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| 1990 Census |
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| TOTAL POPULATION | 4,628,199 | 100.0% | | TOTAL POPULATION | 5,179,784 | 100.0% | | TOTAL POPULATION | 6,023,577 | 100.0% | |
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| White | 3,998,436 | 86.4% | | White | 3,940,084 | 76.1% | | White | 4,147,971 | 68.9% | Negro | 367,477 | 7.9% | | Black | 466,274 | 9.0% | | Black | 533,188 | 8.9% | Indian | 18,945 | 0.4% | | American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut | 37,187 | 0.7% | | American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut | 39,035 | 0.6% |
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| | Eskimo | 551 | 0.0% | | Eskimo | 561 | 0.0% |
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| | Aleut | 178 | 0.0% | | Aleut | 683 | 0.0% |
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| | Asian and Pacific Islander | 462,890 | 8.9% | | Asian or Pacific Islander | 919,279 | 15.3% |
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| | Asian | 887,895 | 14.7% | Japanese | 51,228 | 1.1% | | Japanese | 66,741 | 1.3% | | Japanese | 79,177 | 1.3% | Chinese | 97,466 | 2.1% | | Chinese | 169,016 | 3.3% | | Chinese | 330,489 | 5.5% | Filipino | 54,730 | 1.2% | | Filipino | 137,863 | 2.7% | | Filipino | 257,947 | 4.3% |
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| | Korean | 18,632 | 0.4% | | Korean | 41,163 | 0.7% |
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| | Asian Indian | 19,011 | 0.4% | | Asian Indian | 49,960 | 0.8% |
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| | Vietnamese | 22,125 | 0.4% | | Vietnamese | 84,662 | 1.4% |
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| | Cambodian | 11,483 | 0.2% |
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| | Hmong | 68 | 0.0% |
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| | Laotian | 10,478 | 0.2% |
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| | Thai | 3,730 | 0.1% |
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| | Other Asian | 18,738 | 0.3% |
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| | Pacific Islander | 31,384 | 0.5% |
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| | Polynesian | 21,154 | 0.4% |
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| | Hawaiian | 7,680 | 0.1% | | Hawaiian | 9,913 | 0.2% |
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| | Samoan | 4,557 | 0.1% | | Samoan | 7,578 | 0.1% |
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| | Tongan | 3,291 | 0.1% |
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| | Other Polynesian | 372 | 0.0% |
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| | Guamanian | 6,098 | 0.1% | | Micronesian -- Guamanian | 6,458 | 0.1% |
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| | Micronesian -- Other | 248 | 0.0% |
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| | Melanesian | 2,709 | 0.0% |
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| | Other Asian and Pacific Islander | 11,167 | 0.2% | | Pacific Islander Not Specified | 815 | 0.0% | All other | 39,917 | 0.9% | | Race, n.e.c. | 273,349 | 5.3% | | Other Race | 384,104 | 6.4% | |
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| PERSONS OF SPANISH ORIGIN OR DESCENT | 380,947 | 8.2% | | SPANISH ORIGIN | 632,650 | 12.2% | | TOTAL HISPANIC | 899,243 | 14.9% | |
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| Male | 2,270,978 | 49.1% | | Male | 2,546,058 | 49.2% | | Male | 2,999,489 | 49.8% | Female | 2,357,221 | 50.9% | | Female | 2,633,726 | 50.8% | | Female | 3,024,088 | 50.2% |
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| Under 5 years | 366,571 | 7.9% | | Under 5 years | 326,137 | 6.3% | | Under 5 years | 425,086 | 7.1% | 5 to 19 years | 1,271,028 | 27.5% | | 5 to 19 years | 1,147,194 | 22.1% | | 5 to 17 years | 958,435 | 15.9% | 20 to 64 years | 2,582,775 | 55.8% | | 20 to 64 years | 3,176,988 | 61.3% | | 18 to 64 years | 3,976,156 | 66.0% | 65 years and over | 407,824 | 8.8% | | 65 years and over | 529,465 | 10.2% | | 65 years and over | 663,900 | 11.0% | |
| | | Median age | 31.3 | X | | Median age | 33.7 | X | |
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| Head of household | 1,552,801 | 100.0% | | Total households | 1,973,880 | 100.0% | | Households | 2,250,975 | 100.0% | Families | 1,153,403 | 74.3% | | Families | 1,301,142 | 65.9% | | Total families | 1,474,257 | 65.5% | With own children under 18 years | 634,138 | 40.8% | | With own children under 18 years | 656,418 | 33.3% | | With own children under 18 years | 739,329 | 32.8% | |
| | | Persons per household | 2.56 | X | | Persons per household | 2.61 | X |
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| | Persons per family | 3.17 | X | | Persons per family | 3.18 | X | |
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| | INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1979 |
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| | INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1989 |
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| | Median household income | 20,607 | X | | Median household income | 41,595 | X |
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| | Median family income | 24,731 | X | | Median family income | 48,532 | X |
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| | Per capita income | 9,368 | X | | Per capita income | 19,716 | X | |
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| | Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 24.3 | X | | Mean minutes traveled to work | 25.6 | X |
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| | Mean travel time to work for workers traveling 45 or more minutes | 57.4 | X | |
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| | Workers 16 years and over | 2,481,314 | 100.0% | | Workers 16 years and over | 3,085,634 | 100.0% |
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| | Private vehicle | 1,963,376 | 79.1% | | Car, truck, or van | 2,504,389 | 81.2% |
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| | Drive alone car | 1,357,858 | 54.7% | | Drove alone | 2,104,716 | 68.2% |
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| | Drive alone truck or van | 200,791 | 8.1% | |
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| | Carpool car | 349,081 | 14.1% | | Carpooled | 399,673 | 13.0% |
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| | Carpool truck or van | 55,646 | 2.2% | |
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| | Public transportation | 283,277 | 11.4% | | Public transportation | 293,581 | 9.5% |
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| | Bus or streetcar | 228,324 | 9.2% | | Bus or trolley bus | 182,991 | 5.9% |
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| | | Streetcar or trolley car | 13,771 | 0.4% |
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| | Subway or elevated train | 38,438 | 1.5% | | Subway or elevated | 75,887 | 2.5% |
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| | Railroad | 14,606 | 0.6% | | Railroad | 14,381 | 0.5% |
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| | | Ferryboat | 4,034 | 0.1% |
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| | Taxicab | 1,909 | 0.1% | | Taxicab | 2,517 | 0.1% |
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| | Motorcycle | 22,887 | 0.9% | | Motorcycle | 16,826 | 0.5% |
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| | Bicycle | 31,029 | 1.3% | | Bicycle | 32,473 | 1.1% |
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| | Walked only | 109,007 | 4.4% | | Walked | 111,968 | 3.6% |
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| | Other means | 23,971 | 1.0% | | Other means | 20,311 | 0.7% |
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| | Worked at home | 47,767 | 1.9% | | Working at home | 106,086 | 3.4% | |
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| CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE |
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| Employed | 1,823,357 | 100.0% | | Employed | 2,517,311 | 100.0% | | Employed | 3,111,783 | 100.0% |
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