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E ST D . Number Percent Number Percent N Number Percent Number Percent E TOTAL POPULATION 6,120 100.0% 207,627 100.0% TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS H 3,390 100.0% 98,050 100.0%

Total Non‐ or Latino 5,667 92.6% 176,245 84.9% Household Type White alone 4,457 72.8% 132,961 64.0% Family households: 996 29.4% 41,607 42.4% Black or African‐American alone 306 5.0% 17,088 8.2% Husband‐wife family 831 24.5% 33,218 33.9% American Indian or Alaska Native alone 5 0.1% 394 0.2% Other family: 165 4.9% 8,389 8.6% Asian alone 731 11.9% 19,762 9.5% Male householder, no wife present 57 1.7% 2,623 2.7% Native Hawaiian or Alone 2 0.0% 133 0.1% Female householder, no husband present 108 3.2% 5,766 5.9% Some other Race alone 16 0.3% 611 0.3% Nonfamily households: 2,394 70.6% 56,443 57.6% Two or more Races 150 2.5% 5,296 2.6% Householder living alone 1,589 46.9% 40,516 41.3% Householder not living alone 805 23.7% 15,927 16.2% Total Hispanic or Latino 453 7.4% 31,382 15.1% Household Size Age Distribution 1‐person household 1,589 46.9% 40,516 41.3% Under 5 years 188 3.1% 11,782 5.7% 2‐person household 1,292 38.1% 31,738 32.4% 5 to 17 years 279 4.6% 20,844 10.0% 3‐person household 311 9.2% 11,633 11.9% 18 to 24 years 733 12.0% 20,315 9.8% 4‐person household 144 4.2% 8,793 9.0% 25 to 34 years 2,478 40.5% 57,402 27.6% 5‐person household 35 1.0% 3,286 3.4% 35 to 44 years 829 13.5% 32,868 15.8% 6‐person household 15 0.4% 1,203 1.2% 45 to 54 years 574 9.4% 25,717 12.4% 7‐or‐more‐person household 4 0.1% 881 0.9% 55 to 64 years 473 7.7% 20,645 9.9% 65 to 74 years 257 4.2% 10,086 4.9% TOTAL HOUSING UNITS 3,659 100.0% 105,404 100.0% 75 to 84 years 177 2.9% 5,153 2.5% Occupied Housing Units 3,390 92.6% 98,050 93.0% 85 years and over 132 2.2% 2,815 1.4% Owner‐Occupied 1,059 28.9% 42,457 40.3% Renter‐Occupied 2,331 63.7% 55,593 52.7% Sex Vacant Housing Units 269 7.4% 7,354 7.0% Male 3,077 50.3% 103,501 49.8% Female 3,043 49.7% 104,126 50.2%

Prepared by Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development, Planning Division: Planning Research and Analysis Team (August 2011)