KWIC provides demographic profiles for 65 regions: New York State, New York City, Rest of State (NYS-NYC), and each of New York State’s 62 counties. Since KWIC relies on U.S. Census data for its demographic profiles, the demographic terms used in the profiles and defined below are representative of Census terms and definitions.

Age: Age is generally derived from date of birth information, and is based on the age of the person in complete years.

Ancestry: Ancestry refers to a person's self-identification of heritage, ethnic origin, descent, or close identification to an ethnic group.

Apportionment: The Constitution provides that each state has a minimum of one member in the House of Representatives, and the current size of the House (435 seats) has not changed since the apportionment following the 1910 census, except in 1959 when Alaska and Hawaii became states. Apportionment is the process of dividing the remaining 385 seats among the 50 states. Since 1941, Congress has used the method of equal proportions to calculate the apportionment. Based on Census 2000 data, 6.7 percent of the United States population resided in New York State, making it the third largest state with 29 apportioned seats.

Child: A child is a son or a daughter by birth, an adopted child, or a stepchild, regardless of the child's age or marital status, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Citizenship: People who indicate that they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad of a U.S. citizen parent(s) are citizens. People who indicate that they are U.S. citizens through naturalization are also citizens. Naturalized citizens are foreign-born people who identify themselves as naturalized. Naturalization is the conferring, by any means, of citizenship upon a person after birth. People who indicate they are not U.S. citizens are not citizens.

Decennial Census: The census of population and housing, taken by the Census Bureau in years ending in 0 (zero). Article I of the Constitution requires that a census be taken every ten years for the purpose of reapportioning the U.S. House of Representatives. Title 13 of the U. S. Code provides the authorization for conducting the census in Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.

Disability: As defined by the U.S. Census, disability is a long-lasting physical, mental, or emotional condition. This condition can make it difficult for a person to do activities such as walking, climbing stairs, dressing, bathing, learning, or remembering. This condition can also impede a person from being able to go outside the home alone or to work at a job or business.

Educational Attainment: Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education completed in terms of the highest degree or the highest level of schooling completed.

Family: As defined by the Census, family is a group of two or more people who reside together and who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption.

Family Household: A family includes a householder and one or more people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. All people in a household who are related to the householder are regarded as members of his or her family. A family household may contain people not related to the householder, but those people are not included as part of the householder's family in census tabulations. Thus, the number of family households is equal to the number of families, but family households may include more members than do families. A household can contain only one family for purposes of census tabulations. Not all households contain families since a household may comprise a group of unrelated people or one person living alone.

Family Type: Family type refers to how the members of a family are related to one another and the householder. Families may be a "Married Couple Family," "Single Parent Family," "Stepfamily," or "Subfamily."

Female Householder: A female householder with no husband present maintains a household with no husband of the householder present.

Foreign-born: Foreign-born includes people who are not U.S. citizens at birth.

Grandparents as Caregivers: Grandparents who have assumed full care of their grandchildren on a temporary or permanent live-in basis are considered grandparent caregivers. The 2000 Census introduced new questions on the long form for this category.

Hispanic Origin: The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate and distinct concepts. Thus Hispanics may be of any race. Hispanic, a self-designated classification, is defined as a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. The terms Hispanic and Latino are used interchangeably. The term Latino appeared on the Census form for the first time in 2000. Origin can be viewed as ancestry, nationality, or country of birth of the person or person's parents or ancestors prior to their arrival in the United States.

Household: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit as their usual place of residence.

Householder: The householder is a person, or one of the people, in whose name the home is owned, being bought, or rented. If there is no such person present, any household member 15 years old and over can serve as the householder for the purposes of the census. Two types of householders are distinguished: a family householder and a nonfamily householder. A family householder is a householder living with one or more people related to him or her by birth, marriage, or adoption. The householder and all people in the household related to him are family members. A nonfamily householder is a householder living alone or with nonrelatives only.

Immigrants: Immigrants refer to aliens admitted for legal permanent residence in the United States. Immigration statistics are prepared by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, from entry visas and change of immigration forms.

Language Spoken at Home: Language spoken at home refers to the language currently used by respondents at home, either "English only" or a non-English language which is used in addition to English or in place of English.

Marital Status: Adults are generally classified by marital status as being married, never married, separated, divorced or widowed.

Native Population: Native population includes people born in either the United States, Puerto Rico, or a U.S. Island Area such as Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands, or people born in a foreign country to a U.S. citizen parent(s).

Own Children: As defined by the U.S. Census, own children refer to children under 18 years old who are sons or daughters by birth, marriage (a stepchild), or adoption. For 100-percent tabulations, own children consist of all sons/daughters of householders who are under 18 years of age. For sample data, own children consist of sons/daughters of householders who are under 18 years of age and who have never been married, therefore, numbers of own children of householders may be different in these two tabulations.

Population Density: Population density is the total population within a geographic entity divided by the number of square miles of land area of that entity measured in square kilometers or square miles.

Poverty: Following the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) Directive 14, the Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to detect who is poor. If the total income for a family or unrelated individual falls below the relevant poverty threshold, then the family or unrelated individual is classified as being "below the poverty level."

Race / Ethnicity: The 2000 Census, in an effort to better reflect the country's growing diversity, gave respondents the option of self-selecting one or more race categories to indicate their racial identities. Respondents indicating only one race are referred to as race alone population or the group that reported only one race category. Six categories make up this population: White; Black or African American; American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; and Some Other Race. Individuals who chose more than one of the six race categories are referred to as the Two or More Races population. All respondents who indicated more than one race can be collapsed into the Two or More Races category. The six One Race Alone categories with the Two or More Races category produce seven mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories and tally the sum of the total population.

Race Categories:

"White" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "White" or wrote in entries such as Irish, German, Italian, Lebanese, Near Easterner, Arab or Polish.

"Black or African American" refers to people having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Black, African American or Negro," or wrote in entries such as African American, Afro American, Nigerian or Haitian.

"American Indian and Alaska Native" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South American (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. It includes people who indicated their race or races by making this category or writing in their principal or enrolled tribe, such as Rosebud Sioux, Chippewa or Navajo.

"Asian" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," "Japanese," "Vietnamese," or "Other Asian," or wrote in entries such as Burmese, Hmong, Pakistani or Thai.

"Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" refers to people having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. It includes people who indicated their race or races as "Native Hawaiian,” "Guamanian or Chamorro," "Samoan" or "Other Pacific Islander," or wrote in entries such as Tahitian, Mariana Islander or Chuukese.

"Some other Race" was included in Census 2000 for respondents who were unable to identify with the five Office of Management and Budget race categories. Respondents who provided write-in entries such as Moroccan, South African, Belizean, or a Hispanic origin (e.g., Mexican, Puerto Rican or Cuban) are included in the Some other race category.

Two or More Races: Individuals who chose more than one of the six race categories are referred to as the "Two or more races" population or as the group that reported more than one race. All respondents who indicated more than one race can be collapsed into the "Two or more races" category.

Related Children: Related children include all people in a household under the age of 18, regardless of marital status, who are related to the householder. This does not include householder's spouse or foster children, regardless of age.

School Enrollment: As defined by the U.S. Census school enrollment refers to students in regular school, either public or private, which includes nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, and schooling that leads to a high school diploma or college degree.

Sex: Sex refers to an individual's gender classification: male or female.

Total Population: The six-one race alone categories with the "Two or more races" category produce seven mutually exclusive and exhaustive categories and tally the sum of the total population.