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General Demographic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

Total population

15,687

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 7,666 48.9
Female 8,021 51.1
     
Under 5 years 794 5.1
5 to 9 years 916 5.8
10 to 14 years 1,010 6.4
15 to 19 years 929 5.9
20 to 24 years 743 4.7
25 to 34 years 1,878 12.0
35 to 44 years 2,256 14.4
45 to 54 years 2,293 14.6
55 to 59 years 1,065 6.8
60 to 64 years 886 5.6
65 to 74 years 1,613 10.3
75 to 84 years 988 6.3
85 years and over 316 2.0
     
Median age (years) 42.0  
     
18 years and over 12,366 78.8

Male

5,935 37.8

Female

6,431 41.0
21 years and over 11,924 76.0
62 years and over 3,430 21.9
65 years and over 2,917 18.6

Male

1,208 7.7

Female

1,709 10.9
     

RACE

   
One race 15,593 99.4

White

15,353 97.9

Black or African American

34 0.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

70 0.4

Asian

32 0.2

Asian Indian

1 0.0

Chinese

13 0.1

Filipino

1 0.0

Japanese

4 0.0

Korean

2 0.0

Vietnamese

0 0.0

Other Asian 1

11 0.1

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

104 0.7
Two or more races 94 0.6
     

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

   
White 15,440 98.4
Black or African American 45 0.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 134 0.9
Asian 45 0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1 0.0
Some other race 118 0.8
     

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

   

Total population

15,687

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 311 2.0

Mexican

253 1.6

Puerto Rican

0 0.0

Cuban

28 0.2

Other Hispanic or Latino

30 0.2
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,376 98.0

White alone

15,210 97.0
     

RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

15,687

100.0

In households 15,500 98.8

Householder

6,551 41.8

Spouse

3,990 25.4

Child

4,032 25.7

Own child under 18 years

3,069 19.6

Other relatives

615 3.9

Under 18 years

209 1.3

Nonrelatives

312 2.0

Unmarried partner

157 1.0
In group quarters 187 1.2

Institutionalized population

140 0.9

Noninstitutionalized population

47 0.3
     

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

6,551

100.0

Family households (families) 4,737 72.3

With own children under 18 years

1,792 27.4

Married-couple family

3,990 60.9

With own children under 18 years

1,423 21.7

Female householder, no husband present

533 8.1

With own children under 18 years

263 4.0
Nonfamily households 1,814 27.7

Householder living alone

1,649 25.2

Householder 65 years and over

789 12.0
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 1,947 29.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,031 31.0
     
Average household size 2.37  
Average family size 2.82  
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

7,919

100.0

Occupied housing units 6,551 82.7
Vacant housing units 1,368 17.3

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

478 6.0
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6  
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.3  
     

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

6,551

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 5,294 80.8
Renter-occupied housing units 1,257 19.2
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.39  
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.26  
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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