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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

24,384

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 12,031 49.3
Female 12,353 50.7
     
Under 5 years 1,295 5.3
5 to 9 years 1,295 5.3
10 to 14 years 1,358 5.6
15 to 19 years 1,439 5.9
20 to 24 years 1,269 5.2
25 to 34 years 2,950 12.1
35 to 44 years 3,644 14.9
45 to 54 years 3,728 15.3
55 to 59 years 1,572 6.4
60 to 64 years 1,457 6.0
65 to 74 years 2,328 9.5
75 to 84 years 1,490 6.1
85 years and over 559 2.3
     
Median age (years) 42.1  
     
18 years and over 19,557 80.2

Male

9,524 39.1

Female

10,033 41.1
21 years and over 18,764 77.0
62 years and over 5,207 21.4
65 years and over 4,377 18.0

Male

1,853 7.6

Female

2,524 10.4
     

RACE

   
One race 24,248 99.4

White

23,691 97.2

Black or African American

162 0.7

American Indian and Alaska Native

79 0.3

Asian

57 0.2

Asian Indian

13 0.1

Chinese

7 0.0

Filipino

9 0.0

Japanese

9 0.0

Korean

9 0.0

Vietnamese

0 0.0

Other Asian 1

10 0.0

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

2 0.0

Native Hawaiian

1 0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0 0.0

Samoan

0 0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

1 0.0

Some other race

257 1.1
Two or more races 136 0.6
     

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

   
White 23,821 97.7
Black or African American 185 0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 146 0.6
Asian 67 0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.0
Some other race 303 1.2
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

24,384

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 590 2.4

Mexican

440 1.8

Puerto Rican

16 0.1

Cuban

26 0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

108 0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino 23,794 97.6

White alone

23,440 96.1
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

24,384

100.0

In households 24,083 98.8

Householder

10,411 42.7

Spouse

6,184 25.4

Child

5,964 24.5

Own child under 18 years

4,450 18.2

Other relatives

851 3.5

Under 18 years

293 1.2

Nonrelatives

673 2.8

Unmarried partner

318 1.3
In group quarters 301 1.2

Institutionalized population

235 1.0

Noninstitutionalized population

66 0.3
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

10,411

100.0

Family households (families) 7,422 71.3

With own children under 18 years

2,726 26.2

Married-couple family

6,184 59.4

With own children under 18 years

2,116 20.3

Female householder, no husband present

877 8.4

With own children under 18 years

429 4.1
Nonfamily households 2,989 28.7

Householder living alone

2,685 25.8

Householder 65 years and over

1,257 12.1
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 2,957 28.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over 3,129 30.1
     
Average household size 2.31  
Average family size 2.75  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

13,268

100.0

Occupied housing units 10,411 78.5
Vacant housing units 2,857 21.5

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

1,974 14.9
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

10,411

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 8,428 81.0
Renter-occupied housing units 1,983 19.0
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.32  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.30  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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