Total population

20,851,820

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Male

10,352,910

49.6

49.1%

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Female

10,498,910

50.4

50.9%

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Median age (years)

32.3

(X)

35.3

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Under 5 years

1,624,628

7.8

6.8%

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18 years and over

14,965,061

71.8

74.3%

65 years and over

2,072,532

9.9

12.4%

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One race

20,337,187

97.5

97.6%

White

14,799,505

71.0

75.1%

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Black or African American

2,404,566

11.5

12.3%

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American Indian and Alaska Native

118,362

0.6

0.9%

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Asian

562,319

2.7

3.6%

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

14,434

0.1

0.1%

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Some other race

2,438,001

11.7

5.5%

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Two or more races

514,633

2.5

2.4%

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

6,669,666

32.0

12.5%

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Household population

20,290,711

97.3

97.2%

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Group quarters population

561,109

2.7

2.8%

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Average household size

2.74

(X)

2.59

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Average family size

3.28

(X)

3.14

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Total housing units

8,157,575

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Occupied housing units

7,393,354

90.6

91.0%

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Owner-occupied housing units

4,716,959

63.8

66.2%

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Renter-occupied housing units

2,676,395

36.2

33.8%

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Vacant housing units

764,221

9.4

9.0%

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Population 25 years and over

12,790,893

High school graduate or higher

9,676,332

75.7

80.4%

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Bachelor's degree or higher

2,972,293

23.2

24.4%

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

1,754,809

11.8

12.7%

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

3,605,542

19.2

19.3%

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Foreign born

2,899,642

13.9

11.1%

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

4,595,978

58.8

56.7%

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

4,410,349

54.3

52.1%

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

6,010,753

31.2

17.9%

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In labor force (population 16 years and over)

9,937,150

63.6

63.9%

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

25.4

(X)

25.5

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Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

39,927

(X)

41,994

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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

45,861

(X)

50,046

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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

19,617

(X)

21,587

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Families below poverty level

632,676

12.0

9.2%

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Individuals below poverty level

3,117,609

15.4

12.4%

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Single-family owner-occupied homes

3,849,585

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Median value (dollars)

82,500

(X)

119,600

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

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With a mortgage (dollars)

986

(X)

1,088

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

296

(X)

295