Population Characteristics - 2000

Number

Percent

Total Population

117,743

 100

White

  8,565

   7.3

Black

 42,062

  35.7

Hispanic origin or descent

 61,343

  52.1

     [Puerto Rican]

[35,399]

 [30.1]

     [Other Hispanic]

[25,944]

 [22.0]

Asian & Pacific Islander

  3,185

   2.7

     [Chinese]

 [1,523]

  [1.3]

     [Asian Indian]

   [544]

  [0.5]

     [Korean]

   [121]

  [0.1]

     [Filipino]

   [531]

  [0.5]

American Indian

    240

   0.2

Other non-Hispanic

  2,348

   2.0

[ ] = Subset of the main group above.