Total population

8,049,313

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Male

3,942,695

49.0

49.1%

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Female

4,106,618

51.0

50.9%

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Median age (years)

35.3

(X)

35.3

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Under 5 years

539,509

6.7

6.8%

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18 years and over

6,085,266

75.6

74.3%

65 years and over

969,048

12.0

12.4%

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One race

7,946,053

98.7

97.6%

White

5,804,656

72.1

75.1%

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Black or African American

1,737,545

21.6

12.3%

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American Indian and Alaska Native

99,551

1.2

0.9%

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Asian

113,689

1.4

3.6%

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,983

0.0

0.1%

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Some other race

186,629

2.3

5.5%

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Two or more races

103,260

1.3

2.4%

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

378,963

4.7

12.5%

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Household population

7,795,432

96.8

97.2%

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Group quarters population

253,881

3.2

2.8%

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Average household size

2.49

(X)

2.59

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Average family size

2.98

(X)

3.14

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Total housing units

3,523,944

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Occupied housing units

3,132,013

88.9

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Owner-occupied housing units

2,172,355

69.4

66.2%

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Renter-occupied housing units

959,658

30.6

33.8%

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Vacant housing units

391,931

11.1

9.0%

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Population 25 years and over

5,282,994

High school graduate or higher

4,128,270

78.1

80.4%

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Bachelor's degree or higher

1,186,713

22.5

24.4%

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

792,646

13.2

12.7%

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

1,540,365

21.1

19.3%

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Foreign born

430,000

5.3

11.1%

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

1,815,945

58.7

56.7%

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

1,780,893

53.9

52.1%

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

603,517

8.0

17.9%

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In labor force (population 16 years and over)

4,130,579

65.7

63.9%

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

24.0

(X)

25.5

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Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

39,184

(X)

41,994

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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

46,335

(X)

50,046

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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

20,307

(X)

21,587

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Families below poverty level

196,423

9.0

9.2%

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Individuals below poverty level

958,667

12.3

12.4%

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Single-family owner-occupied homes

1,615,713

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Median value (dollars)

108,300

(X)

119,600

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

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With a mortgage (dollars)

985

(X)

1,088

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

254

(X)

295