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SUBJECT 1990 2000
Total Population 606,900 572,059
Male 282,970 269,366
Female 323,930 302,693
     
AGE    
Under 5 years 37,351 32,536
5 to 9 years 31,997 35,385
10 to 14 years 29,318 30,018
15 to 19 years 41,277 37,867
20 to 24 years 59,707 51,823
25 to 59 years 303,944 292,552
60 to 84 years 95,459 82,903
85 years and over 7,847 8,975
     
MEDIAN AGE 33.4 34.6
     
Under 18 years 117,092 114,992
Male 59,303 57,920
Female 57,789 57,072
     
URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE    
Total population 606,900 572,059
Urban population 606,900 572,059
Rural population 0 0
Farm population 0 0
     
HOUSEHOLDS    
Families (family households) 122,087 114,166
With own children under 18 years 49,440 49,104
Average family size 3.15 3.07
     
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME    
Persons 5 years and over 570,284 539,658
Speak a language other than English 71,348 90,417
     
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT    
Persons 3 years and older enrolled in school 151,248 157,475
Preprimary school 8,957 16,809
Elementary or high school 80,160 81,168
College or graduate school 62,131 59,498
     
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT    
For Persons 25 years and over    
Percent high school graduate or higher 73 78
Percent Bachelor's degree or higher 33 39
     
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS    
Total housing units 278,489 274,845
With no telephone service 10,529 6,284
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 and 1990 Census of Population and Housing.

   Data from Census 2000
  

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