shows the 2000 and 2010 population by racial/ethnic group, the increase (or decrease) in population from 2000 to 2010, and the percentage of the racial/ethnic group population to the total population in both 2000 and 2010. According to the 2010 Census, 81.4 percent of the total service area was White, 5.7 percent was Black, 12.4 percent was Hispanic, 2.9 percent was Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander was 0.1 percent, and 0.6 percent was American Indian/Alaskan Native. From 2000 to 2010, the population of the RIPTA service area increased 0.4 percent. The White population decreased 3.9 percent, Blacks increased 28.3 percent, Hispanics increased 43.9 percent, Asians increased 28.7 percent, Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders decreased 2.3 percent, and American Indian/Alaskan Natives increased 18.3 percent. Table 1 Demographics of Rhode Island Racial/ Ethnic Breakdown – Population 2000 Population 2010 Change Racial/ Ethnic % # % # % # Change White (3.9)% 891,191 85.0% 856,869 81.4% Black 13,281 28.3% 46,908 4.5% 60,189 5.7% American Indian/Alaska Native 5,121 0.5% 6,058 0.6% 937 18.3% 23,665 2.3% 30,457 2.9% 6,792 28.7% Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 567 0.1% 554 0.1% (13) (2.3)% Other Race 52,616 5.0% 63,653 6.0% 11,037 21.0% Two or More 28,251 2.7% 34,787 3.3% 6,536 23.1% Origin* 39,845 43.9% Hispanic 90,820 8.7% 130,665 12.4% 4,248 0.4% 1,048,319 100% 1,052,567 100% *Per the 2000 and 2010 Census, people of Hispanic origin can be, and in most cases are, counted in two or more race categories. Source: U.S. Census
shows the 2000 and 2010 population by racial/ethnic group, the increase (or decrease) in population from 2000 to 2010, and the percentage of the racial/ethnic group population to the total population in both 2000 and 2010. According to the 2010 Census, 81.4 percent of the total service area was White, 5.7 percent was Black, 12.4 percent was Hispanic, 2.9 percent was Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander was 0.1 percent, and 0.6 percent was American Indian/Alaskan Native. From 2000 to 2010, the population of the RIPTA service area increased 0.4 percent. The White population decreased 3.9 percent, Blacks increased 28.3 percent, Hispanics increased 43.9 percent, Asians increased 28.7 percent, Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders decreased 2.3 percent, and American Indian/Alaskan Natives increased 18.3 percent. Table 1 – Demographics of Rhode Island Racial/ Ethnic Breakdown Racial/ Ethnic Population 2000 Population 2010 Change # % # % # % Change White 891,191 85.0% 856,869 81.4% (3.9)% Black 46,908 4.5% 60,189 5.7% 13,281 28.3% American Indian/Alaska Native 5,121 0.5% 6,058 0.6% 937 18.3% 23,665 2.3% 30,457 2.9% 6,792 28.7% Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 567 0.1% 554 0.1% (13) (2.3)% Other Race 52,616 5.0% 63,653 6.0% 11,037 21.0% Two or More 28,251 2.7% 34,787 3.3% 6,536 23.1% Hispanic Origin* 90,820 8.7% 130,665 12.4% 39,845 43.9% 1,048,319 100% 1,052,567 100% 4,248 0.4% *Per the 2000 and 2010 Census, people of Hispanic origin can be, and in most cases are, counted in two or more race categories. Source: U.S. Census
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