,834

53.3

56.7%

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

3,737,007

47.1

52.1%

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

4,962,921

28.0

17.9%

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In labor force (population 16 years and over)

9,046,805

61.1

63.9%

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

31.7

(X)

25.5

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Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

43,393

(X)

41,994

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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

51,691

(X)

50,046

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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

23,389

(X)

21,587

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Families below poverty level

535,935

11.5

9.2%

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Individuals below poverty level

2,692,202

14.6

12.4%

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Single-family owner-occupied homes

2,689,728

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Median value (dollars)

148,700

(X)

119,600

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

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With a mortgage (dollars)

1,357

(X)

1,088

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

457

(X)

295