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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

17,774

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 8,694 48.9
Female 9,080 51.1
     
Under 5 years 977 5.5
5 to 9 years 1,075 6.0
10 to 14 years 1,078 6.1
15 to 19 years 1,020 5.7
20 to 24 years 877 4.9
25 to 34 years 2,174 12.2
35 to 44 years 2,516 14.2
45 to 54 years 2,719 15.3
55 to 59 years 1,127 6.3
60 to 64 years 974 5.5
65 to 74 years 1,731 9.7
75 to 84 years 1,118 6.3
85 years and over 388 2.2
     
Median age (years) 41.9  
     
18 years and over 13,998 78.8

Male

6,756 38.0

Female

7,242 40.7
21 years and over 13,442 75.6
62 years and over 3,824 21.5
65 years and over 3,237 18.2

Male

1,396 7.9

Female

1,841 10.4
     

RACE

   
One race 17,674 99.4

White

17,417 98.0

Black or African American

101 0.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

60 0.3

Asian

23 0.1

Asian Indian

2 0.0

Chinese

8 0.0

Filipino

3 0.0

Japanese

5 0.0

Korean

3 0.0

Vietnamese

2 0.0

Other Asian 1

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0 0.0

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0 0.0

Some other race

73 0.4
Two or more races 100 0.6
     

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

   
White 17,508 98.5
Black or African American 122 0.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 115 0.6
Asian 38 0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.0
Some other race 95 0.5
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

17,774

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 478 2.7

Mexican

404 2.3

Puerto Rican

9 0.1

Cuban

14 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

51 0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino 17,296 97.3

White alone

17,033 95.8
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

17,774

100.0

In households 17,623 99.2

Householder

7,472 42.0

Spouse

4,572 25.7

Child

4,560 25.7

Own child under 18 years

3,499 19.7

Other relatives

582 3.3

Under 18 years

214 1.2

Nonrelatives

437 2.5

Unmarried partner

212 1.2
In group quarters 151 0.8

Institutionalized population

119 0.7

Noninstitutionalized population

32 0.2
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

7,472

100.0

Family households (families) 5,373 71.9

With own children under 18 years

2,041 27.3

Married-couple family

4,572 61.2

With own children under 18 years

1,664 22.3

Female householder, no husband present

583 7.8

With own children under 18 years

275 3.7
Nonfamily households 2,099 28.1

Householder living alone

1,901 25.4

Householder 65 years and over

933 12.5
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 2,201 29.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,306 30.9
     
Average household size 2.36  
Average family size 2.81  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

9,729

100.0

Occupied housing units 7,472 76.8
Vacant housing units 2,257 23.2

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,230 12.6
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.0  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

7,472

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 5,996 80.2
Renter-occupied housing units 1,476 19.8
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.37  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.33  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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