Total population

2,688,418

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Male

1,328,474

49.4

49.1%

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Female

1,359,944

50.6

50.9%

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Median age (years)

35.2

(X)

35.3

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Under 5 years

188,708

7.0

6.8%

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18 years and over

1,975,425

73.5

74.3%

65 years and over

356,229

13.3

12.4%

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One race

2,631,922

97.9

97.6%

White

2,313,944

86.1

75.1%

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Black or African American

154,198

5.7

12.3%

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American Indian and Alaska Native

24,936

0.9

0.9%

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Asian

46,806

1.7

3.6%

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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,313

0.0

0.1%

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Some other race

90,725

3.4

5.5%

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Two or more races

56,496

2.1

2.4%

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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

188,252

7.0

12.5%

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Household population

2,606,468

97.0

97.2%

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Group quarters population

81,950

3.0

2.8%

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Average household size

2.51

(X)

2.59

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Average family size

3.07

(X)

3.14

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Total housing units

1,131,200

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Occupied housing units

1,037,891

91.8

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Owner-occupied housing units

718,703

69.2

66.2%

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Renter-occupied housing units

319,188

30.8

33.8%

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Vacant housing units

93,309

8.2

9.0%

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Population 25 years and over

1,701,207

High school graduate or higher

1,463,408

86.0

80.4%

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Bachelor's degree or higher

438,978

25.8

24.4%

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Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)

267,452

13.6

12.7%

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Disability status (population 5 years and over)

429,687

17.6

19.3%

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Foreign born

134,735

5.0

11.1%

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

614,044

59.9

56.7%

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

606,158

56.4

52.1%

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

218,655

8.7

17.9%

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In labor force (population 16 years and over)

1,389,770

67.5

63.9%

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

19.0

(X)

25.5

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Median household income in 1999 (dollars)

40,624

(X)

41,994

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Median family income in 1999 (dollars)

49,624

(X)

50,046

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Per capita income in 1999 (dollars)

20,506

(X)

21,587

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Families below poverty level

47,299

6.7

9.2%

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Individuals below poverty level

257,829

9.9

12.4%

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Single-family owner-occupied homes

581,960

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Median value (dollars)

83,500

(X)

119,600

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Median of selected monthly owner costs

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With a mortgage (dollars)

888

(X)

1,088

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Not mortgaged (dollars)

273

(X)

295