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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

17,167

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 9,063 52.8
Female 8,104 47.2
     
Under 5 years 825 4.8
5 to 9 years 961 5.6
10 to 14 years 954 5.6
15 to 19 years 1,120 6.5
20 to 24 years 1,247 7.3
25 to 34 years 2,546 14.8
35 to 44 years 2,623 15.3
45 to 54 years 2,357 13.7
55 to 59 years 993 5.8
60 to 64 years 843 4.9
65 to 74 years 1,485 8.7
75 to 84 years 919 5.4
85 years and over 294 1.7
     
Median age (years) 38.4  
     
18 years and over 13,831 80.6

Male

7,335 42.7

Female

6,496 37.8
21 years and over 13,063 76.1
62 years and over 3,207 18.7
65 years and over 2,698 15.7

Male

1,155 6.7

Female

1,543 9.0
     

RACE

   
One race 17,045 99.3

White

16,129 94.0

Black or African American

598 3.5

American Indian and Alaska Native

58 0.3

Asian

33 0.2

Asian Indian

4 0.0

Chinese

4 0.0

Filipino

1 0.0

Japanese

4 0.0

Korean

3 0.0

Vietnamese

12 0.1

Other Asian 1

5 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

7 0.0

Native Hawaiian

1 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

3 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

3 0.0

Some other race

220 1.3
Two or more races 122 0.7
     

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

   
White 16,248 94.6
Black or African American 612 3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 132 0.8
Asian 51 0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 10 0.1
Some other race 243 1.4
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

17,167

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 413 2.4

Mexican

359 2.1

Puerto Rican

8 0.0

Cuban

9 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

37 0.2
Not Hispanic or Latino 16,754 97.6

White alone

15,957 93.0
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

17,167

100.0

In households 15,293 89.1

Householder

6,532 38.0

Spouse

3,732 21.7

Child

3,970 23.1

Own child under 18 years

3,016 17.6

Other relatives

560 3.3

Under 18 years

234 1.4

Nonrelatives

499 2.9

Unmarried partner

224 1.3
In group quarters 1,874 10.9

Institutionalized population

1,405 8.2

Noninstitutionalized population

469 2.7
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

6,532

100.0

Family households (families) 4,546 69.6

With own children under 18 years

1,772 27.1

Married-couple family

3,732 57.1

With own children under 18 years

1,378 21.1

Female householder, no husband present

595 9.1

With own children under 18 years

287 4.4
Nonfamily households 1,986 30.4

Householder living alone

1,740 26.6

Householder 65 years and over

718 11.0
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 1,942 29.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,874 28.7
     
Average household size 2.34  
Average family size 2.82  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

11,911

100.0

Occupied housing units 6,532 54.8
Vacant housing units 5,379 45.2

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

4,751 39.9
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.1  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

6,532

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 5,265 80.6
Renter-occupied housing units 1,267 19.4
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.37  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.21  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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