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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

10,677

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 5,259 49.3
Female 5,418 50.7
     
Under 5 years 555 5.2
5 to 9 years 581 5.4
10 to 14 years 566 5.3
15 to 19 years 613 5.7
20 to 24 years 544 5.1
25 to 34 years 1,306 12.2
35 to 44 years 1,500 14.0
45 to 54 years 1,571 14.7
55 to 59 years 735 6.9
60 to 64 years 653 6.1
65 to 74 years 1,153 10.8
75 to 84 years 635 5.9
85 years and over 265 2.5
     
Median age (years) 43.0  
     
18 years and over 8,604 80.6

Male

4,202 39.4

Female

4,402 41.2
21 years and over 8,252 77.3
62 years and over 2,428 22.7
65 years and over 2,053 19.2

Male

850 8.0

Female

1,203 11.3
     

RACE

   
One race 10,585 99.1

White

10,217 95.7

Black or African American

131 1.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

28 0.3

Asian

21 0.2

Asian Indian

5 0.0

Chinese

11 0.1

Filipino

3 0.0

Japanese

0 0.0

Korean

1 0.0

Vietnamese

0 0.0

Other Asian 1

1 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1 0.0

Native Hawaiian

0 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

1 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0 0.0

Some other race

187 1.8
Two or more races 92 0.9
     

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

   
White 10,307 96.5
Black or African American 145 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 81 0.8
Asian 25 0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0
Some other race 214 2.0
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

10,677

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 530 5.0

Mexican

467 4.4

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

31 0.3

Other Hispanic or Latino

32 0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,147 95.0

White alone

9,932 93.0
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

10,677

100.0

In households 10,468 98.0

Householder

4,593 43.0

Spouse

2,676 25.1

Child

2,507 23.5

Own child under 18 years

1,906 17.9

Other relatives

359 3.4

Under 18 years

121 1.1

Nonrelatives

333 3.1

Unmarried partner

137 1.3
In group quarters 209 2.0

Institutionalized population

148 1.4

Noninstitutionalized population

61 0.6
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

4,593

100.0

Family households (families) 3,169 69.0

With own children under 18 years

1,138 24.8

Married-couple family

2,676 58.3

With own children under 18 years

900 19.6

Female householder, no husband present

345 7.5

With own children under 18 years

171 3.7
Nonfamily households 1,424 31.0

Householder living alone

1,278 27.8

Householder 65 years and over

644 14.0
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 1,237 26.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,479 32.2
     
Average household size 2.28  
Average family size 2.75  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

6,412

100.0

Occupied housing units 4,593 71.6
Vacant housing units 1,819 28.4

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,315 20.5
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

4,593

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 3,624 78.9
Renter-occupied housing units 969 21.1
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.28  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.27  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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