years……………………………………. 1,179,936
   45 to 54 years……………………………………. 336,671
   55 to 59 years……………………………………. 130,193
   60 to 64 years……………………………………. 121,360
   65 to 74 years……………………………………. 194,527
   75 to 84 years……………………………………. 101,963
   85 years and over…………………………………. 32,953
   Median age……………………………………….. 32.5
Under 18 years………………………………………. 861,266
   Percent of total population………………………… 26.1
65 years and over……………………………………. 329,443
   Percent of total population………………………… 10.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households…………………………………….. 1,282,489
   Family households (families)……………………….. 854,214
      Married-couple families…………………………. 690,292
         Percent of total households…………………… 53.8
      Other family, male householder…………………… 39,353
      Other family, female householder…………………. 124,569
   Nonfamily households………………………………. 428,275
         Percent of total households…………………… 33.4
      Householder living alone………………………… 340,962
         Householder 65 years and over…………………. 95,849
   Persons living in households……………………….. 3,214,922
   Persons per household……………………………… 2.51
GROUP QUARTERS
   Persons living in group quarters……………………. 79,472
      Institutionalized persons……………………….. 35,976
      Other persons in group quarters………………….. 43,496
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
   White……………………………………………. 2,905,474
   Black……………………………………………. 133,146
      Percent of total population……………………… 4.0
   American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut…………………… 27,776
      Percent of total population……………………… 0.8
   Asian or Pacific Islander………………………….. 59,862
      Percent of total population……………………… 1.8
   Other race……………………………………….. 168,136
   Hispanic origin (of any race)………………………. 424,302
      Percent of total population……………………… 12.9

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      Total housing units…………………………….. 1,477,349
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 1,282,489
      Owner occupied…………………………………. 798,277
         Percent owner occupied……………………….. 62.2
      Renter occupied………………………………… 484,212
   Vacant housing units………………………………. 194,860
      For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use……… 63,814
  Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)…………………….. 3.3
  Rental vacancy rate (percent)……………………….. 11.4
   Persons per owner-occupied unit…………………….. 2.66
   Persons per renter-occupied unit……………………. 2.25
   Units with over 1 person per room…………………… 38,139
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
   1-unit, detached………………………………….. 884,431
   1-unit, attached………………………………….. 87,437
   2 to 4 units……………………………………… 89,997
   5 to 9 units……………………………………… 63,855
   10 or more units………………………………….. 249,360
   Mobile home, trailer, other………………………… 102,269
VALUE
   Specified owner-occupied units……………………… 637,629
      Less than $50,000………………………………. 84,061
      $50,000 to $99,000……………………………… 363,091
      $100,000 to $149,000……………………………. 122,845
      $150,000 to $199,999……………………………. 37,447
      $200,000 to $299,999……………………………. 19,930
      $300,000 or more……………………………….. 10,255
      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 82,700
CONTRACT RENT
   Specified renter-occupied units paying cash rent……… 452,881
      Less than $250…………………………………. 88,745
      $250 to $499…………………………………… 271,347
      $500 to $749…………………………………… 76,533
      $750 to $999…………………………………… 10,937
      $1,000 or more…………………………………. 5,319
      Median (dollars)……………………………….. 362
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
   Occupied housing units…………………………….. 1,282,489
      White…………………………………………. 1,154,983
      Black…………………………………………. 49,255
         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 3.8
      American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut………………… 8,959
         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 0.7
      Asian or Pacific Islander……………………….. 17,099
         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 1.3
      Other race…………………………………….. 52,193
      Hispanic origin (of any race)……………………. 130,704
         Percent of occupied units…………………….. 10.2